Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, March 11, 2024 — reading text

Strategic Plan (CAP Grant).pdf (377 KB) 460 - DOE 101S - CAP Grant.pdf (98 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.24 Request for Course Code Adoption for the 2024 -2025 School Year, presented by Stephanie Gillis, Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Course Code Adoption for the 2024 - 2025 School Year. Public Content Request to adopt the attached course. Course title, course number, credit, requested weighting, and rationale for course adoption and weighting is attached. For additional information, please contact Stephanie Gillis, Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction, (850) 833-6313. File Attachments Comprehensive Law Honors 2024-25 Course Adoption.pdf (197 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.1 (Information Only) Employees on Administrative Leave, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: 126890 125252 123114 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (Information Only) Deferred Retirement Option Program, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).  NEW DROP ENTRIES DROP Start Employee Name EID Position Location Date Phyllis Dawson 107131 Paraprofessional Richbourg 4/1/2024 John Martin 117019 Teacher Lewis School 7/1/2024 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Out-of-Field Report for the 2023- 2024 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2023-2024 school year. Public Content Teachers who are not teaching in their area of certification are considered out-of-field. The attached list of teachers are those teachers who are currently not teaching in their certified area. In order to meet State reporting timelines and hire additional teachers as needed, this report will be a fluid document. Please contact Sharon Duron for additional information, 850-833-5857. File Attachments OOF Board Report for 3-11-2024.pdf (87 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Heroes in the Classroom Bonus Program application for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Director, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $35,000.00 Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Heroes in the Classroom Bonus Program application for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, in the amount of $35,000. Public Content Okaloosa County School District will use funds from this program to supply eligible teachers with either a $4,000 or a $5,000 bonus, less the District's portion of Retirement and FICA benefits, through the regular payroll process. The Florida Legislature established Florida's Heroes in the Classroom Bonus Program to support the recruitment of Florida's fully retired first responders and veterans who commit to joining the teaching profession as a full time classroom teacher for a minimum of two school years. The program also provides an additional bonus to fully retired first responders and veterans teaching a course in a high demand teacher needs area as defined in s. 1012.07. F.S. For additional information, please contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5814. File Attachments 460 - Heroes in the Classroom Bonus Program Detail.pdf (70 KB) 460 - DOE 900D - Heroes in the Classroom.pdf (120 KB) 24A313 Heroes in the Classroom Bonus Program DOE 100A fillable.pdf (219 KB) 460 - DOE 101 - Heroes in the Classroom 20240228.pdf (74 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.5 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 11, 2024 Absolute Date : Mar 11, 2024 Recommended Action : Motion to approve employee separations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned/retired from the Okaloosa County School District. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments March 11, 2024 Separations, Public.pdf (61 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 11, 2024 Absolute Date : Mar 11, 2024 Recommended Action : Motion to approve personnel recommendations. Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have been hired in the instructional and education support positions or hired for substitute positions. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments March 11, 2024 Ed. Support New Hires, Public.pdf (54 KB) March 11, 2024 Instructional New Hires, Public.pdf (54 KB) March 11, 2024 Substitute New Hires, Public, Updated.pdf (74 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.7 Employee Transfers, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 11, 2024 Absolute Date : Mar 11, 2024 Recommended Action : Motion to approve employee transfers. Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have been transferred in instructional and education support positions. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801 File Attachments March 11, 2024 Transfers, Public, Updated.pdf (133 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.8 Employee Termination, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 11, 2024 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the employee termination. Public Content Recommend employee EID #100059 be terminated. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject :