- March 19, 2025
Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore was surprised when she was asked to be the honoree for the 2025 Flagler County Scouts’ Golden Eagle Dinner.
“I was completely surprised,” she said. “They came in for what I thought was our standard meeting of partnership and how the Boy Scouts support Flagler Schools and how we can work and partner together.”
Instead, steering committee members announced that she was chosen as the event’s Community Leader of the Year.
Moore will be the featured speaker at the Golden Eagle Dinner, 6-9 p.m. on March 26 at Hammock Dunes Resort.
“This is our big fundraiser,” said committee member Bob Snyder, former administrator of the Flagler County Health Department. “Every county in the Central Florida Council does a similar dinner. It’s a successful way of getting contributions to support the Scouting movement.”
Snyder said Moore was chosen as this year’s Golden Eagle honoree because she is highly respected in the community.
Since Moore became superintendent on Sept. 5, 2023, she has tried to get the school district more involved with the community and the community more involved with the district.
“It’s something that I'm very passionate about,” Moore said of the connection. “I believe that our entire community, they are stakeholders in education, and it's not until we have all of our stakeholders really present and paying attention to what is happening in education that we really reach our maximum potential.
“This isn’t about public schools vs. (other options),” she said. “I believe that families should have choice and choose to educate your children wherever it is that you're most comfortable. But for me, I know that public education must be something that is successful in a community in order for the community to remain successful.”
Moore attends a great many community events and speaks to a variety of community organizations. She has brought back school tours, where the focus is not just on families, she said.
“It’s an opportunity for you to see a return on your investment, to see that the taxes, or whatever it is that you're giving toward the school system here in Flagler County, you're getting a good return on it. And you don't see that unless you have an opportunity to come in and actually witness it. So, we open it up to say we want your voice.”
The school district and surrounding community is inherently connected, she said, whether it’s business leaders opening their doors to students to work or volunteer or community members becoming mentors to students.
“The school system is an indication of the community,” Moore said. “Thriving communities have thriving schools. Failing communities have failing schools. Whatever is lacking in our community can be enhanced by education.”
Moore said she is very reflective when she receives an honor like the Golden Eagle’s 2025 Community Leader.
“When someone identifies me as someone to celebrate, I think it recognizes the work that we are doing,” she said. “And we have a long way to go, but we're at least starting that work, and so I think this honor recognizes that.”
To reserve a seat, donate or become an event sponsor for the Golden Eagle Dinner, go to cflscouting.org/ged/ and scroll down to Flagler Dinner.
