OCPS Early Childhood Team

The Early Childhood Department enjoyed connecting with families at Forsyth Woods during our Transition to Kindergarten orientation. Families participated in hands-on activities and learned fun, simple ways to support their child’s learning at home.

Summer Break? More like summer growth! 🌝🐸 Our amazing VPK teachers participated in Frogstreet professional learning, gaining new ideas and strategies to make a difference in their students 💚💚

We value the dedication, care, & consistency our VPK Paraprofessionals bring to students everyday. They received special notes of appreciation during our quarterly meeting! #VPKExcellence #GrowthMindset #VPKParaprofessionalsRock @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

Turn up the volume 🔊 The sound of VPK teachers thinking, sharing, and growing together during our VPK Teacher Quarterly Meeting this month! That’s the sound of impact! #EarlyLearning #Collaboration @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

🎉20 years of VPK and still going strong! We had a blast celebrating our incredible OCPS VPK teachers who’ve been shaping young learners since day 1! Special thank you to Scott Fritz & the @ELCOC team for celebrating with us. #VPKTurns20 @FLEarlyLearning @CDLocps @PamClark_OCPS

We kicked off our first VPK Teacher Quarterly meeting with lots of dynamic trainings & collaborating. We supported teachers with positive behavior strategies! Huge thanks to @CAPIT & @ELCOC for excellent sessions on CLASS and early literacy. #VPKRocks @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

Another impactful @NemoursBrtStart Early Literacy training for our amazing VPK teachers and paraprofessionals. 📚✨ Building strong foundations for young readers—one strategy at a time. @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

Smiles, learning, and summer vibes! ☀️ VPK teachers & paraprofessionals kicked off summer PL with Frogstreet, diving into how the curriculum supports positive and instructional interactions in the VPK classroom. @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

Today, we're celebrating Ms. Shannon Gray, our Lancaster Elementary #OCPSHEROTeacher! Her exceptional dedication to science and math education creates engaging and impactful learning experiences for her students. Thank you, Ms. Gray for all that you do! @LancasterES_OCPS @CDLocps

We had a great turnout for our 2nd day of training for VPK Paras. They went deeper exploring different tools & strategies for effective math interventions using @AgeofLearning (MMA)& @hand2mind resources. Can’t wait to see these interventions in action. @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

On the exciting first day of VPK Paraprofessionals Training, participants dove into the incredible opportunity to learn how to effectively integrate My Math Academy and Hand2mind for impactful math interventions. @clairesteele24 @PamClark_OCPS @CDLocps

VPK students @Andover are working very hard in CAPIT. Congratulations to these three students for moving up to level 2! Thank you, Ms.Ericka, for implementing CAPIT in your classroom. @clairesteele24 @PamClark_OCPS @capitlearning @Julie_A_Helton

VPK Students at Tangelo Park are learning about insects. They had a Show & Tell to present the insects they created with their families. The teacher & students had great discussions. Good job Ms. Isha at Tangelo Park! @clairesteele24 @PamClark_OCPS @Julie_A_Helton @CDLocps

Exciting day of professional development for our amazing VPK teachers! Continuous learning helps us create the best foundation for our little learners. #FloridaVPK #EarlyChildhoodEducation

Investing in the growth of our VPK paraprofessionals means investing in our students' futures! 🌱 Grateful for a day of professional learning, filled with new strategies and insights to make our VPK classrooms even more impactful!

VPK teachers had many “aha” moments as they analyzed data and engaged in ways to drive instruction! So much fun learning, collaborating, and being thankful for our VPK teachers at our Fall Quarterly meeting! @PamClark_OCPS @clairesteele24 @CDLocps

Our VPK classes celebrated #ReadForTheRecord2024 with their #VPKReadingPals last week. We can't wait for our #VPKReadingPals to visit again!