February 24, 2023

Sixty Seconds with the Superintendent

Each week, we receive questions for the Superintendent from students in pre-K through 12th grade. In this video series, Ms. Beamon will answer these questions and help our families and the community we serve get to know the leader of our public schools.

What's Cool in Our Schools

Evans Elementary Hosts Physics Bus

Mrs. Scanlon’s 4th grade students had a great time on the SCPS Physics Bus! Seminole County Public Schools is the ONLY district to have physics buses that visit our students at school.

Our fleet of physics buses include three areas of Physics:

Electricity and Magnetism
Optics
Mechanics

Each physics bus is a retired school bus donated by the SCPS Transportation department. Much of the conversion is completed by SCPS staff. The buses are fully funded by SCPS Foundation grants, corporate and individual donations.

Rainbow Elementary Field Trips Create Special Learning Opportunities

Second and third graders from Rainbow Elementary enjoyed recent field trips to the Central Florida Zoo and Kennedy Space Center. Hands-on learning opportunities keep students engaged and help them connect classroom lessons with real-world application.

The SCPS Community Leadership Academy Visits Pinecrest Elementary

The SCPS Community Leadership Academy is the ideal way of learning more about the different facets and goals of Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS). The academy is a 10-month series that meets once a month and highlights a variety of different topics. Each of the meetings are held at a different school or facility throughout the district where participants receive behind the scenes tours, meet with executive leadership and staff, and become further educated on the many programs and services offered.

Today, community members toured Pine Crest Elementary and learned more about the innovation-focused campus. They even got to play hands-on with science machines around campus!

This is a great opportunity to gain a new perspective on what it takes to become a premier high-achieving public school district and what the future holds for SCPS and our students. Stay tuned for more information on the application process for the 2023-2024 school year.

Attendees were able to experiment with one of the media center's "flexibits" to determine how weight impacts the PSI needed to launch rockets. Now that is Physics in action!

Pepper, one of Pinecrest's robots, is known for her personality! She won't tell you a joke unless she is in the mood, however, this attendee won her over and had a great laugh.

SCPS Spotlights

Milwee Middle School JROTC Places High in Iron Knights

Milwee's JROTC participated in UCF's Iron Knight competition. This was a 5-mile race, which included 50 pull-ups, 150 push-ups, 80 reps of deadlines of 110 pounds, litter carry of 200 pounds under bard wire, burpees and a 150 pound sled drag. They competed against college and high school teams and were the ONLY middle school team! They placed 37 and 41 out of 60 teams.

Red Bug Elementary Celebrates Black History Month

Today, Red Bug Elementary second graders celebrated Black History Month by having a wax museum. Students at RBE were able to choose a famous African American to learn about and tell why they were important to our world's history.

The students created a project where they researched facts, found photographs, and dressed as their person to share contributions about these important figures in history. Parents and the community were invited to the student presentations to celebrate their hard work and creativity.

What's Your "e"?

SCPS Students...

Communication Survey

We want to hear from you! We have created a brief,three-minute survey to better understand your satisfaction with both school and district communication, as well as ways that we can improve. Please take just a few moments to share your thoughts with us so we can better serve our students, families and community.

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Senior Scholarships Now Available!

We are excited to open the application window for the 2023 Foundation for SCPS Senior Scholarships. Students can apply here.

Thanks to generous support from throughout the community, the Foundation is awarding over $163,000 in scholarships this spring. There will be recipients from all 10 high schools.

The application deadline is Tuesday, March 21st. Every graduating senior from a high school of Seminole County Public Schools is eligible to apply for a scholarship offered by The Foundation.

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Business Partners - New Advertisement Opportunities

We are excited to announce new advertisement opportunities for business partners. We will be launching a newly designed website experience for the district this Spring and have created three opportunities for advertisement.

We are also excited to share an opportunity for business partners to advertise right here in the *Seminole Spotlight. If you're interested in either of these options, please click HERE. To view rates for each opportunity, click on the images below.

Graduation Dates

For all 2022-2023 High School graduation dates, please visit: https://www.scps.k12.fl.us/district/departments/secondary-education/graduations.stml

SCPS School Board

Our Mission

The mission of the Seminole County Public Schools is to ensure that all students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be productive citizens.

400 E. Lake Mary Blvd.

Sanford, FL 32773

407-320-0000

www.scps.us

Seminole County Public Schools

Educational Equity - Notice of Nondiscrimination

The Educational Equity Administrator for Seminole County Public Schools has the responsibility of assuring compliance with the educational equity requirements by providing technical expertise, monitoring activities or programs related to compliance, and responding to equity complaints. One of the responsibilities is to administer the Educational Equity Complaint/Grievance Procedures as adopted by the School Board.

It is the policy of the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, that no employee, student, or applicant shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination and/or harassment under any educational programs, activities, or in any employment conditions, policies, or practices conducted by the District. The School Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, or gender identity), disability (including HIV, AIDS, or sickle cell trait), pregnancy, marital status, age, religion, ancestry, or genetic information which are classes protected by State and/or Federal law in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. Additionally, the School board of Seminole County provides equal access to public school facilities for the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups as required by 34 C.F.R. 108.6.

Every employee, student, or applicant for employment at Seminole County Public Schools has a solemn right to be treated fairly, equally, equitably, and with dignity. If for any reason you - the employee, student, or applicant for employment - find that you have been victimized by acts of discrimination and or harassment, whether intentional or unintentional, you are strongly encouraged to file an Educational Equity Complaint or Grievance with the Educational Equity Administrator, or any county or school-level administrator. All such complaints must be immediately forwarded to the Educational Equity Administrator for dissemination, action, and resolution. Forward to: SCPS Educational Equity Administrator, Seminole County Public Schools – Human Resources, Educational Support Center, 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford, FL 32773-7127. 407.320.0317.