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Mark Gilliard elected chair; Claire Cornell named vice chair of Hardee County School Board

Hardee County School Board · November 13, 2025
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Summary

At the Hardee County School Board—s Nov. 13 organizational meeting, Mark Gilliard was elected chair by a 3-2 vote and Claire Cornell was selected as vice chair; the board also approved its 2025–26 meeting schedule. The board held brief votes to approve minutes and several facilities requests.

Mark Gilliard was elected chair of the Hardee County School Board at the board—s Nov. 13 organizational meeting, winning a 3-to-2 vote after the board took separate ballots on two nominees.

Claire Cornell was later chosen to serve as vice chair; board members reported a unanimous (5-0) favor for her in the vice‑chair vote. The board also approved a motion to continue its past practice of meeting on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 5 p.m.

The nominations and votes occurred during the meeting—s opening organizational business. The clerk opened nominations; both Cornell and Gilliard were nominated and the board voted separately for each nominee. The chair—s election concluded with the board announcing the 3-2 result and Gilliard being seated as chair.

Board business at the session included approval of previous meeting minutes and several routine facilities‑use items.

The meeting was adjourned and the regular session called to order at 5:10 p.m.

What—s next: The board will continue to meet on the adopted second- and fourth-Thursday schedule; the next meeting was announced for Dec. 11, 2025.