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Board spotlights staff achievements and hears student leaders from Innovation High

Orange County School Board · November 12, 2025
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The board honored veteran staff and teachers — including master principal Melanie Simmons, Fulbright-recipient teacher Gloria Povera and custodian Edwina Forbes — and heard Innovation High student leaders present school achievements and a "Senior Tiles" legacy project.

The meeting opened with recognitions. Superintendent Maria Vasquez honored Melanie Simmons for 28 years in district service, noting her leadership elevated Rock Lake Elementary from a D to an A grade and that Rock Lake earned a Florida Department of Education School of…

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