District Newsroom

Dr. Carmen J. Balgobin, Superintendent

Mr. Ruben Colón, Board Chair, District 5

Mrs. Krista Goodrich, Board Vice-Chair, District 2

Ms. Jamie Haynes, Board Member, District 1 

Mrs. Jessie Thompson, Board Member, District 3

Mrs. Donna Brosemer, Board Member, District 4

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Opening

The meeting was called to order at 4:33 pm.

• Pledge (video) – students from George Marks Elementary 

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• Anthem (live) – Caleb Chappell, student, University High on bari saxophone

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Approval of Agenda

The superintendent recommends approval of the agenda.  -passed

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Superintendent's Announcements and Comments

-Upcoming Dates & Events 

 

• Graduation 

• French Immersion Tour 

• Heart of VCS Award 

• Book Vending Machine 

• Campus Guardian Angel 

• Teacher Appreciation Week 

• FUTURES First-Year Teacher Awards & Principal of the Year Nominees 

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Recognition

 

Crime Stoppers Poster Contest

Elementary 

• 1st – Damian Pope - Enterprise Elementary 

• 2nd – Anna Petrika – Enterprise Elementary  - Grand Prize Winner for Elementary

• 3rd – Penelope Diaz – Stetson Baptist  

Middle  

• 1st - Ankie Shi - Deltona Middle - Grand Prize Winner for Middle

• 2nd - Kamora Dixon - River Springs Middle 

• 3rd – MacKenzie Ferrer - Ivy Hawn  

High 

• 1st – Jordan Paleti - Atlantic High 

• 2nd – Aysa Jay - Atlantic High 

• 3rd – Layla Motterm - Atlantic High 

 

All-State Student Musicians

• Collin Ahmed, Spruce Creek High 

• Aden Ali, Pine Ridge High 

• James Axon, University High 

• Azlun Barker-Rice, Ivy Hawn 

• Tanvir Barua, Creekside Middle 

• Alivia Bebout, University High 

• Lilliana Bell, Spruce Creek High 

• Zoey Bernard, Deltona Middle 

• Harrison Bitler, DeLand High 

• Charlie Blix, University High 

• Chad Booth, Seabreeze High 

• Caleb Chapple, University High 

• Christiana Coleman, Silver Sands Middle 

• Nicholas Connell, New Smyrna Beach High 

• Luke Dipetrillo, Silver Sands Middle 

• Marian Estrada, Deltona Middle 

• Claire Fernandez, Atlantic High 

•  Shania Gill, University High 

• Reagan Gove, New Smyrna Beach Middle 

• Susan Hoyer, Woodward Elementary 

• Karas Kamel, Creekside Middle 

• Jacqueline LeFils, DeLand High 

• Lillian LeFils, Ivy Hawn 

• Elise Mazzarella, River Springs Middle 

• Oliver Miller, Silver Sands Middle 

• Serenity Mojica, University High 

• James Monahan, Mainland High 

• Ivy Moseman, Deltona Middle 

• Sophia Mota, Galaxy Middle 

• Phoenix Natanilov, Spruce Creek High 

• Brooklyn Olsen, Spruce Creek High 

• Janelle Olson, University High 

• Christian Pomar, Spruce Creek High 

• Andrew Pullen, DeLand High 

• Ryleigh Redding, DeBary Elementary 

• Lucas Resto Concepcion, University High 

• Cooper Roman, University High 

• Myla Sallese, Atlantic High 

• Kyle Sims, Spruce Creek High 

• Hayley Stegall, Silver Sands Middle 

• Colton Stewart, Silver Sands Middle 

• Sebastian Tauler, Spruce Creek High 

• Eliljah Vazquez, DeLand High 

• Javier Velez Ruiz, Galaxy Middle 

• Christopher Ward, Seabreeze High 

• Marley Wilson, New Smyrna Beach High 

• Christian Zickefoose, Spruce Creek High 

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Approval of Consent Agenda

The superintendent recommends approval of all items in the consent agenda except item 9.18 New Contract DN-2026-9061-EK NEOLA, Inc. which will be voted on separately. -passed

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Items Removed from Consent

9.18 New Contract DN-2026-9061-EK NEOLA, Inc. -passed

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Administrative Appointments

• James Barringer, Executive Director, Graduation Assurance & Student Services 

• Holly Bailey, Director, Human Resources

• Tucker Harris, Director, Secondary Schools 

• Leigh Prokop, Director, Elementary Schools 

   

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Public Participation

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Board Action Items

18.01: Election of Board Member to Serve as Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) Advocacy Committee Representative and an Alternate 

Mrs. Thompson was elected to be the FSBA Advocacy Representative and Mrs. Brosemer as the Alternate.

18.02: Referendum Resolution 2026-05 

Motion to not approve to move forward with the referendum. -passed

 

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Items from the Board and Superintendent

 

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Next School Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - Consent Session at 5:00 pm

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - Special Session at 11:00 am, Workshop/Work Session at 12:30 pm, and Regular Session at 4:30 pm

 

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Meeting Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm.

 

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