The story behind the staff picture at Griffin Middle School.
November 6, 2026
School Board
Welcome to the Leon County School Board
The LCSB is made up of five district-level elected board members, serving four-year terms.
- District 1 - Alva Swafford Smith
- District 2 - Rosanne Wood
- District 3 - Darryl Jones
- District 4 - Laurie Lawson Cox (Chair)
- District 5 - Dr. Marcus Nicolas (Vice-Chair)
- and a Student School Board Member
The Board elects the Chair every November.
The School Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Aquilina C. Howell Instructional Services Center
(back conference room) 3955 West Pensacola Street
Frequently Asked Questions
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You can stream the School Board Meetings through our website on any device. For best streaming results, it is helpful to use browsers such as Google, or Firefox.
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The community is invited to attend a school board meeting and submit a request to comment publicly (a form is filled out and collected before the start of the meeting and submitted to the board attorney). For those who are not attending a meeting, but want to submit public comments to be entered into the public record for a particular School Board meeting, you can send an email to Personstobeheard@leonschools.net
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Click on Board Docs underneath Board Resources on this webpage.
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Contact
Dr. Michelle Gayle
Deputy Superintendent
Professional, Intervention, and Community Services
850-487-7177
gaylem@leonschools.net
Stacy Turknett
Assistant to the Board
Professional, Intervention, and Community Services
850-487-7177
stacey.turknett@leonschools.net
