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Attorney outlines limits of individual board authority and Sunshine Law cautions in 'way of work' briefing
Summary
Attorney Tom Gonzalez told trustees the Florida constitution and school-code statutes give most operational authority to the board acting as a body and to the superintendent as executive officer; he cautioned trustees about Sunshine Law pitfalls and recommended public-notice practices for school visits and town halls.
During the workshop’s “our way of work” presentation, GreyRobinson attorney Tom Gonzalez reviewed the constitutional and statutory structure that governs school boards in Florida and explained how those laws constrain individual board members’ operational authority.
Gonzalez told trustees that Florida’s constitution and the school code create a distinctive governance model: the district school board adopts policy as a body while the superintendent is the chief executive and is charged with recommending policies and carrying them out. He emphasized verb…
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