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42 <br /> 1 b) Orange County Schools <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Andre Richmond made the following presentation. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Slide #1 <br /> ZINGAGE.CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Orange <br /> County <br /> Schools <br /> •Yn.iN LAAO. Boards Meeting <br /> )4 <br /> September 26, 2023 <br /> Anne Purcell, <br /> 1' <br /> OCS Board Chair <br /> F . OCS Board Vice Chair <br /> Y <br /> Bonnie • <br /> Dr.James Wrrill,OCS interim Superintendent <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide #2 <br /> OCS at a Glance, 2023-24 <br /> 025 r Vii' K-1 <br /> students M Race/Ethnicity /`a <br /> � 36°bo <br /> iF A—k—I.E.0.24% <br /> Aslan 1.94, <br /> 1 •>HeWk.1amn 27.31% The number of students aual� Mgloocq <br /> •04[k <br /> � =W 141S% <br /> +11 for Free andkeduced-Pri;eMea15 xmne+a4o% increased during the pandernic. <br /> employees <br /> !308— .d lia-1 s <br /> 213 3wcn-.cd.1.f•x adazswecd dg-... <br /> 1 �1 <br /> schools .[d ;,"' <br /> 17 <br /> tl 1 ed,t—.L cL--4L1AU sctloaLS <br /> ;fear---d cicrRgA1412Y schg4L <br /> 3 rm&ac s hoaW DifferentlmIttguages spokeriat <br /> 9 3 3ugh set,00Ls ho-meolher than Enoah <br /> 10 Andre Richmond said that schools opened with only 22 vacancies compared to over 40 at <br /> 11 the same time last year. He said that only 4 were core classroom vacancies compared to 17 at <br /> 12 the same time last year. He said they transported 3,974 students and had a bus driver for every <br /> 13 route. He said that more than 50% of OCS students are students of color. He said more families <br /> 14 are limited in English proficiency and it is important to remember that not every multilingual learner <br /> 15 speaks Spanish. He said that more students are identified as eligible for special needs services <br /> 16 than the state provides funded for. He said that to ensure every OCS student's success, <br />