Following the qualifying deadline Friday, June 14th, two Orange County School Board members have been re-elected without opposition.
The election for School Board District 4 and District 6 will continue as planned with multiple candidates qualifying for the seats.
School Board members Vicki-Elaine Felder and Melissa Byrd were re-elected while running unopposed.
Board Member Vicki-Elaine Felder was elected in November 2020. A lifelong resident of Orange County, she lives in the Washington Shores community and served in the classroom as a teacher with OCPS for 39 years. Her teaching assignments included Dr. Phillips High School, Maynard Evans High, Edgewater High and Valencia College Summer Academic Program for accelerated students from Jones High. Felder represents District 5 which includes downtown Orlando and the central section of Orange County.
Board Member Melissa Byrd was originally elected in 2018. She was then re-elected in 2020 for a second term. Byrd had a passion for education at a very early age, deciding she wanted to be a teacher when she was in elementary school. She left the classroom after many years to raise her daughters, but remained active as a PTSA member and substitute teacher with OCPS. She represents District 7, located in northwest Orange County.
The general election will be held on November 5th, with a swearing in ceremony and reorganization meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
