Orange County Public Schools

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) is the public school district for Orange County, Florida. It is based out of the Educational Leadership Center, a seven-story building adjacent to the Amway Arena in Downtown Orlando, Florida. As of 2007, it has an enrollment of over 176,000 students, making it the 12th largest school district in the United States (13th largest when Puerto Rico is included). Mirroring Greater Orlando's high growth rate, it is also one of the fastest-growing school districts in America. The superintendent of OCPS is Ronald Blocker. The position of superintendent is appointed by the school board. The district is overseen by the Orange County School Board, a body of seven elected officers, each board member sitting for a particular geographic district. School Board districts are not analogous in any way with County Commission districts. The current School Board members, in order of district number, are Joie Cadle, Daryl Flynn, Rick Roach, Karen Ardaman, Kathleen "Kat... full article at wikipedia