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OCPS staff explain FISH vs. program capacity as board weighs actions for declining enrollment; grandfather transfer rules, thresholds noted
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Vasquez and enrollment staff outlined how the district uses FISH capacity, contrasted it with permanent program capacity, and cited school‑size thresholds and grandfather transfer rules as the district examines declining enrollment and possible repurposing.
Orange County Public Schools staff used the Oct. 21 work session to explain capacity metrics and district approaches as the system confronts declining enrollment.
Stacy Neill and Thomas Moore explained that the district is using FISH (Florida Inventory of School Houses) capacity—the state’s official room inventory—to drive current rezoning work. Neill said FISH is the state number and the one that appears in the district work plan and funding calculations; the district has worked to bring program spaces into FISH where appropriate. Thomas Moore and…
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