Public Meeting Announcement: School Board Meetings: 4/15/2026
DATE: APRIL 15, 2026
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
PURPOSE: ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION (CLOSED)
April Bullard vs. The School District of Palm Beach County; Case No. 9:25-cv-81121; Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks; 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 Attorney: Erik Bell, Esq.; Outside Counsel for School Board: Michael Kantor, Esq.
(Session will open and close in the public)
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center (FHESC) Board Room and Thurber Conference Room A
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TIME: Immediately Following Attorney/Client Session
PURPOSE: RISK MANAGEMENT SESSION (CLOSED)
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center (FHESC) Thurber Conference Room A
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TIME: 5 p.m.
PURPOSE: REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Including:
Policy Development/First Read as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 3/27/26:
· Policy 5.0115 Student Photo Identification Badge (ID Badge)
· Policy 8.081 Adult General Education Program (Repeal)
· Policy 8.09 Adult General Education Program
· Policy 8.091 High School Equivalency Diploma (Repeal)
· Policy 8.10 Technical or Vocational Education (Repeal)
· Policy 8.102 Vocational Entry-Level Examinations (Repeal)
· Policy 8.11 Community Schools (Repeal)
Policy Adoption/Second Read as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 3/13/26:
· Policy 2.036 Breach of Personal Identification Information
· Policy 2.037 Protected Health Information Privacy Policy in Compliance with HIPAA
· Policy 2.382 Safety Awareness and Safety Committees
· Policy 2.505 Artificial Intelligence (AI)
· Policy 3.79 Definition of “Retiree” for Purposes of the Health Plan
· Policy 3.81 Employees Infectious Disease or Human Immunodeficiency Virus “HIV” Infection (Repeal)
· Policy 3.96 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace
· Policy 3.961 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for Employees Performing Safety Sensitive Functions and Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses
· Policy 6.25 Insurance Advisory Committee (Repeal)
· Policy 8.122 Textbooks and Instructional Materials
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
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TIME: Immediately Following Regular Board Meeting
PURPOSE: SPECIAL MEETING FOR SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORP.
PLACE: Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center (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 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.
* 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).