Public Notice: Revision to Code of Student Conduct
Public Notice: Revision to Code of Student Conduct
Notice of Public Hearing for Adoption, Revision, or Retraction of School Board Policies
The School Board of Collier County, Florida gives notice that it will hold a public hearing during the Regular School Board Meeting on July 31, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center, 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Florida 34109, which all persons are invited to attend.
Rule- 40/25 Revision to the Code of Student Conduct
- Revisions are proposed to clarify, simplify language, and to include additional language needed, in connection with some areas of the Code, including but not limited to, the Matrix.
The general subject matter to be considered at the public hearing is the revision of School Board Policies as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools pursuant to Section 1001.49 (3), Florida Statutes. Members of the public will be provided with an opportunity to offer testimony and other evidence to the School Board concerning the revision of current School Board policies recommended by the Superintendent. Written comments may be submitted for inclusion in the record of the hearing by addressing them to Dr. Leslie Ricciardelli, Superintendent of Schools, 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, Florida, 34109 before the public hearing.
The content of the policies scheduled for revision may be found at the School District’s website (http://www.collierschools.com) or in paper-copy form through the office of District’s Executive Director of Communications and Community Engagement, Chad Oliver, at (239) 377-0180.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this public hearing is asked to advise the District’s Executive Director of Communications and Community Engagement at least 48 hours before the hearing by contacting his office at (239) 377-0180.
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED, HE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, THEREFORE, MAY NEED TO INSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE. THE RECORD MUST INCLUDE THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
Dated this 10th day of July, 2025.
_/s/ Leslie Ricciardelli
Dr. Leslie Ricciardelli
Superintendent of Schools