New Evaluation Form 2016 (Form 4A)(PDF file)
Individual Attendance Record (Form 3B)(PDF file)
Prior Approval for Individual Inservice (Form 2) (PDF file)
Inservice Workshop Initiation Form (Form 1A) (PDF file)
Inservice Attendance Record (Form 3A) (PDF file)
Inservice Evaluation Summary Form (Form 4B) (PDF file)
Inservice Evaluation Header Sheet (Form 4C) (PDF file)

Contact:
Sylvia Pabon-Castro
Administrative Assistant
Education
407-246-4894

Technology in the Diocese of Orlando will support, enhance and optimize the educational endeavors of all schools, in a coordinated fashion, encompassing all grade levels, staff, disciplines, and programs. Technology will be implemented as everyday experiences and will promote higher student achievement. The vision of the Office of Catholic Schools is that all students, teachers, and staff have access to current and emerging technologies that will ensure academic and personal success in a cutting-edge technological society.

Recommended Online Resources

Diocesan Technology Toolbox

Diocesan Educational Technology Plan 2023-2026 (PDF file)

ISTE Standards_Students (PDF file)

ISTE Standards for Administrators (PDF file)

ISTE Standards for Educators (PDF file)

Florida Digital Educators

Future of Education Technology Conference

International Society for Technology in Education

High school students at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Orlando scored higher on the ACT than students state-wide, with a composite score of 22.9 compared to 19.5 for the state. The ACT consists of curriculum-based tests of educational development in English, mathematics, reading and science designed to measure the skills needed for success in first year college coursework. Catholic students outscored students state-wide in all four subject areas.

Students attending Catholic schools, along with the faculty and staff, achieved the following:

• Test scores show students attending Catholic schools performed well above state and national averages compared to other students
• 100% of our high school seniors graduated;
• 98% of our seniors went on to college, having earned more than $42 million in scholarships;
• Our students gave back to their communities through more than 141,000 volunteer hours
• We continue to invest in technology, our faculty, and our facilities.

Catholic Elementary and Middle School Achieve High National Scores on Terranova

The Terranova Test is given to elementary and middle school students to test their understanding of key concepts. Fifty percentile is the national average, the Diocesan average is well above that at 70 percentile for the total battery for eighth grade in 2023.

The Diocese of Orlando has recognized Florida’s Goal 3 Standards as good expectations of student performance and has adapted them to meet the expectations of students graduating from Catholic high schools. The following ten standards are broad areas of knowledge and competence that exiting Catholic high school students are expected to have when they graduate.

1. Performance standards are defined through statement of outcomes that support each standard
2. The exit-level skills required for entering postsecondary education and the world of work in the information age are the same and can be measured through a variety of assessment activities.
3. Exit levels on the Goal Three performance standards will be established using a Gospel-based developmental approach, performance expectations at pre-exit levels will be established as benchmarks for assessing adequate progress.
4. One of the criteria for the success of a Catholic school is determined by the extent to which each individual student in the school is making progress toward the performance standards. Some students may need individual accommodations in order to progress toward the performance standards and outcomes. These accommodations are based on Catholic philosophy and respect for each student.
5. Gospel-based performance standards are written at the highest operational levels (e.g., analysis, synthesis, evaluation) and are based on the belief that individual students learn at different rates. Competency at such a high level requires student understanding, and use of content and foundation skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics.
6. Assessment practices should serve but not determine the performance standards and should be based on the belief that all students can succeed.
7. Performance standards should be designed so that students may go beyond them by broadening the learning areas within which the standards are applied.
8. In order to reach high operational performance standards, teaching and learning in the Diocese of Orlando Catholic schools will be fundamentally structured in keeping with the principles of academic excellence and faith formation.
9. The exit-level skills, knowledge, and values provide a framework within which the essential concepts of the curriculum frameworks will be incorporated. This framework provides a baseline measure for curriculum development in the Diocese of Orlando.

Standard #1 – Information Managers

Standard #2 – Effective Communicators

Standard #3 – Numeric Problem Solvers

Standard #4 – Critical and Creative Thinkers

Standard #5 – Ethical and Responsible Workers

Standard #6 – Resource Managers

Standard #7 – Systems Managers

Standard #8 – Cooperative Workers

Standard #9 – Effective Leaders

Standard #10 – Culturally Sensitive Learners

All schools in the Diocese of Orlando participate in local sports league. They offer a well-planned and directed athletic program for students of all ages. Activities include soccer, baseball, softball, flag football, volleyball, basketball, track, golf, cheerleading, and many more. Any student participating in a sports activity is expected to:

• Exhibit Christ-like character at all times.
• Maintain a 2.0/C average at all times.
• Do their personal best in academics and behavior.
• Give fully of himself / herself during the practice and games.
• Be accepting of his/her mistakes.
• Strive to win without placing undue pressure on self or teammates.
• Recognize and respect strengths and weaknesses of teammates.
• Accept the guidance of coaches.
• Respect the decisions of officials and umpires.
• Refrain from offensive language and actions.

Some of the organizations by county are:

• All our high schools are members of the Florida High School Athletic Association
• Brevard County – Catholic Youth Sports
• Lake County
• Marion County
• Orange, Seminole, and Osceola County – Catholic Youth Sports
  
• Polk County
• Volusia County – Catholic Youth Sports

Catholic Schools within the Diocese of Orlando require enrolling students to submit a Florida Department of Health Certificate of Immunization form (DH 680) as provided for in Florida Statute 1003.22 as a condition precedent to acceptance. Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Orlando do not recognize a religious objection to this immunization.

For each vaccination that the student is seeking an exemption, a licensed physician must list a contraindication and the student’s specific valid clinical reason for the contraindication. The school will not accept contraindications not currently included as a contraindication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). The school will not accept Form 680 without a written signature from a physician currently licensed by the State of Florida.

All medical exemption forms, whether for a temporary or permanent exemption, must be sent to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for approval prior to the student attending class. If the exemption form (DH680) is not visible on the Florida Shots website (www.flshots.com) and is not the same as the form sent to the Superintendent to approve, the student will not be able to enroll in the school. The Superintendent must be able to see the DH680 form certified and registered by the physician on the Florida Shots website before approval is granted for the student to enroll and attend school.

Bishop Noonan Immunization Letter

The National Catholic Bioethics Center Letter

Florida Department of Health Immunization Guidelines