Public Meeting Announcement: School Board Meetings: 10/7/2026
DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2026
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PURPOSE: SPECIAL MEETING FOR SCHOOL BOARD PROCLAMATIONS
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Service Center (FHESC) Board Room
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TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PURPOSE: EXCEPTIONS HEARING: FIRST STUDENT, INC.
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Service Center (FHESC) Board Room
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TIME: Immediately following the Special Meeting for School Board Proclamations
PURPOSE: ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION (CLOSED)
Sherry Gibson v. Palm Beach County School Board; Case No. 9:26-CV-80366; Judge Donald Middlebrooks; United States District Court Southern District of Florida;
In attendance: 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.; Jean Middleton, Esq.
(Session will open and close in the public)
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center (FHESC) Board Room & Thurber Conference Room A
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TIME: Immediately following the Attorney/Client Session
PURPOSE: WORKSHOP:
- The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County
- Instructional Review
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
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TIME: Immediately following the Workshop
PURPOSE: SPECIAL MEETING including School Board Policies:
Policy Development/First Read as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 9/22/26:
- Policy 2.121 Student Activities in the Schools
- Policy 2.503 Social Media
- Policy 5.22 Fraternities and Sororities
- Policy 5.31 Safety Patrol
- Policy 5.1814 Zero Tolerance Policy
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
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TIME: Immediately following the Special Meeting
PURPOSE: SPECIAL MEETING - SCHOOL SAFETY/SECURITY - FSSAT FINDINGS
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
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. To ensure written comments are read by School Board Members before 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
* 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 Americans with Disabilities Act, any persons requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings are 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).