Building a Brighter Future for Today's Generation
OUR STUDENTS
As a student of Ocali Charter Middle School (OCMS), you are an integral member of our community. Not only are we here to help you achieve the highest academic achievement for high school preparation, but also help you learn valuable life skills. We believe developing a strong work ethic, combined with your gifts and talents, individual personality, and character will help prepare you for your future.
But, key to your success lies within you, and you alone!
You will only achieve great success by putting forth the effort to do so. Taking action; becoming a lifelong learner; investing in yourself and others; managing your emotions, time, health, and resources will propel you to a great destination! And our entire staff, board of directors, and administration is here to help you grow today, so you can be empowered and equipped for the future!
Student Support Services
Discover the array of student support services available at our school to empower and guide our students towards success. From personalized counseling and mentorship programs to enriching enrichment activities and extracurricular opportunities, we prioritize the holistic development of every student. Here's a glimpse of what we offer:
Enrichment and
Remediation
OCMS dedicates specific Wednesdays each month to academic workshops and clubs. Students who are performing well are able to participate in enrichment activities through clubs while students who need assistance are provided interventions through targeted assistance and extra attention.
Rewards
Program
OCMS rewards its students for their hard work. Students can earn platinum, gold and silver cards for either maintaining A or A/B honor, performing well on their state assessments, and/or showing growth on their assessments.
Real World
Application
School field trips serve as invaluable relevance of classroom learning across various subjects. Ocali offers opportunities in the Fall and Spring semesters for students to enhance their understanding of content learned by venturing to places that provide hands-on, face-to-face interactions with their knowledge.
Student Handbook
Welcome to Ocali Charter Middle School! Our Student Handbook is your essential guide to navigating school life. Inside, you'll find important information about our school's policies, academic expectations, dress code, and student resources. The handbook is designed to help students and parents understand their roles in fostering a positive, supportive, and enriching learning environment. We encourage all families to review the handbook together to ensure a successful and rewarding school year.
School Safety
School Safety
Your safety is of utmost importance to us, and we do not tolerate acts of violence, bullying, harassment, threats, discrimination, or other efforts to make anyone feel unsafe! Such acts are met with the utmost swift and strict discipline, including, but not limited to detention, suspension, permanent discharge from the school (expelled), or law enforcement.
Review the Student Handbook for specific details about school safety.
For your added protection, the school does participate in the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, as well as FortifyFL, a suspicious activity reporting tool you can download to your cell phone, that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
Dress Code
Ocali Charter Middle School believes every student should have a positive and productive learning environment, without distraction from the latest styles, trends, or designs of clothing.
Furthermore, in an effort to curb negativity, bullying, or feelings of insecurity due to clothing, we have adopted a specific school dress code that will help foster a learning environment, free from clothing-related issues.
All students are required to wear the official dress uniform of the school, during school hours, or they may wear our spirit wear T-shirts with logo, ONLY on specific days when permitted by the Principal.
Plus, our dress code distinguishes you from other schools and presents our students to the public as the bright, professional, and sophisticated individuals, we know you are!
The only area of flexibility with our uniform is with shoes, in which students are required to wear sneakers or tennis shoes (with socks) as outlined in our dress code.
All uniforms must be CLEAN and neat when worn.
Violation of this dress code will result in students being sent home or possibly in-school suspension.
Boys
Girls
Tops
Official navy school polo with logo.
Students may wear official school T-shirt
for Spirit Days only.
Official navy school polo with logo.
Students may wear official school T-shirt
for Spirit Days only.
Bottoms
Pants or shorts (uniform material without ornamentation) with belt loops. NO CARGO or CARPENTER style permitted.
Colors may be navy or khaki
Pants or shorts (uniform material without ornamentation) with belt loops. NO CAPRIS or CARGO/CARPENTER style permitted.
Colors may be navy or khaki
Accessories
Shoes: Sneakers ONLY. Sneakers must have laces or velcro closures, and may be below the ankle. No high-tops or boat shoes are allowed.
Socks must be worn and must be plain white or navy in color with no logos or labels showing.
Belts must have buckles and must be worn with pants and shorts.
Shoes: Sneakers ONLY. Sneakers must have laces or velcro closures, and may be below the ankle. No high-tops or boat shoes are allowed.
Socks must be worn and must be plain white or navy in color with no logos or labels showing. Knee-high socks are acceptable.
Tights must be plain white or navy only and must cover the feet. No leggings!
Belts must have buckles and must be worn with pants and shorts.
Cold Weather
Sweatshirts or sweaters with school logo are permitted during cold weather. If wearing a long-sleeved shirt under a uniform shirt, the long-sleeved shirt must be navy or white.
Sweatshirts or sweaters with school logo are permitted during cold weather. If wearing a long-sleeved shirt under a uniform shirt, the long-sleeved shirt must be navy or white.