Florida / School Districts / Hardee
At the Hardee County School Boards 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.
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Avail Benefits representative Darren Bridal briefed the Hardee County School Board on the districts self-funded benefits program, Fleet trust market checks, and steps required to qualify for risk-sharing; he cited market comparisons, reserve metrics and potential cost impacts of returning to a fully insured plan.
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The Hardee County School Board approved facilities-use requests (Winterfest, FSBA meeting room), passed the consent agenda and received administrative updates on legislative advocacy (Tallahassee meetings), technology (Transfinder, Skyward ERP) and an informational student-count report. A public commenter asked about school recognition funds for Bowling Green Elementary ($21,830).
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Superintendent Sonia Bennett presented certificates to students from Hardee Senior High, Hardee Junior High and multiple elementary schools for perfect scores on 2024–25 state assessments (EOC, FSA, FAST). The board took photos and applauded those students and staff.
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Superintendent and board members acknowledged the recent death of Linda Arredondo, a longtime district staff member and assistant athletic director at Hardee Senior High; administrators said she served the district for more than two decades.
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At its Oct. 23 meeting the Hardee County School Board unanimously approved a set of resolutions, agreements and budget actions including an interagency agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Suncoast, a contract with Arrow Group, a five-year technology agreement for student routing and a final 2024-25 budget amendment.
Florida / School Districts / Hardee
The board approved a five-year hardware, software and support agreement for the Where's the Bus system beginning Nov. 1, 2025; district staff outlined a staged installation starting Nov. 4 and a target for operational reporting by February 2026.
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The board honored the high school swim and dive team for district championships and recognized four administrators/assistant principals accepted into Florida leadership cohorts.
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At its Oct. 23 meeting the Hardee County School Board voted unanimously to adopt a five‑year Where’s the Bus hardware/software agreement, approve a professional services contract with Arrow Group, authorize partnership and budget items, and pass district security and best‑practices assessments.
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The board added recognitions for administrators accepted into Florida leadership programs and heard presentations from the Hardee High swim and dive team celebrating district championships and record-setting swims.