Main Governing Board

1 Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization 5:00 P.M. Commission Chambers Lake County Administration Bldg. 315 W. Main St., Tavares, FL "We are 5,000 strong serving 42,000 students." 1. OPENING ITEMS Subject 1.01 Call to Order - Followed by a Moment of Silence and the Pledge of Allegiance (Diane Kornegay, Superintendent) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Information File Attachments 2. PUBLIC INPUT: The Special Meeting can be viewed online and the District will comply with current CDC guidelines. Any person may request permission of the chairperson to speak by coming to the Special Meeting in person or by sending an email to PublicInput@lake.k12.fl.us containing the speaker's full name, email address, phone number and the agenda item to be discussed. Emailed requests will be accepted through 4 p.m. the day of the meeting. A link will be sent to those speakers and they will be allowed to address the board virtually through the Zoom web application. A three-minute time limit will be imposed for each Public Input speaker. 3. TOPICS Subject 3.01 Investiture Ceremony: Pat Kelley, School Board Member for District 1; Marc Dodd, School Board Member for District 3; Dr. Stephanie Luke, School Board Member for District 5 (The Honorable James R. Baxley, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Newly Elected School Board Member Edward Patrick Kelley - District 1 Reelected School Board Members Marc Dodd - District 3 Dr. Stephanie Luke - District 5 File Attachments 3. TOPICS Subject 3.02 Election of Officers of the School Board: Nominations and Election by the Board of a Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the term November 2026 to November 2027 (Diane Kornegay, Superintendent) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Action File Attachments 3. TOPICS Subject 3.03 Set Time, Dates and Location for School Board Meetings (Diane Kornegay, Superintendent) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Action File Attachments Regular School Board Meeting Schedule 26-27.pdf (223 KB) 3. TOPICS Subject 3.04 Board Member Committee Appointments (School Board Members) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type File Attachments 3. TOPICS Subject 3.05 Board Member Appointees for Referendum Oversight Committee (School Board Members) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Action File Attachments 3. TOPICS Subject 3.06 Superintendent Chad Farnsworth Contract Approval (School Board Members) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Action File Attachments Superintendent Agreement Farnsworth 11.13.26.pdf (165 KB) 3. TOPICS Subject 3.07 Superintendent Emeritus Diane Kornegay Contract Approval (School Board Members) Meeting Nov 17, 2026 - Lake County Schools - Special School Board Meeting-Investiture and Organization Type Action File Attachments Third Amendment to Kornegay Agreement 11.13.26.pdf (103 KB) 4. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS 5. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS 6. ATTORNEY COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT