Public Meeting Announcement: School Board Meetings: 9/9/2026
DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 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: Immediately following the Special Meeting for School Board Proclamations
PURPOSE: ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION (CLOSED)
C.M.-1 and C.M.-2, by and through their next friend Tinisha Tolbert v. SBPBC; Case No. 25-cv-80544-REINHART; Judge Reinhart; United States District Court for the 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.; Laura Pincus, 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 the Attorney/Client Session
PURPOSE: CLOSED SESSION FOR SECURITY SYSTEM PLAN:
PLACE: FHESC Thurber Conference Room A
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TIME: Immediately following the Closed Session for Security System Plan
PURPOSE: WORKSHOP: Pathways to Possibilities III, and:
Policy Workshop as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 8/25/26:
- Policy 2.503 Social Media
- Policy 2.121 Student Activities in Schools
PLACE: FHESC Board Room
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TIME: Immediately following the Workshop
PURPOSE: SPECIAL MEETING including:
Policy Adoption/Second Read as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 8/6/26
- Policy 4.101 Rules of Procedure
Policy Development/First Read as advertised on the District’s Legal Notices Webpage on 8/25/26:
- Policy 5.1814 Zero Tolerance Policy
- Policy 5.1815 Threat Assessment and Management
- Policy 5.1817 Severe Incident Assignment
- Policy 5.27 Parental and Marital Status of Students
- Policy 5.323 Automated External Defibrillators
- Policy 5.60 Eligibility for Participation in K-12 Extracurricular Activities
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 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 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).