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Awards OCPS has earned Silver Level status as a 2021 Florida Green Ribbon School District from the U.S. Department of Education.
OCPS Environmental Compliance and Sustainability named the following schools as the top 2020-21 OCPS Green Schools with monetary awards: • First place: Millennia Gardens Elementary - $5,000 • Second place: Stone Lakes Elementary - $3,000 • Third place: Westpointe Elementary - $1,000
Part of Florida’s Green School Network, the initiative recognizes Florida school district efforts to reduce environmental impacts and costs; improve the health and wellness of students and staff; and provide effective environmental and sustainable education. The district was one of six in the state to receive the honor. For more on their individual sustainability projects, visit OCPS Green on Facebook or @OCPSGreen on Twitter.
Nourish to Flourish OCPS has started a new program, Nourish to Flourish, to thank employees for helping to ensure our students have promising and successful futures. In collaboration with a generous donor, the OCPS Mental Health Commission is providing a $25 Nourish to Flourish gift card as a wellness boost each week through the end of the school year to a randomly selected staff member.
All OCPS employees are automatically entered into the drawing. Gift cards will be delivered to the lucky winners by district Student Services team members or a member of the Mental Health Commission. This gift is just a small way to boost your individual wellness needs as you are encouraged to pay attention to our physical; emotional; behavioral; cognitive; interpersonal; spiritual; and professional needs.
Congratulations to the following staff members whose names were pulled in October*:
Julie Bender Martinez
• Avanish Jagial, Social Studies teacher at Jones High • Julie Bender Martinez, registrar at Westpointe Elementary • Teresa Russell, fifth-grade teacher at Wolf Lake Elementary Avanish Jagial
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Teresa Russell *By Orange Peal print time
