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Education Committee – Support for Public Education

The Education Committee is comprised of members who are interested in informing the community of key issues impacting education, expanding access to first-time voter registration, and advocating for equitable use of resources that will ensure educational excellence and opportunities for ALL children in the Pinellas County public school district.  Committee members monitor school board meetings, hold virtual and in-person forums to inform the community of decisions that impact students and educational staff, and host voter registration events for young adults.  Committee members planned and delivered two virtual events in 2021-2022.  These virtual events were made available to the public and were titled, “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Voters,” and “Why Public School is the BEST Choice.”  The Education Committee also co-sponsored a school board candidate forum prior to the 2022 school board election.

Please contact us if you would like to become a member of the Education Committee and wish to help with our many projects!

The LWVNPC and the LWVSPA work together to cover education for Pinellas County.  Members of the Education Committee regularly attend these meetings and report back to the board after the meetings.  All members of our League are urged to attend these school board meetings to ensure continuing oversight of this importing area of our remit.

Pinellas County School Board regular meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.  Exceptions usually occur in the months of March, July, August, November, and December when the meeting schedule is modified to accommodate holidays and school breaks.

Generally, the FIRST regular meeting of each month will begin at 10:30 am; and the SECOND regular meeting of the month will begin at 5 pm.  View a schedule of the regular meetings and workshops via this link.  All regular meetings are held in the conference hall of the Administration Building at 301 4th Street SW in Largo, FL.

The public is encouraged to attend; and should they wish to address the School Board members regarding a matter at a regular meeting, the individual is required to complete a Public Comment Card prior to speaking.

Separately, the School Board also conducts workshops to discuss various business items; no action occurs at workshops.  The board workshops are currently conducted in the Cabinet Conference Room of the Administration Building.  Audio for Workshops will be posted no later than 24 hours after the end of the Workshop in the ‘Call to Order’ agenda item 1.1 . To listen, click on the link in the agenda.  The agenda can be accessed by clicking on the “Agenda: Current & Archives” tab on the left side of this page.

Minutes for board meetings and workshops are published on BoardDocs after formal board approval via this link https://go.boarddocs.com/fl/pcsfl/Board.nsf/Public