Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, August 10, 2015 — reading text

Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve Okaloosa County School Bus Routes for the 2015-2016 school year, presented by Jay McInnis, Program Director of Transportation, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval Public Content Approval of the 2015-2016 School Bus Routes for Okaloosa County Schools. File Attachments Bus Routes 2015-2016.pdf (1,423 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.21 Contract/Lease Renewal Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and the Okaloosa  County Board of County Commissioners for the Library Cooperative Courier Service, presented by Eric Mitchell, Director of MIS/IT, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 10, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Aug 10, 2015 Absolute Date : Aug 10, 2015 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $9,950.00 Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve Contract/ Lease Renewal Agreement between the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and The School Board of Okaloosa County for the Library Cooperative Courier Service, effective October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Public Content The Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative agrees to renew the Library Cooperative Courier Service contract/lease, #C08-1671-LIB for an additional term. The contract renewal period will be 10/1/15 to 9/30/16. The annual budgeted amount for this contract is $9,950.00. File Attachments Modification To Public Library Cooperative Contract.pdf (375 KB) 2015-2016 Library Cooperative Courier Services Contract-Lease Renewal.pdf (340 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.22 Kindergarten Report Card for 2015-2016, presented by Marti Gardner, Director of Elementary Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 10, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Kindergarten Report Card for 2015-2016. Public Content Rather than a typical report card, Okaloosa County Kindergarten teachers use an age-appropriate comprehensive reporting system. The system includes a quarterly assessment checklist that is fully aligned to the Florida State Standards. In addition to the quarterly checklists, the system includes a Teacher Guide providing explicit directions for administering each assessment element, a Parent Guide, a mid-quarter parent progress report, and an appendix. The appendix, which was developed by a group of Kindergarten teachers, includes all resources required to administer the assessment system. Prior to the end of the 2015 school year, all Kindergarten teachers were provided the opportunity to submit feedback concerning both the Kindergarten Report Card and Curriculum Guides. Initial revisions were then made to the report card based on teacher feedback. A group of Kindergarten teachers received the initial revisions via email. This group then met and collaborated with District Instructional Coaches on to provide additional feedback and approve the final revisions. The assessment system is completed online; MIS has developed a program that calculates each individual skill score once the teacher has entered the raw score. A Kindergarten representative per school is trained to serve as a resource in communicating the annual revisions. Upon approval by the School Board, the Parent Guide will be available on the OCSD website. File Attachments KG Report Card Teacher Guide FINAL.pdf (573 KB) 2015-16 KG Report Parent Guide.pdf (334 KB) Kindergarten Rubric Narrative.pdf (335 KB) Kindergarten Rubric Informational.pdf (334 KB) Kindergarten Rubric Opinion.pdf (334 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.23 Renewal of Group Flexible Benefits Plan Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Lockard & Williams Insurance Services, P.A., presented by Russ Frakes, Specialist, Risk Management, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 10, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Aug 10, 2015 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $20,000.00 Budgeted : Yes Recommended Action : Motion to approve renewal of the Group Flexible Benefits Plan Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Lockard & Williams Insurance Services, P.A. File Attachments FSA Admin Agreement 2015-2016.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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.24 Personnel recommendations, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 10, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) 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 or transferred in the instructional and educational support positions or hired for substitute positions. File Attachments August 10, 2015 Ed Support Board Report.pdf (46 KB) August 10, 2015 Instructional Board Report.pdf (62 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.25 Employment Separations, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 10, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve employment