Votes at a glance: board proclaims awareness weeks, appoints three assistant principals and approves multiple consent and governance items

The Osceola County School Board took a series of procedural and governance votes on Oct. 14, 2025. Below are the items moved, seconds and recorded outcomes as the board entered and completed its agenda.

Votes and outcomes

- Proclamation: October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Motion by Bettsaida Garcia; second by Terry Castillo; board voiced approval and the motion passed. The proclamation text, read into the record, cites harms of domestic violence and calls for community action.

- Proclamation: National School Bus Safety Week, October 2025 — Motion by Terry Castillo; second by Anthony Cook; motion carried. The proclamation cites national statistics (school buses transport millions of students and travel billions of miles) and the National Association for Pupil Transportation theme “Safety First, Safety Always.”

- Proclamation: Holocaust Education Week, November 2025 — Motion by Terry Castillo; second by Bettsaida Garcia; motion carried. The proclamation references Florida House Bill 12 and the district read the proclamation into the record.

- Appointments: The board approved three assistant principal appointments by voice vote: • Jeremiah Schwartz — Assistant Principal, Neo City Academy (motion to approve; moved by Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff; second by Terry Castillo). • Samantha Alfred — Assistant Principal, Boggy Creek Elementary (moved by Bettsaida Garcia; second by Paula Bronson). • Leila Mustafa — Assistant Principal, Sunrise Elementary (moved by Anthony Cook; second by Bettsaida Garcia).

- Transfers (information only): Jennifer Rona (from Neo City Academy to A A A High School) and Felix Harris (from Tehobah Kalaga High to P.M. Wells Center for Academic Excellence) were announced as administrative transfers; these were informational and no board vote was required.

- Consent and agenda motions: The board approved the agenda as modified (item pulled: 11.01) and adopted the consent agenda. Multiple consent and numbered agenda items referenced in the meeting (for example items 11.02 through 15.01, and 16.01–16.03) were moved and approved by voice vote; the transcript lists item numbers and routine approvals but does not include full details for each item.

- Governance approvals: The board approved the Education Foundation Board of Directors for the 2025–26 school year and approved an OLA intergovernmental agreement for legislative and lobbying services; motions were made and seconded and both carried.

How the board voted

The meeting record shows voice votes of “Aye” for the motions listed above; no roll‑call tallies with individual yea/nay counts were provided in the public transcript for most motions. Where the transcript identifies movers and seconders their names are noted above.

Items for follow up

Several approved items (the OLA priorities, Education Foundation board, and consent items) will proceed to implementation steps requiring staff follow‑up, budget or design work, or further public reporting. The transcript does not include full procurement or appropriation details for consent items; where details were not included the record identifies the agenda item number but not full contract or dollar information.