Oak Park Middle School

Accreditation Evidence

Standard 4 – Resources/Services/Support

Standard: The school has resources and provides services that support its purpose and direction to ensure success for all students.

4.1 Qualified professional support staff are sufficient in number to fulfill their roles and responsibilities necessary to support the school’s purpose, direction and the educational program.

Evidence A: District Intranet/Human Resources Dept./ Hiring Procedures

Evidence B: Florida Department of Education website/ School Reports

Evidence C: School budgets for the last 3 years (Admin. To provide)

Evidence D: Assessments of staffing needs (Admin. to provide)

4.2 Instructional time, material resources and fiscal resources are sufficient to support the purpose and direction of the school.

Evidence A:

Access Oak Park Middle School’s website. Access OPMS School Calendar

Evidence B: School Schedule

Evidence C: Examples of efforts of school leaders to secure necessary material and fiscal resources (Admin. To provide).

Evidence D: Alignment of budget with school purpose and direction (Admin. To provide).

4.3 The school maintains facilities, services and equipment to provide a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all students and staff.

Evidence A: Maintenance Schedules.

Evidence B: Records of depreciation of equipment (Admin./bookkeeper to provide).

Evidence C: System for maintenance requests

Evidence D: Safety committee responsibilities, meeting schedules and minutes (Admin. To provide).

Evidence E: Documentation of compliance with local and state inspections requirements (Admin. To provide).

Evidence F: Documentation of emergency procedures such as fire drills, evacuation and other emergency procedures (Admin. To provide).

4.4 Students and school personnel use a range of media and information resources to support the school’s educational programs.

Evidence A: Computer Lab elective class: Variety of computer assisted/interactive academic programs to assist subject instruction for students (Penda, Brain Pop, Accelerated Math, FCAT practice, etc.)

Evidence B: Media Center Specialist and Teacher Assistants available to assist students in obtaining and selecting media and information resources.

Evidence C: Computer Lab open and available for students 4 days a week in the morning before school with Teacher Assistant guidance.

Evidence D: Budget related to media and information resource acquisition (Admin./Bookkeeper to provide).

Evidence E: School District website

4.5: The technology infrastructure supports the school’s teaching, learning and operational needs.

Evidence A: Technology plan and budget to improve technology services and infrastructure (Admin. To provide).

Evidence B: Policies relative to technology use. See Student Code of conduct on

Evidence C: Assessments to inform development of technology plan (Admin. To provide).

4.6: The school provides support services to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of the student population being served.

Evidence A: Support Services available to students

  • Onsite Social Worker
  • RTI process
  • Mentoring program – Life to the Max
  • Avid Mentoring program
  • ESOL program
  • ESE program
  • Universal breakfast
  • PBS

Evidence B: Agreements with school community agencies for student-family support

  • Spirit nights with local community/businesses
  • Agreements with local businesses for discounts

Evidence C: Social classes and services

  • Too Good For Drugs Program through Science Department
  • Kagan Strategies to support social and character education
  • Service learning class/program
  • Speak Out promoted throughout school
  • Peer Mediation

Evidence D: character and social Skill Development through clubs and athletics on campus

  • Student Council
  • National Junior Honor Society
  • Art Club
  • Drama Club
  • Flag Football
  • Volleyball
  • Baketball
  • Cross Country
  • Soccer

Evidence E: Family Services

  • Family Resource Room
  • Active Parenting Workshop
  • School-Parent Compact

4.7: The school provides services that support the counseling, assessment, referral, educational anc career planning needs of all students.

Evidence A: Services available related to counseling, assessment, referral, educational and career planning. / Departments/Student Services

Evidence B: Description of referral process. look under RtI and Departments/ESE

Evidence C: Description of IEP Process. look under Departments/ESE

Evidence D: Educational and career planning. This is covered in the 8th grade Social Studies classes.

The district also provides a CTE Career Pathways Presentation to 8th graders.

4.2 Instructional time, material resources, and fiscal resources are sufficient to support the purpose and direction of the school.

Evidence A: