On June 29, 2021, Governor DeSantis approved HB 241 – Parents’ Bill of Rights, which created Section 1014 – Parents’ Bill of Rights, Florida Statutes, to establish specific parental rights relating to a minor child's education, upbringing, and health care.  The new law took effect July 1, 2021.  Parents and community members may access related School District resources at the link below.

View the Parents' Bill of Rights Page

Florida law (H.B. 1557) requires that “parents be notified of all health care services offered at their child’s school and given the opportunity to consent or decline each service”. 

Attached is a copy of the letter providing a list of the health care services which are available to our students. You may access the letter through the Parent Portal in Focus to review the options and decline any services available.

Parent Letter (English)

Parent Letter (Spanish)

On June 14, 2021, Governor DeSantis approved HB529, which amended Section 1003.45, Florida Statutes, to require a moment of silence to be set aside for public school students during each school day.  The new law requires the principal to require teachers in first-period classrooms in all grades to set aside at least one (1) minute, but not more than two (2) minutes, for a moment of silence daily, during which students may not interfere with other students' participation. The new law prohibits teachers from making suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence.  Instead, teachers must encourage parents/guardians to discuss the moment of silence with their children and to make suggestions as to the best use of this time. The new law took effect July 1, 2021.

Click here for instructions on how to view or print Progress Reports & Report Cards - All Schools and Grade Levels.

The Focus Parent Portal is a tool designed to enhance communication and involvement in your child’s education. The Parent Portal allows parents to better monitor their child’s progress in school by providing Internet access to grades, attendance, discipline academic history, graduation verification, and standardized test results in a secure password-protected environment.

To have your parent portal account linked to your child, you will need to visit their child’s school to either be linked in person or obtain the parent portal PIN letter to link your child online.

• If you already have a parent portal account, go to https://osceola.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus to log in.
  • Your username is the email address that was used to create your parent portal account.
  • Your password is the one you entered when you created your parent portal account.
• If you forgot your password, you can request a temporary password by clicking the link below for instructions.
  • How to Request a Temporary Password
• If you do not have a parent portal account, go to https://osceola.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth to create your own parent portal account online AFTER you obtain the parent portal PIN letter from your child’s school. Click the link below for instructions.
  • How to Create a Parent Portal Account Online
• If you currently have a parent portal account and are having issues, please go to your child’s school for assistance. Each school has at least one staff member who assists parents with parent portal account issues.

The School District of Osceola County is ranked number 1 in the nation for percentage of students linked to Khan Academy and College Board!

Khan Academy has recently partnered with College Board to provide students with a free world class resource to help them prep for the SAT. When students take the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 8/9, their scores will be linked to the Khan Academy SAT prep site and they will receive personalized practice as item-level data from students’ PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 8/9 to generate specific practice recommendations based on an actual exam taken under test-like conditions. Which means…students will practice on skills they need to be successful in the SAT. Students are highly encouraged to utilize this FREE Resource to increase SAT scores, which may lead to college acceptances and scholarship opportunities! Log on to https://www.khanacademy.org/sat.

The Osceola School District and partners launch community early-learning Osceola Reads initiative
 
Osceola Reads is a five-year reading initiative aimed at increasing the literacy rate throughout the County. Currently, only 13% of Kindergartners in Osceola County are prepared for their first day of school. Teachers are spending their time catching students up rather than teaching them to read. We aim to change that with Footsteps2Brilliance.

Footsteps2Brilliance is a mobile tech platform that uses the latest in cognitive research to aid early learning development. The interactive app digitally links home and the school, allowing children to have a curriculum-based Pre-K education anywhere. Every child in Osceola County has access to Footsteps2Brilliance!
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