This team couldn’t wait to get started after the Solution Tree PLC Conference! We started building culture on our team using the Compass Protocol (yesterday) and creating commitments (today). Then we were hungry and ate lunch :) We recorded all the BIG takeaways from the

It has been a great three days learning with this amazing group. I can’t wait to see what we are able to achieve. #learnandlead

Happy birthday to our wonderful Superintendent Maria Vazquez! 🎂🥳 Thank you for your leadership & all you do for OCPS! #ocps #happybirthday #WeAreOCPS Supt_Vazquez

🐝✨ Our newest honeybees are getting a special surprise! ✉️🍎 Kindergarten postcards are on the way — keep an eye on your mailbox! We can’t wait to see your smiling faces and welcome you to campus soon! 💛 #CitrusHoneybees #KindergartenCountdown #WelcomeToTheHive 🐝📬 ocpsnews

bon voyage, Karen Verano (elementary cadre 6 principal leader)! thank you for your dedication for education and OCPS! your warm smile and love will be dearly missed but you deserve this so much! happy retirement! 🧡 Dr. Rahim Jones ocpsnews OCPS Division of Elementary Schools

Welcome to Cadre 2! It’s going to be a great school year! 🧡 Castle Creek ES OCPS Division of Elementary Schools Dr. Rahim Jones

🎉 Welcoming our new Sun Blaze teachers in style! We had a fun-filled lunch with leadership, got creative with hat making 👒🎨, and explored our beautiful campus on a school tour. Here’s to a bright beginning at Sun Blaze! ☀️🧡 #SunBlazeStrong #WelcomeWeek #TeacherLife

🎥 The halls are way too quiet without our Honeybees! 🐝 Mrs. Clark and Dr. Metova are feeling extra lonely without our amazing students buzzing around. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back soon! 💛🍯 #CitrusStrong #BackToSchool #WeMissyou ocpsnews

Yesterday Dream Lake Elementary our Guiding Coalition has begun The Work! #PLC

To my ocpsnews colleagues, teachers, staff and friends: as we return to our core work today, guide all you decisions with- how will this (whatever this is) support LEARNING for ALL? We got this! Rob McCloe Yoo Jin Hwang, Ed.D

Welcome back, OCPS teachers! We're so excited to start an amazing new school year with you! (Students return Monday, Aug. 11) #ocps #backtoschool #teachers #WeAreOCPS

World class!!! Let’s go, bucks! 🧡 Rob McCloe Dr. Rahim Jones

Let’s go, honeybees! 🧡 it’s going to be another GREAT year! Rob McCloe Dr. Rahim Jones

PLC AT WORK!!! So excited for you all! ❤️💛💙

What a powerful first day back at Dream Lake Elementary! We started our day hearing from our incredible Student House Leaders that shared goals they developed over the summer. We reconnected with our “Why”, and we established our Six Collective Commitments. #PLC #IgniteThePowerWithin

The teachers from our guiding coalition did an excellent job planning and sharing insights from the PLC conference with the rest of the Sun Blaze Elementary School team. Glenna Wyatt Bianca Vazquez Ms. Raleigh

🚨 Pre-planning mode: ON 🚨 So happy to welcome back our incredible OCPS teachers & staff. Looking forward to another fantastic school year! #ocps #backtoschool #WeAreOCPS

Teachers are back and ready to “Cast nets, and catch success!”We kicked off the new school year with smiles, energy, and a shared the mission to reel in growth, learning, and achievement for every student. This year, we’re diving deep—and we’re coming back with a full catch!

🐝 Our Honeybees are buzzing with excitement to see you this Thursday at Meet the Teacher! 💛✏️ 🟡 Grades 3–5 & ESE Separate Classes: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 🟡 Grades K–2: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM We can’t wait to kick off a sweet new year with you! 🍯 ocpsnews

🚌 Learning in Motion! 💃🕺 Our amazing SBE teachers stepped out of the classroom and onto the dance floor for a field trip full of fun, movement, and learning! 🎶✨ As lifelong learners, they took on a new challenge—line dancing—with the same energy and dedication they bring