George Tomyn, Superintendent

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2 Dear Parents, Students, Employees, and Community Members, The school year is here and we are off and running! Students must learn new class schedules; parents must adapt to morning traffic patterns; teachers must develop even more challenging lesson plans; and administrators must put their best foot forward for strong leadership direction. We already achieve some great things in our schools. For example, we have Florida s Chemistry Teacher of the Year in our own backyard. Florida s top high school principal calls Marion County home. One local high school teacher captured top honors in a national science lab challenge. And our video production students continue leading the way in local, state, and national competitions. As well, consider these achievements: Our district ranks #5 in all of Florida for most dollars directed into the classroom (lowest administrative cost) Our Finance Department holds its 14th consecutive Certificate for Excellence in Government Reporting for finance operations. Our energy program saves over $21 million to date thanks to green efforts by our students and employees. Five of our high schools enjoy national rankings thanks to advanced academics and graduation rates. Class of 2014 graduates earned $15.9 million in college scholarships. Even with these great things happening, we still have work to do. Our vision of Developing Successful Citizens Every Student, Every Day drives every decision we make. We focus our efforts on what helps our students achieve dedicated teachers, strong academic programs, challenging after-school opportunities, and on-going help for those who need it most. As you experience this new school year, be involved as a student. Be involved as a parent. Be involved as a community member. At the end of the day, we all make up Marion County and we all make up Marion County Public Schools! Sincerely, George Tomyn, Superintendent Information accurate as of July This calendar is published, at a cost of 25 cents per copy, annually by the Public Relations Office of Marion County Public Schools, an equal opportunity school district. Special thanks to the Ocala Star-Banner for its photographic contributions.

3 Rick Lankford Deputy Superintendent, K-12 Curriculum Chester Gregory Deputy Superintendent, Operations Members Elected school board members serve four-year staggered terms. The Board meets twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesdays, at. The Board sets aside at least 30 minutes for public input on any board issue. Meetings are held at the Chambers located at 512 SE 3rd Street in Ocala and are open to the public. They air live on the Marion Education Channel available on cable systems throughout the area, over-theair on digital channel 7.1, and on the MCPS media YouTube channel. Nancy Stacy District 1, Angie Boynton District 4, Carol Ely District 2, Bobby James District 3, Ron Crawford District 5, DISTRICT CONTACT NUMBERS Alternative Programs Art/Music Business Services / Finance Career & Technical Education Charter Schools Deputy Superintendent, K-12 Curriculum Deputy Superintendent, Operations Employment Services ESOL K / Equity Assurance Exceptional Student Education Extended Day Federal Programs/Title One Food Services Guidance and Testing Home Schooling Homeless Student Liaison Human Resources K-12 Academic Services Library Media Services Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) Programs / Public Education Foundation Public Relations Risk Management Safe Schools Save-a-Friend Hotline School Development & Evaluation Social Work Services Student Assignment Student Records Student Services Superintendent Technology & Information Systems Transportation Volunteer Coordinator World Language

4 AUGUST % of MCPS employees had a wellness check within the last two years. 1 2 New Teachers Report Work Session, (Budget) All Teachers Report (Extra) (Budget) School Starts Election Day (Extra) ACHIEVEMENT the quality and quantity of a student s work

5 SEPTEMBER 2014 School libraries district-wide have collections with over 746,860 books worth $30 million combined Work (Budget) Session, 5 6 No School Labor Day Grandparents Florida Missing Patriot Day/ Day Children s Day Early Release Day/Teacher Anniversary of International Literacy Day National Arts in Education Week Hispanic Citizenship Heritage Month Day Work School Session, Board No School District Sept. 15-Oct.15 International Progress Reports - Rosh Hashanah Day of Peace 1st Quarter Sept First day of Autumn National Good Neighbor Day (Budget Approval) In-service Coupons for Education Sale Starts 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Careers and Colleges Expo, CF Gym, In-service Day CHARITY Generosity and helpfulness, especially toward the needy or suffering

6 OCTOBER 2014 National Principals Month 66 percent of MCPS students are eligible for free- or reduced-priced meals through our cafeterias. Early Release Yom Kippur Day/Teacher Oct. 3-4 In-service Fire Prevention FCAT 2.0 Reading & Walk Our Children Week FCAT Math Retakes to School Day (designated students grades 11-AD) October 6-17 National Teen National School PSAT (Grade 10, National Read Week Lunch Week some 11th Bosses October Columbus Day National School First 9-week Bus Safety Week grading period No School/ Teacher October School Board Early Release Day/Teacher ends Altrusa Read-In graders) In-service Day Red Ribbon Week October workday Report Card - 1st Quarter Halloween Ocala Marching Band WPHS (All day event) K-12 Student Art Exhibit, FAFO Downtown Ocala, 10AM-5PM HONESTY fairness and straightforwardness of conduct

7 NOVEMBER veterans work for MCPS throughout the district. 1 All Saints Day Daylight Saving Election Day Time ends (set clocks back 1 hour) Veterans Day Early Release (Ceremony at Day/Teacher Veterans Park, 11AM) In-service American National Education Work Education WeeK Reorganization, Support Session, November AM Professionals Day National Parental Involvement Day National Family Week Progress Report nd Quarter Weather Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Emergency Make-up Day if needed Holiday Holiday INTEGRITY firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic conduct

8 DECEMBER 2014 The Ocala/Marion County Christmas Parade is Florida s longest-running nighttime Christmas parade and airs live on the Marion Education Channel (MEC). World AIDS Day Pearl Harbor Day Early Release Day/Teacher Belleview Hanukkah Christmas December Parade, 2PM In-service Human Rights Day Winter Begins Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break Christmas Eve Christmas Day Kwanzaa December 26-Jan. 1 Ocala / Marion County Christmas Parade, (Live on MEC) Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break New Year s Eve LOYALTY the tie binding a person to something to which he is loyal

9 JANUARY features over 6,118 individual pages including schools and district departments New Year s Day Winter Break Classes Resume End of first Magnet School No School semester / 2nd EXPO Teacher grading period Report Card Martin Luther 2nd Quarter King Jr. Holiday () School-Related Employee of District (MTI, 5PM-7PM) Year Caravan workday Foundation Classic at Country Club of Ocala, Jan In-service Day RESPECT an act of giving particular attention; high regard

10 FEBRUARY 2015 The Public Education Foundation s Golden Apple Gala honors school-based Teachers of the Year. In 2014, Osceola Middle s David Steffey became Marion County s Teacher of the Year. Career & Technical National School Education Month Counseling Week National Freedom Day February 2-6 Groundhog Day Early Release Regional Regional Science Day/Teacher Science Fair Fair Awards, In-service (Nat l Guard Armory) Feb Browne-Greaton Cole Auditorium, MTI Valentine s Day No School Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday/ Presidents Lent Begins (Livestock High School Pavilion) Rodeo Day () Progress Report rd Quarter Marion County Spelling Bee, 6PM (MTI) Feb Golden Apple Gala Circle Square Cultural Center 5:45PM National FFA Week February SE Youth Fair (Livestock Pavilion) Feb RESPONSIBILITY moral, legal, or mental accountability

11 MARCH 2015 Music in our Schools/Youth Art Month Students represent over 40 countries and 22 languages in MCPS. NEA s Read Across America National School Breakfast Week, March 2-6 (Staffing 1) (Staffing 2) Daylight Saving Time begins (set clocks ahead 1 hour) Girl Scout Week St. Patrick s Day Early Release / Absolutely Third 9-Week Teacher Incredible Kid Day Grading Period FCAT 2.0 Reading Marion County No School & FCAT Math Student Media Teacher Retakes (designated students grade 11-AD) March 23-April 10 In-service day Festival entry deadline End First day of Spring workday District Closed Spring Break District Closed Spring Break SELF-DISCIPLINE correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement

12 APRIL 2015 Volunteer Month / School Library Month Our Finance Department holds 14 consecutive highest ratings possible from the Government Finance Officers Association District No School Closed - District No School Closed - Spring Break April Fool s Day Spring Break International Children s Book Day Spring Break Good Friday Passover Easter World Health Day Report Card rd Quarter Passover Student Media Festival Judging National Public FCAT 2.0 Science Holocaust School Volunteer (grades 5 and 8) Remembrance Week National Library Week April 13-May 8 National Student Public School Earth Day National Leadership Week Volunteer Week Arbor Day April Administrative Professionals Day Day April THANKFULNESS conscious of benefit received; well pleased

13 MAY 2015 Nearly 5,000 fire extinguishers are placed throughout Marion County Public Schools. Progress Report th Quarter National Teacher Advanced Placement National Teacher Appreciation Week Test (AP students) Appreciation Day Early Release / Marion County Teacher Student Media National Music Week Mother s Day National Children s Ascension Day Elementary Book Week Book Bowl National Educational No School Weather Bosses Week May Cinco de Mayo In-service day National School Nurse Day National Day of Prayer Foundation Spring Fling Bowling Tournament, 5-8pm, AMF Galaxy East Law Day Festival, 7PM WPHS 8AM-12:30PM Emergency Make-up Day if Needed Armed Forces Day Semester Memorial Day Exams (Grades 6-8, 9-12) May 29 - June 2 TOLERANCE sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one s own

14 JUNE 2015 The Class of 2014 included 2,601 graduates who earned $15.9 million in college scholarships. Last Day of Teacher Workday (Weather 5 6 School / Alternate Workday Teacher Early Release 4th 9 Week Grading Period/ Report Cards Emergency Make-up Day if Needed) (if weather emergency workday is used on June 4) Little League Baseball Week June 8-14 Flag Day Father s Day First day of Ramadan Marion County Public School Graduations May 29 - Hillcrest School. 10AM, Hillcrest Gym June 3 - Francis Marion Military Academy, CF Klein Center June 4 - Dunnellon High - 7PM, DHS Stadium June 4 - North Marion High 7PM, Livestock Pavilion June 4 - West Port High 6PM, WPHS Stadium June 5 - Vanguard High 7PM, Livestock Pavilion June 6 - Belleview High - 8AM, BHS Stadium June 6 - Forest High - 8AM, Livestock Pavilion June 6 - Lake Weir High, 8AM, LWHS Stadium Dates, times and locations subject to change.

15 JULY percent of our full-time teachers have master s degrees Independence Day National Parent s Day

16 AUGUST 2015 Marion County s graduation rate stands at 86 percent (NGA) and 77 percent (FDOE), up nearly 20 percent over five years ago. Work Session, New Teachers Report (tentative) (Budget) 1 Teachers Return (tentative) School Starts (tentative) (Budget)

17 DISTRICT STAT 5,487 EMPLOYEES 21% MALE 79% FEMALE INSTRUCTIONAL % NON-INSTRUCTIONAL % ADMINISTRATIVE % 41,891 STUDENTS 52% MALE 48% FEMALE CLASS SIZE RATIOS K-3 1: : :27 (CORE CLASSES) INSTRUCTIONAL DEGREES % BACHELOR S DEGREE ETHNIC ENROLLMENT CAUCASIAN % BLACK % HISPANIC % MULTI-CULTURAL % ASIAN % AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE % BUDGET(ALL FUNDS ) $456,427,819 % SCHOOLS % 2 MASTER S DEGREE SPECIALIST DEGREE 69 GENERAL % 10 CAPITAL FOOD % 7% 4% FUND PROJECTS 8% FEDERAL 1% 1% DOCTORATE VOCATIONALLY CERTIFIED ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH K CHARTER SCHOOLS COMMUNITY TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION CENTER EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOL VIRTUAL SCHOOLS SERVICE LOTTERY $ 2013 SCHOOL RECOGNITION / LOTTERY DOLLARS: $1,235,050 DEBT SERVICE 2% INTERNAL SERVICE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 2014 FCAT (FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST) PERCENTAGES FOR STUDENTS AT LEVEL 3 AND ABOVE READING MATH WRITING SCIENCE GRADE 3 MARION STATE GRADE 4 MARION STATE GRADE 5 MARION STATE GRADE 6 MARION STATE GRADE 7 MARION STATE GRADE 8 MARION STATE GRADE 9 MARION 49 STATE 53 GRADE 10 MARION STATE NOTE: SCORES INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS TESTED 2013 SAT (SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST) CRITICAL READING MATH WRITING MARION FLORIDA NATION ACT (AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST) COMPOSITE SCORES MARION 18.9 FLORIDA 19.6 NATION 20.9

18 Elementary Anthony NE Jacksonville Rd., Anthony, Belleview SE Hwy 484, Belleview, Belleview-Santos S. US Hwy 441, Belleview, College Park SW 33rd Ave., Ocala, *Dr. N.H. Jones SW 5th St., Ocala, Dunnellon SW 180th Ave. Rd., Dunnellon, East Marion NE 14th St. Rd., Silver Springs, Eighth Street SE 8th St., Ocala, Emerald Shores Emerald Rd., Ocala, Evergreen West Anthony Rd., Ocala, Fessenden NW 89th Pl., Ocala, Greenway Midway Rd., Ocala, Hammett Bowen, Jr., SW 95th St., Ocala, Harbour View SE 147th Pl., Summerfield, Legacy Elementary Juniper Rd, Ocala, *Madison Street NW MLK Jr. Ave., Ocala, Maplewood SE 24th St., Ocala, Marion Oaks Marion Oaks Tr., Ocala, ^Oakcrest NE 28th St., Ocala, Ocala Springs NE 40th Ave. Rd., Ocala, Reddick-Collier W CR 316, Reddick, Romeo SW 36th St., Dunnellon, Saddlewood SW 43rd Ct., Ocala, Shady Hill S. Magnolia Ave., Ocala, South Ocala SE 24 Rd., Ocala, Sparr East County Road 329, Sparr, Stanton-Weirsdale SE 134th Terr., Weirsdale, Sunrise Marion Oaks Course, Ocala, Ward-Highlands SE 36th Ave., Ocala, Wyomina Park NE 12th Ave., Ocala, Combination Fort McCoy NE CR 315, Fort McCoy, Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks Marion Oaks Dr., Ocala, SCHOOL DIRECTORY Middle Belleview SE 36th Ave., Belleview, Dunnellon Chestnut St., Dunnellon, Fort King NE 17th Ave., Ocala, ^Howard NW 10th St., Ocala, Lake Weir SE Sunset Harbor Rd., Summerfield, Liberty Middle SW 95th Street, Ocala, North Marion W County Rd. 329, Citra, Osceola SE Tuscawilla Ave., Ocala, High =Belleview SE 36th Ave., Belleview, >Dunnellon SW 180th Ave. Rd., Dunnellon, Forest SE Maricamp Rd., Ocala, ^Lake Weir SE Maricamp Rd., Ocala, Marion Technical Institute SE Fort King St., Ocala, =North Marion W County Rd. 329, Citra, ^Vanguard NW 28th St., Ocala, ±~West Port SW 80th Ave., Ocala, Charter Schools Francis Marion Charter (middle school) SW 20th Street, Ocala, Francis Marion Military Academy (high school) SW 20th Street, Ocala, Marion Charter School (elementary)...39 Cedar Rd., Ocala, McIntosh Area School (elementary) th St., McIntosh, Other Schools Community Technical & Adult Education SW 7th Rd., Ocala, Hillcrest School for Exceptional Education SE 17th St., Ocala, Virtual Schools Marion e-learning SE 3rd Street, Ocala, FL Marion Virtual SE 3rd Street, Ocala, FL *Magnet School / Program AAIT Program =AICE Program Cambridge Academy ±Early College Program +EMIT Academy ^IB Program ~MCCA Program >Power Generation Academy Technical Academies

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