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Highlands school board approves joining Florida Education Health Trust after insurance committee recommendation
Summary
After unanimous committee backing, the Highlands County School Board voted to pursue participation in the Florida Education Health Trust (FLEET). District staff will provide health-plan data for FLEET to analyze before the board's January renewal.
The Highlands County School Board voted to move forward with participation in the Florida Education Health Trust, known as FLEET, after its insurance committee recommended the step.
The board’s insurance committee, led by deputy superintendent Andrew Lethbridge, reported it had discussed participation, brokers and benefits and concluded a recommendation to join would be “strongest.” Lethbridge said the committee believed participation offered “a unique opportunity” for…
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