- June 23, 2026
The Flagler County School Board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Flagler Auditorium Governing Board, accepting the governing board’s proposal to contribute $30,000 toward the new auditorium director’s salary and benefits.
The MOU is for the upcoming school year and will automatically renew for the following three years.
The current auditorium director, Amelia Fulmer, is retiring on July 31. The school district plans to recommend her replacement for board approval next month, Superintendent LaShakia Moore said.
The auditorium director is a Flagler Schools position, but it entails directing student arts education as well as overseeing the procurement of professional shows at the auditorium, which was rebranded as the Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center three years ago.
The starting salary for the director position’s salary lane is $79,267, but the district will be choosing an experienced candidate from among more than 50 applicants from all over the country, Moore said. The salary increases by steps based on years of experience in positions with similar qualifications.
Moore said the Governing Board made the offer with the realization that public school budgets have been shrinking and help is needed to ensure a qualified candidate is hired to take on the position's dual roles.
“Prior to this, the School Board has covered the entire cost of that salary and benefits,” Moore said. “When you look at everything that's happening with budgets, this really is [the Governing Board’s] partnership with this board to ensure that we can move forward and have a competitive wage. This position will support our schools as well as support the community, so it's not just about the professional shows, it's also about the K-12 arts experience that our students are going to have.”
Jeff Reaves, Flagler Schools’ director of Teaching and Learning, presented the MOU to the School Board at its afternoon workshop on Tuesday, June 23. The board approved the agreement that evening at its monthly business meeting as part of the consent agenda.
“This is a gift at the end of the day to make sure we keep this position in place,” School Board member Will Furry said.
