OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County School District officials say the district is only two points away from earning an A grade, but leaders acknowledge challenges remain — including concerns from some parents about the recent integration of the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program into general classrooms.
The district, which serves more than 80,000 students across 58 schools, held its 2025 State of Education event Wednesday at the Osceola Heritage Park Events Center in Kissimmee to review accomplishments and solicit community feedback. About 400 business and community leaders attended as Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff outlined the district’s five Strategic Plan focus areas: engagement, alignment, community, achievement and culture.
“We’re actually serving students in the environment in which they are supposed to be served. We weren’t before,” Dr. Shanoff said, explaining the district’s move to more inclusive placements…