Schools › School Board meeting of Dec 8, 2025
Approved a settlement agreement with former employee Donielle Diem to resolve her termination dispute without any fiscal impact.
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 10.01 and 10.03 through 10.08).
From the School Board's official minutes.
In plain words
A settlement agreement between the School Board of Lake County, Florida, and former employee Donielle Diem to resolve her termination dispute.
What changes The dispute between the School Board and Donielle Diem is resolved through the settlement agreement.
Who and the money The School Board of Lake County, Florida, and Donielle Diem; there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The interests of the respective parties were determined to be best served by resolving any and all existing or claims, disputes, disagreements and/or controversies between them."
Why (staff, quoted) "The interests of the respective parties were determined to be best served by resolving any and all existing or claims, disputes, disagreements and/or controversies between them."
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
Settlement AgreementLake County Schools agenda, Dec 8, 2025, item 8.06. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend the School Board approve the Settlement Agreement as presented.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Dec 8, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the removal of fixed assets costing $1000.00 or more from school inventory for surplus, auction, or recycling.
- Next item: Approved routine human resources actions like appointments, transfers, and resignations for school employees without a stated financial impact.
- All items from Dec 8, 2025