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Board schedules Tallahassee meetings; lobbyists arranging contacts with education committee members
Summary
Board members said Feb. 25 that district travel to the Florida School Boards Association's Legislative Day is included in a duty revision and that lobbyists have provided contacts with legislators on K‑12 financing.
DeSoto County School Board members said Feb. 25 that the district's temporary duty statement was revised to include travel to the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) Legislative Day in Tallahassee and that lobbyists are arranging meetings with legislators on K‑12 financing.
A staff member announced that "11 o 5 temporary duty has been revised to include board travel to Tallahassee" for the annual FSBA event. The announcement said the revision covers board transportation to the FSBA Legislative Day.
Board member Miss Shuneman said she had contacted the district's lobbyists, who "were very, excited to work with us as we go to Tallahassee" and provided names of legislators to request meetings with, including "Senator Simon and Representative Pearsons," both noted as serving on K‑12 committees. Other members reported lobbyist contacts and pending meetings with Senator Albrecht and Representative Oliver; no firm meeting times were confirmed at the Feb. 25 meeting.
Board members said they expect a full day of meetings while in Tallahassee and noted a legislative delegation session scheduled Friday at 1:30 p.m. The board took no formal action beyond acknowledging the travel update and scheduling discussions.
No agenda changes or budget approvals were made at the meeting related to the trip; details on attendees and reimbursement were not specified on the record.
