Orange County School Board adopts tentative millage

The School Board will host the final budget hearing at 5 p.m. Sept. 12, at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 West Amelia St., Orlando.

By Michael Eng
| 11:44 a.m. August 22, 2023

Observer School Zone

The Orange County School Board at its Aug. 1 meeting adopted the tentative millage rate to support the tentative budget for the 2023-24 school year.

The 2023-24 millage rate is 6.421, compared to 6.462 for the 2022-23 year.

The tentative OCPS budget for 2023-24 includes $2,707,394,287 for the General Fund, $291,327,666 for the Special Revenue Fund, $237,058,471 for the Debt Service Fund, $2,405,000,820 for the Capital Projects Fund, and $368,529,039 for the Internal Service Fund.

The School Board will host the final budget hearing at 5 p.m. Sept. 12, at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 West Amelia St., Orlando.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.