Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: November 18, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the November 18, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting.

Items for Consideration -all votes were unanimous, 4-0. (Jones absent)

Item 19.01. The Board held the annual meeting of the Leon County School Board Leasing Corporation. There was no business before the Leasing Corporation.

Item 19.02, Item 19.03 & Item 19.04. The Board voted to advertise amendments polies 1210, 3210 & 4210 related to Standards of Ethical Conduct and Policy 4210 Standards of Ethical Conduct, for a public hearing and adoption on January 13, 2025.

The revisions to these policies incorporate amendments to the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession relating to employees reporting to a District authority any arrest for a felony or misdemeanor offense listed in F.S. 435.04.  Revisions also include language that Board employees shall not knowingly misrepresent military service for material gain as set forth in F.S. 112.3131.

Item 19.05 The Board voted to advertise amendments to Policy 5780 Student/Parent Rights, for a public hearing and adoption on January 13, 2025. Revisions address issues related to diabetes management, removing the term “Naloxone” and replacing it with the generic term “emergency opioid antagonist” and specified that any emergency opioid antagonist supplied by a school district must be approved by the FDA, and to require that before a student participates in athletics, the student must receive an electrocardiogram, unless the parent objects in writing.

Item 19.06 The Board voted to advertise amendments to Policy 2410 School Health Services, for a public hearing and adoption on January 13, 2025. These amendments include new requirements for school boards related to anaphylaxis training and student emergency action plans for anaphylaxis in schools that serve students in kindergarten through grade 8.

Item 19.07 The Board voted to advertise amendments to Policy 2417 Comprehensive Health Education, for a public hearing and adoption on January 13, 2025. Policy 2417 is being revised to incorporate a requirement that school districts provide basic training in first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, once in middle school in a physical education or health class and once in high school in a physical education or health class in accordance with F.S. 1003.453.  

Item 19.08 The Board voted to approve Fitzgerald Collaborative Group, LLC as the highest ranked firm for Raa Middle School construction project. Once negotiations have been finalized, the contract will be submitted to the Board for approval. The total estimated construction budget is $68,000,000.00.

Item 19.09 The Board voted to approve the Professional Architectural Consulting Services Contract with Architects Lewis+Whitlock, PA in the amount of  $750,685.00, for Griffin Middle School improvements.

Item 19.10 The Board voted to adopt School Year Calendars for 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029. The proposed regular school year calendars meet all statutory and collective bargaining agreement requirements.

Item 19.11 The Board approved out-of-county travel for School Board Chair Laurie Cox, School Board Vice Chair Marcus Nicolas, and School Board members Darryl Jones, Alva Smith, and Rosanne Wood to attend the FSBA Annual Conference to be held in Tampa, Florida, on December 2-5, 2025. Board policy requires that all out-of-county travel be approved in advance by the School Board.

Item 19.12 The Board approved the 2025-2027 MOU between Capital Area Action Agency Head Start and Leon County Schools to strengthen early learning and ensure a smooth transition to kindergarten.