Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, April 9, 2018 — reading text

School CCTV Repair, presented by Dustin Keith, Seat Management Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Apr 09, 2018 Absolute Date : Apr 09, 2018 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $9,593.70 Budgeted : No Budget Source : Insurance Reimbursement Recommended Action : Motion to approve CACI Task Order No. 2-98, Southside Primary School CCTV Repair in the amount of $9,593.70. Public Content This Task Order is to provide CCTV repair at Southside Primary School. Cable drops are defective due to lightning damage from January 2017. For additional information, please contact Dustin Keith at 689-7184. File Attachments Southside Primary CCTV Repair....Task Order # 2-98.pdf (294 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve CACI Task Order No. 2-98, Southside Primary School CCTV Repair in the amount of $9,593.70. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 13. Attorney's Business Subject : 13.1 Consideration of recommendations, updates, requests, and pending legal matters Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. Motion & Voting Action: Motion to approve retaining Attorney Joe Hammons to represent the District and Superintendent in the matter of the employee hearing approved for scheduling under item 9.3 of this agenda under the same terms and conditions of the letter of agreement that the Board approved with Mr. Hammons on February 12, 2018. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.1 Out-of-State Student Trip Requests Approved by the Superintendent Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The attached list of out-of-state student trip requests have been approved by the Superintendent. File Attachments 4-9-2018 Student Trip Requests.pdf (480 KB) 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.2 Correspondence, requests and other matters  addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The Superintendent may address correspondence, requests and other matters with the Board. 15. Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Subject : 15.1 Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content Board Members may request information or address concerns and other matters. 16. Public Hearing Subject : 16.1 Public Hearing for Science Textbook Adoption, presented by Ann Flanagan, Reading Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the adoption of Science textbooks contingent upon budget allowance. Public Content A Public Hearing will be held to receive public input and consider adoption of the Science textbooks selected by the committee and recommended by the Superintendent. Okaloosa County School District is currently participating in the state textbook adoption process in science. This public hearing is for adoption of recommended materials pending budget allowance. The materials have been reviewed by textbook committees during the months of December and January. An open Publishers’ Meet and Greet was held on February 6, 2018. Visitors had an opportunity to review the materials and ask questions of the publisher representatives. As per our adoption process, school votes were submitted on February 9, 2018. You can find links to the materials below; they are also on the Okaloosa County School District website for public review. To view print materials or for additional information, please contact Tami Ellis, Science Specialist, at 850-833-4122. A recommendation is being made to the School Board of Education for adoption of the following materials pending budget allowance: HMH: HMH Florida Science: Earth Space Science (6); Life Science (7); Physical Science (8) Florida Chemistry Florida Physics 1. Go to: www.hmhco.com/ed 2. Select a state: EVALUATOR (found towards the bottom of the drop-down list) 3. Select a district: FL Science-91000980 4. Username: EvalStudent151_91000981(case sensitive) Password: E!1df7j8p75 (case sensitive) 5. Use the dropdown menu to choose your appropriate program McGraw Hill: Florida Physical Science 1. Go to website: www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com 2. Login with Username: FL612SCIDEMO (case sensitive) 3. Login with Password: fl2018science (case sensitive) Pearson: Pearson Elevate Science (K-5) 1. Go to: www.pearsonrealize.com 2. Username: K-5ScienceDemo (case sensitive) 3. Password: Pearson1 (case sensitive) Miller & Levine and Levine Biology 1. Go to: www.PeasonRealize.com 2. Username: biologystudentdemo (case sensitive) 3. Password: Pearson1 (case sensitive) STEMscopes: Stemscopes Physics 1. Go to: https://n11009d146961.acceleratelearning.com 2. Username: FLPublic3 (case sensitive) 3. Password: FLScience (case sensitive) 4. To navigate through the curriculum, click on the link entitled “SCOPES” at the top of the page. 5. On the left side of the page you will find grade level and topic links. (You can also use the search function) File Attachments BOE Request for Public Hearing and Adoprion of Science Materials.pdf (124 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the adoption of Science textbooks contingent upon budget allowance. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 17. Adjournment Subject : 17.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : 18. Public Notices Subject : 18.1 Notice of Workshop Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF WORKSHOP A Workshop on this Agenda will be held in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, on April 5, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 18. Public Notices Subject : 18.2 Notice of Public Hearing - 6:15 p.m. Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the School Board of Okaloosa County will conduct a Public Hearing on April 9, 2018, beginning at 6:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville. The purpose of the Hearing is to receive public input and consider approval of:  Science Textbook Adoption Any interested party who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa County School Board with respect to any matter considered during this meeting, will need a record of proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevent evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Any person requiring special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the Superintendent at (850) 689-7185 prior to this meeting. 18. Public Notices Subject : 18.3 Public Notice Meeting : Apr 9, 2018 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content PUBLIC NOTICE This meeting will be open to the press and the public. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa County School Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the School Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Superintendent of Schools at (850) 689-7185. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the School Board business meeting is and shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen to and for the benefit of the School Board pursuant to Resolution No. 16-01. The views and beliefs expressed by the Invocation Speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the School Board and do not necessarily represent their individual religious beliefs, nor are the views or beliefs expressed intended to express allegiance to or preference for any particular religion, denomination, faith, creed, or belief by the School Board. No person in attendance at this meeting is or shall be required to participate in any invocation and such decision