THE SCHOOL BOARD OF

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

MINUTES, MARCH 12, 2004

The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, opened a Special Meeting at 8:15 a.m., in Room 131, at the J.E. Hall Educational Services Center, 30 East Texar Drive, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:

            Chairman:                     Mrs. Cary Stidham                   Vice Chairman:             Dr. John DeWitt 

            Board Members:           Mr. Gary Bergosh 

                                                Mr. Ronnie Clark

                                                Ms. Linda Finkelstein

            School Board Attorney:              Mr. Francisco M. Negron, Jr.

            Superintendent of Schools:         Mr. Jim Paul  

Those present convened in Executive Session to discuss the following:

1)   Settlement negotiations related to Tangela Johnson, Internal Claim No. 99-00052-000.  (Tangela Johnson v. Escambia County School Board Circuit Court Case No. 2002-CA-000564)  

2)   Settlement negotiations related to House Bill 765, Relief of Bronwen Dodd, Special Master’s Final Report  

[NOTE: Mr. Steven J. Baker, Attorney, and Ms. Patty Hitchcock, Court Reporter, were also in attendance for this Executive Session.]

                 Attest:                                                                      Approved:

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Superintendent                                                        Chairman