Browse past news stories for Oak Park School in Sarasota, FL.

• A growing appetite for doing good (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 06:13:44 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES In the five minutes Eureka Webb took a break from sorting and boxing food for the needy, three families walked off the street to ask her when they can pick up a meal for Thanksgiving. Then her cell phone rang. It was a woman from North Port anxious to know whether she would have to spend the gas money to drive all the way to Sarasota.
• Unique technology aids students in musical production - The Observer Group (The Longboat Observer)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:33:05 pm
  Students with special needs who attend Oak Park School in Sarasota will star in a production of “It’s a Small World” at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, using a unique technological device that will “speak” for them.
• For Oak Park School, principal must be right fit (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:02:14 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES In the wake of a scandal where a Venice teacher was accused of abusing disabled students, Sarasota school officials vowed to improve special education services in the district.
• Special-needs training for Sarasota educators (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 05:13:31 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES Sue Lomas knows teaching her 15-year-old son Sammy -- who cannot talk or walk because he was born missing a chromosome -- takes creativity and commitment. But what goes on in his classroom at Oak Park School is largely a mystery to her. She knows little about the complex standards and rules that govern his education.
• Hot ticket (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 05:08:46 am
  Concert in the Grove The Gumbo Boogie Band, Florida's New Orleans party band, is the featured act at Mixon Fruit Farms' Concert in the Grove. The 6-9 p.m. concert is free; parking is $5. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. 2712 26th Ave. E., Bradenton. (800) 608-2525; mixon.com. TODAY 7.23 Winter Wonderland in July
• Families have fewer options for summer camps (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 05:06:44 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES Camps and summer classes are harder to find and more expensive this year because of budget cuts that have limited availability and financial aid to families. At the Sarasota County School District, summer school classes were cut and will serve about 1,200 fewer students than last year.
• Learn about services for the disabled at fair (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 11:56:13 am
  Parents can learn more about the area's social services for people with disabilities at an information fair Thursday at Oak Park School. More than 70 agencies will offer families information about their programs.
• Taylor Ranch teacher honored (Venice Gondolier Sun)
  posted on April 4, 2009 at 01:07:54 am
  Amy Beechy, teacher at Taylor Ranch Elementary School, was honored during a banquet April 1 at Michael’s On East in Sarasota.
• Modernist home gets historic designation (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on March 24, 2009 at 05:15:32 am
  A modernist home designed by one of Sarasota County's most famous architects was added to the Sarasota County Register of Historic Places last week, a distinction shared by just three dozen buildings.