Public Meeting Announcement - School Board Meetings: 8/20/2025
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
PURPOSE: Attorney/Client Session: Terence Hart vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Case No. 502023CAO14588XXXXMB/AN; Honorable Scott Kerner; 15th Judicial Circuit In and For Palm Beach County; School Board Members: Marcia Andrews; Gloria Branch; Karen Brill; Edwin Ferguson; Matthew Lane; Virginia Savietto; Erica Whitfield; Superintendent Michael J. Burke; General Counsel Shawntoyia Bernard; Staff Attorneys: Erik Bell, Esq.; V. Danielle Williams, Esq; Jean Marie Middleton, Esq.; Christine Gardner, Esq.
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Service Center (FHESC) Board Room and Thurber Conf. Room A
TIME: Immediately following Special Meeting for Expulsions
PURPOSE: Attorney/Client Session: Erika Woerner vs. Palm Beach County School Board; Case No. 9:24-cv-80247-DMM; Judge William Matthewman; United States District Court, Southern District of Florida; School Board Members: Marcia Andrews; Gloria Branch; Karen Brill; Edwin Ferguson; Matthew Lane; Virginia Savietto; Erica Whitfield; Superintendent Michael J. Burke; General Counsel Shawntoyia Bernard; Staff Attorneys: Erik Bell, Esq.; V. Danielle Williams, Esq; Christine Gardner, Esq.
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Service Center (FHESC) Board Room and Thurber Conf. Room A
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
PURPOSE: Regular Board Meeting
Includes: Instructional Materials Adoption of K-12 English/Spanish Language Arts Courses and Programs as noticed on the District’s website on 7/30/2025
PUBLIC COMMENT ON OTHER ITEMS CAN BE MADE IN ONE OF TWO WAYS
1. IN PERSON:
The public can attend the meeting in a room or rooms at the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center or at a designated area. Speakers must be signed up in advance of the meeting by calling the Board Office at: 561-434-8136, 561-434-8139, 561-434-7481, OR 561-434-8038. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK IS NOON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
2. IN WRITING:
Written public comment can be submitted by emailing boardoffice@palmbeachschools.org. Written comments are limited to 400 words (approximately equal to 3 minutes reading time). To assure written comments are read by School Board Members prior to the meeting, they must be received by noon THE DAY BEFORE the meeting. Any person interested in additional information may contact Toni Sinclair, Board Clerk at 561-434-8136 or email tonilynn.sinclair@palmbeachschools.org.
THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO ATTEND VIRTUALLY BY WATCHING AND/OR LISTENING LIVE via COMCAST Ch. 234, 235; uVerse Ch. 99; or by using the YouTube link on our webpage at PalmBeachSchools.org. In the event that the link is interrupted for technical reasons, please switch over to the TV channels. All Board meetings are recorded in their entirety and posted on the District website within 24 hours. (Courtesy Option to Listen) Call in number: 561-357-5900 or toll free 1-866-930-7015 Meeting ID: 15618801124#.
* Meetings will follow consecutively. Thus, start times are an approximation and may commence earlier or later than is posted/advertised. Moreover, the order of agenda items within a special meeting/workshop may vary. An agenda for these meetings may be obtained by calling Public Information at 561-434-8228. Pursuant to the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act, any persons requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the School District at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Toni Sinclair at 561-434-8136 or for the Hearing Impaired please call 711, Florida Relay https://www.ftri.org/relay or email tonilynn.sinclair@palmbeachschools.org. If any affected person decides to appeal a decision made by the School Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (Such person shall have the responsibility, at his or her own cost, to arrange for the transcript).