Marking Excellence with Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff

The district's Transportation team is so vital to the work that we do! Every day our bus drivers and attendants are responsible for transporting more than 26,000 students to and from school safely. On today's episode, Dr. Shanoff joins Nardelly on route 243 to experience a day in her shoes.

You can read Dr. Shanoff's reflection of his experience at https://bit.ly/RoundUpBlog.

The Osceola County School Board strongly believes that parents should decide which academic environment best meets their students' needs. In order to inform parents and students of their expanded school choice options for the 2024-2025 school year, the Osceola School District will host a Choice Fair on November 16, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Events Center at Osceola Heritage Park to showcase the high-quality options available to students and their families in kindergarten through Grade 12.

This free event will help families make sense of the district’s school choice process, and give them the tools they need to make the right choice for their children. All Osceola district schools are scheduled to attend the Choice Fair, and can answer questions about their academic programs, extracurricular activities, student and parent services, and program admission requirements. The district's online Choice application window for the 2024-2025 school year will run from November 16, 2023 through January 26, 2024. Students and parents with questions about school choice are encouraged to call the district’s Charter and Educational Choices Department at 407-870-4847 or email [email protected].

Dr. Shanoff joins Chris Butler from our Maintenance team to fix an HVAC system located in the crawl space of Neptune Middle School. Listen to today's episode to learn more about the work that takes place behind the scenes to ensure a cool and comfortable learning environment awaits every student each day in Osceola County.

Join Dr. Shanoff in Harmony High School's cafeteria as he learns what it takes to prepare more than 1,000 meals between breakfast and lunch.

To read Dr. Shanoff's reflection, please visit: https://www.osceolaschools.net/Page/10249.

September is Attendance Awareness Month, and here in Osceola County, we ask all students and parents to strive for five absences or less in a school year. Students who are in school each day are better readers and are more likely to pursue higher educational opportunities.

Principal Michael Ballone from Denn John Middle School joins Dr. Shanoff to discuss how students and parents can bring their Osceola B.E.S.T to school every day. This includes being at school, putting effort toward learning, and showing respect to all.