Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, March 10, 2025 — reading text

10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the School Readiness Provider Application for services, effective March 25, 2025, through June 30, 2025. Public Content As mandated by Florida law, providers of services for children in programs receiving subsidized child care funding must annually complete the School Readiness Provider Contract. The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida will receive funding from the Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa & Walton Counties for Southside Primary School. The Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa & Walton Counties has developed the statewide School Readiness Provider Contract. The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, will begin the new contract year, March 25, 2025, through June 30, 2025, based on the approval of this agreement. For more information, please contact Brooke Barron at 850-833-4208. File Attachments Statewide School Readiness Provider Contract.pdf (3,980 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 Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.19 Appropriation of District 3 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds to Edge Elementary School for a ClearTouch Panel in the amount of $6,013.37, presented by Linda Evanchyk and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $6,013.37 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : School Board Member Discretionary Capital Outlay Funds Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appropriation of District 3 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds to Edge Elementary School for a ClearTouch Panel in the amount of $6,013.37. Public Content District 3 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds will be appropriated to Edge Elementary School for a ClearTouch Panel in the amount of $6,013.37. File Attachments Edge ClearTouch.pdf (75 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 Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 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 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: 126727 124379 126614 124681 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 10, 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 Patrick Miller 107172 Custodian Bluewater ES 7/1/2025 Wanda Brunson 108459 Secretary Trans Central 3/1/2025 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Proposed Revision to Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Salary Schedule for Professional/Technical Personnel presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approved revised Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Salary Schedules for Professional/Technical Personnel. Public Content The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Salary Schedule for Professional/Technical personnel was approved on September 23, 2024. The Professional/Technical Salary Schedule is unique in that Pay Grades 1 and 2 are paid in the same manner as Administrative personnel and Pay Grades 3, 4, and 5 are paid in the same manner as Education Staff Professionals. The Superintendent is recommending that this salary schedule be split into two salary schedules: Professional/Technical #1 (Pay Grades 1 and 2) and Professional/Technical #2 (Pay Grades 3, 4, and 5). When the Administrative and Managerial Salary Schedules were approved in September, they each included a provision that would allow employees promoted to these schedules to be placed on the salary schedule in the appropriate pay grade at the lowest step which reflects an increase in pay then receive an additional three steps. The Superintendent is recommending that employees upon promotion to the Professional/Technical Salary Schedule also receive an additional three steps. These recommended changes will be effective July 1, 2024. File Attachments FY 2025 Prof-Tech #1 - Salary Schedule - Proposed Revision.pdf (65 KB) FY 2025 Prof-Tech #2 - Salary Schedule - Proposed Revision.pdf (69 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approved revised Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Salary Schedules for Professional/Technical Personnel. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Brett Hinely. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Out-of-Field Report for the 2024- 2025 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2024-2025 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 Sharon Duron for additional information, 850-833-5857. File Attachments OOF Board Report for 03-10-2025.pdf (179 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2024-2025 school year. Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.5 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Mar 10, 2025 Absolute Date : Mar 10, 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 10, 2025 Separations, Public.pdf (59 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Mar 10, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type :