Melissa Byrd
Board member, district 7, Orange School District. Heard at 5 board meetings; spoke longest on May 5, 2026: at least 12 minutes.
5 of 7board meetings heard, of those held while seated; plus 3 with no confirmed date
5.6minutes speaking per meeting, at least (the speech named so far)
1clip
2.4questions asked per meeting, at least (17 in 7 meetings)
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What Melissa Byrd said
When students come here and they speak a foreign language and then they learn English while they're in OCPS schools and they test in their 10th grade ELA, are they not considered bilingual? Are we counting those students in this metric for our bilingual graduates?Melissa ByrdBoard member · Orange County School Board · Aug 25, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:23:44
Meetings