FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
445 W AMELIA STREET NO 901, ORLANDO, FL 32801 foundationforocps.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IDENTIFIES, DEVELOPS AND FOCUSES COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT EIGHT DISTRICT-WIDE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ENSURING ALL KIDS ARE READY TO LEARN, IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND ENSURING GRADUATION. THE FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANAGES SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THESE GOALS CAN BE ACHIEVED.

TO IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND FOCUS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & INVESTMENTS TO LEAD OUR STUDENTS TO SUCCESS.

READ2SUCCEEDREAD2SUCCEED PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED READING INSTRUCTION TO 584 FIRST-GRADE AND 767 SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS AT 100 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS FIVE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN THE FIRST-GRADE PROGRAM AND 27 THIRD-GRADE AND FOUR FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SECOND-GRADE PROGRAM. THE EMERGENCE OF COVID-19 PREVENTED ADMINISTRATION OF THE FULL BATTERY OF YEAR-END ASSESSMENTS USUALLY USED TO MEASURE PROGRESS. HOWEVER, OF THE STUDENTS FOR WHOM DATA WERE AVAILABLE, 952 PARTICIPANTS OVERALL HAD COMPARABLE MEASURES ON THE YEAR-OPENING AND YEAR-END IREADY ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. IN ADDITION, PRE- AND POST-TEST ASSESSMENTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST-GRADE PROGRAM (VOCABULARY) AND THE SECOND-GRADE PROGRAM (FLUENCY). BASED ON THOSE ASSESSMENTS: - FIRST GRADE: 98.9% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE PRE- TO THE POST-TEST ASSESSMENT. - FIRST GRADE: 89.4% OF STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER. - SECOND GRADE: 97% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE PRE- TO THE POST-TEST ASSESSMENT. - SECOND GRADE: 51.1% OF STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR FLUENCY SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER.IN ANTICIPATION OF CONTINUED IMPACT FROM COVID-19, THE READ2SUCCEED TEAM RAN A SUCCESSFUL PILOT AT PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOWING THAT VIRTUAL SESSIONS CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN DELIVERING THE PROGRAM DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR.

CHILLTHE CHILL (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INTERVENTION IN LIFE'S LESSONS) PROGRAM PROVIDED A LICENSED OR LICENSED-ELIGIBLE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT FEED INTO WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL. THE CHILL COUNSELORS OFFERED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES WITH PARENT CONSENT. WHEN DISTRICT SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19, CHILL COUNSELORS PROVIDED TWO FACEBOOK LIVE SESSIONS, FIVE ARTICLES, AND EIGHT VIDEOS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. - 1,025 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED CHILL SERVICES. - 454 STUDENTS WERE SEEN; 259 STUDENTS IN GROUPS, AND 195 STUDENTS IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS. - CHILL COUNSELORS HELD APPROXIMATELY 575 SESSIONS FOR 68 GROUPS. THE MOST COMMON GROUPS COVERED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: - STRESS MANAGEMENT - COPING SKILLS - SOCIAL SKILLS - SELF-CONTROL - FAMILY ISSUES

TEACHER GRANTSTEACHER GRANTS AWARDED $265,867 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS FOR STEM, CIVICS, FINE ARTS, CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 262 TEACHERS FOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOM LEARNING. IN TOTAL, 34,090 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE GRANTS. THIS INCLUDED A LARGE CONTRIBUTION FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN DESIGNATED TO THIS YEAR'S 20 COMMUNITY OUTREACH SCHOOLS AND A GRANT FROM NORTHROP GRUMMAN FOR SIX SCHOOLS OF ITS CHOICE. BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 SCHOOL SHUTDOWN, SOME PROJECTS WERE UNFINISHED AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN FALL 2020. IN ADDITION, SOME TEACHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO MEASURE OUTCOMES THAT RELY ON FSA AND OTHER YEAR-END ASSESSMENTS. - CLASSROOM LIBRARY GRANTS PUT NONFICTION BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF 11,497 STUDENTS IN 59 SCHOOLS, IMPROVING THEIR READING SKILLS AND ENGAGING THEM MORE DEEPLY IN CLASSROOM SUBJECTS. - MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO CLUBS IN FIVE SCHOOLS. THESE CLUBS HELPED 56 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. THE SCHOOL SHUTDOWN MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME TEACHERS TO DOCUMENT FINAL OUTCOMES. HOWEVER, RESULTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR 13,727 PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. OF THESE, 79.2% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN STEM TOPICS; 61.8% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN PURSUING STEM CAREERS; AND 65.5% IMPROVED THEIR SCIENCE GRADES. - ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN $14,900 SUPPORTED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS LED BY 33 TEACHERS, POSITIVELY AFFECTING 7,421 STUDENTS

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