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Osceola School District board meeting, Jan 20, 2026

53 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Osceola school board approves Nova Lakes High School as name for new high school 45:52

  • The board approved a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. 34:25
  • A district staff member explained a planned classroom wing at Voyager K-8, saying the school has been at capacity since it opened and has a waiting list of over 100 students. 41:04
  • The board then approved the architect agreement for the Voyager K-8 classroom building addition project. 45:14
  • The board approved Nova Lakes High School as the name for the school listed as AAA High School, following a recommendation from a naming committee that met on December 15th, 2025. 45:52

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening ceremonies 1:20
    • The meeting opened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading of the district mission statement. 2:08
  2. Positive comments from board and staff 6:52
    • A deputy superintendent filling in for the superintendent reported a district-wide graduation rate of 91.1%, the highest in district history, and a preliminary acceleration rate of 72%, up from 58% the prior year. 6:52
    • Bethzaida Garcia noted incoming 6th grade and 9th grade orientation nights on January 22nd and January 26th from 6 to 7. 13:56
    • Paula Bronson thanked maintenance staff who worked until 12:30 in the morning to get the boilers at Harmony High School working so students would have heat. 14:42
  3. Student fine arts performance 22:04
    • A student from the district's technical high school delivered an original speech on achieving success. 24:45
  4. Celebrate Literacy Week proclamation 31:36
    • A district coordinator read a proclamation designating January 26th through 30th, 2026 as Celebrate Literacy Week Florida in the district. 31:36
    • After the vote, the chair announced it was Celebrate Literacy Week in Osceola County. 34:05
  5. Black History Month proclamation 34:05
    • The director of secondary education read a proclamation designating February 2026 as Black History Month. 34:05
    • The motion passed. ~35:54
  6. Administrative appointment and resignations 35:54
    • Staff recommended a literacy coach at Canoe Creek K-8 for the assistant principal position at that school. 36:18
    • The board also took up approval of administrative resignations. 40:02
  7. Agenda modifications 40:14
    • The chair pulled item 10.15 for discussion. 40:33
    • The motion to approve the modified agenda passed. 41:04
  8. Voyager K-8 classroom building addition 41:04
    • A district staff member said the school has been at capacity since opening last summer, has a waiting list of over 100 students and has space for only 5 more portables. 42:26
    • The staff member said the plan is to finish design in summer of 2026 and open the wing during the summer of 2027. 44:06
    • The staff member said a 2-story wing would add 440 student stations and 3 stories would get to 620. 44:32
    • The motion to approve item 10.15 passed. 45:14
  9. Remaining action items 45:25
    • Terry Castillo moved to approve item 12.03, and the board also took up item 13.01. 45:25
    • Both motions passed. ~45:38
  10. Naming of new high school 45:52
    • The chair said each board member appointed 2 representatives to a naming committee that reviewed community survey suggestions and selected Nova Lakes High School. 45:52
    • The motion to approve the name passed. 47:08
  11. Public comment 47:08
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to restore a full-time technology staff member at each school building, saying one technician covers about 2,500 students across 3 schools. 47:32
  12. Value Adjustment Board appointment 50:30
    • One board member said a board appointee to the Value Adjustment Board needs to resign and the board needs to appoint a replacement. 51:12
    • Anyone with a person in mind was asked to bring the name forward, and if no one did, the aim was to get someone before the next meeting. 51:36

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