- The Alachua County School Board unanimously approved administrative contract renewals for the 2026-27 school year during the meeting.
- Parents and board members expressed concerns about the transfer of a Parker Elementary principal with over 30 years of experience.
- Interim Superintendent Kamela Patton cited personal requests, state laws, closures, and placing higher performing principals in high-need schools as reasons for the moves.
The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) spent nearly an hour of its more than four-hour meeting on Tuesday night discussing administrative reassignments within Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS).
The discussion came about while the school board was presented, for consideration, the administrative annual contract renewals for the 2026-27 school year – an item separate from what was being discussed amongst the board.
Vice Chair Leanetta McNealy said she and the other board members were flooded with emails from families, staff members and citizens who expressed concerns over the administrative changes…