Schools › School Board meeting of Aug 24, 2026
Approved a one-year agreement with the City of Leesburg to provide 4 School Resource Officers for the 2026-2027 school year.
The vote: 4-0
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 10.02 and 10.04).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: will be equivalent to the exact services rendered for the portion of the salary and benefits of the SRO paid from General Fund-Safety and Security Budget-Safe Schools FEFP Allocation and Millage Fund
In plain words
A one-year agreement between the Lake County School Board and the City of Leesburg to provide four School Resource Officers for the 2026-2027 school year.
What changes Four police officers will be assigned to Leesburg Elementary, Beverly Shores Elementary, and Leesburg High for the 2026-2027 school year.
Who and the money The cost will be equivalent to the exact services rendered for four School Resource Officers, 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 Leesburg and the Lake County School Board provides for law enforcement presence on campus to better promote a safe school environment."
Where Leesburg
Why (staff, quoted) "A collaborative effort between the City of Leesburg 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 Leesburg for School Resource Officer Program 2026-2027Lake County Schools agenda, Aug 24, 2026, item 8.01. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the agreement with The School Board of Lake County, Florida and the City of Leesburg for the School Resource Officer Program for the 2026-2027 school year.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 4-0.School Board minutes, Aug 24, 2026. Open the official document