Jefferson County School District had notified the Commissioner of Education that the district is in a financial emergency as required by Section 218.503, F.S. The Commissioner recommended to the State Board of Education that a financial emergency ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

The Florida Department of Education held an Emergency Conference Call with the State Board of Education.

DATE AND TIME: April 22, 2009, 12:30 p.m.

PLACE: Turlington Building, Room 1505, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Conference Call: 1(888)808-6959, Conference Code: 4617163

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Jefferson County School District had notified the Commissioner of Education that the district is in a financial emergency as required by Section 218.503, F.S. The Commissioner recommended to the State Board of Education that a financial emergency board be appointed to oversee the activities of the School District. The purpose of the meeting was for the State Board of Education to appoint the members of the financial emergency board and to select a chairman of the board.

Action Taken: The State Board of Education appointed Mr. William Johnson as Chairman and Mr. James Messer and Mr. James Parry as members to a financial emergency board to provide support and financial oversight to the District School Board of Jefferson County pursuant to Section 218.503, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the agenda and audio archive may be obtained by contacting: Department of Education’s website at http://www.fldoe.org/board/meetings/.

For more information, you may contact: Lynn Abbott, Agency Clerk, Department of Education at [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail].