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Approved $1,000 for Mount Dora High School teacher Brian Farwell to attend the Advanced Placement Statistics Summer Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 12-17, 2026.
The vote: 3-0
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 consent agenda items 8.01 through 10.04).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $1,000 from General Fund, Mount Dora High School’s Advanced Placement Budget
In plain words
Approval for Mount Dora High School teacher Brian Farwell to travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to attend the Advanced Placement Statistics Summer Institute from July 12-17, 2026.
What changes The teacher will attend the AP Statistics training, which is intended to strengthen instructional effectiveness and increase student achievement in advanced coursework.
Who and the money Mount Dora High School teacher Brian Farwell; $1,000 from General Fund, Mount Dora High School's Advanced Placement Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "This course will create understanding of, and instill confidence in AP Statistics in a collaborative, judgment-free environment."
Where Mount Dora High School
Why (staff, quoted) "This course will create understanding of, and instill confidence in AP Statistics in a collaborative, judgment-free environment."
Paid from General 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
Out-of-State Travel for Brian Farwell of Mount Dora High School to attend the Advanced Placement Statistics Summer Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 12-17,Lake County Schools agenda, Jun 8, 2026, item 10.01. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
Approve the out-of-state travel for Brian Farwell to attend the AP Statistics Summer Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 12-17, 2026.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 3-0.School Board minutes, Jun 8, 2026. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved two new job descriptions, seven title changes, and one new position for Lake Technical College.
- Next item: Approved out-of-state travel for Lake Minneola High School culinary teacher Nicholas Sandora to attend the 2026 American Culinary Federation National Convention in Grand Rapids, Ml, for $950.00.
- All items from Jun 8, 2026