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OCASA delegation meets 15 lawmakers in Tallahassee to advocate for education priorities
Summary
Members of the Orange County Association of School Administrators attended Advocacy Week in Tallahassee and met with 15 members of the county’s legislative delegation to press district priorities, including FAFSA outreach and other items.
John Robert Miller, principal of Meadowbrook Middle School, told the Orange County School Board that members of the Orange County Association of School Administrators (OCASA) attended the Florida Association of School Administrators’ Advocate 2025 conference in Tallahassee and met with 15 members of the county’s legislative delegation.
Miller said the administrators left legislators with information about OCPS priorities, described their advocacy as productive and credited senior district staff (including Scott Howard, senior director for government relations Marquise McMiller, and OCASA executive director Dr. Ana Diaz) with organizing the effort.
Why it matters: OCASA leaders said the meetings were meant to influence state policy and funding that affect local schools. The delegation emphasized FAFSA outreach and other district priorities at meetings with lawmakers and staff.
Details: Miller said OCASA members participated in advocacy days on Feb. 4–5 and that the delegation included administrators from elementary through high school levels. He named participating principals and assistant principals and said the delegation presented OCPS materials and examples of student work, including cookies prepared by Orange Technical College culinary students as a courtesy to legislators.
Next steps: Miller said OCASA looks forward to continued contact with state and federal lawmakers and expressed a desire for ongoing collaboration to support district priorities in Tallahassee and Washington.
