Schools › School Board meeting of Aug 25, 2025
Approved a one-year agreement with the City of Mascotte to provide 1 police officer as a school resource officer at the Academy of Lake Hills, South for the 2025-2026 school year.
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 9.01 through 11.05).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: will be in equivalent to the exact services rendered for the portion of the salary and benefits of the SRO paid from the General Fund- Safety and Security Budget-Safe Schools FEFP Allocation and Millage Fund
In plain words
A one-year agreement with the City of Mascotte to provide one police officer as a school resource officer at the Academy of Lake Hills, South for the 2025-2026 school year.
What changes The School Board approved the agreement, so the City of Mascotte will provide one school resource officer at the Academy of Lake Hills, South for the 2025-2026 school year.
Who and the money The Academy of Lake Hills, South; cost is equivalent to the exact services rendered for one School Resource Officer, paid from the General Fund-Safety and Security Budget-Safe Schools FEFP Allocation and Millage fund.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "A collaborative effort between the City of Mascotte and the Lake County School Board provides for law enforcement presence on campus to better promote a safe school environment."
Where Academy of Lake Hills, South
Why (staff, quoted) "A collaborative effort between the City of Mascotte and the Lake County School Board provides for law enforcement presence on campus to better promote a safe school environment."
Paid from General Fund-Safety and Security Budget-Safe Schools FEFP Allocation and Millage fund
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
Agreement Between The School Board of Lake County, Florida and the City of Mascotte for School Resource Officer Program for the 2025-2026 school yearLake County Schools agenda, Aug 25, 2025, item 9.02. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the agreement between The School Board of Lake County, Florida and the City of Mascotte for the School Resource Officer Program for 2025-2026.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Aug 25, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a permanent utility easement for the City of Leesburg to install electric utilities at Beverly Shores Elementary School.
- Next item: Approved the human resources action items for district employees, including appointments, transfers, resignations, and leaves, to maintain official employment records.
- All items from Aug 25, 2025