Public workshop to discuss school attendance zone modifications in Orange County.

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
School Attendance Zones
Notice of Public Rule Development Workshop and Public Hearing
Notice of Public Rule Development Workshop
A rule development workshop will be held at the time, date, and place shown below to consider the establishment and modification of attendance zones for various Orange County Public Schools:
Time and Date: 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2026*
Place: School Board Meeting Room
Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center
445 West Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801
Members of the public will have an opportunity to speak at this workshop. After the workshop, the School Board may modify the attendance zones recommended by staff and the staff recommendations for implementing those attendance zones. The School Board shall then schedule a public hearing for the formal adoption of attendance zones and how they will be implemented. That public hearing will be advertised, and
members of the public will have another opportunity to participate in that public hearing.
Purpose and Effect of Establishing and Modifying School Attendance Zones.
A school attendance zone is a geographic area of the county. Each public school in the county (except for charter schools and certain special or alternative schools) has an attendance zone. Students who reside within a schools attendance zone are assigned to attend that school.
The School Boards administrative staff will conduct a rule development workshop, receive and consider written and oral public input, and consider several factors to assist in developing a recommended attendance zone for changes to the attendance zones for existing schools. The administrative staffs recommended attendance zones involve modification of an attendance zone for the schools identified below.
The rezoning proposals aim to modify school attendance zones for three targeted areas for the 2026-2027 school year.
The current proposals for modifying school attendance zones are for the schools below:
A. Orange Center Elementary School  Zone Redistribution: Elementary schools potentially impacted include Catalina ES, Orange Center ES, Rock Lake ES, and Washington Shores ES
B. Winding Meadows  Elementary School Targeted Rezoning: Schools potentially impacted include Kelly Park School and Wolf Lake ES, and Zellwood ES
C. Winding Meadows  Middle School Targeted Rezoning: Schools potentially impacted include Kelly Park School and Wolf Lake MS The rezoning(s) would modify existing school(s) attendance zones in the general area to more equitably and efficiently distribute the student population at existing schools. The effect of the changes will be to change the school(s) that students had expected to attend.
Anyone living or owning property in the attendance zone(s) of any of the school(s) listed above may be affected by changes to attendance zone(s) for the existing school(s) identified above.
The workshop shall end at 10:00 p.m. or earlier when all interested persons have had the opportunity to share information with the Board and the Board has had an opportunity to discuss the options. If there is insufficient time, the Chairperson may extend the workshop for 30 minutes or adjourn and reconvene the following day.
The staff member to be contacted regarding the recommended attendance zones and their implementation is:
Staci Neal
Senior Director, Student Enrollment
Orange County Public Schools
6501 Magic Way, Bldg. 100B
Orlando, FL 32809
Tel: (407) 317-3200 Ext.2022189
Fax: (407) 317-3298
E-mail: schoolrezoning@ocps.net
The full text of the recommended attendance zones and recommendations for their implementation are available on the Orange County Public Schools Website: https://www.ocps.net/school-rezonings
Public members may submit written information to the Office of Student Enrollment.
Notice of Public Hearing
The proposed and revised school attendance zones will be placed on the Boards agenda for a public hearing at the time, date, and place shown below to consider the modification of attendance zones for various Orange County Public Schools:
Public Hearing
Time and Date: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2026**
Place: School Board Meeting Room
Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center
445 West Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801
The purpose, effect and summary of the proposed action:
A school attendance zone is a geographic area of the county. Each public school in the county (except for charter schools and certain special or alternative schools) has an attendance zone. Students who reside within a schools attendance zone are assigned to attend that school. The current proposal for modifying school attendance zones is establishing an attendance zone for the following targeted areas.
The full text of the recommended attendance zones and recommendations for their implementation are available on the Orange County Public Schools Website: https://www.ocps.net/school-rezonings
The rezoning proposals aim to modify school attendance zones for three targeted areas for the 2026-2027 school year.
The current proposals for modifying school attendance zones are for the schools below:
D. Orange Center Elementary School  Zone Redistribution: Elementary schools potentially impacted include Catalina ES, Orange Center ES, Rock Lake ES, and Washington Shores ES
E. Winding Meadows  Elementary School Targeted Rezoning: Schools potentially impacted include Kelly Park School and Wolf Lake ES, and Zellwood ES
F. Winding Meadows  Middle School Targeted Rezoning: Schools potentially impacted include Kelly Park School and Wolf Lake MS
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY:
Florida Statute 1001.41; 1001.42
Article IX, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution
*According to Board Policy JC, Rule Development Workshops should be scheduled and noticed to occur over two (2) consecutive days, but two (2) days may not be required to conduct the workshop. The second day of the Rule Development Workshop, April 29, 2026, shall be reserved if the Board Chairman determines that additional time is needed for the public to address the Board or for Board discussion.
**According to Board Policy JC, the Public Hearing should be scheduled and noticed to occur over two (2) consecutive days, but two (2) days may not be required to conduct the hearing. The second day of the Public Hearing, May 13, 2026, shall be reserved if the Board Chairman determines that additional time is needed either for the public to address the Board or for Board discussion.
Members of the public may submit written information to the Office of Student Enrollment.
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