Orange Peal - March 2022

March 2022 | Vol. 48, Issue 8

An Orange County Public Schools Employee Publication

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EDITORS Shayla Cannady Alayna G. Riggins

DESIGN & LAYOUT Eric Mateer

ADVERTISING Adrienne Noel

CONTRIBUTORS Sandra Carr Kimberly Eisenbise Beth Palmer To submit your story ideas, email orangepeal@ocps.net.

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SAVE THE DATE March 10

End of Third Marking Period

March 11

Teacher Workday/Student Holiday

March 14-18 March 21

Spring Break Schools closed/District offices open

Begin Fourth Marking Period

The Orange Peal is a districtwide publication for and about the employees of Orange County Public Schools.

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District Dispatches

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You're the Best

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Best Idea

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Around OCPS

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A Day in the Life Of ...

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Accelerated Learning

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Retirement Corner

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Benefits Bulletin

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District Dispatches Magnet Programs Dr. Phillips High will add the AP Capstone program in its curriculum. AP Capstone is a two-year program in which students learn and practice inquiry, collaboration and other skills to prepare them for college. Capstone consists of two courses, AP Seminar and AP Research, where students participate in an independent research project/presentation of their own design.

Magnet Schools of America recognized the following programs with Merit Awards for demonstrating a high commitment to academic standards; curriculum innovation; diversity efforts; specialized teaching staff; and parent and community involvement.

Nourish to Flourish

2022 Schools of Excellence • Hunter’s Creek Elementary: Two-Way Dual Language • University High: Performing Fine Arts

2022 Schools of Distinction • Arbor Ridge K8: 6-8 Option • Bay Meadows Elementary: STEAM Career Academy • Dr. Phillips High: Visual and Performing Arts • Dr. Phillips High: Center for International Studies • Howard Middle: Visual and Performing Arts • Lakeview Middle: World Language Academy • Roberto Clemente Middle: International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme • Tildenville Elementary: Two-Way Dual Language

Congratulations to the following recent recipients of a $25 Nourish to Flourish gift card:

The OCPS Mental Health Commission continues to share Nourish to Flourish gifts with randomly selected staff members to encourage them to pay attention to our physical; emotional; behavioral; cognitive; interpersonal; spiritual; and professional needs.

Michael Alosa, Mathematics teacher, Timber Creek High

Nikkole Hews, Science teacher, Freedom Middle

Wendy Smith, program assistant, Magnolia School

Ehren Steiner, Tier 1 Intervention teacher, Spring Lake Elementary

Linda Valentine, Certification specialist, OCPS Human Resources Not pictured: Chris Rubiano, ESOL Compliance specialist, Englewood Elementary Sara Eyo, Fifth Grade teacher, Arbor Ridge K-8

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You're the Best

Logan Graves, Visual Arts teacher at Positive Pathways Transition Center, won the 2021 North American Sumo Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December. She will represent the U.S. at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in July. Held every four years after the Summer Games, the 2021 event was postponed due to COVID.

Superintendent Barbara M. Jenkins recently received two awards: • 2022 Cognia Values-Driven Award for demonstrating the organization’s values through the work OCPS is doing on behalf of its learners to advance and enable pathways for success for all. Cognia accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States and internationally.

• Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in Education. The award recognizes leaders who support and sustain the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which supports organizational performance excellence throughout the United States and the world.

Dr. Jenkins will receive this award in April outside Washington, D.C.

For the fifth consecutive time, the Winter Park Roar Dance team, coached by Joyce Winter and Abbey Lacaillade, won the medium varsity division in jazz and hip hop at the Universal Dance Association's Florida Dance championship.

The Florida Bandmasters Association awarded the following OCPS teachers with the Linda Mann Award Five Year Superior Award and the Five Year Jazz Superior Award: • •

Amy Wacksman, (right) Southwest Middle Kimberly Zipoli-Martins, (left) Corner Lake Middle

They earned these awards for receiving five consecutive years of superior ratings at concert and jazz music performance assessments.

The following are 2022 Florida High School Athletics Association Competitive Cheerleading Region 2 winners: • •

Small division - Dr. Phillips High - coached by Summer Hernandez Medium division - Winter Park High - coached by Angela Austin

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They've Got the Spirit It’s no secret that students are ready and willing to exhibit school spirit, especially on Fridays. At Keene's Crossing Elementary, however, employees have raised the bar to boost morale with fun staff days a few times each month.

This school year staff have been encouraged to submit ideas with catchy names, which are added to the calendar.

Themed days have included MAXImize Your Monday (wear a Maxi dress); KCE Pajama Day; Wild Wednesday (wear animal prints); and KCE is Outta This World.

“It is so fun to see what people come up with,” wrote fifth-grade teacher Ashley Sabat. “Even the students notice that we all look the same and try to guess the theme.”

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To celebrate 2.2.22, Lawton Chiles Elementary staff and faculty dressed up in ties, tutus and tennis shoes.

West Orange Athletic Director Lisa Montgomery (left), hosted Monica Maxwell, former WNBA Indiana Fever player, who spoke with the school's female athletes for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Riverdale Elementary’s Parent Engagement liaison, guidance counselor and fifth-grade team hosted a “Let’s Talk Middle School” event online in January for the parents of fifth-grade students.

To celebrate Literacy Week at Rock Springs Elementary, first-grade classes read a “Pete the Cat” book and decorated their doors to go along with it.

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First-grade teachers dressed the part along with their students at Palmetto Elementary to celebrate 100 days of learning.

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Pershing School first-grade teachers “rocked” Literacy Week 2022.

Edgewater High Girls Basketball Coach Malcolm Lewis (right) participated in an Orlando Magic Coach’s Clinic with Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley.

The district’s Visual & Performing Arts department is excited to showcase art each month at the RBELC.

Lake Sybelia Elementary teachers join together for Cookies and Collaboration in the Media Center, allowing optimal planning time for all grade levels and support staff to be in one room to work together.

OCPS Teacher of the Year, Nancy Welch, who teaches nursing at Orange Technical College, was named during Career and Technical Education Month.

Chief Operations Officer Roberto Pacheco inspects a new electric bus that will be added to the transportation fleet.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary Principal Lukeshia Miller and Assistant Principal Tabitha Brown were honored to participate in the City of Apopka’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.

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A Day in the Life Of ... a School Social Worker Advocating for students throughout the district, school social workers have been instrumental in implementing strategies and assisting students, families and teachers with addressing and eliminating barriers and leading students to success.

As part of the Social Services department’s dedication to fostering the social-emotional well-being of all children and youth, nearly 130 school social workers are impacting the lives of more than 5,000 OCPS students this school year.

Vanessa Eichman has been a school social worker for nearly 20 years. Before joining OCPS, she worked at Johnson Street Global Studies, a K-8 magnet school, in High Point, North Carolina, and as a McKinneyVento School social worker who supported families experiencing homelessness at the K-8 Bruns Academy and Walter G. Byers School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

For the past seven years, Eichman has been mentoring and supporting students at Apopka High, Hungerford and Lake Silver elementary schools. She also has been the lead school social worker of the North Learning Community for four years.

“I have been passionate about working with children since I was in high school and enjoy providing my students and families with guidance and hope for a brighter future,” said Eichman, who received her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Name: Vanessa Eichman Role: School Social Worker Years with OCPS: 7 Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota 10444

Eichman was honored with the Florida Association of School Social Workers’ School Social Worker of the Year award in October 2021 for her commitment, community involvement, leadership and perseverance.

The Orange Peal staff recently spent the day shadowing her at Lake Silver Elementary in observance of National Social Work Month.

8-8:38 a.m.: Eichman has a mentor/mentee virtual check-in meeting with OCPS School Social Worker Sylvia Revangile. She prepares Revangile for an eligibility meeting and evaluation and provides tips on how to write about interventions in a report.

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8:45-9:10 a.m.: Eichman observes a third-grade student in a classroom.

9:15-9:45 a.m.: Eichman has a one-on-one with the third-grade student in her office. They discuss what is going on in the child’s life while coloring and using stress-relief fidget toys.

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11:30-11:40 a.m.: Eichman returns to her office and has a phone conference with the kindergartener’s aunt from the first home visit.

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Eichman eats lunch while she files her two home-visit reports and reviews her evaluation for an upcoming eligibility meeting.

12:22-1:40 p.m.: She participates in a virtual eligibility meeting with the school’s Multidisciplinary team and a mom about her kindergartener’s progress.

1:45-2 p.m.: She walks with a fifth-grade student outdoors during a check-in/mentor session. They both talk about what is going on in the child’s life.

9:50-10:03 a.m.: Staffing Specialist Robin McCauley meets with Eichman to discuss student absences and tardiness before two home visits.

2:10-2:40 p.m.: Eichman has a planning meeting with School Psychologist Peggy Donovan on socialemotional classroom lessons for kindergarteners and first graders.

10:15 a.m.: She departs Lake Silver Elementary for a kindergartener home visit.

2:50 p.m.: She departs Lake Silver Elementary for the RBELC.

10:30-10:40 a.m.: Arrives at the first home. Eichman knocks on the door, but nobody answers. She calls the kindergartener’s mom from her vehicle, but cannot leave a message because the parent’s voicemail is full.

She also sends the mom a text, but does not receive a response.

3:10 p.m.: Arrives at the RBELC.

10:40-10:43 a.m.: Eichman calls the dad of two students who are in third and fourth grade to let him know that she will be stopping by to drop off information, homework and activities. She also asks the dad if he is comfortable talking to her in the doorway or by phone because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The dad lets her know she can drop off the school items outside the front door and he can talk to her on the phone.

3:15-3:30 p.m.: Eichman ends her day by picking up OCPS Community Connect information cards and hygiene items from Social Services Senior Administrator Juliane Cross to distribute at a community outreach event at Hungerford Elementary the next week.

10:43 a.m.: Departs the first home-visit location.

11-11:08 a.m.: Arrives at the second home. Eichman drops off a blue bucket filled with school information, homework and activities at the front door. She returns to her vehicle and calls the dad. He opens the door and picks up the blue bucket and has a phone conference with Eichman. They discuss the bus pick-up schedule and when the two students will be returning to Lake Silver Elementary.

11:08 a.m.: Departs the second home-visit location.

11:17 a.m.: Arrives back at Lake Silver Elementary.

11:20-11:25 a.m.: Eichman provides Principal Sheila Burke and Registrar Lora Burnett with brief updates on the two home visits during pop-in office visits.

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ore than a decade ago there arose two OCPS high schools offering students an opportunity to accelerate their credits for graduation (three-year program) or credit recovery. Formerly Acceleration Academy East and West, today Acceleration East and Acceleration West high schools are part of the School Choice Services department, both with a phoenix mascot and the same motto: Believe. Dream. Achieve.

To attend these smaller schools (less than one-tenth the size of their OCPS traditional high school counterparts), middle and high school students apply, and they and their parents are interviewed by the principals. Which school a student is assigned to is determined by I-4, as transportation beyond 2 miles is provided. Accepted students attend four classes per day on a 90-minute

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alternating block schedule (even/odd for Acceleration East and A/B for Acceleration West).

While neither school offers the plethora of clubs and extracurricular activities like the 22 traditional high schools*, its teachers and staff offer unparalleled attention and dedication to put their students first and make sure they get back on track or graduate early to go on to be career and college ready.

“The teachers of our school come together like a village to make sure our students succeed,” said Acceleration East Math Teacher Pearl Blyden. “Last year we were blessed to have all seniors graduate with a diploma.

The teachers made sure every student had a 2.0 and all required courses completed.” *Students can participate in sports at their zoned schools.

Principal Doug Loftus plans to retire and pass the reigns of the school on at the end of the school year.

Acceleration East Principal Doug Loftus also is proud of the variety of elective offerings his school on Orlando’s east side provides its 162 students. Many of the teachers there are dual or multi certified, allowing the school to offer classes such as Portuguese; art; astronomy; digital IT; and American Sign Language.

“We want to offer more electives to our students so we can keep them,” said Loftus, whose school will graduate 64 seniors in the Class of 2022. “Some of the clubs and activities we have are National Honor Society [and] SAFE ambassadors. We have an Art club, Grad Bash for our seniors and then Gradventure for our eighth graders.”

In 2018-19, the school started an agriculture program with an industry certification. Taught by Science Teacher Kim Dipasquale, students are raising ducks; chickens; turkeys; and capybaras. Passersby on the busy Semoran Blvd. can hear roosters crowing from the street. Students also are growing garden beds with spearmint, celery, broccoli and more. They sell the chickens’ eggs and produce to staff and students, and put the donations back into the program.

Last year 10 of Kim Dipasquale's students passed their exam and earned their industry certification in agriculture, the first year it was offered at Acceleration East High School.

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cross the county, Acceleration West sits off Silver Star and Lake Stanley roads on Orlando’s west side, next door to the City of Ocoee. George Morse is its gregarious leader, the only principal this school has had.

Four years ago he started a middle school program for over-aged seventh and eighth graders to obtain their high school credits.

“My middle schoolers, since they only have their four academic cores, they go to class every day,” said Morse, who’s been an OCPS educator for 33 years.

“They take the same four [classes] every day. That's how they don't miss anything; they don't skip anything.”

Morse is happy when his students are able to return to their zoned schools. For those who choose to stay, they can take dual enrollment courses through Orange Technical and Valencia colleges, and elective classes through Orange County Virtual School. The school boasts a nearly 90% graduation rate and has a 12-month, on-site OCVS lab run by Program Assistant Robin Nault.

The 90-minute block schedule may be an adjustment for some, but it allows more time for the student and teacher, according to Acceleration West Math Teacher Nicki Daniels.

“Block scheduling works because kids get to take their time,” said Daniels, a 20-year teacher who actually came to the school in 2014 from Acceleration East.

“I prefer block scheduling over the 45-minute class, because it gives them more time to process that day instead of the lesson being chopped up.”

To market their schools, this month both principals will begin visiting area middle and high schools to make presentations to students who may benefit from their smaller atmospheres.

“We actually run a regular high school program,” Morse said. “Unless a child just wants a change of venue … they've gotta get here between eighth and 10th grade.”

Loftus added: “It's a unique environment. The students [who] come here have to qualify to come in. They're not sent here because they were expelled or they were punished … . No, the students have to qualify to come in here.”

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Block learning allows teachers like Nicki Daniels (above) and Program Assistant Robin Nault (right) to spend more time in the class making sure students understand the content.

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“It gives the kids that added support when they're working, … someone also staying on top of, along with myself and the counselors,” Morse added.

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Retiree: Angel Garcia Years with OCPS: 23 OCPS Retirement date: March 25 If you’ve needed new keys or door locks at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center over the last decade, chances are you have interacted with Angel Garcia, logistics technician with Facilities Use Management.

Garcia actually joined OCPS in 1998 as a clerk at Orange Technical College’s former Winter Park Tech campus (now East Campus). For more than a decade he worked in several roles on three of OTC’s campuses (former Winter Park Tech, Orlando Tech and Mid-Florida Tech), including as a registrar.

a fire at the burn building. That was definitely an experience I will not forget.”

In 2011, he moved away from assisting students at the technical centers to assisting OCPS team members as an administrative specialist with Facilities Use Management at the RBELC. He has been a logistics technician for the last five years.

A favorite memory of his at Winter Park Tech was helping an irate bus driver who had lost his job due to a back injury.

In retirement, Garcia plans to catch up on reading science fiction, nonfiction and thrillers, and drawing and oil painting.

“He needed to enroll in a basic computer class in order to work in another department,” Garcia recalled. “I calmed him down and called the instructor who gave me permission to enroll him even though the class was full. It was great being able to help someone that was in a bind.”

“I have enjoyed the company of my fellow coworkers,” said Garcia, who is originally from Manhattan, New York. “I will miss the routine, coming in every morning, but I gotta move on.”

While at Mid-Florida Tech, he also supported the Fire Academy as an administrative specialist.

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Emotional Eating Freedom Formula Six-Week Solution to Create a Healthy Relationship with Food Do you struggle with feeding your feelings? People often rush to treat emotional eating with diets; restrictions; workouts; and magic pills. End your food obsession and create a healthier relationship with food.

The OCPS Employee Wellness Program and Cigna are proud to present a FREE, six-week course provided by Overcoming U – Emotional Eating Freedom Formula.

Its objectives are to: • Learn the root causes of your emotional eating.

• Break free from limiting beliefs that hold you back.

• Create a coping toolkit to manage your stressors and handle any situation.

• Utilize simple and powerful techniques to create mindfulness with eating.

Course details: • 12 20-minute sessions that you can listen to on your own schedule.

• Learning management system offers e-book; sessions; handouts; and quizzes.

• Course begins April 12.

Participants who complete sessions will be entered to win weekly prize drawings and more!

All OCPS employees are invited to participate regardless of insurance coverage. To register, go to http://OvercomingUCourses.com/OCPSSignUp. For questions, email Support@OvercomingU.com.

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New Health Coach Coming Soon Get answers to health-related questions and guidance as you strive for (and reach) your wellness goals with the assistance of our new health coach. Through Evernorth™, a Cigna company, ALL OCPS employees will have access to one-on-one, confidential sessions and progress check-ins with Danielle Mize, at no charge.

Mize will be available for sessions in early March.

Please look for more information including her contact information in the coming weeks. In the meantime, learn what a health coach can do for you.

Q: What does a health coach do?

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guides and supports you as you move toward achieving your health and wellness goals. A health coach can help you exercise, change your diet, quit tobacco or manage stress.

Q: What topics can you discuss?

A: You can talk about almost anything involving Benefits Bulletin is designed to keep OCPS employees and their families informed about available benefit programs. This information is not intended to replace professional health care. See your health care professional for information relevant to your medical history.

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Healthy Babies Delivered Here Whether you are planning to become pregnant or already have a due date, there are many things to consider before the baby arrives. The OCPS wellpregnancy program, Healthy Babies, provides education to women regarding healthy practices that increase the chances of having a healthy baby.

Education and support are provided for covered mothers-to-be, along with special attention for high-risk pregnancies. They can start up to 12 months prior to conception and includes: • A free book, “Your Pregnancy and Childbirth,” published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that answers questions about pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

• Free prescription prenatal vitamins for expectant mothers.

• Free childbirth classes for expectant mothers who meet program requirements. (Note: In order for childbirth classes to be free, one must participate at a designated location, which will be provided by the program at enrollment).

• Post-delivery support and services. (Once the baby arrives, Cigna Health Care continues to provide access to the services needed for the first few days after birth).

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The OCPS medical plan awards cash incentives for females who join, follow and meet all program requirements. The chart describes the cash incentives in detail.

For more information or to enroll, OCPS Cigna members can email the OCPS Cigna on-site representative at CIGNARepresentative@ocps.net.

Participants must meet all program requirements.

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Information provided by the American Cancer Society Colon cancer screening can often find colorectal cancer early, when it's small, hasn't spread and might be easier to treat. Regular screening can even prevent colorectal cancer. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into cancer. With screening, doctors can find and remove polyps before they have the chance to do so.

The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. This can be done either with a sensitive test that looks for signs of cancer in a person’s stool (a stool-based test), or with an exam that looks at the colon and rectum (a visual exam).

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March Healthy Hero In 2014, Gordana Petrusic, Discipline and Attendance dean at Lake Buena Vista High, decided to start her health journey after the birth of her second child. The desire to be there for her children, and ride bikes and play in the park with them motivated her to take control of her health.

Petrusic focused on being more physically active. At work, she finds ways to keep moving and takes the stairs up three floors rather than using the elevator. On average, she walks 18,000 steps daily. When she is not working, she has the support of a P90X® coach who challenges and encourages her to achieve fitness aspirations she previously thought impossible.

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“Mrs. Petrusic has been working several years on becoming healthier physically, emotionally and mentally,” wrote Boone High Assistant Principal Jessica Torres, who used to work with and nominated her.

With the diagnosis of prediabetes, Petrusic has been able to lower her A1c from 5.7 to 4.8 and reduce her required medicine by 75%.

Asked what she learned on her journey, she said she is “happy, full of joy and desire to challenge myself.”

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Contact your wellness representative to find out if your worksite has formed a team, or email wellness@ocps.net for more information. *The SimplyIOA Corporate 5k is planned to be an in-person event with the option to participate virtually. Health guidelines released by the CDC as it relates to sporting events are continually monitored and the event is in constant communication with city partners.

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More than 200 online academic programs Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs available 100% online* Cost-reduction options and scholarship opportunities Complimentary transfer credit evaluation and more For more information, contact me directly to discuss!

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*Excludes programs with residencies Please note, not all GCU programs are available in all states and in all learning modalities. Program availability is contingent on student enrollment. Grand Canyon University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Important policy information is available in the University Policy Handbook at https://www.gcu.edu/academics/academicpolicies.php. The information printed in this material is accurate as of APRIL 2021. For the most up-to-date information about admission requirements, tuition, scholarships and more, visit gcu.edu. ©2021 Grand Canyon University 21COEE0243

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