Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez left the Community Town Hall meeting with a message for families.
“We know how much you advocate for us,” Vazquez said to the school officials, families and community members in attendance Thursday, March 5, at West Orange High School. “We need for you to listen and advocate for equal funding, because we’re getting less and less.”
Despite the district’s highest graduation rate in history at 97.2% and 100% of traditional schools being rated an ‘A,’ ‘B’ or ‘C,’ Vazquez said the district is continuing to face a decline in enrollment as well as significant funding losses, impacting the district’s budget…