[music] [music] [music] [music] I now call to order the November 11th, 2025 special schoolboard meeting. The purpose of this special meeting is to organize the board as required by Florida statutes. The board will
determine meeting dates, times, and locations, and elect a chair and a vice chair. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Miss Martinez Young, please provide the proof of publication. The notice for the November 11th, 2025
organizational meeting ran in the Ocala Gazette on November 8th, 2025. The proof of publication has been attached in board docs under proof of publication. Board, I recommend the board adopt the following meeting dates.
January 13, 2026. January 27th, 2026. February 10, 2026. February the 24th, 2026. March 10th, 2026. March 24th, 2026. April 14, 2026. April
28, 2026. May 12th, 2026. May 26, 2026. June 9th, 2026. June 23, 2026. July 14, 2026. July 21, 2026.
Special board meeting July 28, 2026. July 28, 2026. Special board meeting August 11, 2026. August 25, 2026. September 8, 2026, special board
meeting. September 8, 2026. September 22nd, 2026. October 13, 2026. October 27, 2026, November 10, 2026, November 17,
2026, which is organizational board of directors meeting, and December 8, 2026. May I have a motion? Motion to approve the dates. Second >> motion by Miss Conrad, second by Miss
Thrower. Is there any discussion? >> Dr. Brewer, my only question was about February 10th. I know we've had a little bit of discussion about that being the evening before Marian County Day. Uh if we as a board want to have a meeting that evening, that's fine. It'll just prevent us from being a part of that um
evening's dinner at Marian County Day in Tallahassee. Um, but that's the only discussion that I had for that meeting. Other than that, the calendar is fine to meet. >> I would recommend we adopt the calendar and then discuss this as we get closer
to the date. >> Thanks for me. >> Okay, >> there being no further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed state name. Let the minutes reflect that the motion passed 50.
I recommend the meetings of the school board of Marian County, Florida to begin at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. May I have a motion? >> Second. >> Motion by Reverend seconded by
Dr. Campbell. Is there any discussion? There being no further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Those opposed state name. Let the minutes reflect the motion passed by a vote of 50.
I recommend the meetings of the school board of Maring County, Florida, be held at 1614 East Fort King Street, Ocala, Florida, unless otherwise specified. May I have a motion? >> Is there a second?
Motion by Reverend Cummings, seconded by Dr. Campbell. Is there any discussion? There being no further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed state name. Let the minutes reflect the motion passed by a
vote of five to zero. I recommend scheduling four special meetings of the school board in Marian County, Florida as follows. July 21st, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. school board receives tenative
budget. July 28, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. public hearing tenative budget. September the 8th, 2026 at 50:01 p.m. to hold a public hearing adoption of the final budget at 9 a.m.
and November 17th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. for the organizational meeting of the Marian County School Board and the annual meeting of the board of directors board leasing corporation meeting. May I have a motion? >> Motion to adopt. >> Second.
Um motion by Mrs. Conrad, seconded by Dr. James. Is there any discussion? There being no further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed state name.
Let the minutes reflect the motion passed by a vote of five to zero. At this time, I will open the floor for nominations for the chair. >> Dr. Brewer. I nominate Nancy Thrower for chair for 2026.
>> Nomination. >> Miss Thrower, do you accept the nomination? >> I respectfully decline. This is my will be my last year on the school board and I look forward to serving um even more
closely with my schools and I look forward to that and I look forward to supporting whoever the new chair is. >> Thank you. Are there any further nominations? >> Yes, Dr. B. I'd like to nominate Dr. James. >> Dr. Jame. Okay. Dr.
Yep. So, Reverend Cummings seconded that. Dr. James, thank you, Reverend Cummings. Dr. James, do you accept the nomination? >> Yes. >> There being no further nominations, the nominations are now closed. All in
favor, as Dr. James as chair, state I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed state nay. All right. Let the minutes reflect Dr. James has been elected as the chair. At this time, I will open the floor for
nominations for the vice chair. >> I'll nominate uh Lori Conrad. >> Mrs. Conrad, do you wish to accept the nomination? >> We have to get a second first or just just a first. >> Second. >> It needs a second.
>> Reverend Cummings seconded. Mrs. Conrad, do you wish to accept the nomination? There being no further nominations, the nominations are now closed. All in favor of Mrs. Conrad as vice chair, say I. I. I.
>> Those opposed, state nay. Okay, let the minutes reflect. Mrs. Conrad has been elected as the vice chair. Congratulations. Thank you. For the record, I acknowledge that the Florida statutes 10001.42
and 10001.48 require that the superintendent shall be the secretary and executive officer to the district school board. Additionally, Florida statute 10001.371 states the district school superintendent shall act as ex officio
as the secretary. I also acknowledge that Elena Martinez Young is currently serving as the board's clerk. Furthermore, I wish to remind everyone that schoolboard policy 0161 states all schoolboard meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the parliamentary procedures, which is a body of rules,
ethics, and customs governing meetings. There being no further matter to come before the board, may I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> And a second. >> Second. >> Motion by Miss Conrad, second by Dr. Campbell. Is there any discussion? All those in favor say I.
>> All those opposed, let the minutes reflect. The meeting is adjourned at 5:13 p.m. Thank you.