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School Start Time Survey

Orange County Public Schools invites all families, employees and community members to participate in the School Start Times Survey to help the district decide whether to change school start times for high schools and elementary schools. Your participation is important because it ensures all our families’ voices are heard in this process.

Florida Statute mandates that school districts set middle and high school start times later in the morning, unless the district can provide a report including how their students, employees, families and community members feel about the change.

Research stresses the importance of middle and high school students getting enough sleep, and moving high school start times to later in the morning may help. Under the proposed change, elementary schools would start earlier than middle schools and high schools.

Please take a moment to answer the questions to this survey.

Click here to complete the survey.

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OCPS Seeking Parent Volunteers for Instructional Materials Review

Posted Date: 11/13/25 (1:18 PM)
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Orange County Public Schools will update adopted materials for the 2026–27 school year in line with the Florida Department of Education timeline. This adoption includes K–12 World Languages, Visual & Performing Arts, and Health & Physical Education, with AP World Languages also under review.

To meet state requirements, OCPS is inviting parent volunteers to serve on adoption review committees. Parents must have a child currently enrolled in an OCPS school and be able to:

  • Attend a live online orientation (Jan. 13 or 14, 2026)
  • Complete rubrics for publisher entries (up to 30 hours, Jan. 13–Feb. 13, 2026)
  • Participate in an in‑person meeting at RBELC (Feb. 23–27, 2026)
  • Represent the needs of all OCPS students and teachers
Apply by December 1, 2025 at IM.OCPS.NET. Selected applicants will be notified by December 12, 2025. Volunteer hours may be earned through participation.
For questions, contact:
  • Thomas Chang, Senior Administrator of Instructional Materials – thomas.chang@ocps.net
  • John Lien, Director of Instructional Systems – john.lien@ocps.net