Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, May 11, 2020 — reading text

May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2019-2020 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 Karen Peek for additional information, 833-5857. File Attachments Out-Of-Field Board Report for 5-11-2020 Board Mtg.pdf (97 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2019-2020 school year. Motion by Diane Kelley, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 9. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 9.4 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources,  and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 11, 2020 Absolute Date : May 11, 2020 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 May 11, 2020 Separations Board Report, Public.pdf (44 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Dewey Destin, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 9. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 9.5 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 11, 2020 Absolute Date : May 11, 2020 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 May 11, 2020 Support Personnel New Hire Board Report.pdf (200 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve personnel recommendations. Motion by Dewey Destin, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 9. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 9.6 Leave Without Pay, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 11, 2020 Absolute Date : May 11, 2020 Recommended Action : Motion to approve leave without pay. Public Content The purpose of this item is to receive approval for employees who took leave and will not be paid for their leave. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. Motion & Voting Motion to approve leave without pay. Motion by Dewey Destin, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 10. Discussion Agenda Subject : 10.1 Suspension of Foreign Exchange Student Program for the 2020-2021 School Year, presented by Lisa Tucker, Foreign Exchange Student Coordinator, Student Intervention Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 11, 2020 Absolute Date : May 11, 2020 Recommended Action : Motion to approve Suspension of Foreign Exchange Student Program for the 2020-2021 School Year. Public Content In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Department of State, the Okaloosa County School District Foreign Exchange Program has been suspended for the entire 2020-2021 school year. No applications or placement requests for foreign exchange students will be approved for the 2020-2021 school year. This applies to all exchange partner organizations. OCSD values the partnerships with Foreign Exchange students and is issuing this one-year suspension as a measure to protect the safety and welfare of students, families, host families and sponsoring organizations. For additional information, please contact Lisa Tucker at (770) 862-8968 Motion & Voting Motion to approve Suspension of Foreign Exchange Student Program for the 2020-2021 School Year. Motion by Lamar White, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White No: Dewey Destin 10. Discussion Agenda Subject : 10.2 Items Moved from the Consent Agenda (if any) Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action 11. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 11.1 Program Status Report by the Board's Representative to the Construction Program Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information 13. Attorney's Business Subject : 13.1 Consideration of recommendations, updates, requests, and pending legal matters Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. Motion & Voting Motion to conduct a closed attorney- client session to discuss a litigation matter pending in the Circuit Court in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, Case No. 2015 CA 801, on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. Motion by Dewey Destin, second by Lamar White. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.1 Correspondence, requests and other matters addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : May 11, 2020 - 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 : May 11, 2020 - 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 : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : Information 17. Adjournment Subject : 17.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : May 11, 2020 - Regular Meeting Type : 18. Public Notices Subject : 18.1 Notice of Workshop Meeting : May 11, 2020 - 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 May 7, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 18. Public Notices Subject : 18.2 Public Notice Meeting : May 11, 2020 - 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