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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 (Vice-Chair)
- District 4 - Laurie Lawson Cox
- District 5 - Dr. Marcus Nicolas (Chair)
- and a Student School Board Member
*The Board elects the Chair every November.
School Board Meeting Dates
Participate
The School Board Agenda Review meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
The School Board meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
*Please see the calendar for dates/times of alternate Board Meeting locations
In Person: Meetings are held at the Aquilina C. Howell Instructional Services Center, 3955 West Pensacola Street (back conference room).
Join Virtually: All regular board meetings are broadcast live
LIVE BROADCAST ON COMCAST CHANNEL 1095-TVOrr live stream ➡️click link here.
School Board
Agenda Review
- August 10, 2026
- August 24, 2026
- September 18, 2026
- October 12, 2026
- October 26, 2026
- November 16, 2026
School Board Meetings
- January 13, 2026 | January 27, 2026
- February 10, 2026 | February 24, 2026
- March 10, 2026 | March 24, 2026
- April 14, 2026 | April 28, 2026
- May 12, 2026 | May 26, 2026
- June 16, 2026
- July 14, 2026 | July 28, 2026
- August 11, 2026 | August 25,2026
- September 8, 2026 | September 22, 2026
- October 13, 2026 | October 27, 2026
- November 17, 2026 (Reorganization Meeting)
Board Resources
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NEOLA - Board Policies (Use this link for public access)
Board Policies have been moved from BoardDocs over to the new NEOLA Policy site
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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.
Around the District
September 10, 2026
LCS Middle Schools Among the Best in Florida!
Leon County Schools’ middle schools are among the best in the entire state of Florida, and our students are achieving at levels that surpass many others across the state.From exceptional Level 5 sc...
September 9, 2026
LCS CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SCHOOL GRADES
LEON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SCHOOL GRADE IMPROVEMENTS Largest Cohort of Recognized Schools in District History Honored at Board Meeting Following Ou...
September 4, 2026
Half Penny Renewal Info Meetings
Leon County Schools invites families, employees and community members to attend an upcoming 1/2 Penny Sales Tax Information Meeting.Each meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.September 14 | Godby HighSept...
August 28, 2026
Chiles High School: Florida Purple Star School of Distinction
Leon County School Board Approves Resolution Supporting Lawton Chiles High School’s Recertification as Florida Purple Star School of DistinctionLeon County’s first and only Purple Star campus seeks...
August 26, 2026
READ IT YOUR WAY, LEON!
LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS LAUNCHES “READ IT YOUR WAY, LEON!” DISTRICTWIDE READING CHALLENGEStudents and employees log more than 1 million minutes toward the district’s goal of 27 million minutes in 2026–...
August 14, 2026
VPK PROGRAMS EARN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DESIGNATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 14, 2026LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS VPK PROGRAMS EARN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DESIGNATIONSAll 26 district VPK sites meet or exceed state expectations for 2025–2026TALLAHASSEE, F...
