At its Nov. 11 meeting, the Orange County School Board voted to adopt two revised board policies and completed routine organizational business.

Superintendent Dr. Maria Vasquez said both policy revisions (ECA, Building and Ground Security; and IHAM, Local School Wellness) had been reviewed in work sessions and properly noticed. With no members of the public requesting to speak, the board moved and approved both policy revisions. Chair Jacobs called for the motions and the board recorded unanimous voice votes on both policies.

The board then approved the consent agenda by motion and a unanimous voice vote.

During the reorganization portion, members nominated candidates for vice chair. Member Ferrant nominated Maria Salamanca; Member Vicky Elaine Felder nominated herself. The board took voice votes in order and the chair announced that Salamanca received the majority of votes and was elected vice chair.

The board recessed and met as the Orange County School Board Leasing Corporation to approve minutes of the Nov. 19, 2024 meeting and to accept the recommended slate of officers for the leasing corporation (chair as president of the corporation, the newly elected vice chair as vice president, Dr. Vasquez as secretary and Doreen Concolino as treasurer). Returning to the board meeting, the board voted unanimously to rename the Orange Technical College West Campus Event Center to the Doctor Michael D. Armbruster Center for Collaboration.

Each of the above votes was adopted by motion with all members present voting in the affirmative, according to meeting minutes.