Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, October 14, 2013 — reading text

Plan for the 2013-2014 school year based on the attached guidelines. Schools completed the PDSPs on the districts template. A notebook of all PDSPs will be maintained in the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum's office. Each School Board Member will be provided a notebook with the PDSPs of the schools within their assigned district. File Attachments PDSP Guidelines.pdf (173 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.25 Request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for the position of Electrician I/ Electrical Inspector, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 14, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for the position of Electrician I/Electrical Inspector. Public Content Approval is being requested to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description, Electrician I/Electrical Inspector. Mr. Steve Bolton, Program Director of Maintenance, is requesting the new job description. However, this is not a request for an additional position. The purpose of this job description is to begin the process of getting a person qualified to become a Building Official in preparation for a future retirement. This request is not for an additional person, but to add the word "inspector" to the current title of Electrician I. Under the provisions of becoming a building official the job description must have the word "Inspector" added to the job description and work under the supervision of a Building Official for five years in route to becoming a Building Official and pending the certification test. This position will be filled in lieu of a current Electrician I position with no additional cost to the district. File Attachments JOB Description for Electrician I - Inspector.pdf (18 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.26 Request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for the position of Instructional Coach, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 14, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for the position of Instructional Coach. Public Content Approval is being requested for a public hearing to advertise the job description, Instructional Coach. Mr. Marcus Chambers, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, is requesting the new job description. However, this is not a request for an additional position nor an additional cost to the district. The purpose of this job description is to rename the current employees with the title TSA in Curriculum and Instruction to a more appropriate job title and job description. File Attachments Instructional Coach-12 month (2).pdf (69 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.27 Request to advertise a public hearing for the revision of the job description of Dean of Students, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 14, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to advertise a public hearing for the revision of the job description of Dean of Students. Public Content The change to the job description is listed under the heading Terms of Employment/Length of Employment. It currently reads "Twelve month. Salary is based upon adopted salary schedule for instructional personnel." The change would read "Ten or Twelve month. Salary is based on adopted salary schedule for instructional personnel." The purpose of the request is to change some employees who have the job title of TSA to Dean of Students. This would not create any additional jobs nor cost the District any additional money. File Attachments C3 Dean of Students.pdf (49 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.28 Request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 14, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Budget Source : IDEA Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description for Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant. Public Content Approval is being requested to advertise a public hearing for adoption of a new job description, Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant. Ms. Melody Sommer, Program Director of ESE, is requesting the job description. This is an additional position. The purpose of this job description is Speech and Language Pathologist Assistants can perform many tasks delegated by speech pathologists, such as assisting in hearing screenings and checking equipment. Speech and Language Pathologist Assistants are permitted to follow documented treatment plans created by licensed pathologist and to informally document a patient's performance. They must work directly under a licensed speech pathologist. Licensed speech pathologists must hold Master's Degrees in Speech Pathology and Speech and Language Pathologist Assistants may hold a Bachelor's degree. File Attachments Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant.pdf (52 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.29 Employment Separations, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief  Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 14, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the employment separations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned/retired from the Okaloosa County School District. File Attachments Separations2013October14th.pdf (104 KB) Consent Our adopted rules of