Schools › School Board meeting of Sep 14, 2026
Approved out-of-state temporary duty leave for Rosemary Pilonero of The Villages Elementary School to attend the 2026 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference in Richmond, VA, November 3-7, 2026, for $450.
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 consent agenda items 8.01 through 10.07).
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $450 from General Fund – The Villages Elementary School Operating Budget
In plain words
Approval for Rosemary Pilonero, music teacher at The Villages Elementary School, to take temporary duty leave to attend the 2026 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference in Richmond, VA, November 3-7, 2026.
What changes After the vote, Pilonero is authorized to attend the conference and the district will pay for a substitute teacher for four days.
Who and the money The Villages Elementary School; $450 from General Fund – The Villages Elementary School Operating Budget for a substitute teacher for four days.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "This conference is beneficial to students because the workshops and training available will help build instructional strategies and activities, which will target the expectations of high-quality music programs and provide students with problem solving abilities and leadership skills."
Where The Villages Elementary School
Why (staff, quoted) "The Villages Elementary School is requesting approval for the music teacher, Rosemary Pilonero, to attend the 2026 American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) Professional Development Conference in Richmond , VA, November 3-7, 2026."
Paid from Fund 100
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 Temporary Duty Leave for Rosemary Pilonero of The Villages Elementary School, to attend the 2026 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional DLake County Schools agenda, Sep 14, 2026, item 10.07. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the out-of-state travel temporary duty leave for Rosemary Pilonero to attend the 2026 American Orff-Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference in Richmond, VA, November 3-7, 2026.
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Sep 14, 2026. Open the official document
