9:01 → 16:15(7m 14s)
Chair called the meeting to order and led procedural opening items: moment of silence, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem performance credited to Palm Harbor University High School under Blake Hudson.
This Pinellas County School Board meeting (Jan. 27, 2026) covered recognitions (teacher of the year, student services, mentoring month), routine approvals, a recommendation to continue K–5 ELA instructional materials, adoption of the FSBA 2026 legislative platform, district planning for school consolidations (including relocation of the deaf and hard of hearing program from Cross Bayou to Walsingham Oaks), legal guidance on interactions with federal immigration enforcement, and an extended public comment period focused on Cross Bayou and the DHH program.
