January's edition of our district newsletter "In Action" is here!
Inside this edition:
📚Literacy Week
🌟Early Learning Center Coming 2026-27
🎉OHS Debate Team competes in Orlando
😊Parents as Partners in Education
https://app.smore.com/n/xyb3f
Inside this edition:
📚Literacy Week
🌟Early Learning Center Coming 2026-27
🎉OHS Debate Team competes in Orlando
😊Parents as Partners in Education
https://app.smore.com/n/xyb3f
Due to extremely cold temperatures predicted for Monday, February 2nd, Okeechobee County Schools will excuse absences for students who are not in attendance. Student safety is our priority - please bundle up and use your best judgment. Updates will be shared through school messages and District channels.
🎉 Welcome to the Leadership Team!
✨Please join us in welcoming Derek Hickman, the new Assistant Principal at North Elementary School. Mr. Hickman was formerly a teacher at Yearling Middle School and Central Elementary School. With a strong commitment to students, staff, and our school community, we look forward to the leadership and support he will bring in this new role. Please join us in welcoming him!
Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida Invite Students and Educators to Participate in the 2026 Black History Month Contests!
All Florida students are invited to participate in contests based on this year’s theme. Students in grades K-3 are invited to participate in an art contest, while students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in an essay contest. Additionally, students, parents, teachers, and principals are invited to nominate full-time educators of all student grades for the Black History Month Excellence in Education Award.
Learn more: https://www.floridablackhistory.com/
All Florida students are invited to participate in contests based on this year’s theme. Students in grades K-3 are invited to participate in an art contest, while students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in an essay contest. Additionally, students, parents, teachers, and principals are invited to nominate full-time educators of all student grades for the Black History Month Excellence in Education Award.
Learn more: https://www.floridablackhistory.com/
🎉Mark your calendars for this SATURDAY! Don't miss this family-focused event where kids can get an up-close and hands-on experience with vehicles that fly, dig, rescue, dump, honk, and MORE!
🌟Health screenings and lunch are also provided!
🌟Health screenings and lunch are also provided!
📣 Looking Ahead to the 2026–2027 School Year
Okeechobee County Schools is announcing a series of campus transitions that will take effect beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. These changes are designed to better serve students at every grade level, align programs with the right facilities, and maximize the benefits of recent and upcoming capital investments across the district.
With the completion of the new Okeechobee High School campus, the school will expand to serve students in grades 9–12 full-time. Ninth-grade students will attend school at the new high school campus. This transition provides students with a more cohesive high school experience and expanded access to programs and opportunities.
As part of these changes, secondary students currently enrolled at Okeechobee Achievement Academy will relocate to the former Freshman Campus building. Elementary students participating in the IBP program will transition to Seminole Elementary School. These moves allow academic programs to be better aligned with facilities designed to support student needs and focused services.
In addition, the district will open a new Early Learning Center dedicated exclusively to VPK students. Having VPK as the only students on this campus allows for a safe, welcoming, and age-appropriate environment focused on early childhood development, early literacy, and kindergarten readiness.
To support these transitions, capital improvement projects will take place at the newly configured Okeechobee Achievement Academy and the future Early Learning Center. These improvements will focus on refreshing facilities, enhancing learning spaces, and ensuring students and families are welcomed into modern, engaging environments. The district will also work closely with families to support student transportation needs wherever possible.
These campus transitions reflect a thoughtful, long-term approach to serving students at every stage of their educational journey. Additional details, timelines, and family communications will be shared as planning continues.
💜Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to support student success across Okeechobee County Schools.
Okeechobee County Schools is announcing a series of campus transitions that will take effect beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. These changes are designed to better serve students at every grade level, align programs with the right facilities, and maximize the benefits of recent and upcoming capital investments across the district.
With the completion of the new Okeechobee High School campus, the school will expand to serve students in grades 9–12 full-time. Ninth-grade students will attend school at the new high school campus. This transition provides students with a more cohesive high school experience and expanded access to programs and opportunities.
As part of these changes, secondary students currently enrolled at Okeechobee Achievement Academy will relocate to the former Freshman Campus building. Elementary students participating in the IBP program will transition to Seminole Elementary School. These moves allow academic programs to be better aligned with facilities designed to support student needs and focused services.
In addition, the district will open a new Early Learning Center dedicated exclusively to VPK students. Having VPK as the only students on this campus allows for a safe, welcoming, and age-appropriate environment focused on early childhood development, early literacy, and kindergarten readiness.
To support these transitions, capital improvement projects will take place at the newly configured Okeechobee Achievement Academy and the future Early Learning Center. These improvements will focus on refreshing facilities, enhancing learning spaces, and ensuring students and families are welcomed into modern, engaging environments. The district will also work closely with families to support student transportation needs wherever possible.
These campus transitions reflect a thoughtful, long-term approach to serving students at every stage of their educational journey. Additional details, timelines, and family communications will be shared as planning continues.
💜Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to support student success across Okeechobee County Schools.
👨👩👧👦 Something Great Is Coming for Readers of All Ages.
Next week, we’ll join schools across the state for Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
🦅Each school has some amazing events planned for our students and families, all centered around celebrating 250 chapters of America.
📚Events include guest readers, dress-up days, reading about America's history, daily mystery readers, and much more.
🌟As a district, we wrap up Literacy Week at the OHS Football Stadium on Friday, January 30th, at 6 pm for "Read Under the Lights." This event is free and for all families!
Next week, we’ll join schools across the state for Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
🦅Each school has some amazing events planned for our students and families, all centered around celebrating 250 chapters of America.
📚Events include guest readers, dress-up days, reading about America's history, daily mystery readers, and much more.
🌟As a district, we wrap up Literacy Week at the OHS Football Stadium on Friday, January 30th, at 6 pm for "Read Under the Lights." This event is free and for all families!
🎉Don't miss this family-focused event where kids can get an up-close and hands-on experience with vehicles that fly, dig, rescue, dump, honk, and MORE!
🌟Health screenings and lunch are also provided!
🌟Health screenings and lunch are also provided!
🎉We’re excited to introduce a new initiative that strengthens what matters most: relationships, communication, and community.
✨Beginning soon, at some elementary schools, families will have the opportunity to walk their students to the classroom in the morning, creating meaningful moments to connect with teachers and staff and fostering open lines of communication from the very start of the day.
🙌This family-oriented approach is designed to help our schools feel welcoming, supportive, and connected, while maintaining our highest priority: student safety. Security measures and clear procedures will be in place to ensure a safe, structured, and positive experience for everyone.
🏫Together, we’re building school communities where families feel valued, informed, and confident in the care of their children because strong partnerships make strong schools.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming days!
✨Beginning soon, at some elementary schools, families will have the opportunity to walk their students to the classroom in the morning, creating meaningful moments to connect with teachers and staff and fostering open lines of communication from the very start of the day.
🙌This family-oriented approach is designed to help our schools feel welcoming, supportive, and connected, while maintaining our highest priority: student safety. Security measures and clear procedures will be in place to ensure a safe, structured, and positive experience for everyone.
🏫Together, we’re building school communities where families feel valued, informed, and confident in the care of their children because strong partnerships make strong schools.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming days!
📢This month's district-wide newsletter is here!
https://app.smore.com/n/dg4x8
In this edition:
🌟Students and staff shine at the annual Christmas Parade!
🚍Bus driver HERO- Mr. Joyner
✔OFC's attendance initiative gets results
📖Holiday Read-a-long with Mr. Tededer's
🦋FFA Students clean up the butterfly garden
and much more.....
https://app.smore.com/n/dg4x8
In this edition:
🌟Students and staff shine at the annual Christmas Parade!
🚍Bus driver HERO- Mr. Joyner
✔OFC's attendance initiative gets results
📖Holiday Read-a-long with Mr. Tededer's
🦋FFA Students clean up the butterfly garden
and much more.....
👉👉Preparing students to be college and career READY!
🌟Our CTE Okeechobee County Schools- Career & Technical Education students have been hard at work earning industry certifications, learning hands-on skills, traveling across the country for conferences, and leaving their mark on the world 🌎
🌟Our CTE Okeechobee County Schools- Career & Technical Education students have been hard at work earning industry certifications, learning hands-on skills, traveling across the country for conferences, and leaving their mark on the world 🌎
🎄🎅Share the holiday season with Okeechobee County Schools!
🌟We are excited to share a full lineup of festivities for students and families-
🎶Celebrate the sounds of the season with our talented band students! Three winter concerts to get into the holiday spirit:
12/9/25 - Okeechobee High School Bands at 7pm- OHS Auditorium
12/10/25 - Yearling Middle School Band at 7pm- OHS Auditorium
12/11/25 - Osceola Middle School Band at 6pm- OHS Auditorium
🎅Aftercare will also be celebrating with holiday crafts, gift and snack bags for local nursing homes, and holiday art activities.
🌟We are excited to share a full lineup of festivities for students and families-
🎶Celebrate the sounds of the season with our talented band students! Three winter concerts to get into the holiday spirit:
12/9/25 - Okeechobee High School Bands at 7pm- OHS Auditorium
12/10/25 - Yearling Middle School Band at 7pm- OHS Auditorium
12/11/25 - Osceola Middle School Band at 6pm- OHS Auditorium
🎅Aftercare will also be celebrating with holiday crafts, gift and snack bags for local nursing homes, and holiday art activities.
🎄 Two Weeks Left & We’re Wrapping Up Strong! 🎄
Winter break is around the corner, and we want every student to end the semester with confidence.
🌟Dec 19th is the last day before winter break, the last day of the 2nd nine weeks, and the last day of the first semester!
❄Daily attendance helps students finish strong, stay focused, and helps them do their best!
Winter break is around the corner, and we want every student to end the semester with confidence.
🌟Dec 19th is the last day before winter break, the last day of the 2nd nine weeks, and the last day of the first semester!
❄Daily attendance helps students finish strong, stay focused, and helps them do their best!
💙Today, we celebrate the students, families, and dedicated educators who make our ESE community so strong.
From our ESE Director, Cassandra Keith-
"Every student’s journey is unique, and it’s our privilege to walk beside them, supporting, empowering, and celebrating every milestone along the way."
🌟Thank you to our incredible ESE teams for the compassion, creativity, and commitment you bring to our schools every day.
From our ESE Director, Cassandra Keith-
"Every student’s journey is unique, and it’s our privilege to walk beside them, supporting, empowering, and celebrating every milestone along the way."
🌟Thank you to our incredible ESE teams for the compassion, creativity, and commitment you bring to our schools every day.
The November edition of OCSB in Action, our district-wide newsletter, is here!
In this edition: OHS Band receives high score, Veterans Day, Night of the Stars, and more! https://secure.smore.com/n/54crw6
🍁Our October edition of OCSB in Action is here! In this edition, learn more about:
🌟 North Elementary School and the ENERGY BUS.
✨VPK - Okeechobee County Schools Parent Night.
🌟Osceola Middle School's Debate Team.
✨CTE Okeechobee County Schools- Career & Technical Education students compete in coding and cybersecurity.
And so much more!
https://secure.smore.com/n/0zyhp
🌟 North Elementary School and the ENERGY BUS.
✨VPK - Okeechobee County Schools Parent Night.
🌟Osceola Middle School's Debate Team.
✨CTE Okeechobee County Schools- Career & Technical Education students compete in coding and cybersecurity.
And so much more!
https://secure.smore.com/n/0zyhp
Okeechobee County Schools has been made aware of a possible threat to school districts circulating through a "swatting" email thread. Although we have NOT received this message yet, we are aware that it has been sent to multiple districts across the State of Florida.
While we do not believe this to be a credible threat, we are taking it seriously and are working closely with law enforcement to keep everyone safe.
As always, we remain committed to transparency, vigilance, and the safety of our school communities.
While we do not believe this to be a credible threat, we are taking it seriously and are working closely with law enforcement to keep everyone safe.
As always, we remain committed to transparency, vigilance, and the safety of our school communities.
👏👏Behind every great school is a great leader!
📚This National Principals Month, we’re recognizing the principals who make a difference in our students’ lives each day, with heart, vision, and a commitment to excellence. 📚
📚This National Principals Month, we’re recognizing the principals who make a difference in our students’ lives each day, with heart, vision, and a commitment to excellence. 📚
✨CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE = CONFIDENT LEARNERS 💪🍎
When students show up every day, they build skills and confidence to succeed!
🙌Attendance always matters, but October 6–10 is extra important! This week, the state takes its official enrollment snapshot, which helps determine school funding for the year.
✅ Students in class = accurate count = the right funding to keep our district strong and full of opportunities for our kids.
🌟Let’s make this week count- every student, every day, because it makes a difference!
When students show up every day, they build skills and confidence to succeed!
🙌Attendance always matters, but October 6–10 is extra important! This week, the state takes its official enrollment snapshot, which helps determine school funding for the year.
✅ Students in class = accurate count = the right funding to keep our district strong and full of opportunities for our kids.
🌟Let’s make this week count- every student, every day, because it makes a difference!
🎗OCSB BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH🎗
On Wednesdays, we wear pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💕
🎀School community- join us in showing support and spreading awareness by wearing pink each Wednesday throughout October.
🎀Together, we honor and remember those who have faced breast cancer, and support those currently affected by breast cancer. Let’s fill our schools with a sea of pink this month. Nobody fights alone 💗
On Wednesdays, we wear pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💕
🎀School community- join us in showing support and spreading awareness by wearing pink each Wednesday throughout October.
🎀Together, we honor and remember those who have faced breast cancer, and support those currently affected by breast cancer. Let’s fill our schools with a sea of pink this month. Nobody fights alone 💗
