Jason Locker

Great news for music education in Florida! Thank you to the Florida Legislature for passing HB 1105, allowing two years of marching band to satisfy the one-credit physical education requirement. #FMEA #FMEAadvocacy #MusicEducation #Music

March is Arts In Our Schools Month! @OCPSnews #NewProfilePic #ocpsarts @CDLocps 🩰🎶🎭🎨

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 2025 FMEA Steel Band Festival. Applications are open for student steel band ensembles to participate in this year’s Festival. Application and payment deadline is March 1. fmea.org/programs/steel… #FMEA #FMEASteelBand #SteelBand #SteelPan

The Superintendent’s Principals Meeting at @SeaWorld started off on a high note thanks to the wonderful student performers from @Blankner_K8 & @DrPhillips_OCPS! #ocps @maria_f_vazquez

FMEA "Immediate Impact" Music Educator Spotlight - Ms. Gabriela Serpa! Check out Ms. Serpa’s story by visiting fmea.org/programs/spotl… #ImmediateImpact #MusicEducatorSpotlight #FMEA #Music #MusicEducation

Wishing you a Happy Holiday from the whole @CDLocps team!

The GRAMMY Museum and Recording Academy have announced their semifinalists for the 2025 Music Educator Award, and 6 of the semifinalists are music educators in Florida! grammy.com/news/music-edu…

If your music program was affected by Hurricane Helene, please visit FMEA.org/help to submit a help request. Those looking to help can donate to the Mel & Sally Schiff Music Education Relief Fund and view the list of needs submitted by schools requesting specific help.

I’m grateful to have been invited to share with the Orange County Retired Educators Association yesterday morning about the “State of the Arts” in OCPS. Thank you to Monica Johnson for the invitation (and for wearing a Gator Band shirt). #ocpsarts @CDLocps 🩰🎶🎭🎨

It was a pleasure to spend this morning assisting my former office neighbor, Principal Jessica Vasilisin, and her team in welcoming students back for the first day of school at Chickasaw Elementary School! @JVasilisin_OCPS @ChickasawOCPS @CDLocps @OCPSnews

As I begin my 24th year in public education, I’m wishing all of our #ocpsarts educators a fantastic first day! Let’s make 2024-25 an amazing year of learning, creativity, and fun for every student entrusted to our care! 🩰🎶🎭🎨 @CDLocps @OCPSnews

This afternoon’s roundtable with @RepMaxwellFrost & @USDOL @ActSecJulieSu was a wonderful opportunity to discuss education, job creation, and economic impact of the arts in Central Florida. Very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this important discussion! ❤️🩰🎶🎭🎨

Thank you to David Axel, Darin Smith, and the Axel Foundation for your generous gift in support of OCPS Arts. What a great way to begin the 2024-25 school year! #ocpsarts @CDLocps 🩰🎶🎭🎨

Important elections are coming up on Aug 20, including School Board races & local ballot initiatives. Voter registration deadline for the August election is TOMORROW (July 22). Your vote is your voice! Register, and then VOTE! 🇺🇸🗳️ Note: Registration deadline for Nov is 10/7.

Great week of professional learning for OCPS visual art educators! Thanks to the Rollins Museum of Art and Christy Garton for another fantastic Teacher Institute! Our teachers can’t wait to bring everything they learned back to their classrooms! @CDLocps #ocpsarts ❤️🎨

Do you have a passion for supporting schools and delivering high quality professional learning? Are you familiar with the MTSS Framework and academic interventions? We are looking for talented individuals to complete our team. Apply now!

@KMalatesta_OCPS @CDLocps @RobBixler_OCPS @JamesRusso_OCPS @OCPSCadre9 @mandybOCPS @JMcSparran_OCPS @DrRahim_Jones Congrats!!! You will be amazing in your new role! 🧡

I’m thankful for the opportunities and experiences I was afforded during my time in @CDLocps! Now I’m looking forward to my new role as a Senior Administrator for Elementary Schools. Lucky to work in a district that supports ongoing collaboration! 🧡 #OneOCPS

There wouldn't be a #WorldMusicDay without music educators! From first introducing musical concepts, to leading performance groups, to teaching the next generation of music educators, thank you for sharing the joy of music with your students at every step of their education.

Parents: Your child’s music program matters to you & them. How do you make sure it matters to administrators & other decision-makers? 🎺 🥁🎶 @nafme shares five ways parents can support school music programs: nafme.org/advocacy/5-way… #WorldMusicDay