Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, March 24, 2025 — reading text

subdivision of the State of Florida, on behalf of its Department of Corrections to establish an effective, secure, and efficient agreement between these parties to provide the computer equipment to be used by juvenile detainees/inmates for educational purposes, presented by Dustin Keith, Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Mar 24, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 24, 2025 Fiscal Impact : Yes Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : Capital Transfer for Seat Management Contract Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Okaloosa County Florida, to provide instruction to juvenile detainees and inmates. Public Content This MOU is to allow the OCSD to provide the technology necessary to provide instruction to juvenile detainees and inmates. File Attachments OCJ MOU for School District clean cjm.pdf (156 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 and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Parker Destin, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.1 (Information Only) Employees on Administrative Leave, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: EID: 127374 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (Information Only) Deferred Retirement Option Program, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). NEW DROP ENTRIES Employee Name EID Position Location DROP Start Date Dalane Fox 115308 Teacher Niceville HS 2/1/2025 Julie Giddens 126735 Teacher Eglin ES 7/1/2025 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Waiver of the OCEA Master Contract requested by the Okaloosa STEMM Academy to waive the daily planning period requirement for the 2025-2026 school year, presented by Kimberly Nihill-Taylor, Principal, Okaloosa STEMM Academy, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the extension of the waiver of the OCEA Master Contract by the Okaloosa STEMM Academy to waive the daily planning period requirement for the 2025-2026 school year. Public Content The Okaloosa STEMM Academy is requesting to submit a waiver extension of the Master Contract with the OCEA to waive the daily planning period requirement for the 2025-2026 school year. For more information, please contact Ms. Nihill-Taylor at 850-833-4120. File Attachments Contract Waiver Docs STEMM Academy.pdf (203 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the extension of the waiver of the OCEA Master Contract by the Okaloosa STEMM Academy to waive the daily planning period requirement for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 24, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 24, 2025 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 March 24, 2025 Separations, Public.pdf (63 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Parker Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.5 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 24, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 24, 2025 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 in the instructional and education support positions or hired for substitute positions. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments March 24, 2025 Ed. Support New Hires, Public.pdf (54 KB) March 24, 2025 Instructional New Hires, Public.pdf (54 KB) March 24, 2025 Substitute New Hires, Public.pdf (75 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve personnel recommendations. Motion by Parker Destin, second by Brett Hinely. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Employee Transfers, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 24, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 24, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to approve employee transfers. Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have been transferred in instructional and education support positions. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801 File Attachments March 24, 2025 Transfers, Public.pdf (135 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee transfers. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.7 Reinstatement/Reimbursement of sick leave due to line-of duty illness/injury/medical examination, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 24, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 24, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 24, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to Approve Reinstatement/Reimbursement of sick leave due to line-of duty illness/injury/medical examination. Public Content The purpose of this item for approval is to reinstate/reimburse sick leave to employees who became ill or injured while at work while on duty.