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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Organizational Meeting
School District Central Administration Complex
Niceville, Florida
Training Room
6:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance led by Miss Elise Foreman and Miss Caroline Foreman, students, Bob Sikes Elementary
School
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NOTICE
This Board Meeting is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at
http://www.okaloosaschools.com/district/sb/meetings/2020.
A separate seating area has been set aside for the press and public who are in attendance at the meeting in
accordance with social distancing guidelines as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
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1. Opening of Meeting
Subject : 1.1 Welcome
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Procedural
2. Oath of Office
Subject : 2.1 Superintendent of Schools Marcus
Chambers
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type :
2. Oath of Office
Subject : 2.2 District 2 School Board Member
Marti Gardner
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Procedural
2. Oath of Office
Subject : 2.3 District 4 School Board Member
Tim Bryant
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Procedural
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.1 Call to Order by the
Superintendent
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action, Procedural
Recommended Action : Motion to authorize Mrs. Gardner and
Dr. White to participate and vote via
telephone conference call, due to
quarantine.
Motion & Voting
Motion to authorize Mrs. Gardner and
Dr. White to participate and vote via
telephone conference call, due to
quarantine.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Tim Bryant.
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Diane Kelley
Not Present at Vote: Marti Gardner,
Lamar White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.2 Approval of the Agenda
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action, Procedural
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agenda
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Agenda
Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by
Diane Kelley.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.3 Election of School Board
Chairman
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the nomination of
School Board Member for Chairman
of the Board.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the nomination of
Tim Bryant for Chairman of the
Board.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Linda Evanchyk.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.4 Election of School Board Vice-
Chairman
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the nomination of
School Board Member for Vice-
Chairman of the Board.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the nomination of
Diane Kelley for Vice-Chairman of the
Board.
Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by
Marti Gardner.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.5 Establish the 2021 School Board
Meeting Schedule
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion that the Board continue
conducting regular meetings on the
second and fourth Monday of each
month, and that both regular meetings
be held in the School District Central
Administration Complex, in the
Training Room, Niceville, beginning
at 6:00 p.m., and that the Board will
conduct a workshop at 9:00 a.m. on
the Thursday preceding each regular
meeting to be held in the School
District Central Administration
Complex, in the Training Room,
Niceville.
File Attachments
DRAFT 2021 School Board Meeting Schedule.pdf (386 KB)
Motion & Voting
Motion that the Board continue
conducting regular meetings on the
second and fourth Monday of each
month, and that both regular meetings
be held in the School District Central
Administration Complex, in the
Training Room, Niceville, beginning
at 6:00 p.m., and that the Board will
conduct a workshop at 9:00 a.m. on
the Thursday preceding each regular
meeting to be held in the School
District Central Administration
Complex, in the Training Room,
Niceville.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Linda Evanchyk.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.6 Designation of School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
Trustee to the Florida School Boards
Insurance Trust (FSBIT)
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Procedural
Public Content
As a Trust Member School District in Florida School Boards Insurance Trust, a School Board Member shall be appointed annually by the
School Board to serve as a Trustee.
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.7 Designation of School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative on the Northwest
Florida Manufacturing Council
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to designate School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative on the Northwest
Florida Manufacturing Council.
Motion & Voting
Motion to designate Marti Gardner to
serve as the Board's representative on
the Northwest Florida Manufacturing
Council.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Linda Evanchyk.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.8 Designation of School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative to the Okaloosa Public
Schools Foundation
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to designate School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative to the Okaloosa Public
Schools Foundation.
Motion & Voting
Motion to designate Linda Evanchyk
to serve as the Board's representative
to the Okaloosa Public Schools
Foundation.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Tim Bryant.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk,
Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.9 Designation of School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative to the Construction
Program
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to designate School Board
Member to serve as the Board's
representative to the Construction
Program.
Motion & Voting
Motion to designate Diane Kelley to serve as the Board's representative
to the Construction Program.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by Linda Evanchyk.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley, Lamar
White
3. Organizational Session
Subject : 3.10 Designation of School Board
Member to serve a two-year term as
the Board's representative to the
Teacher of the Year Selection
Committee
Meeting : Nov 17, 2020 - Organizational
Meeting
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to designate School Board
Member to serve a two-year term as
the Board's representative to the
Teacher of the
