Pinellas County School Board Meeting November 10, 2026

The Pinellas County School Board’s November 10, 2026 business meeting approved, 6–0, amendments to Policy 2250 for the 2027–28 school year. Changes reflect prior school-planning decisions, including expanding Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary to K–8, opening a fundamental elementary program at the Pinellas Park Elementary campus, and moving the Cambridge program to a new K–8 school in Tarpon Springs. The amendments also raise the employee admission priority allocation from 5% to 10%, codify that application-program courses cannot be taken through virtual school, and make other program and transportation changes. Public speakers objected to relocating Sunset Hills Elementary and cited a possible $2 million construction project, but the board took no new action on that proposal at this meeting. No contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or procurement approvals were identified.

The board also voted 6–0 to set and advertise December public hearings for proposed policy amendments concerning student progression and graduation, religious-instruction absences, student fees and home education, and school safety and emergency preparedness. These were first-reading actions to schedule hearings, not final adoption of those amendments. The consent agenda passed 6–0, though its specific items are not detailed in the transcript. In budget-related comments, a board member cited gaps between state funding and district spending for transportation and school safety, and requested staff provide comparable Exceptional Student Education allocation and spending figures for the state school boards association. No spending motion or budget allocation was made.