Board members Gwyn Gittens, Betsy Vaughn and Melisa Giovannelli opposed the motion.
At the beginning of the meeting Gittens pulled the three agenda items that pertained to the renovation project at the Lehigh Acres school.
“The governance team agreed yesterday at our workshop to look at necessary updates and changes to our processes of building schools in the Lee County School District. I understand there are timelines for building schools. We must move forward at our earliest convenience. However we must look at our process now before we spend millions of dollars. We must vet potential expenditure of millions of tax payers dollars with all stakeholders,” Gittens read during the meeting. Interested and concerned stakeholders have reached out to me and asked about this process. Are we possibly overlooking ways to save taxpayer money and help all students achieve their highest potential? Do we not owe it to the stakeholders the respect of equity, inclusion and responsibility?”