The parent's Right to Know information is linked below. Please feel free to reach out if you need additional information.

We will be sending the Out-of-field letters out on February 10th to parents of students that have a teacher who is teaching out-of-field.

Teachers are identified as out-of-field based upon their teaching assignments and student enrollment, as identified in the Florida Department of Education Course Code Directory. Teachers who teach one or more classes of a subject that is not a subject area listed on their Florida Educator's Certificate are considered out-of-field.

What this might mean:

• the teacher has an out of state or out of country certification and is completing the steps to get their certification in Florida
• the teacher may be certified, but out-of-field due to a missing endorsement, such as the ESOL endorsement
• the teacher may have a degree in a different subject area and working on coursework for certification

Some of our Out-of-Field teachers have many years of experience in the classroom and are working on the specific requirements to become fully certified. NES works diligently each year to put the very best teachers in front of our students everyday and we look forward to the great work they will accomplish with our students this year.

The list of teachers that are out of field at NES is below.

At this time, we do not have any long term substitute teachers.

Aalia Murphy, Inez Harvey, Keisha Dobbins, Meredith Hilliard, and Natoya Stevens are in their first year of teaching.

If you have any questions regarding these qualifications, please contact Mrs. Jessica Lowe at (863) 462-5100 or jessica.lowe@okeeschools.org.

The School District of Okeechobee County has adopted Board Policy 6.43, Unlawful Discrimination Prohibited. No person shall, on the basis of race (including anti-Semitism), color, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, political beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, if otherwise qualified, social and family background or on the basis of the use of a language other than English by Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this School District, except as provided by law.

The School District of Okeechobee County shall comply with all federal and state laws which include the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Title IX, Section 504, Florida Education Equity Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), and the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act.

Any employee, student, applicant for admissions, or applicant for employment who believes he/she has been discriminated against or has been harassed by another employee, student, or third party is encouraged to use the Equity Plan Grievance Procedure for filing complaints. Complaints may be filed with the principal or immediate supervisor, District Equity Coordinator/Director of Human Resources or the Superintendent.

Director of Human Resources

Title II, Title IX and the Florida Education Equity Act

Complaints and ADA/Section 504 Complaints

700 SW 2nd Avenue, Okeechobee, FL 34974

(863) 462-5000 Ext. 1067

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NES Mission Statement:

North Elementary School will create a learning environment in which teachers and parents work together to enable each student to realize his/her potential. The school and its faculty will provide students with the best resources and instruction possible in order for them to be successful both in school, and later in life as thriving members of our society

NES Vision Statement:

Together: Achieving excellence, putting students first!