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42 <br /> b) Orange County Schools <br /> Andre Richmond made the following presentation. <br /> Slide #1 <br /> FOrange <br /> County <br /> Schools <br /> Joint Boards Meetin • <br /> 't' <br /> IWII September • <br /> Anne Purcell,L. <br /> OCS Board <br /> Andre' Richmond,OCS Board Vice Chair <br /> Bonnie Hauser,Finance Committee <br /> Dr.James Merrill,OCS Interim Superintendent <br /> Slide #2 <br /> OCS at a Glance, 2023-24 <br /> 05 K-12 <br /> students ! RaceEthnicit 36 I 4 <br /> o <br /> 0 Amvki IrWwoa+a <br /> d.. <br /> 1 4Mµvnklatlw i7.a1> <br /> ••aa�1'!lii 'Fhe number of atuden[e qualilyriig <br /> # for Free and Reduced-PnceMeals <br /> employL-L-$ w.drt�•T,+ra increased during the parade niic. <br /> 809—tibcd 1...I xs lit <br /> 3S3 3Lc—d sluff w!adv¢nccd dcgrcc <br /> 1 <br /> schools <br /> 6 lradidonal oLemwuarp schools <br /> 3 yeas-round abm7 iary school <br /> 3 rniddla schooLs Diftrarulang agas spok*nat <br /> 33dyh nhooLc home odlexd1&nEnghsh <br /> Andre Richmond said that schools opened with only 22 vacancies compared to over 40 at <br /> the same time last year. He said that only 4 were core classroom vacancies compared to 17 at <br /> the same time last year. He said they transported 3,974 students and had a bus driver for every <br /> route. He said that more than 50% of OCS students are students of color. He said more families <br /> are limited in English proficiency and it is important to remember that not every multilingual learner <br /> speaks Spanish. He said that more students are identified as eligible for special needs services <br /> than the state provides funded for. He said that to ensure every OCS student's success, <br />