Orange County School Board reviews three policy revisions

The purpose of the revisions is to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, Florida State Board of Education Rules, board policies, administrative rules, procedures, and guidelines.

By Michael Eng
| 1:15 p.m. March 9, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Orange County School Board reviewed March 5 changes to policies regarding critical teacher shortages, graduation exercises and threats.

The purpose of the revisions is to ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, Florida State Board of Education Rules, board policies, administrative rules, procedures, and guidelines.

The teacher-shortage policy is being revised to eliminate the need for continued policy revisions on an annual basis and to give Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins the authority to annually determine the schools that are critical-teacher-shortage schools. The policy also is being revised to implement the requirements of the FDOE rules regarding the submission of critical-teacher-shortage school lists.

The graduation and threats policies have been revised to legislative updates, content, formatting and terminology edits consistent with statutory language.

All proposed changes will move to a public hearing and formal vote during the April 14 School Board meeting.

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As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.