Foundation for Orange County Public Schools

Chillthe chill (community health and intervention in life's lessons) program provided a licensed or licensed-eligible mental health counselor to audubon k8, glenridge and maitland middle Schools. Winter park school and its ninth grade center. The chill counselors were once again able to offer their services in individual as well as group sessions.- 386 students were referred chill services.- 210 students were enrolled in individual or family services in individual sessions.- chill counselors held approximately 1,347 individual sessions.- 200 students enrolled in group services.- 243 group sessions were provided during the year. The main topics addressed during the 2022-23 school year were:-coping skills-dealing with feelings -stress management

Teacher grantsthis year, teachers submitted 277 applications for grants in the areas of arts education support, nonfiction classroom libraries, middle school book clubs, and stem projects. The program awarded approximately $173,000 in classroom grants for stem, civics, fine arts, classroom libraries, middle school book clubs, technology, and professional development to 132 teachers for equipment and materials that directly impact classroom learning. In total, approximately 18,615 students directly benefited from these grants. Grant check distribution to winners was completed in november, with highlights posted on the Foundation for ocps website. All grant winners provided their year-end reporting virtually in april, and the portal opened for 2022-23 proposals in june.- classroom library grants put nonfiction books in the hands of 6,300 students in 36 Schools; 74% cultivated a growing interest in reading as a direct result of this program; 49% improved their reading skills; and 36% of participating students demonstrated improvement in writing skills.- middle school book club grants were awarded to clubs in 10 Schools. These clubs helped 215 reluctant readers strengthen their literacy skills while encouraging reading for enjoyment.- math, science, energy education and stem grants provide funds for equipment and/or materials for hands-on, experiential projects. Of the 7,420 students who participated in these projects, 66% increased their interest in stem topics; 56% increased their interest in pursuing stem careers; and 41% improved their grades in math, science, or other stem subjects. - arts education grants totaling $12,960 supported visual and performing arts programs in 27 Schools, benefiting 4,680 students and 27 teachers.

Read2succeedmany of our youngest students are still showing some learning loss or delay as a result of the pandemic, and benefit from the optimal impact of face-to-face interaction and learning that read2succeed helps to provide for developing readers. The program offered individualized reading instruction to 1,130 kindergarten, 1,022 first-grade, and 781 second-grade students and 148 higher-grade students in 105 elementary Schools. Of the students for whom data were available, 1,125 participants overall had comparable measures on the year-opening and year-end diagnostic assessments. Pre- and past-test assessments were also used to measure student progress. Of those for whom data were available, students improved as follows: kindergarteners: 92.5% of participants showed growth from the beginning to the end of the year phonics assessments. First graders: 98% of participants showed growth from vocabulary pre-test to post-test score. Second graders: 100% of participants showed growth from fluency pre-test to post-test score.another key metric for all three grades is the number of students who increased their score by 25 points or more from the beginning-of-year to the end-of-year diagnostic, indicating a year's worth of growth:kindergarten students increased their score by 25 points or higher as follows:- 72.3% on the iready phonological awareness assessment;- 81.7% on the iready phonics assessment; and- 84.4% on the iready high-frequency words assessmentfirst-grade students increased their score by 25 points or higher as follows:- 69.0% on the iready vocabulary assessment; and- 82.6% on the iready pre- and post-test assessmentsecond-grade students increased their score by 25 points or higher as follows:- 76.3% on the iready reading assessment; and- 61.4% on the iready pre- and post-assessment for fluency.

City year orlandocity year americorps members provided academic support, attendance monitoring and activities like assemblies and celebrations that improve the overall school environment at eight Schools across the district: catalina and eccleston elementary Schools; meadowbrook, memorial and walker middle Schools; and evans, jones and oak ridge high Schools. The Foundation supports the program at walker.throughout fy2023, city year tutored, mentored and coached 88 "focus list" students (16 attendance, 18 behavior, 43 literacy and 18 math) at walker middle school, providing more than 775 service hours directly to these students. In addition, they logged more than 1,800 small-group and/or one-to-one sessions with these and other students.like many organizations across the country, city year orlando is facing recruitment challenges that are lasting effects from the covid pandemic. What was originally anticipated as a short-term issue during 2021-22 school year has now become a multi-year recovery effort to return to pre-pandemic enrollment levels for its school-base americorps teams. At walker, this translated to a team of four americorps members rather than the typical 10. Despite the smaller team size, the americorps members' positive morning greetings, before- and after-school initiatives, and academic, attendance and cultural celebration projects provided a positive school climate and culture for all 1,078 walker middle school students. Fleet farmingin collaboration with ideas for us and support from volo Foundation as well as matching funds from the school district education foundations matching gifts program, the Foundation supported fleet farming projects at both jones and evans high Schools. Fleet farming aims to shift the way people eat by converting underutilized residential lawns or school property into organic micro-farms called "farmlettes", while educating the community how to grow food for free through monthly events in the neighborhood. The two high school sites educate students about farming and teach them real-world skills on food handling, food safety, and organic farming.health care servicesa part-time pediatric nurse practitioner housed at edgewater high school serves the students, staff and surrounding community providing school entry and sports physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of the common conditions of childhood and adolescents including the writing of prescriptions when indicated. In addition to students at edgewater, those from seven other Schools in edgewater feeder pattern also receive services.coach pennington scholarshipthis endowed fund was established by evans high school alumni in honor of coach fred pennington for the positive impact he had on students both on and off the court during his tenure at maynard evans high school. It continues coach pennington's legacy of creating positive impact for graduating seniors as follows:six seniors from the graduating class of 2022 -- basketball players and cheerleaders from low income families - were awarded scholarships totaling $9,000. ( $750 per semester, $1,500 total)above and beyond scholarshipthis endowed fund was established by an oak ridge high school alumnus from the class of 1967 to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from oak ridge high school who seek a certificate or a two- or four-year postsecondary degree at a technical or vocational school, college, or university. Scholarships are renewable on an academic year-by-year basis for a maximum of four years. Throughout fy2022, 45 students were awarded $1,500 each, for a total of $67,500.the fund for maitland Public schoolsthis endowed fund was established by the city of maitland in fy2017 to support before- and after-school educational and enrichment activities for students at traditional Public Schools within the city limits of maitland, Florida. Existing Schools are dommerich and lake sybelia elementary Schools and maitland middle school. The fourth annual disbursement to Schools was made in august 2022. The eligible Schools received $8,000, distributed proportionally on a per-student basis.hurricane ian relief the Foundation team secured contributions and distributed support to help employees, students and their respective families who experienced damage or challenges from hurricane ian. Gift cards for groceries, gas, clothing and school supplies were distributed to individuals in need; hotel rooms were secured for displaced families; and special efforts to assist riverdale elementary resulted in a $11,000 grant from the devos family Foundation and $20,000 grant from dollar general. Between existing funds (ocps family fund and distressed students & family fund) and new contributions, the Foundation distributed more than $110,000 in hurricane relief assistance.video storytelling: "the slice and "mondays with maria"the Foundation's board approved up to $60,000 in funding from its unrestricted reserves to launch a new community engagement effort: video storytelling, known as "the slice and "mondays with maria".new bobbie lytle outstanding teacher award and endowment when bobbie lytle, a beloved and dedicated teacher, passed away in the summer of 2022, her daughter tiffany knew she wanted to do something special to honor and continue her mother's legacy. Tiffany and her husband provided generous gifts of cash and appreciated stock to establish a new endowed fund using one of the etf portfolios we offer. As the fund grows family hopes to establish more awards to recognize teachers at additional Schools. All members of dommerich and brookshire elementary Schools' communities may nominate teachers for these new rewards. Memorial fundsutilizing online giving tools, the Foundation helped raised more than $33,100 in 37 memorial and support funds for students, employees and others who experienced tragedies this year. While these contributions are not considered charitable gifts and no tax receipts were provided, the contributions gave great comfort to the families who received them.school and district funds the Foundation continued to experience considerable growth this year in the school and district funds it manages. These funds help Schools build their capacity and district programs to serve unmet needs. This year, the Foundation managed 280 school and 128 district funds, a 29% increase in the number of funds managed by the Foundation during 2022. These funds raised $1,011,345, a 11% decrease over fy2022 results. Since the adoption of the Foundation's new structure in fy2017, the number of student and district funds under management have increased 592%.other accomplishments:teach inpick read & rollalumni network ocps gives charity recycling servicescommunity outreach additions volunteers and partners in education trend microteacher appreciation top talent 202322nd annual "fore our Schools" golf tournamentsecond annual school spirit run at seaworld