Site Visits to OCPS

Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Council of Urban Boards of Education Site Visit allowed attendees the option to visit one of three schools from the Orange County Public School System.  Information on each of the schools visited is below:

Jones High School is a high school turning around. Jones' instructional program focuses on intellectual, social, and emotional development. Through an inquiry approach to curriculum and instruction, Jones High School's faculty and staff concentrate on rigorous academic development, and intellectual rigor. There is simultaneously an emphasis on embedding literacy and numeracy in content areas across the curriculum, to ensure that students develop strong comprehension skills in all subject areas. Student achievement is assessed using multiple measures to guarantee students are learning and progress is captured.
Coupled with the emphasis on intellectual rigor, Jones' post-secondary education preparation includes close faculty counseling, financial aid guidance, visits to college campuses and relationships with college admissions officers, parental information, courses at local colleges and regular assessments of student performance, as well as internships and Community service.

Principal: Dr. Bridget Williams
801 South Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando, FL 32805 
Phone: 407.835.2300 

Stonewall Jackson Middle School is a national demonstration school for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID).  AVID is a program that began in 1980 that was designed to help underachieving middle and high school students prepare for and succeed in colleges and universities. Students in the program commit themselves to improvement and preparation for college. AVID offers a rigorous program of instruction in academic "survival skills" and college level entry skills.  The Program now serves nearly 200,000 students in over 2,700 middle and high schools in 39 states and in the District of Columbia across 15 countries. More than 40,000 students have graduated from AVID programs and matriculated to college at a rate of 95 percent.

Principal: Dr. Joseph Miller 6
000 Stonewall Jackson Rd, Orlando, FL  32807
Phone: 407.249.6430

Oak Ridge High School is a culinary magnet school. Oak Ridge High School offer academics that provide rigor, relevance, and relationships through small learning communities, advanced placement courses, magnet programs, AVID, tech prep, and much more. The mission of Oak Ridge High School is to provide challenging, rewarding, and relevant opportunities to foster responsible, sensitive, life-long learners who will make a positive contribution in a technological and multicultural society

Principal: Maxine Ripser
6000 S. Winegard Road, Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: 407.852.3200