Diana Moore
Moore is a candidate for the Orange County School Board District 3 seat on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. In the 2026 News Collaborative/ClickOrlando voters guide she listed parental choice among district learning options, teacher compensation and student discipline as her top three issues, and said she would press the district on how it spends money.
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Positions on the major issues
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Library and classroom materials Mixed / neutral· stated position
Asked about book challenges, Moore said parents should be able to review materials and decide what their own children read. She described a per-family opt-out rather than a process for removing a title for all students.
"give parents the right to review and decide for their children what books they can read"
Teacher and staff pay Strongly agrees· stated position
Moore named teacher compensation one of her top three issues, said Florida ranks last in the country on teacher pay, and proposed finding money for raises by reviewing the budget, changing the district's health-insurance approach, and moving staff out of downtown offices into closed schools to generate rental income.
"Florida is 50th in teacher pay in the US"
School safety approach Leans agree· stated position
Moore listed discipline among her top three issues, calling for stricter policies that place students in the district's PASS program or suspend them on first violations for vaping and classroom disruption. Her school-safety answer supports school resource officers with training to build student trust; she did not discuss counselors or mental-health staffing.
"stricter policies to put students in PASS or suspend them for first violations"
No public position found on 4 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Education & school choice, Gender identity laws. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- School choice within the district — Moore's first listed issue is parental choice among district options - virtual, traditional and magnet schools. She proposed exit surveys for families who leave Orange County Public Schools and said the district should look harder at why enrollment is declining.
- School choice within the district — Moore's first listed issue is parental choice among district options - virtual, traditional and magnet schools. She proposed exit surveys for families who leave Orange County Public Schools and said the district should look harder at why enrollment is declining.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Florida Politics reported on Sept. 12, 2026 that Moore's Orange County Public Schools personnel file contains complaints from parents and colleagues and past suspensions; Moore said she is an effective teacher and that 'OCPS does not want me sitting on the Board because I ask questions they don't want asked.'