Orange County Schools Public Information Officer Kevin Smith spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 25. He discussed an upcoming plan to reassign students at all levels for the 2024-25 school year. He discussed several ways the public can provide feedback to the district on the reassignment, and also what the likely timeline for decisions on that reassignment. He also discussed some of the logistics and timeline for the ongoing search for a new superintendent for the district.
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