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About Our Media Center
Guided by Honor, Excellence, and Tradition, the Patriot Media Center is the hub of learning at Freedom High School. We provide equitable access to books, technology, and digital resources that spark curiosity and support student success.
Here, Patriots explore a love of reading, build strong research and digital literacy skills, and learn through both independent and collaborative experiences.
The Patriot Media Center—where tradition meets innovation and every Patriot’s potential begins.
Kenia Butler
Jonathan Shaffer
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Orange County Public Schools uses Follett Destiny’s Library Management System to catalog all materials maintained in the school library media center. The Destiny Library Catalog can be accessed by hovering over the Media Center tab on this website and selecting the “Destiny Library Catalog” option from the dropdown menu.
The public has access to search any school’s library catalog for available titles. The brief video below demonstrates how to search a school’s library catalog.
Additional library media materials can be accessed through the following links or on LaunchPad.- Learning Ally (titles assigned by teacher)
- Orange County Library System Virtual Library Card
- Sora eBook Catalog
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Orange County Public Schools' collection development procedures are documented on School Board Policy IJL - Library Materials Selection and Adoption. Library media materials, whether purchased or donated, are selected by a school district employee who holds a valid educational media specialist certificate. Our school’s collection development plan can be found within the folder linked below:
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Instructional Materials
A list of all instructional materials, including those materials used to provide instruction required by Section 1003.42, Florida Statutes, are linked below.All supplemental instructional materials, purchased by the school or district, are linked below:
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A list of all materials, specifically books, required as part of a school or grade-level reading lists are accessible below.
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Our school's classroom libraries are available to the public at the link below and may be searched by title or author.
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OCPS is pleased to provide digital devices* to all our students. Exposing our youth to digital learning is critical to preparing them for future success, and the district is recognized as a national leader due to the incredible efforts of our teachers and administrators. OCPS Code of Student Conduct outlines that students must not damage* school property. District-issued devices are the property of the School Board of Orange County and its taxpayers.
*Digital Devices - A student must be enrolled in at least one on-campus course to receive a digital device.
*Damage - Any material change, through negligence, accident, or intent, that prohibits full functionality, or cosmetic changes in the appearance, of a device.When a device or accessory is willfully or maliciously damaged, a student may face disciplinary consequences under the OCPS Code of Student Conduct. The OCPS Code of Student Conduct (p. 5) also states that the parent or guardian of a student may also have “accountability for loss or damage to OCPS property. As part of the consequences for willful or malicious damage to a device, a student may be assessed a Device Incident Fee based on the device's four-year depreciation schedule (each year ends on June 30). The chart below details the depreciation schedule. Should a non-warranty repair be completed, the incident fee will be applied to the repair cost. However, if the repair is covered under warranty and incurs no cost, the incident fee will be refunded.
The fee structure accounts for a four-year depreciation schedule of the device (each year ends June 30). The chart below details the depreciation schedule.
*Depreciated Value Table
Years from Purchase 1 2 3 4 Repair/Replacement Cost Cost of repair or replacement $400 $250 $100 Devices depreciate according to a normal schedule, depending on the device's features, expected life cycle, and normal wear and tear.
Accessory Fees
The chart below details the accessory fee structure, itemized by accessory type (charger or protective case). The protective cases for devices in grades 6-12 are considered accessories. When an accessory is damaged, the student is responsible for the actual cost up to a maximum of $20 for the first incident and the full cost of replacement for subsequent incidents.
Accessory Fee Structure
Incident 1st Incident 2nd (and forward) Incident
Student/Parent/Guardian/Responsibility up to $20 Cost of Replacement
Visit the OCPS Website for more information about Fee Communication and Digital Procedures