Schools › School Board meeting of Jun 9, 2025
Approved the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Provider Contract for 2025-2026 for Lake County Schools to serve four-year old children.
The vote: 5-0
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 8.01 through 10.07).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: Neutral
In plain words
A contract for Lake County Schools to run the state Voluntary Prekindergarten Program for the 2025-2026 school year.
What changes The district continues to operate its VPK program for the next school year under the approved contract.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County Schools' VPK program; the record states the financial impact to the district will be neutral.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "it helps four-year old children be successful in school and in passing the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Test"
Why (staff, quoted) "State funding is provided through the Early Learning Coalition of Lake County, as the coalition contracts with all VPK Providers in Lake County."
Paid from Early Learning Coalition of Lake County
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Provider Contract for 2025-2026 (Rob Feltner, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching, Learning & Leadership):Lake County Schools agenda, Jun 9, 2025, item 10.05. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Provider Contract for 2025-2026.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Jun 9, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the charter renewal contract for Alee Academy Charter School for the years 2025 - 2030.
- Next item: Approved federal program applications for 2025–2026 covering Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C; and Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition-ELA for $14,025,340.
- All items from Jun 9, 2025