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Liberty School District board meeting, Oct 13, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Liberty County School Board recognizes two departing board members 1:49

  • A district staff member recognized board member Jason Singletary for 6 years of service representing District 4 and board member Doobie Hayes for 32 years of service representing District 3. ~4:24
  • A district staff member also gave a report covering a library book review, the school calendar, a combined November 17 meeting and a December 16 legislative delegation meeting. 37:04
  • The board took up motions on newly revised inspection agreements, with Doobie Hayes announcing that each motion carried. 47:37
Item by item (13)
  1. Call to order and prayer 0:07
    • Doobie Hayes called the regular meeting to order at 5:30 on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, followed by a prayer and the pledge. 0:07
  2. Recognition of departing board members 1:37
    • A district staff member recognized Jason Singletary for 6 years of service as a school board member for District 4 and presented pictures and a signed copy of the agenda. ~4:24
    • The staff member recognized Doobie Hayes for 32 years of service on the Liberty County School Board for District 3. 11:10
    • Doobie Hayes thanked staff and board members and called a recess for a reception. 11:10
  3. District staff report 37:04
    • A district staff member said a staff member had met with all schools as part of a 90-day review of library books requested by the commissioner, including classroom libraries. 38:36
    • The staff member said there would be no school for students on Friday or Monday, and that the organizational and regular meetings would be combined on November 17th. 40:40
    • The staff member said a legislative delegation meeting was set for Wednesday, December the 16th at 10:00 AM, and that Senate Bill 5608 had been filed to extend forest money through 2029. 42:40
  4. Agenda additions and approval 46:24
    • The board considered a motion to approve additions to consent items 9A and C. 46:24
    • A district staff member said the corrected versions addressed a few technical issues. 46:51
    • The chair announced the motion on the additions carried. 47:02
  5. Fire inspection agreements 47:23
    • The board took up motions to remove inspection agreements from the table and to approve newly revised inspection agreements for services at Hospital Elementary Junior High School and W. October K-8 School. 47:23
    • The chair announced each of the motions carried. 47:37
  6. Approval of minutes 48:39
    • The board took up minutes from a community meeting, the final budget hearing and a September 17th, 2026 special meeting. 48:39
    • The chair announced each motion carried. 49:00
  7. Consent items 49:25
    • The board took up the consent table with addition and correction, an updated sublease, an updated supplement and out-of-field teachers. 49:25
    • The chair announced each motion carried. 49:42
  8. Travel requests 50:34
    • The board took up travel for the director of finance to attend a school finance training session on December 2nd through the 4th. 50:34
    • The board also took up travel for the superintendent and board members to attend the 2026 FSBA conference December 1st through the 4th in Tampa, Florida, and out-of-state travel for FFA students to Moultrie, Georgia, October 21st-26th. 50:54
    • The chair announced each motion carried. ~50:49
  9. Grants and service agreements 50:54
    • The board took up Title V, Title IX and Title II project award notifications. 51:36
    • The board also took up a school health service plan, a contract for educational services with Twin Oak Human Development Incorporated and a memorandum for mental health services with Community Wellness Counseling and Support Service, LLC. 52:30
    • The board took up salaries for fiscal year '26-'27 and a dual enrollment articulation agreement with Florida Gateway College. 53:29
    • The chair announced each motion carried. 52:09
  10. Quarterly security assessment update 53:59
    • A speaker presenting the update said a formal assessment was done October 1st this year and presented to the Office of Safe Schools. 54:34
    • The speaker said the items identified would be presented for the Harding grant, though the amount of money available was not yet known. 54:34
  11. Board policy update 55:31
    • The board took up a second reading of a policy update for Florida. 55:31
    • The motion was announced as carried. 55:56
  12. Board member comments 55:56
    • During board member comments, speakers thanked colleagues for their service to the county and its students. 56:29
    • One speaker thanked law enforcement for the response to an event the day before. 58:54
  13. Attorney services advertisement 1:01:20
    • A district staff member distributed a draft advertisement for attorney services and asked board members to review it with the goal of firming it up between now and November. 1:01:20
    • The staff member said no feedback was needed that night and that the draft would be emailed to board members. 1:01:20

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