Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, August 22, 2022 — reading text

School Auditorium Upgrades, presented by Dr. Bill Smith, Program Director, Facilities Planning, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 22, 2022 Absolute Date : Aug 22, 2022 Dollar Amount : $100,000.00 Budget Source : Capital Funds - 1.50 Mill - Project 0331 - DW - Auditorium Upgrades Recommended Action : Motion to approve TPM Program #6, Task Order #23, Pre-GMP for High School Auditorium Upgrades, in the amount of $100,000.00. Public Content Approval is requested for Program #6, Task Order #23, Pre-GMP for High School Auditorium Upgrades at Niceville High School, Crestview Highs School, Choctawhatchee High School and Fort Walton Beach High School. The Project description is as follows: This task will be comprised of field investigation at the four (4) OCSD High Schools to ascertain the level of upgrades required to their Auditoriums. Once identified, the work will be quantified and presented for approval of the construction phase. Focus will be Auditorium seating, sound systems, stage curtains and acoustics. Minor floor replacement work and/or painting may also be included. Pre-GMP Budget - $100,000 For additional information, please contact Dr. Bill Smith, 689-7158. Motion & Voting Motion to approve TPM Program #6, Task Order #23, Pre-GMP for High School Auditorium Upgrades, in the amount of $100,000.00. Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by Lamar White. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 13. Attorney's Business Subject : 13.1 Consideration of recommendations, updates, requests, and pending legal matters Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. File Attachments Addendum to Contractual Agreement Sniffen & Spellman, P.A..pdf (266 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve a scrivener’s error in School Board Policy 09-01, Definition and Responsibility, and to correct the change to the website references in that policy. Motion by Lamar White, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar White Motion to authorize the School District’s insurance carrier FSBIT to resolve pending insurance claims EO- 46051164; EO-46051281; EO- 46051296; and EO-460512128; within the coverage terms of the School District’s insurance policy, and to authorize the School Board Chairman to sign any necessary documentation. Motion by Lamar White, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar White Motion to approve the addendum to the contractual agreement with Sniffen & Spellman, P.A., to provide legal professional services – outside counsel to expand the scope of matters that may be referred to the firm, under the same terms and conditions of the agreement approved on September 28, 2020. Motion by Lamar White, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.1 Out-of-State Student Trip Requests approved by the Superintendent Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content An updated list of out-of-state student trip requests approved by the Superintendent will be provided to the School Board Members at the Workshop, and again at the Regular Meeting, to insure they receive the most current information. File Attachments 8-22-2022 Student Trip Requests.pdf (122 KB) 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.2 Correspondence, requests and other matters addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - 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 : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content Board Members may request information or address concerns and other matters. 16. Public Comment Subject : 16.1 Members of the public desiring to address the School Board - Form MIS 5241 Public Input and/or Discussion of Agenda Items Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Information 17. Public Hearing Subject : 17.1 Public Hearing for approval of the Charter School Renewal Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Okaloosa Academy, Inc., presented by Dr. Anita Choice, Principal on Special Assignment, Student Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Charter School Renewal Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida,  and Okaloosa Academy, Inc., for a 5- year term, commencing September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2027. Public Content A Public Hearing will be held to receive input and consider approval for the 5-year renewal of the Charter Contract between The School Board of Okaloosa County and Okaloosa Academy, Inc. This renewal Charter between the School Board of Okaloosa and Okaloosa Academy, Inc. is for a term of five years, commencing September 1, 2022, and ending August 31, 2027, and may be renewed as provided in §§1002.33 or §1002.331, Florida Statutes.​​ The renewal contract is aligned with The Florida Standard Renewal Contract, Florida Statutory Requirements, and Okaloosa School Board Policy. The renewal contract has been reviewed by the applicable departments of Okaloosa School District and Okaloosa Academy, Inc. Please contact Dr. Anita Choice for additional information, 833-6312. File Attachments 1 - CharterSchoolContractMay 2007.pdf (4,050 KB) 2 - CharterSchoolContractExtensionandAmendment.pdf (338 KB) 3 - Okaloosa Academy Financials 2022-06 (2).pdf (215 KB) 4 - RDG_2021-22_46-Okaloosa.pdf (213 KB) 2022 Okaloosa Academy Charter Renewal 08.01.22 final.pdf (35,601 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Charter School Renewal Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Okaloosa Academy, Inc., for a 5- year term, commencing September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2027. Motion by Marti Gardner, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 18. Adjournment Subject : 18.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - Regular Meeting Type : 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.1 Notice of Workshop Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - 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 August 18, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.2 Notice of Public Hearing - 6:15 p.m. Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - 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 August 22, 2022, 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 the Charter School Renewal Contract between The School Board of Okaloosa County and Okaloosa Academy, Inc. 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. 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.3 Public Notice Meeting : Aug 22, 2022 - 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