FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
Programs
Chill Program for Mental Health
CHILLTHE CHILL (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INTERVENTION IN LIFE'S LESSONS) PROGRAM PROVIDED A LICENSED OR LICENSED-ELIGIBLE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO AUDUBON K8, GLENRIDGE AND MAITLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WINTER PARK SCHOOL AND ITS NINTH GRADE CENTER. THE CHILL COUNSELORS WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO OFFER THEIR SERVICES IN INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS GROUP SESSIONS.- 386 STUDENTS WERE REFERRED CHILL SERVICES.- 210 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SERVICES IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS.- CHILL COUNSELORS HELD APPROXIMATELY 1,347 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS.- 200 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GROUP SERVICES.- 243 GROUP SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR. THE MAIN TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR WERE:-COPING SKILLS-DEALING WITH FEELINGS -STRESS MANAGEMENTGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$596.7KRead2Succeed Reading Program
READ2SUCCEEDMANY OF OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS ARE STILL SHOWING SOME LEARNING LOSS OR DELAY AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND BENEFIT FROM THE OPTIMAL IMPACT OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION AND LEARNING THAT READ2SUCCEED HELPS TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPING READERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERED INDIVIDUALIZED READING INSTRUCTION TO 1,130 KINDERGARTEN, 1,022 FIRST-GRADE, AND 781 SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS AND 148 HIGHER-GRADE STUDENTS IN 105 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OF THE STUDENTS FOR WHOM DATA WERE AVAILABLE, 1,125 PARTICIPANTS OVERALL HAD COMPARABLE MEASURES ON THE YEAR-OPENING AND YEAR-END DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. PRE- AND PAST-TEST ASSESSMENTS WERE ALSO USED TO MEASURE STUDENT PROGRESS. OF THOSE FOR WHOM DATA WERE AVAILABLE, STUDENTS IMPROVED AS FOLLOWS: KINDERGARTENERS: 92.5% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE YEAR PHONICS ASSESSMENTS. FIRST GRADERS: 98% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM VOCABULARY PRE-TEST TO POST-TEST SCORE. SECOND GRADERS: 100% OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWED GROWTH FROM FLUENCY PRE-TEST TO POST-TEST SCORE.ANOTHER KEY METRIC FOR ALL THREE GRADES IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR MORE FROM THE BEGINNING-OF-YEAR TO THE END-OF-YEAR DIAGNOSTIC, INDICATING A YEAR'S WORTH OF GROWTH:KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 72.3% ON THE IREADY PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ASSESSMENT;- 81.7% ON THE IREADY PHONICS ASSESSMENT; AND- 84.4% ON THE IREADY HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS ASSESSMENTFIRST-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 69.0% ON THE IREADY VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT; AND- 82.6% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-TEST ASSESSMENTSECOND-GRADE STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR SCORE BY 25 POINTS OR HIGHER AS FOLLOWS:- 76.3% ON THE IREADY READING ASSESSMENT; AND- 61.4% ON THE IREADY PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENT FOR FLUENCY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$393.1KTeacher Grants for Classroom Support
TEACHER GRANTSTHIS YEAR, TEACHERS SUBMITTED 277 APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS EDUCATION SUPPORT, NONFICTION CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, AND STEM PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $173,000 IN CLASSROOM GRANTS FOR STEM, CIVICS, FINE ARTS, CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBS, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 132 TEACHERS FOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT CLASSROOM LEARNING. IN TOTAL, APPROXIMATELY 18,615 STUDENTS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THESE GRANTS. GRANT CHECK DISTRIBUTION TO WINNERS WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER, WITH HIGHLIGHTS POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION FOR OCPS WEBSITE. ALL GRANT WINNERS PROVIDED THEIR YEAR-END REPORTING VIRTUALLY IN APRIL, AND THE PORTAL OPENED FOR 2022-23 PROPOSALS IN JUNE.- CLASSROOM LIBRARY GRANTS PUT NONFICTION BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF 6,300 STUDENTS IN 36 SCHOOLS; 74% CULTIVATED A GROWING INTEREST IN READING AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM; 49% IMPROVED THEIR READING SKILLS; AND 36% OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING SKILLS.- MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO CLUBS IN 10 SCHOOLS. THESE CLUBS HELPED 215 RELUCTANT READERS STRENGTHEN THEIR LITERACY SKILLS WHILE ENCOURAGING READING FOR ENJOYMENT.- MATH, SCIENCE, ENERGY EDUCATION AND STEM GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND/OR MATERIALS FOR HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL PROJECTS. OF THE 7,420 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROJECTS, 66% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN STEM TOPICS; 56% INCREASED THEIR INTEREST IN PURSUING STEM CAREERS; AND 41% IMPROVED THEIR GRADES IN MATH, SCIENCE, OR OTHER STEM SUBJECTS. - ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS TOTALING $12,960 SUPPORTED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS IN 27 SCHOOLS, BENEFITING 4,680 STUDENTS AND 27 TEACHERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$231.4K
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