The Broward School Board plans to consider an outside investigation, more training and more oversight in response to the revelation that the district’s logo and $150 in district money were used in connection to a Democratic fundraiser.

Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas sent a letter to the school district on Wednesday questioning the use of the school district’s logo in an advertisement for the program of the Broward Democratic Party’s 2026 Obama Roosevelt Legacy Gala, which was held last month in Sunrise.

The commissioner voiced his anger and posted documents related to the matter on the social media site X.

The Broward County School Board Chair confirms the district funded the Democrat party with taxpayer dollars.

Our Inspector General is conducting a formal investigation.

Totally unacceptable! pic.twitter.com/GQa106UB6O

— Anastasios Kamoutsas (@StasiKamoutsas) April 24, 2026

“The Broward County School Board Chair confirms the district funded the Democrat party with taxpayer dollars. Our Inspector General is conducting a formal investigation. Totally unacceptable!” he wrote on Friday.

In a Thursday night response titled “Statement of Facts,” which Kamoutsas posted on X, Board Chairwoman Sarah Leonardi said that her executive secretary had submitted the ad with the logo on it and mistakenly used Leonardi’s district procurement card to pay for a $150 ticket to the gala. Leonardi said she immediately reimbursed the district after learning about this.

Leonardi wrote that the district’s human resources department is conducting its own investigation and will take disciplinary action, “which may include termination.”

Leonardi plans to ask the School Board to consider five additional steps, which are scheduled to be discussed at a meeting that starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

— Direct the superintendent to bring back the job descriptions for the board secretaries to consider having them report to the superintendent’s designee, such as the chief of staff, instead of School Board members, “thereby providing unified oversight and supervision.”

— Direct the general counsel to develop board policies governing the use of the district’s name and logo and direct the superintendent to update the guidelines on these.

— Direct the general counsel to review and update procurement card policies and direct the superintendent to train School Board staff “on the standards and procedures for the use of P-Cards” and “to review the training, guidelines, and standard operating procedures for P-Card use to enhance accountability and enforcement.”

— Direct the chief auditor to conduct an audit of procurement card use in the district for the past year.

— Authorize the general counsel to retain an outside law firm to investigate this matter and provide recommendations.

“I take this matter seriously and have acted swiftly at every step to ensure accountability,” Leonardi wrote. ” I remain fully committed to upholding the law and complying with Board policies, maintaining the integrity of District resources, holding those responsible accountable, training staff and ensuring that this does not occur again,” Leonardi wrote to the commissioner.

The program ad featured the district’s logo and said, “The School Board of Broward County celebrates the Broward Democratic Party’s Obama Roosevelt Legacy Dinner.” Six School Board members were pictured: Leonardi, Jeff Holness, Maura McCarthy Bulman, Nora Rupert, Debbi Hixon and Adam Cervera.

All except Cervera are Democrats. Cervera, the only Republican on the board, is so far the only board member besides Leonardi to publicly comment on the issue.

“As a Broward County School Board member, I was extremely disappointed to learn about the allegations involving the School Board Chair,” Cervera wrote in a statement posted on Facebook. “I fully support the Inspector General’s formal investigation and expect a detailed, comprehensive and thorough independent review.”