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Orlando Education & Schools

If ESY = FAPE, then it must be on the IEP

  • Extended School Year Programs ESY
  • May 7, 2012
Would that Extended School Year, (ESY), Services were so simply formulaic. Rather, the determination, by the IEP Team, of a particular ESE student&...
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Yahoo Kids is worth a visit!

Yahoo Kids is a favorite among many children.There are games and interesting facts that will keep the attention of children, but it also has...
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5 reasons Seminole's new teacher evaluations are good for students

When I announced that Seminole County Public Schools was adopting the Marzano causal teaching model for their faculty assessments, I highlighted...
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High-stakes testing: Not just for students any more

You've heard for years about the trouble of high-stakes testing for students. How a student performs on one test, on one day, can determine...
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“My surname is Valdes” – Havana’s Casa de Beneficencia orphanage.

One of Cuba’s best known, most beloved and longest enduring institutions was the Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad, the landmark Havana...
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Rate your child's I.E.P. and the school's ESE Services, by June 30

  • Parent Involvement in ESE
  • April 30, 2012
With the end- of -the -year scramble to score the FCAT, input data, calculate grades and rate rubrics, a little known 'report card' is due...
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Veritas Park Academy challenges the role of traditional education

  • Veritas Park Academy
  • April 29, 2012
Seminole County’s public schools are not the only places to receive a quality education. Beginning this fall, Veritas Park Academy will not...
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21st Century Community Learning Center program arrives at Casselberry Elementary

  • 21st Century Community Learning Centers
  • April 29, 2012
Since April, a pilot program offered by 21st Century Community Learning Center has been in place in several schools in Seminole County. This is a...
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Technology education for educators with FETC

FETC, “THE educational technology conference in Florida,” is a huge conference held in Orlando every year in January. As stated in the...
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New superintendent selected for Seminole County

  • Seminole County School Board
  • April 22, 2012
Seminole County School Board conducted interviews Monday for Superintendent Vogel's replacement. Scott Howat, Mark Porter, and Walt Griffin sat...
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