Our 🍊Orange County Schools CTE students are showing off their amazing talent and creations at #NCAIM2023. Always impressed by the talent of our OrangeCountySchools students and the dedication of our teachers.! Beth Swain Mariah Morris Shannon Braxton Melinda Fornes

Literacy Systems with Amy Rhyne and NCDPI Office of Early Learning Early Literacy Specialist, Consultants, and Facilitators. NC AIM Conference #NCReadLeadSucceed

“I’ve enjoyed having the ability to pour into kids,” says Guiane Baker, who is entering her second year as a high-impact reading tutor in OrangeCountySchools. Make a difference in your community today and submit an interest form bit.ly/46lE1JQ.

OrangeCountySchools Literacy Coaches and English Learner specialists engaged in our first joint book study focusing on how to support English Learners with literacy development. Great day of collaboration, focus, and professional growth! Ambra Wilson Beth Swain Emily Lewis

Great kick-off to our Instructional Assistant Academy and NC Education Corps training! Amazing tutors and IAs from all 7 OrangeCountySchools were here to learn, grow, and build their capacity to lead small group instruction. All students deserve these educators in their corner!

Literacy Coaches and Multilingual Specialists collaborate on how to support multilingual students to develop phonological awareness and phonics during our monthly book study! Ambra Wilson Beth Swain OrangeCountySchools

OrangeCountySchools Literacy coaches and ESL teachers are building their tool boxes for vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension instruction. Beth Swain LOVES to share about the brain and how we learn! Kelley Bendheim Mariah Morris Emily Lewis

Excited for OrangeCountySchools to be featured in this article on the positive effects of high-impact tutoring and our partnership with the NC Education Corps! wral.com/story/high-dos…

In celebration of Black History Month this February, join us for a free, virtual screening of The Right to Read on February 1, 2024. The film will be available for just 24-hours, so make sure to mark your calendars! Register here: therighttoreadfilm.org/events

ON AIR | Tue Jan 30 @ 3PM 📻🎧 WCHL & Chapelboro discussed schools with two powerful voices—Kimberly Jones of CHCCS (’23 NC TOY) & our own Mariah Morris (’19 NC TOY) talked about pathways to student success and support for educators. Thanks for the opportunity! #OCSInspires

Dinner with author, Nancy Hennessy, could not have come at a more perfect time as we work on developing resources to support NC beyond SoR foundational skills! (And she lives in our state!!) Thank you 95percentgroup for this learning opportunity!

We are THRILLED to announce our summer book study of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint, in partnership with IDA_NorCar! Nancy Hennessy will be joining us for our kickoff session & help us close out the book study. Let’s dive into comprehension instruction together!

Save the Date: 2nd Annual OrangeCountySchools Night of Poetry featuring high school poets, local authors, and our NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green! Students will read original poetry and we will name our next OCS Youth Poet Laureate!

These dynamic women were offered a challenge and stood up and finished as a stand out team! These phenomenal Instructional Assistants participated in months of training to enhance their expertise with our students. Awesome job! #growyourown #instructionalassistants Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School

Thank you, Grady Brown, for hosting the IA Academy Graduation! It was so wonderful to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our OrangeCountySchools Instructional Assistants!

Congratulations to our dedicated instructional assistants. They completed OCS's Instructional Assistant Program. They are an integral part of our students' growth!

So amazing, OrangeCountySchools and Central Elementary School! Excited to celebrate Ms. Scully and all she does for her students! 🎉

Calling all OrangeCountySchools readers! 📢📢📢 The OCS Literacy Team is excited to share the 2024 OCS Reading Challenge: Olympic Reading Games! Let’s get reading and have some FUN! All students who participate will receive a gold medal! 🥇 🥇🥇

So inspired by NC educators and the work they are putting in to shifts systems for kids! Humbled to be a part of the vision and implementation among the best! #NCReadLeadSucceed

Counting down to #OCSStars2024! 🌟 Excited to share that even our administrators are hitting the books this year. From assistant principals to district leaders, we've got sessions designed just for them to ensure a smooth school year ahead! 📚✨