As Hamilton County schools address limited resources and low academic performance, voters will choose between a two-term school board member and a retired educator with 29 years of classroom experience.
Incumbent Sammy McCoy and Menieca Mathis Kennedy are the only candidates in the District 5 race, to be decided on Aug. 18.
As Hillsborough County faces increased challenges due to budget constraints, staffing and school closures, six candidates are competing for seats on the school board.
District 1 incumbent Beverly Slough is seeking re-election, and faces one challenger, Kevin Allen. As this is a non-partisan election, the candidates run without party affiliation, and the race appears on the ballot for all voters in District 1. Since there are only two candidates, it will be decided in the August primary.
Seminole County Public Schools has reduced its recurring budget deficit for the coming school year to $600,000, thanks in part to a one-time state appropriation.
Hernando County School Board election overview
Duval County School Board District 2 election overview
Broward County District 6 School Board election overview
Brevard County District 5 school board election candidates
The August primary is an important one in Osceola County for many reasons; one of them is to elect 40% of the policy-making School Board for the School District of Osceola County.
Alfreda Denson Butler, Rhodesia Butler, James Jacobs and Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler have a competitive race ahead as they take on school closures, vouchers and fiscal responsibility.
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