Okaloosa County School District

As we reflect on the first semester of the 2025 school year, I am incredibly proud of the progress taking place across the Okaloosa County School District. Guided by our district ...

The Okaloosa County School District proudly celebrated Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida, January 26–30, 2026, engaging students across the district in meaningful literacy experien...

The Florida Department of Education's annual ESE Parent Survey is open to all parents of children with an individual educational plan (IEP) receiving ESE services from preschool t...

Congratulations to Mrs. Mandy Lopez on being named the Principal of Destin Middle School at the January 26, 2026, School Board meeting. Mrs. Lopez is an experienced educator who b...

Okaloosa County School Board Member Tim Bryant has earned recognition from the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) for his steadfast commitment to effective governance and p...

Monday, January 26 5:00pm We continue our regular communication with Okaloosa County Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox as we monitor the unusually cold weather conditions...

The Okaloosa County School District is proud to announce that Choctawhatchee High School, Fort Walton Beach High School, and Niceville High School have been named to the 2025 Coll...

The Okaloosa County School District proudly recognizes the students who were selected as winners in the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical and Poster Contests, held on Sa...

The Okaloosa County School District (OCSD) proudly announces Ms. Kimberly Day-Scanlon of Kenwood Elementary as the district’s 2027 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Day-Scanlon (pictured a...

The Okaloosa County School District is proud to announce a significant increase in its graduation rate for the 2024–2025 school year, rising to 91 percent, up from 87.7 percent th...

The Okaloosa County School Board’s Sales Surtax Citizens’ Oversight Committee will conduct a meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, beginning at 4:00 p.m., at the School District Cent...

Congratulations to Haleigh Moore on being named the Assistant Principal of Northwood Elementary School at the January 12, 2026, School Board meeting! Haleigh was born and raised i...

The Okaloosa County School District (OCSD), in partnership with the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation (OPSF) and the Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast, is excited to ...

The Okaloosa County School District proudly congratulates Harper Campbell, a senior at Niceville High School, on being named the 2026 recipient of the Taylor Haugen Trophy, one of ...

Students from Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) have earned national recognition for their outstanding performance during the National Cyber League (NCL) Fall 2025 Competition Seas...

At the Florida Band Masters Association Music Performance Assessment, Okaloosa County distinguished itself as the only county among Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa where every ...

Today, Ruckel Middle School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially name its new cafetorium The Dr. Ginny Morgan Cafetorium, honoring the beloved late principal whose decades...

Jody Dunn, Crestview High School Band Director, was recognized at the December 8, 2025, School Board meeting for being inducted to the John Phillip Sousa Foundation Legion of Hono...

The Okaloosa County School District is proud to announce that Fort Walton Beach High School Principal Lindsey Smith has been selected as the 2026 Bill Montford Administrator of th...

On December 8, 2025, the Okaloosa County School Board approved four outstanding educators for new leadership roles. Please join us in congratulating: Dr. Belinda Small, Assistan...