Addition Financial is now one of the largest credit unions in Central Florida.  Employees and their immediate family members are eligible to become a member.  Visit the Addition Financial membership page for more information about membership, opening an account, loans, and other services.  

OCPS partners with Addition Financial to offer two options for deferring a portion of your wages to be paid during the summer months. These options are designed to help employees manage income during the non-working summer period. For details and frequently asked questions about this option visit the Payroll Services website.

All employees need a badge to access their work site and the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC) and the RBELC parking garage. During pre-employment orientation (PREO), new or returning employees will have their picture taken for the badge, but will not receive the badge until they have begun working for the district. Once the candidate has cleared pre-employment screenings (fingerprint and drug tests) and are set up in the SAP system, the badge office will create the new employee badge and send to work sites via the district courier. 

Requests for replacement badges should be initiated by your worksite secretary or administrator using the Google form available on the Badge Request page located here.  In some cases, it may be necessary for the work site to provide a photo of the employee, or the employee may have to travel to the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC) for a new photo to be taken.   The replacement badge will be delivered to the worksite via district courier. 

If the reason for the replacement badge request is due to a name change, the employee must first request the name change using the Request for Change in Permanent Record.  An updated copy of the Social Security card must be provided in order for the district to process the change.    

Once the form is completed, bring a copy of the completed form, your current OCPS badge, and your new Social Security card to the Employment Services department, located on the first floor of the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC) at the following address: 

445 W. Amelia St. 
Orlando, FL 32801 
 
Visitor parking is available in the garage next to the RBELC – the garage entrance is on Ronald Blocker Ave.    

Please note, normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, except during the summer (June and July) when offices are closed on Fridays but are open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM.   You may contact Employment Services at (407) 317-3215 to confirm office hours before travelling to the RBELC campus. 

You will be directed to the Badge office once you have completed your request in the Employment Services department to request the new badge. 

The new employee badge is delivered with basic access to the work site and the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC).   Any request for additional access must be requested by the employee supervisor by contacting the Enterprise Security Systems team at 407-250-6249, Monday-Friday 7 a.m - 4 p.m.   

Parking Garage Hang Tags are required for all staff who regularly work and park at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBLEC) located at 445 W. Amelia Street in Orlando.  Visitors to the RBELC do not require a Parking Garage Hang Tag. 

The parking tag aplication form can be viewed here. 

Once completed, the form should be emailed to elcparking@ocps.net.  You will be notified via email when to pick up your parking hanger. Pickup days are Tuesday & Thursday from 9am-11am.

Parking Garage Hang Tags are required for all staff who regularly work and park at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBLEC) located at 445 W. Amelia Street in Orlando.   Visitors to the RBELC do not require a Parking Garage Hang Tag. 

If the vehicle that you regularly drive to the RBELC has changed, email Building Management at elcparking@ocps.net to let them know about the change.  In your email, provide your personnel number, name and phone extension, along with the make/model and vehicle tag number for the car.   

Parking Garage Hang Tags are required for all staff who regularly work and park at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBLEC) located at 445 W. Amelia Street in Orlando.  Visitors to the RBELC do not require a Parking Garage Hang Tag. 

If your Parking Garage Hang Tag is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed you must complete a new Parking Tag application form.

Once completed, the form should be emailed to elcparking@ocps.net.  You will be notified via email when to pick up your parking hanger. Pickup days are Tuesday & Thursday from 9am-11am.

2025-2026 School Year calendar

2026-2027 School Year calendar

Historical Calendars

Additional calendars can be found on the district’s Calendar page. 

The testing calendar for the current year can be found on the Testing Calendar page. 

Calendars for the School Board can be found on BoardDocs.

Meeting Notices can be found here.

Canvas is the learning management system where employee trainings may be delivered.   Employees should use the Teacher & Staff Login button to log on to the system. 

If you are on the district’s network, you can use the Autologin (yellow) button to default your network credentials. 

As an alternative, you can type your username in the format personnel#@ocps.k12.fl.us and enter your network password to connect. 

Both options will require you complete a multi-factor authentication to proceed.  

MFA, or Multi-Factor Authentication, is a security technology that requires multiple methods of authentication to verify a user's identity for a login. This helps to create a layered defense that makes it more difficult for an unauthorized person to access your account. Most banks and credit card companies have already incorporated MFA into their logon practices.

Please note that MFA will only be activated when you are attempting to access the OCPS network from an offsite location, i.e. private residence.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Setup
Add, Review or Change Multi-Factor Authentication (MF) Method

Florida offers a number of traditional and alternative educator preparation routes that lead to full Professional certification. Some routes are direct pathways to the Professional Certificate. For other routes, the individual first teaches under a Temporary Certificate and then moves to the Professional Certificate.

Direct Pathways to a Professional Certificate
Many applicants go directly to the full Professional Certificate by following one of these pathways:

1. Valid Standard Certificate Issued by another State (See Reciprocity)
2. Valid Certificate Issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
3. Teacher Education Degree Program and Passing Florida Certification Examinations
4. Educator Preparation Institute Program and Passing Florida Certification Examinations
5. Two Semesters of Full-Time College Teaching Experience, Passing the Florida Professional Education Test, and Passing the Florida Subject Area Examination (for a bachelor's level subject). [NOTE: A graduate level subject requires the graduate degree/coursework specified in the governing State Board Rule in addition to Passing the Florida Subject Area Examination.]

Pathways to a Temporary Certificate
Applicants who do not currently meet all requirements for a Professional Certificate, can qualify for the Temporary Certificate with one of these pathways:

1. Bachelor's Degree with a Passing Score on the Florida Subject Area Examination (for subjects that require no more than a bachelor's degree)
2. Bachelor's Degree with a Valid Certificate Issued by American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE)
3. Bachelor's Degree with a Major in the Content Area
4. Bachelor's Degree with Required Courses and 2.5 GPA in the Content Area

Pathways to Upgrade from a Temporary to a Professional Certificate
The individual who has been teaching under a Temporary Certificate can move to the Professional Certificate with one of these pathways:

1. Valid Certificate Issued by American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) and Demonstration of Professional Education Competence in the Classroom
2. Florida Professional Development Certification Program and Passing Florida Certification Examinations
3. College Professional Training Option, Teaching Experience, Demonstration of Professional Education Competence in the Classroom, and Passing Florida Certification Examinations
4. Professional Preparation College Courses, Teaching Experience, Demonstration of Professional Education Competence in the Classroom, and Passing Florida Certification Examinations
5. Graduate Degree in a STEM Field; Teach Approved STEM High School Course; Hold 6-12 STEM Certification; Highly Effective Summative Rating Based on Student Performance on AP, IB, AICE or EOC Assessments; and Passing Florida Certification Examinations

See Upgrading from the Temporary to the Professional Certificate for important process, application, employment, and timeline information.

Florida has two reciprocity routes for certified teachers and administrators from another state that may be used to qualify for our Professional Certificate.  The Florida Department of Education certification site details both reciprocity routes and includes instructions for application.

The OCPS alternative certification program, known as Professional Learning Certification Program (PLCP), is designed to offer non-education majors, who hold at least a bachelor's degree in a subject for which a professional certificate may be issued, the opportunity to be trained as an educator. The OCPS PLCP philosophy is based on a deep commitment to intense focus on student achievement by building a high-performing and dedicated team of teachers through a quality competency-based program. The goal of the PLCP is to expand the pool of educators to include non-education majors committed to making a positive impact on student achievement and providing quality educational opportunities.

In order to qualify for the OCPS PLCP, an applicant must:

• Be an instructional employee of OCPS in a teaching assignment related to and in a subject matter and grade level setting that are covered by the certification.
• Hold or be eligible for a temporary teaching certificate from the Florida Department of Education.
• Hold at least a bachelor's degree, meet the subject area requirements in a subject area for which a professional certificate may be issued or pass the state subject area exam, and be certified for the teaching assignment.
• Obtain the signature of the school-based support team including the hiring principal on the PLCP Application.
• Sign the PLCP Application as an agreement of participation.

After PLCP completion, the candidate may seek a professional certificate.

Get more information about the transition to teaching.

Get more information about PLCP.

For additional questions, you may contact the program administrators:

Bonnie Toffoli

Director
bonnie.toffoli@ocps.net

Kwani Woods
Senior Administrator
kwani.woods@ocps.net 

Military Certification Pathways

Upgrading from the Temporary to Professional Certificate

A professional teaching certificate in the state of Florida is valid for five school years.   It is renewable at the end of each five-year term. 

Beginning in 2025, educators whose certificate expires on or after 6/30/2025, will need to earn 120 in-service points to include 20 in-service points in ESE SWD and 40 in-service points in approved READING courses IF the educator is renewing ANY of the following coverages:

• Elementary Education (K-6) or Elementary Education (grades 1-6)
• Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3)
• Primary Education (grades K-3)
• English (6-12) or Middle Grades English (grades 5-9)
• Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9)
• Reading (K-12) or Reading Endorsement
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12)
• ESE K-12

Educators certified in Educational Leadership and/or School Principal must complete 20 in-service points in Florida Educational Leadership Standards. 

For a complete list of renewal requirements, please visit the Florida Department of Education Educator Certification Renewal Requirements page.

OCPS employees that hold a valid state issued professional teaching certificate must apply for renewal online with the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification. The renewal application must be received in the Bureau of Educator Certification prior to the expiration date of the Professional Certificate.

If you have not logged onto the new Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) online application system, you will need to complete the New Account Setup and Initial On-boarding Process first, click here for instructions.  Please indicate #48 – Orange County as your district affiliation, if not displayed already.

Once you have an account, apply online with the FLDOE for your renewal: click here to apply. 

Once you log in you should see the screen below. Click on the "Select" button next to "Renewal Application" to start the application process with the Florida Department of Education.

Renewal fees are the responsibility of the employee.  Please submit payment to the OCPS Certification Department after you have submitted your renewal application online to the FLDOE. 

To pay by credit card, please call the Certification Department at: 407-317-3221 option #1.

To pay via payroll deduction, complete the Payroll Deduction Affidavit form New Account Setup and Initial On-boarding Process here, and send via courier to the RBELC 1^st floor, Attention Certification Department or by email to certification@ocps.net.    May 1st is the deadline to submit a payroll deduction form.   After this date payment must be made by check or credit card.

For any questions, please call us at 407-317-3221, option #1 or email certification@ocps.net.

The employee portal MyOCPS can be used to view and verify in-service points.   The portal is available 24/7 to all employees. 

Once you have logged onto the portal, navigate to the Employee Self Service > Career and Job page and look for the Inservice Points Record link in the left column. Click the link to view your current record.

If your employment with OCPS has ended, and you would like to view your in-service record, you may visit Training and Participation Records – this page will require you provide your employee number and the last four digits of your SSN to access your records. 

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Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies

Florida Bureau of Educator Certification Instructional Videos

Florida Department of Education

Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)

Florida Educational Leadership Exams (FELE)

General Knowledge Exam

Academic Adult teachers may be assigned to teach adult learners in the following areas:

Adult Basic Education (ABE)
General Educational Development (GED)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Applied Academics for Adult Education (AAAE)

Information regarding certification for Academic Adult Education teachers, visit the Career & Technical Education Certification page.  

Candidates for full time degreed Career and Technical Education (CTE) vocational teaching positions must hold a valid State of Florida teaching certificate or valid Statement of Eligibility (SOE).

Candidates for full time non-degreed Career and Technical Education (CTE) vocational teaching positions must meet eligibility requirements for a local District issued certificate.

Additional information regarding certification for Career and Technical Education Vocational Teachers can be found here.

The application for a for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) District issued vocational  certificate can be found here.

For additional questions regarding Career and Technical Education (CTE) certification, please contact Karen Migetz at: Karen.Migetz@ocps.net.

Out of field List as of December 18, 2024

The out of field list is posted in response to the NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS dictated by Florida Statute 1012.42(2):

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—When a teacher in a district school system is assigned teaching duties in a class dealing with subject matter that is outside the field in which the teacher is certified, outside the field that was the applicant’s minor field of study, or outside the field in which the applicant has demonstrated sufficient subject area expertise, as determined by district school board policy in the subject area to be taught, the parents of all students in the class shall be notified in writing of such assignment, and each school district shall report out-of-field teachers on the district’s website within 30 days before the beginning of each semester.

The Certification department serves as a liaison between Orange County Public Schools and the Florida Bureau of Educator Certification to ensure compliance with state statutes and rules relative to educator certification.

You may contact the Certification Department at 407-317-3221 or via e-mail at certification@ocps.net.

You may also find more helpful information on the Certification Services webpage.

If you would like a copy of your contract from a previous year, or are having difficulty printing or saving the PDF copy of your contract, please visit the District and Personnel Records website for instructions and contact information for the Records Custodian.   Please note, only signed contracts can be provided using this method.   Unsigned contracts are not stored by the Records Custodian and cannot be provided. 
 

Professional staff (instructional and administrative or other professional staff) receive a written (electronic) employment contract each year - this Contract is what commits the District to employing you for the school year. Support staff and non-benefitted staff do not receive an employment contract.

The contract is available on the employee portal (MyOCPS ) as soon as negotiations with the bargaining units have been completed, Board approved and ratified, and any changes in salary are paid. Employees receive an email at that time to let them know the contract is available for review and electronic signature in the portal.

To access a copy of your employment contract, logon to the portal and navigate to Employee Self Service > Career and Job to find the Employment Contract link. Click on the link to open the contract document – the contract should be electronically signed each year (signing the contract will require you to provide your personnel number and network password to complete).

You may print a copy for your records at any time during the school year using the tool bar at the top of the document. If you would like to save an electronic copy of the contract, use the Print button to open the document as a PDF, and then download or save the PDF.

The contract link will be visible on the Employee Self Service > Career and Job page only through the end of the school year. It is removed on June 30th and will not appear again until the next year when negotiations with the bargaining units have again been completed.

If you would like a copy of your contract from a previous year, or are having difficulty printing or saving the PDF copy of your contract, please visit the District and Personnel Records website for information and the contact information for the Records Custodian. 

The following types of contracts apply to teachers hired after June 30, 2011:

Probationary contract - individuals newly hired as instructional personnel and returning retirees hired by the district school board shall be awarded a probationary contract. Probationary contracts expire one day prior to the first day of pre-planning for the subsequent school year. Upon successful completion of the probationary contract and reappointment, the district school board shall award an annual contract to newly hired teachers and to re-employed retirees.

Annual contract – individuals who hole a valid Florida or District teaching certificate, and who have successfully completed a probationary contract with the district in the prior year without a break in service or who received an annual contract from the district in the prior year without a break in service and has not received pursuant to Florida Statute 1012.34 two (2) consecutive unsatisfactory evaluations, two (2) unsatisfactory evaluations in a three (3) year period, or three (3) consecutive needs improvement (NI) or a combination of NI and unsatisfactory evaluations. Annual contracts shall expire one day prior to the first day of pre-planning for the subsequent school year.

Temporary contract – are awarded to individuals who are replacing a teacher on a leave of absence or who are hired on or after the first day of the 2nd marking period. It is understood that there shall be no further expectation of employment upon expiration of the temporary contract. Temporary contracts shall expire no later than the last day of post-planning of the current school year.

For additional information, refer to Article VIII of the contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Classroom Teachers Association

Administrative and other professional staff will receive a written (electronic) contract each year, which is subject to annual review and renewal.  The first 97 days of an initial contract are a probationary period.  During the probationary period, the employee may be dismissed without cause or may resign from the position without breach of contract (Florida statutes 1012.33).

Ten-month employees at Orange County Public Schools are not paid during the summer months unless they elect to participate in a deferred payment option.

Deferred Payment Options:

Addition Financial Summer Pay Program

OCPS partners with Addition Financial to offer two options for deferring a portion of your wages to be paid during the summer months. These options are designed to help employees manage income during the non-working summer period. For details and frequently asked questions about this option visit the Payroll Services website.

Teacher Deferred Payment Plan

Teachers may elect to have a percentage of their regular gross wages (excluding bonuses or additional pay) deferred throughout the school year. Available deferral percentages include 11%, 12%, 13%, or 15%. The deferred amount is deducted from the net paycheck each pay period.

• At the end of the school year, the total deferred amount is issued as a lump-sum payment.
• This final payment is not subject to additional taxes or deductions, as those were already applied when the wages were originally earned.
• The deferred payout date is listed on the Instructional Payroll Calendar and applies only to teachers who have elected this option.

To estimate how the deferral will affect your regular paycheck and final payout, use the Deferred Pay Calculator.

The MyOCPS employee portal is your centralized access point for managing a wide range of employment-related tasks. The portal is available 24/7 to all OCPS employees and provides secure, self-service functionality to streamline district-wide business processes.

Key Features Available in MyOCPS:

• View and download your paycheck stubs (salary statements)
• Update or change your address, phone number, or emergency contact information
• Update or change your direct deposit details
• Complete your annual insurance benefits enrollment
• View your paid time off (PTO) and leave balances
• Submit or request leave days
• Complete timesheets (for applicable positions)

Login Instructions:

1. Access MyOCPS here or use the Quick Link at the top of this page
2. Log in using your OCPS personnel number and network (Active Directory) password.

Login Instructions:

1. Access MyOCPS here or use the Quick Link at the top of this page
2. Log in using your OCPS personnel number and network (Active Directory) password.

Employment verification requests that do not include salary or earnings information should be emailed to HR.Verifications@ocps.net.   You will receive an email confirmation that we have received your request, and all verifications are processed in the order they are received. Should records be needed from the OCPS Records Department, additional time will be required to prepare an accurate verification.  During high volume periods for such requests, it may take longer. We ask that you do not send in a duplicate of your request as it may delay the process.

Income verifications are completed by the Payroll department. Please fax a signed request to 407.317.3224 or send by email to Payrollsvcs@ocps.net. Employees must include how they wish to have the completed form distributed (pick up, mailed or faxed).

If you are requesting a performance evaluation or an effective status is needed, please send your request to OCPS.records@ocps.net.

In all cases, please include your personnel number and name when requesting a verification.

In order to ensure you are making qualifying payments under PSLF it is recommended that you submit the PSLF form annually.   This lets you confirm you’re on track toward forgiveness.

The form can be electronically submitted to an authorized official for completion – the email address for the authorizing official at OCPS is HR.Verifications@ocps.net – when completing the PSLF form you will be asked for this address. 

Use the PSLF Help Tool located at Student Aid PSLF on the Federal Student Aid government site to complete and submit the form for electronic processing.  You must logon with your FSA ID and password in order to complete the form electronically.   If you need help with your FSA ID or password, or with logging on, please visit  Student Aid Help.

Please note, our staff cannot answer questions about your loans or progress towards forgiveness.   We can only complete the PSLF form to confirm your qualifying employment with OCPS.  

Instructional and administrative or other professional employees will receive an electronic employment contract each year - this Contract is what commits the District to employing you for the school year.   

The contract is available on the employee portal (MyOCPS) as soon as negotiations with the bargaining units have been completed.   Employees receive an email at that time to let them know their employment contract is available in the portal for review.  The employee should review and electronically sign the contract as soon as possible after receiving the email letting them know it is available.  

The contract link will be visible on the Employee Self Service > Career and Job page only through June 30^th.  The contract link is removed on June 30^th and will not appear again until the next year when negotiations with the bargaining units have again been completed and new contracts are issued.  

If you would like a copy of your contract from a previous year, or are having difficulty printing or saving the PDF copy of your contract, please visit the District and Personnel Records website for instructions and contact information for the Records Custodian.   Please note, only signed contracts can be provided using this method.   Unsigned contracts are not stored by the Records Custodian and cannot be provided. 

Name Changes

In order for the district to process an employee name change the Request for Change in Permanent Record form must be completed.  An updated copy of the Social Security card must be provided in order for the district to process the change.   

Once the form is completed, bring a copy of the completed form, your currrent OCPS badge, and your new Social Security card to the Employment Services department, located on the first floor of the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC) at the following address:

445 W. Amelia St.
Orlando, FL 32801

Visitor parking is available in the garage next to the RBELC – the garage entrance is on Ronald Blocker Ave.   

Please note, normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, except during the summer (June and July) when offices are closed on Fridays, but are open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM.   You may contact Employment Services at (407) 317-3215 to confirm office hours before travelling to the RBELC campus. 

After the name change has been processed, you may request an update to your OCPS email address by entering a request at ITS Help Desk here – select Email from the options on the left and follow the prompts to complete the request.

Current Employee Address Changes

Address, phone numbers and emergency contact information are updated online in the employee portal MyOCPS.    Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Personal Information page and use the Personal Profile link to update your address, phone number or emergency contact information as needed.

Certain employees cannot update their information through the portal – those in positions that require a driver license or those employees who have an exemption from public records.   If the portal does not allow you to update the address, phone number or emergency contact information, please contact your school or department secretary for assistance.

Address Changes for those no longer employed at OCPS

If you are no longer employed by the district but would like to have your address changed in our system for future mailings, complete the Request for Change in Permanent Record form.   Send the form, along with a copy of your driver’s license pr government ID to confirm your identity to the following address: 

Orange County Public Schools
P.O. Box 271
Orlando, FL 32801
Attn: Employment Services

Request for Long-Term Leave of Absence (Over Ten Days)

Section 119.071, Florida Statutes, titled General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records, permits qualifying employees to request protection of personal information from public records disclosure. Section 119.071 (4 )(d), Florida Statutes, provides that the "home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, an photographs" of certain categories of employees, their spouses, and their children are exempt from Section 119.07(1 ), Florida Statutes, and Section 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. If you believe you are exempt under one of these provisions you may complete the form requesting an exemption. You must provide all information and cite specifically the exemption category and the qualifying agency or employer.

A public records exemption exists for the identification and location information of the individuals below and their spouses and dependents. "Identification and location information" means the:

• Home address, telephone number, date of birth, telephone number and photographs;
• Name and location of the school attended by the spouse, or the school or day care facility attended by the dependent of these individuals.

Complete the exemption form here (this is a secured site and will require you to logon with your network ID and password).  The form will be automatically routed to the Human Resources department upon completion.

Request for Inservice Credit for Trainings NOT Sponsored by OCPS

Request for Leave of Absence - Maternity

The annual enrollment period for the 2025-2026 plan year is now closed (the enrollment window ran from May 7th, 2025 – June 4th, 2025).  This open enrollment window is the only time to add benefits or change your plans without an approved family status change (e.g., marriage, adoption, birth).  

Changes made during the open enrollment window will be effective Oct. 1 (Flexible Spending Accounts will be effective Sept. 1).

Important Considerations:

• Once enrolled, your selections remain in effect until the next annual enrollment.
• You may change doctors during the plan year, but not your selected plans.
• Mid-year changes are only permitted with an approved family status change (e.g., marriage, adoption, birth). To report a qualifying event, contact the Insurance Benefits Office at 407-317-3245

For questions, email IBDOCS@ocps.net or call the Insurance Benefits Office at 407-317-3245 during business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., except during June and July when business hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).

Mid-year changes are only permitted with an approved family status change (e.g., marriage, adoption, birth). To report a qualifying event, contact the Insurance Benefits Office at 407-317-3245 during normal business hours, or email IBDOCS@ocps.net. 

Normal business hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., except during June and July.   During the summer months (June and July) normal business hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Health plan insurance coverage shall terminate at the end of the month in which employment terminated or during any unpaid leave of absence when premium payments have not been made, except that coverage shall continue through August 31 if a 10-month employee resigns or retires at the end of the previous school year and has worked through their contractual last duty day.

Approximately 2 weeks before your coverage effective date, you should receive your insurance card(s) in the mail. 

Approximately 2 weeks before your coverage effective date, you should receive your FSA card in the mail.

MEDICAL (Cigna) — Cigna Healthcare or MyCigna
• For claims information, eligibility or benefits verification, call Cigna HealthCare member services at 1.800.CIGNA 24 (1.800.244.6224).
• For precertification or hospital admission due to an emergency, call Cigna HealthCare member services at 1.800.CIGNA 24 (1.800.244.6224).

PHARMACY (CVS/caremark) — CVScaremark
• For CVS/caremark Customer Service, call 1.800.378.9264.
• For CVS/caremark Clinical Services (for prior authorization), call 1.800.294.5979.
• For CVS/caremark Clinical Services (for formulary Exceptions/Appeals), call 1.877.203.1681.
• For CVS/caremark Specialty Pharmacy, call 1.800.237.2767.
• Benefit Advocate Center for additional assistance, call 1.833.416.5130 or email bac.ocps@ajg.com.
MENTAL HEALTH/CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY (Cigna) — MyCigna
• For the Employee Assistance Program\Behavioral Health call 1.877.622.4327.

DENTAL (DELTACARE BASIC & COMP.) — Delta Dental Insurance
• Call DeltaCare at 1.800.422.4234.

DENTAL (DELTA DENTAL PPO) — Delta Dental Insurance
• Call Delta Dental PPO at 1.800.521.2651.

VISION — CompBenefits Vision Plan
• Call Humana Specialty Benefits Vision Plan at 1.800.865.3676.

DISABILITY —
• Call Lincoln Financial Group Disability Plan at 1.800.423.2765.

GROUP UNIVERSAL LIFE —
• Call Minnesota Life Insurance GUL at 1.800.843.8358.

FSAs (FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS) — NueSynergy Participant Resources
• Call NueSynergy at 1.855.890.7239.

There are several pages on the intranet site that can provide information:

Insurance Benefits home page

New Employee Information

Insurance Benefits FAQs

You may also contact the Insurance Benefits department at (407) 317-3245 or email at IBDOCS@ocps.net. 

Instructional Job Descriptions can be viewed here.

Instructional jobs include classroom teachers as well as Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Audiologists, Diagnosticians, Staffing Specialists, Deans, Guidance/School Counselors, School Psychologists, Registered Nurses (RN), Media Specialists and others.  These positions usually require some form of teaching certificate or professional license.

Non-Instructional (Classified) job descriptions can be viewed here.

Non-instructional (classified) positions at OCPS include administration and clerical support, custodial, food services, educational paraprofessional/aides, drivers, school health (LPNs), laborers, skilled crafts (tradesmen), fleet services, and uniformed security.   The days per year and hours per year varies by position, and will be included in the job posting.   

Admiministrative job descriptions can be viewed here.

Administrative positions at OCPS are professional positions that include executive, instructional and non-instructional leaders.  These positions are those with district-level administrative or policy-making duties, generally have broad authority for management policies and general school district operations related to the instructional and non-instructional program. Such personnel often report directly to the Superintendent or to the executive cabinet, and typically supervise other professional employees.  

Other professional positions at OCPS include those that deal with technology (engineers, analysts, etc.), occupational and physical therapists, staff attorneys, accountants, managers and supervisors, program specialists, and others. 

Bargaining updates for both CTA and OESPA can be found here.

Representatives of the School Board of Orange County, Florida, and representatives of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association will meet to engage in negotiations regarding wages, and terms and conditions of employment.

Representatives of the School Board of Orange County, Florida and representatives of the Orange Education Support Professionals Association, will meet to engage in negotiations regarding wages, terms and conditions of employment.

Meeting Notices can be found here.

Final Targeted School List 2025-2026

Additional information may be found on the Labor Relations department website here. 

Annual (vacation) leave is earned only by 12-month employees.  The amount earned is governed by School Board policies GCD – Professional Staff Vacations and Holidays and GDD – Support Staff Vacations and Holidays, as well as by the contracts between the District and the recognized bargaining agents.

Details depending on the employee type can be viewed by expanding the topics below. 

Administrative and other professional (non-bargained) employees shall begin accruing annual leave after thirty (30) days of employment. This shall be credited at the end of each month. The accrual rate is based on the hours worked per day and the number of years the employee has been with OCPS.

To be eligible for a monthly update, an employee must receive pay for 10 days in the given month, of which paid holidays are not included, and be in an active status on the last work day in the given month.

Twelve month administrators/other professionals accrue annual leave as follows:

*Hours/month is given as an example of a 12-month employee who works 8 hours/day.   A 12-month employee who works half-time would accrue half that number of hours.

Twelve month administrators may retain a maximum of sixty (60) days, or 480 hours (assuming the employee works an 8-hour day) of annual leave.  Any credited leave beyond sixty (60) days, or 480 hours, will be removed (forfeited) on the paycheck that includes the attendance day December 31.

Annual leave (vacation) for twelve-month classified employees is governed by the School Board policy GDC – Support Staff Leaves and Absences and Article XVIII of the Contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Orange Education Support Professionals Association.

Twelve month classified employees shall begin accruing annual leave on their first anniversary date. An employee shall receive credit for five days at this time if he/ she is in the 12-month position on the anniversary date. Annual leave is thereafter credited at the close of each month.

The accrual rate is based on the hours worked per day and the number of years the employee has been with OCPS.

To be eligible for a monthly update, an employee must receive pay for 10 days in the given month, of which paid holidays are not included, and be in an active status on the last work day in the given month.

Twelve month classified employees accrue annual leave as follows:

*Hours per month is given as an example of an employee who works 8 hours/day.  For example, an employee who works 8 hours per day, who has been with the district between zero and five years, will earn 10 days per year – that is ten eight-hour days, or 80 hours total.    The leave is earned over twelve months, or at a rate of 80 hours divided by 12 or 6.67 hours per month.  An employee who works a different number of hours per day would earn leave at a different rate. 

Twelve month classified employees may retain a maximum of 30 days of annual leave.  Any credited leave beyond thirty (30) days will be removed (forfeited) on the paycheck that includes the attendance day December 31.

Any twelve month classified employee who leaves his/her employment for any reason shall receive payment for all of the unused annual leave accrued through his/her last duty day up to a maximum of thirty (30) days.

Any administrative or other professional employee who leaves his/her employment for any reason shall receive payment for all of the unused annual leave accrued through his/her last duty day up to a maximum of sixty (60) days (or 480 hours).

Administrators or professional employees who are 55 years or older and who have an annual leave payout value greater than $1500, and who retire or terminate, or who enter DROP, will have their annual leave payout sent to the Bencor Special Pay Plan 401(k).   This is mandatory, and additional Information about this plan can be found here (this is a secure site that will require you to log on with your personnel number and network password).

The Annual Leave balance may be seen on the latest paystub, or through the OCPS Employee Self-Service portal. 

1. Access the employee self-service portal MyOCPS.
2. Logon to the portal using your network user-id (personnel number) and password.
3. Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Working Time > Time Accounts page.The Annual Leave balance is listed as Vacation on this page.

The annual leave (vacation) balance you see on the Working Time > Time Accounts page is reflective of any time that has already been taken, or time in the future that has been requested by the employee and approved by the supervisor. 

Annual Leave is approved by your immediate supervisor after an electronic Leave Request is entered through the OCPS Employee Self-Service portal.  

1. Access the employee self-service portal MyOCPS.
2. Logon to the portal using your network user-id (personnel number) and password.
3. Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Working Time > Leave Request page.
4. Click Create Request (lower right corner) – follow the prompts to select the Annual Leave type, the date(s) of the absence, and the number of hours you will be absent. Annual Leave shall be requested in one (1) hour increments. Add a comment or note to the request if needed (optional).

When requesting Annual Leave before and after a scheduled holiday, or when the vacation days are not consecutive, you must complete separate Leave Requests – one for the days before the holiday, and one for the days after the holiday.  Otherwise, if the request does not include a paid holiday you can create a single request for multiple consecutive vacation days.

Once entered, the request will be routed to your immediate supervisor for an electronic approval.   Once approved, the system will send an email to let you know the request has been approved.  

Annual leave may not be used until earned, unless approved in advance by the Superintendent. 

The district, the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association (OCCTA) through the Labor Management Committee, and the Orange Education Support Professionals Association (OESPA) are excited to announce a significant step forward in supporting our employees and their families. Effective July 1, 2025, we will launch a Paid Maternity Leave Pilot Program for the 2025-2026 year for all employees.

“This initiative reflects our commitment to creating a workplace that values and supports our team members during life’s most meaningful moments,” said Superintendent Maria F. Vazquez.

"This is a monumental step forward for our educators and their families, recognizing the vital importance of supporting families during those critical early weeks! Congratulations to all teachers who stood together to advocate for this important benefit. This is a great start, and we’re committed to continue discussions, including exploring parental leave in the future," said OCCTA President Clinton McCracken.

OESPA President Ronald Pollard added, “OESPA is grateful for this additional benefit to our members. We appreciate the financial relief that paid maternity leave offers to new mothers and their families. We know that the value of postpartum recovery and the importance of this bonding time is even greater than contract language can express. We look forward to continuing to see OCPS employees benefit from the work of our collective bargaining process.”

Program Details:

• Eligibility: Employees must be actively employed for at least one year without a break in service and have given birth to a child.
• Leave Benefits: Eligible employees will receive three (3) weeks (15 consecutive duty days) of paid maternity leave, starting on the first duty day after the birth of their child.
• Use of Leave: Paid maternity leave will be used before any accrued leave or unpaid leave.
• How to Apply: To request paid maternity leave, eligible employees should submit a long-term leave request form to their supervisor. Once submitted, employees and their supervisors will receive an email with additional details, including information about the PUMP Act.
• Program Review: We are dedicated to ensuring this program meets the needs of our team. The pilot program will be reviewed at 60, 90, and 180 days after implementation, with adjustments made through mutual agreement based on these evaluations.

This pilot program is an important first step, and we will continue exploring parental leave options for potential future implementation.
 

CTA Signed Agreement

OESPA Signed Agreement

Paid maternity leave is available to all employees who give birth on or after July 1, 2025 and have been employed for at least 1 year.  Eligible employees are required to complete the Request for Leave of Absence Maternity form, which is a revised version of the Request for Leave of Absence form.  

Completed forms should be submitted through the employee’s designated school or work location, following standard procedures. It is imperative that the child’s date of birth is accurately indicated on the form, as this information determines the commencement of paid maternity leave. Forms not indicating the child’s date of birth should not be accepted or processed.  Paid maternity leave will begin on the first scheduled duty day following the birth of the child and will extend for a period of 15 consecutive duty days. As an example, if a 10-month employee gives birth during July, paid maternity leave would commence on the first duty day of the subsequent school year. If the birth coincides with a scheduled duty day, leave will begin on the following duty day. 

Upon receipt, school or work location personnel are to process the form according to the procedures established for traditional leave of absence requests, with the following exception: 

The payroll preparer should identify the first duty day following the birth date indicated on the form and record 15 duty days of Maternity Leave (Absence Type 0570) for the employee in the SAP system. 

Any additional leave requested beyond the initial 15 duty days will be processed in accordance with standard leave procedures. Employees may utilize appropriate paid leave to cover further absences, and extended unpaid leave may be entered as is customary. 

Please note that leave requested prior to the date of birth is not classified as maternity leave and should be processed under the applicable leave types (such as sick, annual, or unpaid leave) using the appropriate method, such as Employee Self Service or the Request for Leave of Absence form. 

The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, or the PUMP Act is a law that gives nursing employees certain rights in the workplace.

Nursing employee are entitled to receive pumping breast-milk accommodations for a period of up to one calendar year following childbirth.   An employee requesting these supports will notify their administrator when a need for nursing support is anticipated.   The Superintendent or their designee will also review information and resources regarding these supports with employees who process a leave of absence for childbirth.

The Superintendent or their designee will ensure the following are provided if needed:

1. A secure location with an electrical outlet, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers, students, and the public for the employee to express breast milk. The Superintendent or their designee will support in identifying an appropriate location through consultation with the employee and the administrator.
2. Reasonable break times for a nursing employee to express breast milk each time the employee needs to express breast milk.

Management Directive A-18 clarifies the rights and responsibilities of all employee with regards to the PUMP Act.

Sick leave is defined as a employee who is unable to perform his or her duty in the school or work location on account of a personal sickness, accident, disability, or extended personal illness, or because of illness or death of the employee’s father, mother, parent in-law, brother, sister, husband, wife, child, or other close relative or member of his or her household.

Paid Personal Leave. Within his/her earned sick leave days, each employee shall be allowed up to six (6) days to be used for personal business or emergencies. A personal leave day may be used for any purpose at the discretion of the employee.

Unpaid Personal Leave. A leave of absence may be granted for a period of up to one (1) year for personal reasons or family illness. With respect to family illness, appropriate medical documentation may be required.

Sick and Personal Leave are defined and governed by School Board policies GCC – Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and GDC – Support Staff Leaves and Absences, as well as by the current contracts between the recognized bargaining agents.

No, there are not two separate leave balances. Personal days gives the employee the option of using sick leave in a “personal” way. Therefore, each time a personal day is used, the sick leave balance is reduced.

Each instructional employee shall be credited with four days of sick leave with pay on the first day of employment of each school year, as provided by the School Board policy GCC – Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and Article XVIII of the Contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Classroom Teachers Association. An employee shall earn one day of sick leave at the end of each month of employment, credited at the end of that month, until the max per year is reached. Employees are not eligible to accrue more than one day of sick leave for each month of employment per year.  Sick leave shall be cumulative from year to year.

To be eligible for a monthly update, an employee must receive pay for 10 days in the given month and be in an active status on the last work day in the given month. All employees will see monthly accruals on the paystub that displays the last day of the month.

Additional sick leave hours may be earned for hours worked during summer school.

Ten month instructional employees will earn 10 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows:

The monthly accrual for a 10-month instructional employee will depend on the work day - either 7.5 or 3.75 hours.

Eleven month instructional employees (school psychologists) will earn 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows:

The monthly accrual for a 11-month instructional employee will depend on the work day - either 8.0 or 4.0 hours.

Each employee shall be entitled to four days of sick leave to be credited at the end of the first month of each employment year, as provided by the School Board policy GDC – Support Staff Leaves and Absences and Article XVIII of the Contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Orange Education Support Professionals Association. An employee shall earn one additional day of sick leave at the end of each month of employment. However, no employee may earn, during a fiscal year, more than a total of one day of sick leave for each month of employment. Sick leave shall be cumulative from year to year.

Sick leave with pay shall not be used prior to the time it is earned and credited to the employee. To be eligible for a monthly update, an employee must receive pay for 10 days in the given month, of which paid holidays are not included, and be in an active status on the last work day in the given month.

Additional sick leave hours may be earned by 10-month classified employees for hours worked during summer school.

Transportation Employees employees earn leave based on the average number of hours worked per month divided by the total number of work days for that month.

Please refer to the Educational Support (OESPA) contract for specific rules and regulations governing the use of sick leave. Leave shall be reported in quarterly increments. There shall be no limit to the number of sick leave days which an employee may accrue.

Ten month classified/support employees will earn 10 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows:

Twelve month classified/support employees will earn 12 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows:

The monthly accrual for classified/support staff will depend on the hours worked per day and will vary depending on the job family. Transportation employees earn leave based on the average number of hours worked per month divided by the total number of work days for that month.
 

Each employee shall be entitled to four days of sick leave to be credited at the end of the first month of each employment year, as provided by the School Board policy GCC – Professional Staff Leaves and Absences.  Thereafter the employee shall be credited with one additional day of sick leave at the end of each month of employment. However, no employee may earn, during a fiscal year, more than a total of one day of sick leave for each month of employment. Sick leave shall be cumulative from year to year.

To be eligible for a monthly update, an employee must receive pay for 10 days in the given month, of which paid holidays are not included, and be in an active status on the last work day in the given month.

Twelve month administrative/technical employees will earn 12 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows:

Ten month administrative employees (some Assistant Principals) will earn 10 days of sick leave per year, accrued as follows: 

The monthly accrual for an administrative/technical employee will depend on the work day - either 8.0 or 4.0 hours.
 

Sick leave is transferable to Orange County Public Schools as long as the previous employer contributed to the Florida State Retirement System. A letter on the previous employer's letterhead should be mailed to the OCPS Payroll office. The name and social security number of the employee, the number of hours available for transfer and the date employment terminated must be included.

The mailing address for the Payroll office is: 

Orange County Public Schools
Attn. Payroll Services Department
445 West Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801

Once the leave has been transferred to OCPS from a previous employer, and according to school board policy GCC Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and policy GDC Support Staff Leaves and Absences, one hour of the transferred sick leave may awarded to the employee for each hour of accrued OCPS sick leave.  For example, if thirty-two hours of sick leave were transferred from a previous employer, the employee would earn the right to use those thirty-two hours as they accrue OCPS sick leave; in other words, as the employee accrues OCPS sick leave, the transferred in sick leave is matched to the OCPS accrual until the full amount transferred in has been awarded.

Likewise, when an employee terminates employment with Orange County Public Schools, they can transfer accumulated sick leave to any agency that contributes to the Florida State Retirement System. However, some counties/agencies only accept sick leave for administrators and instructional employees. If an employee chooses not to transfer accrued sick leave to another agency, it will remain in OCPS’ records for use if they are subsequently rehired.

When a death occurs in the immediate family of an employee, the employee shall be granted leave without loss of pay for three (3) duty days to travel to and from the funeral location and attendance at the funeral. Bereavement Leave is not charged to the employees Sick Leave.
Bereavement Leave with Pay shall be used within six (6) months of the date of death.

Bereavement Leave shall not carry over from year to year.

Immediate family is defined as spouse, same sex domestic partner, child, (natural, adopted. or step), mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.

Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the Administrator. This additional leave will come from the employee's accrued leave (Sick or Annual Leave), or taken without pay if the employee does not have any accrued leave.

Upon request, the employee must provide to his/her supervisor a copy of the obituary, funeral program or other document showing the name of the deceased, date of death, city of death and the deceased's relationship to the employee upon return from the leave. Failure to provide the requested information may result in the employee being charged accrued leave or without pay if the employee does not have any accrued leave.

Yes, School Board policies GCC – Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and GDC – Support Staff Leaves and Absences, allow any district employee to authorize his or her spouse, child, parent, or sibling who is also a district employee to use Sick Leave that has accrued to the authorizing employee.

Additionally, Florida Statute §1012.61 and Article XVIII B(10) of the Contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Classroom Teachers Association specify that any district employee may authorize any district employee to use sick leave that has accrued to the authorizing employee as follows:

The recipient must have at least a ten-day balance of accrued sick days in order to receive donated sick leave.

Any unused transferred sick leave shall be returned to the authorizing employee whose donated sick leave has not yet been used.

The employee who authorizes the donation must retain at least a ten-day balance in his or her own sick leave account.

The recipient of donated sick leave may not use the donated sick leave until all of his or her sick leave has been depleted, excluding sick leave from the Sick Leave Bank.

Donated sick leave shall have no terminal value.

Both the requesting and receiving employee (donor) must complete forms in order to authorize the donation.  Required forms, instructions and FAQs can be found below (this is a secure site that will require you to log on with your personnel number and network password):

Donated Sick Leave Request (Family Member)
Donated Sick Leave Request (Non-Family Member)
Donated Sick Leave - Donor Form (Non-Family Member)
How to add an Electronic Signature to a PDF document
FAQs for Donated Sick Leave (Non-Family Member)

The Sick and Personal Leave balances may be seen on the latest paystub, or through the OCPS Employee Self-Service portal.  

1. Access the employee self-service portal MyOCPS.
2. Logon to the portal using your network user-id (personnel number) and password.
3. Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Working Time > Time Accounts page.

The sick leave balance will be listed on the Time Accounts page as Sick Leave.   The balance you see on the Working Time > Time Accounts page is reflective of any time that has already been taken, or time that has been scheduled in the future that has been requested by the employee and approved by the supervisor. 

The personal leave balance will be listed on the Time Accounts page as Personal Sick Leave.  Remember, this is not a separate leave balance. The personal sick leave balance gives employees the option of using sick leave in a “personal” way. Therefore, each time a personal sick leave is used, the sick leave balance is reduced. If the sick leave balance is zero, personal sick leave cannot be used (even if the personal sick leave balance is not zero).    If the sick leave balance is four hours, 

Some employees, who were employed by the district in an administrative position and who had a sick leave balance prior to June 30th, 2004 may also see a balance listed as Admin Sk Lv Bal 6/30/2004. This balance may be used for as approved sick leave once the normal sick leave balance has been depleted.

Sick or Personal Leave may be requested by entering an electronic Leave Request through the OCPS Employee Self-Service portal.  

1. Access the employee self-service portal MyOCPS.
2. Logon to the portal using your network user-id (personnel number) and password.
3. Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Working Time > Leave Request page.
4. Click Create Request – follow the prompts to select the Sick Leave or Personal Leave with Pay type, the date(s) of the absence, and the number of hours you will be absent. Add a comment or note to the request if needed (optional).Indicate (Y/N) whether the absence is part of an approved FMLA absence.
    

When entering Sick or Personal Leave before and after a scheduled holiday, or when the absence days are not consecutive, you must complete separate Leave Requests – one for the days before the holiday, and one for the days after the holiday.  Otherwise, if the request does not include a paid holiday you can create a single request for multiple consecutive absence days.

Once entered, the request will be routed to the employee’s supervisor for an electronic approval.   Once approved, the system will send the requesting employee an email letting them know the request was approved.  

The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) is designed to ease the financial impact of serious illness, accident or injury. Although not an exclusive list, typical usage would be for heart attack, cancer, serious automobile accident or major surgery. Serious illness is defined as being hospitalized, homebound under psychiatric care, temporarily totally disabled, and/or not able to perform the activities of daily living. The Bank is not intended to provide benefits to those members having surgery which is not medically necessary or for normal maternity leave.

Sick Leave Bank Brochure

Sick Leave Bank Information Flyer

Sick Leave Bank Directions & Request form

For additional information, visit the Sick Leave Bank page on the website Sick Leave Bank page on the website, or contact Retirement Services by phone at 407.317.3227, or by email at Retirement.Services@ocps.net. 

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons and requires continuation of their group health benefits under the same conditions as if they had not taken leave. FMLA leave may be unpaid or used at the same time as employer-provided paid leave. Employees must be restored to the same or virtually identical position when they return to work after FMLA leave. Eligible employees receive a maximum of twelve work weeks of FMLA unpaid leave during any fiscal year (twelve-month period beginning July 1^st through June 30^th) within the employee’s annual contractual dates. All non-workdays are excluded towards the requested FMLA leave time.

Job protection. Employees who use FMLA leave have the right to go back to work at their same job or to an equivalent job that has the same pay, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment at the end of their FMLA leave. Violations of an employee’s FMLA rights may include changing the number of shifts assigned to the employee, moving the employee to a location outside of their normal commuting area, or denying the employee a bonus for which they qualified before their FMLA leave.

An employer cannot threaten, discriminate against, punish, suspend, or fire an employee because they requested or used FMLA leave. Violations of an employee’s FMLA rights may include actions such as writing up the employee for missing work when using FMLA leave, denying a promotion because the employee has used FMLA leave, or assessing negative attendance points for FMLA leave use.

Group health plan benefits. Employers are required to continue group health insurance coverage for an employee on FMLA leave under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. For example, if family member coverage is provided to an employee, family member coverage must be maintained during the employee’s FMLA leave.

Per school board policies GCC Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and GDC Support Staff Leaves and Absences, FMLA is not a separate type of leave but rather runs concurrently with other OCPS leaves, and employees are required to exhaust all accrued sick leave before unpaid leave begins.

For additional information, visit the FMLA web page here.

You may contact the FMLA team by during normal office hours by phone at 407-317-3652 or email FMLA@ocps.net.  

Submit the FMLA Claim form located here..   Once completed, the form is routed automatically to the FMLA team for processing.

When a death occurs in the immediate family of an employee, the employee shall be granted leave without loss of pay for three (3) duty days to travel to and from the funeral location and attendance at the funeral. Bereavement Leave is not charged to the employees Sick Leave.

Bereavement Leave with Pay shall be used within six (6) months of the date of death.

Bereavement Leave shall not carry over from year to year.

Immediate family is defined as spouse, same sex domestic partner, child, (natural, adopted. or step), mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.

Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the Administrator. This additional leave will come from the employee's accrued leave (Sick or Annual Leave), or taken without pay if the employee does not have any accrued leave.

Upon request, the employee must provide to his/her supervisor a copy of the obituary, funeral program or other document showing the name of the deceased, date of death, city of death and the deceased's relationship to the employee upon return from the leave. Failure to provide the requested information may result in the employee being charged accrued leave or without pay if the employee does not have any accrued leave.

According to Article XVI Fringe Benefits of the contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida and The Orange Education Support Professional Association twelve-month non-instructional (classified) employees will receive an additional paid day off each year on or about the employee’s birthday.   The paid day off is to be taken on the employee’s birthday or on a date mutually agreed upon by the employee and his/her supervisor.

Birthday leave does not apply to administrative or other professional twelve-month employees.

Per school board policy GCC Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and GDC Support Staff Leaves and Absences:

For court appearances or duty performed pursuant to court process by any staff member during work hours, the staff member shall receive full pay, allowances, and/or reimbursements from the Board as follows:

When summoned to appear as a juror or as a witness (except as a character witness) in any civil or criminal action in which the staff member is neither plaintiff nor defendant, the staff member shall receive full pay, with the staff member retaining any payments or fees received from the court or other third parties for such appearance.

When summoned to appear as a defendant or as a witness in action arising out of and in the course of employment by the Board, the staff member shall receive full pay. Any payments or fees received from the court or other third parties for such appearances must be endorsed to the Board.

When a staff member is a litigant against the Board in a court of law or a state or federal agency proceeding, the staff member shall not be granted paid leave.

In all of the circumstances above, when the staff member is dismissed or excused by the court prior to 11:00 a.m., the staff member shall promptly return to work that day.

Per school board policy GCC Professional Staff Leaves and Absences and GDC Support Staff Leaves and Absences:

The Board will comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. 4301, et seq.

To the extent the contract provides greater benefits and rights to the staff member than USERRA, the contract will control.

Refer to the Article XVIII Leaves of Absence of the contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Classroom Teachers Association for additional information on short and long term military leave.  

Refer to Article XVII Leaves of Absence of the contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida and The Orange Education Support Professional Association for additional information on short and long term military leave. 

There are six Paid holidays for twelve month employees as follows:

Additional Paid holidays for twelve-month employees are as follows:

If a holiday or paid day off occurs on a Saturday, employees will celebrate the holiday on the Friday immediately before the Saturday holiday.

If a holiday or paid day off occurs on a Sunday, employees will celebrate the holiday on the Monday immediately following the Sunday holiday.

If a two-day holiday or paid day off occurs on a Saturday and a Sunday, the employee will celebrate the holidays on both the Friday immediately before and the Monday immediately following the Saturday/Sunday holidays.

Additional non-work/non-paid days for twelve-month employees are as follows:

December 26, 29, 30 and 31, 2025              (continuation of Winter break)

There are six Paid holidays for ten- and eleven-month employees as follows:

If a holiday or paid day off occurs on a Saturday, employees will celebrate the holiday on the Friday immediately before the Saturday holiday.

If a holiday or paid day off occurs on a Sunday, employees will celebrate the holiday on the Monday immediately following the Sunday holiday.

If a two-day holiday or paid day off occurs on a Saturday and a Sunday, the employee will celebrate the holidays on both the Friday immediately before and the Monday immediately following the Saturday/Sunday holidays.

Additional non-work/non-paid days for ten- and eleven-month employees are as follows:

Employees in an unpaid status before and after the holiday are not eligible to receive compensation for the holiday.

In order for the district to process an employee name change the Request for Change in Permanent Record form must be completed.  An updated copy of the Social Security card must be provided in order for the district to process the change.   

Once the form is completed, bring a copy of the completed form, your current OCPS badge, and your new Social Security card to the Employment Services department, located on the first floor of the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center (RBELC) at the following address:

445 W. Amelia St.
Orlando, FL 32801

Visitor parking is available in the garage next to the RBELC – the garage entrance is on Ronald Blocker Ave.   

Please note, normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, except during the summer (June and July) when offices are closed on Fridays but are open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM.   You may contact Employment Services at (407) 317-3215 to confirm office hours before travelling to the RBELC campus. 

After the name change has been processed, you may request an update your OCPS email address by entering a request at ITS Help Desk here – select Email from the options on the left and follow the prompts to complete the request.
 

Address, phone numbers and emergency contact information are updated online in the Employee portal (MyOCPS ).    Navigate to the Employee Self Service > Personal Information page and use the Personal Profile link to update your address, phone number or emergency contact information as needed.

Certain employees cannot update their information through the portal – those in positions that require a drivers license or those employees who have an exemption from public records.   If the portal does not allow you to update address, phone number or emergency contact, please contact your school or department secretary for assistance. 

If you are no longer employed by the district but would like to have your address changed in our system for future mailings, complete the Request for Change in Permanent Record form.   Send the form, along with a copy of your driver’s license pr government ID to confirm your identity to the following address: 

Orange County Public Schools
P.O. Box 271
Orlando, FL 32801
Attn: Employment Services

Section 119.071, Florida Statutes, titled General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records, permits qualifying employees to request protection of personal information from public records disclosure. Section 119.071 (4 )(d), Florida Statutes, provides that the "home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, an photographs" of certain categories of employees, their spouses, and their children are exempt from Section 119.07(1 ), Florida Statutes, and Section 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. If you believe you are exempt under one of these provisions you may complete the form requesting an exemption. You must provide all information and cite specifically the exemption category and the qualifying agency or employer.

A public records exemption exists for the identification and location information of the individuals below and their spouses and dependents. "Identification and location information" means the:

• Home address, telephone number, date of birth, telephone number and photographs;
• Name and location of the school attended by the spouse, or the school or day care facility attended by the dependent of these individuals.

Complete the exemption form here (this is a secured site and will require you to logon with your network ID and password).  The form will be automatically routed to the Human Resources department upon completion.

Your payroll preparer (often your school or department secretary) enters your payroll and will be the first person that can assist you with  payroll, timesheet or paycheck questions. If your payroll preparer cannot answer your question or resolve an issue, he/she will contact Payroll Services for additional help. 

The Payroll Services department website has a variety of information for employees and for those that process payroll.  

The Payroll Department can be reached during normal office hours by calling (407) 317-3260 or by emailing PayrollSvcs@ocps.net.

The employee paycheck stub (or salary statement) includes all the details for a payment made.  Your salary statement can be found online in the employee portal (MyOCPS) by navigating to the Employee Self Service > Payment page.   The Salary Statement link on that page will present you with a list of all paychecks you have received in the year.   Click on any row to view the statement.   You may download or print a copy for your records if needed.  

Please note the top of the salary statement includes the Attendance Period and Pay Date, as well as your payroll area at the time of the check. 

For additional information about data included on the salary statement, please visit Paycheck FAQs here (this is a secure site that will require you to log on with your personnel number and network password).   

The Payroll Cent$ newsletter is designed to provide payroll guidance to employees.   Current and past issues of the Payroll Cent$ newsletter can be found on the Payroll Services department website. 

For additional payroll information visit the Payroll Services FAQs.

The organizational chart can be viewed here.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF, forgives the remaining balance on your federal Direct student loans

• after you’ve made the equivalent of 120 qualifying monthly payments under an accepted repayment plan, and

• while working full-time for an eligible employer; full-time employment is working for a qualifying employer(s) for a weekly average, alone or when combined, equal to at least 30 hours during a contractual period of at least 8 months in the year; routine paid leave time and time taken under FMLA is to be included when determining whether you are working full time.

Visit the StudentAid.gov to learn more about how to qualify and eligible loans for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

In order to ensure you are making qualifying payments under PSLF it is recommended that you submit the PSLF form annually.   This lets you confirm you’re on track toward forgiveness.

The form can be electronically submitted to an authorized official for completion – the email address for the authorizing official at OCPS is HR.Verifications@ocps.net – when completing the PSLF form you will be asked for this address. 

Use the PSLF Help Tool located here on the StudentAid.gov site to complete and submit the form for electronic processing.  You must logon with your FSA ID and password in order to complete the form electronically.   If you need help with your FSA ID or password, or with logging on, please visit the StudentAid.gov site for help. 

Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF) forgives up to $17,500 if

• you teach full time for five complete and consecutive academic years in a low-income elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency, and
• you have a federal Direct Loan or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loan.

Visit the StudentAid.gov to learn more about how to qualify, eligible loans and how to apply for Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF).

The Retirement Services department website contains information about retirement through the Florida Retirement System (FRS).   The department can be reached during normal business hours at (407) 317-3227 or by email at Retirement.Services@ocps.net.

Florida Senate Bill 2100 requires a mandatory 3% Florida Retirement System (FRS) employee contribution on gross compensation effective July 1, 2011. The deduction will appear on the paycheck stub (salary statement) under the heading Detail of Miscellaneous Deductions on all payments received after July 1, 2011.  The text will vary depending on the retirement plan for each employee depending on the retirement plan elected (for example, Regular Class Pension (HA)).  

Florida Retirement System (FRS) members participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) and re-employed retirees, who are not eligible to renew FRS membership, are not impacted by the mandatory contribution. If you have questions, contact Retirement Services at Retirement.Services@ocps.net or at (407) 317-3227.

If you have elected the Pension plan for your retirement, vesting is after six (6) years of service if hired by an FRS employer prior to July 1, 2011 or eight (8) years if hired by an FRS employer on or after July 1, 2011.  

If you have elected the Investment plan for your retirement, vesting is after one (1) year of service. 

Your paycheck stub (salary statement) can be accessed on the employee portal MyOCPS – once you have logged on navigate to the Employee Self Service Payment screen to view your most recent paycheck stub.  In the box labeled Detail of Miscellaneous Deductions  (located on the right side of the statement) you should find your retirement plan.   It may read something like Regular Class Pension (HA) or Regular Class Invest (PA) depending on the plan you have chosen. 

Instructional employees may receive an advanced degree salary supplement for holding a Master’s, Specialist, or Doctorate degree, subject to the following:

1. The employee must provide an official college transcript of record showing the award of the earned degree to the Employment Services Department.
2. If the transcript does not indicate the date on which the degree was awarded, the employee must provide additional confirmation of the degree by submitting an updated transcript showing the date of the award, a copy of an official letter from the institution indicating the date the degree was awarded, or a copy of an official diploma from the institution indicating the date the advanced degree was awarded.

3. It is understood that the advanced degree shall have been granted by a standard institution or shall have been properly validated as described in the State Board of Education Rules.
4. Teachers shall be paid on the salary schedule for persons with a bachelor's degree or its equivalent until such time as an advanced degree is verified, at which time the Board shall add the salary supplement according to his/her advanced degree or its equivalent. Any payment of back salary shall be made at the end of the next payroll period. Any salary adjustment for advanced degrees shall be retroactive to the date the degree was awarded or the beginning of the current school year, whichever is later.

It is the employee’s responsibility to provide an official copy of the transcript as described above.   The transcript can be mailed to

Orange County Public Schools
P. O. Box 271
 Orlando, Florida 32802
Attn: Certification Services

Alternatively, you may have the institution email the official transcript to certification@ocps.net.  Please note, this must be an official transcript and should come directly from the institution.   We will not accept transcripts emailed to this address from your personal or OCPS email account.  

If you have had a name change since receiving your degree, it would be helpful if you would also email certification@ocps.net this information – please include your personnel number and the old and new names.  This will allow us to match the transcript(s) to the correct employee.

All verifications are processed in the order they are received.  We appreciate patience during the peak times such as the summer months when volumes are expected to be high.    You will receive communication to your ocps.net email address once your transcript has been verified and processed.

Once verified, any changes to pay will be retroactive back to the first duty day or the date your degree is conferred (whichever is later).     

For benefited instructional employees, salary may be increased by full-time teaching experience and/or military experience.  Employees or candidates can view the instructional placement salary calculator here to determine how experience credit would affect their salary.

It is the responsibility of the employee to provide, on forms furnished by the district, complete verification of all full-time teaching or work experience earned outside of Orange County Public Schools.  Experience acceptable for salary credit purposes for teachers must be earned in an accredited public or private school. You must have a bachelor’s degree and been fully certified and served in a contracted position for at least one day over half of the required fulltime duty days for the experience to be acceptable for salary credit.  No salary credit is given for substitute teaching, graduate assistantships, private nursery school or kindergarten teaching, unless the kindergarten was part of an elementary school.  Click here for the Instructional Teaching and Work Experience Verification form.  Completed forms should be returned to:

The School Board of Orange County Florida
P.O. Box 271
Orlando, Florida 32802
Attn: Employment Services

The form must be verified by the signature (in ink) and the address of an authorized official of the organization, school system or private school involved. Such official, if not the superintendent of the school or school district, must have been authorized to sign personnel records of the institution by the governing board of that institution. Include the title of the person who signs the completed Experience Verification form.

Military Experience 
Credit for up to four years of active military duty in the armed forces of the United States with an honorable discharge may be granted upon presentation of the DD-214 form.

If you are seeking credit for military experience you must provide Employment Services at the address below with a copy of your DD-214 form. 

The School Board of Orange County Florida
P.O. Box 271
Orlando, Florida 32802
Attn: Employment Services

Once verified, salary credit is given for previous teaching or military experience. Employees are paid at the level of zero experience (entry-level) until the completed experience verification forms are received and verified by the District.  Once verified, updated salary if applicable will be retroactive to the employee’s date of hire.  Verification forms must be received by the last duty day of the employee’s contract period to receive salary credit for the current school year for military or teaching experience.

Employees in benefited non-instructional classified position may be granted salary credit for full-time work experience related to the candidate’s new position with Orange County Public Schools. It is the responsibility of the employee to provide, on forms furnished by the district, complete verification of all work experience earned outside of Orange County Public Schools.  

The work experience verification form can be viewed here.  The form must be completed by the employee’s previous employer, and should be mailed to

Orange County Public Schools
P. O. Box 271
 Orlando, Florida 32802
Attn: Compensation Services

or sent by FAX: (407) 317-3345 or e-mail at compensation@ocps.net

As outlined in the Contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida and The Orange Education Support Professionals Association (Article XV, Item B(3), page 44):  “For work experience verification submitted during the employee’s first year of employment, the employee’s wage rate shall be adjusted retroactive to the date of benefited employment or the beginning of the current fiscal year, whichever is later. For work experience verification submitted after the employees, one-year anniversary, the employee’s wage rate shall be adjusted on the pay period following the date the verification is acknowledged in writing by Compensation Services. Verification submitted after the employee’s one-year anniversary shall not be paid retroactive.”

The employee paycheck stub (or salary statement) includes all the details for a payment made.  Your salary statement can be found online in the employee portal (MyOCPS) by navigating to the Employee Self Service > Payment page.   The Salary Statement link on that page will present you with a list of all paychecks you have received in the year.   Click on any row to view the statement.   You may download or print a copy for your records if needed.  

In the top of the left-hand column of the salary statement, there is a box labeled Summary of Earnings and Deductions.   This box contains your wages for the attendance period identified at the top of the statement (just below your name and school or department name).    The box also displays your calendar year-to-date wages, through the end of the pay period identified.  For more information about your paycheck stub, you can visit the Payroll Services department website.  If you think this information is incorrect, you may email PayrollSvcs@ocps.net or call  (407) 317-3260 during normal business hours. 

On the bottom of the left-hand column of your salary statement, there is a box labeled Earnings Information.   This box will contain your current rate of pay – your hourly rate of pay, and for professional staff the annual salary.   If you think this information is incorrect, you may email CompensationQuestions@ocps.net or call (407) 317-3387 during normal business hours. 

When emailing with questions about your salary, please be sure to include your name and personnel number, along with your question or a description of what you think is incorrect.   Emails are answered in the order they are received – please be patient during periods of peak volume.

School-based administrative positions at OCPS include Principal and Assistant Principal positions. The school-based Administrative salary schedule can be viewed here.

Administrative positions at OCPS are professional positions that include executive, instructional and non-instructional leaders.  These positions are those with district-level administrative or policy-making duties, generally have broad authority for management policies and general school district operations related to the instructional and non-instructional program. Such personnel often report directly to the Superintendent or to the executive cabinet, and typically supervise other professional employees (school board policy GC Professional Staff) . 

Other professional positions at OCPS include those that deal with technology (engineers, analysts, etc.), occupational and physical therapists, staff attorneys, accountants, managers and supervisors, and others. 

The administrative and professional staff salary schedule can be viewed here.

District police positions at OCPS include the district and deputy police chief, police captains, police lieutenants, police sergeants and police officers. 

The district police salary schedule can be viewed here.

Classified positions at OCPS include administration and clerical support, custodial, food services, educational paraprofessional/aides, drivers, school health (LPNs), laborers, skilled crafts (tradesmen), fleet services, and uniformed security.   The days per year and hours per year varies by position, and will be included in the job posting.   

The classified salary schedule can be viewed here.

Instructional positions at OCPS require a professional certification or industry license, and have a ten-month (197 day) work year.  This includes both classroom and non-classroom teachers, mental health counselors, social workers, audiologists, speech therapists, diagnosticians, staffing specialists, deans, guidance/school counselors, registered nurses (RNs), media specialists and others. 

The instructional open range schedule can be viewed here.  The instructional placement salary calculator can be viewed here. 

Instructional positions at OCPS also include school psychologists, which also require a professional certification but have an eleven-month (228 day) work year.  The school psychologist placement schedule can be viewed here.

View the School Food Service Manager salary schedule here.

Instructional positions at OCPS include school psychologists, which also require a professional certification but have an eleven-month (228 day) work year. 

The school psychologist placement schedule can be viewed here.

Supplements are additional salary for which an employee performs extra duties and/or responsibilities before, during or after the regular workday. They are designed in such a way as to allow individual schools flexibility in matching its employees’ resources to the needs of the student body, be it in the area of extracurricular activities, athletics, monitoring type duties, or representing the school.

There are four general categories for supplements: Athletics, Extracurricular, Co-curricular, and Academic Support.

• The Athletics category contains those positions that are generally considered sports related coaching positions.
• The Co-curricular category contains those positions that are generally considered to be associated with school activities of a particular class course.
• The Extracurricular category contains those positions which are generally considered student interest based activities such as clubs.
• The Academic Support category contains those positions that are generally related to administrative, security/risk management, operational, and academic leadership.

View the Supplement Handbook here.

View the Hourly salary schedule here.

The official OCPS logo is our primary brand identity. The logo is mandatory on all external communication pieces created and distributed by the district. To view approved logos click here (this is a secure site that will require you to log on with your personnel number and network password).

Color is important in maintaining our brand identity and ensuring consistency across the district.  To review approved color formula variations for print and digital formats, refer to the District Style Guide. 

Typography is an important part of communicating our brand. Our fonts have been selected for their simplicity, style and practicality. The primary fonts for printed publications are Montserrat and Spectral.   You can find more information about the selected fonts on the OCPS Brand Guide page. 

Email signatures for all employees should follow these guidelines:

Name 
Title, department/school 
OCPS logo or school logo
Physical Address 
Phone number(s) and IP Cisco extension(s) 
District webpage or school website address 

Example:

Jason Smith
Director, Public Relations
445 W. Amelia St., Orlando, FL 32801
407.317.3200, ext. 2002303
www.ocps.net 

Email signatures should not include quotes, scriptures, photos or other graphics.

Your email signature must be ADA compliant and should not include anything that cannot be read by a screen reader.
 

All new and returning employees are required to create or update their personal profile in the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Identity Management system. This profile is essential for gaining access to the district network and activating your OCPS email account.

Before You Begin:
You must have your OCPS personnel number. This unique identifier is assigned upon hire and remains with you throughout your employment with OCPS, even if there are breaks in service. If you are unsure of your personnel number, please contact your school or department secretary or supervisor before proceeding.

To Create or Update Your Profile:

1. Visit the Password & Access Management (MyID)
2. Select “Create/Update Your Profile” from the menu.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

Need Help?
For technical assistance, please contact the Information Technology Services Help Desk at 407-317-3375.

Network passwords must be changed every 90 days.  To reset your password, use this link. 

Many of our district systems will synchronize with your network password – in other words, once you update your network password the systems will automatically begin using that password.   This is often referred to as single sign-on or SSO.  

Some systems or devices may need you to manually refresh or update the password – for example, if you have set up your cell phone or tablet to include your ocps.net email account, you will need to manually refresh or provide the new password on that device in order to continue accessing email through that device.

For technical assistance with a password reset, contact the Information Technology Services Help Desk by phone at (407) 317-3375.

You may report a technology issue by submitting Customer Care Request here.   You may also call the Technology Services Help Desk by phone at (407) 317-3375.

VPN, or Virtual Private Network, creates a secure, encrypted connection over the internet.  VPNs enhance your online privacy and security by encrypting your data, making it unreadable to your internet service provider (ISP), hackers, or anyone else trying to snoop on your online activity.  Anyone working offsite that needs to access the district network must connect via VPN.

You can request VPN access by submitting Customer Care Request here.   Select Login/Need Access from the menu on the left, and then VPN from the “What do you need help with today?” prompt.  

If you feel your co-worker has violated Management Directive B-12, the Code of Civility, (Management Directive B-12) and you have spoken with your supervisor regarding the issue, however it’s not been rectified, you may file a written complaint (statement form) and send to email address professionalstandards@ocps.net.  Your complaint will be handled by your Learning Community PS Senior Manager.

Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO) Complaint 

Further, the School Board of Orange County, Florida, does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by law.  If you feel you have been discriminated against based on any of the above, a complaint may be filed with Orange County Public Schools Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer Keshara Cowans by completing this form. (EEO Complaint Form).  The number to call the EEO office is 407-317-3411.

OCPS Whistleblower Program 

Lastly, if you would like to file a complaint anonymously, please follow the guidelines below for the whistle-blower process; however, please remember if this is in reference to suspected Child Abuse, please ensure mandatory reporting guidelines are followed per Management Directive A-4. *DCF Website

Our whistle-blower process urges any employee or member of the public to report any known or suspected violation of law or policy, theft, fraud or abuse, or damage to the public's health, safety or welfare. The complaint procedures document can be found here, Whistle-blower Process.

The procedure guarantees that no action will be taken against any employee who makes a good faith complaint. Complaints may be filed anonymously and will be treated as confidential to the maximum extent. The telephone number to file a complaint is (407) 317- 3976.

Orange County Public Schools is committed to cultivating high ethical standards and to promoting conduct that strengthens public trust and confidence in the integrity of the school system. 

The information submitted using the Fraud Report Form will be submitted directly to the school system’s Office of Legal Services to facilitate the investigation.You may submit a fraud report by using the online Fraud Reporting form.

 For more information and FAQs regarding this, view the Office of Legal Services guidelines here.