Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, June 8, 2017 — reading text

Southside Primary School. Public Content If Southside Primary School is awarded the McWane Foundation Grant, the school would use the funds to purchase and install awnings over three playground areas located at our school campus. The goal of the shading/awning would be to provide relief from the Florida sun during Spring, Summer, and Fall months for PreK-D, VPK, and Primary Elementary students. Shading would change the student’s thermal comfort from hot to warm, decreasing exposure from direct sunlight. Shading can actually make the temperature feel 10 to 15 degrees cooler. Several students in PreK-D have physical disabilities. Where every child needs outdoor physical stimulation, PreK-D students (specifically) do not need to have extreme sun exposure or risk the chance of heat exhaustion. Shading would allow them the opportunities to practice gross motor activities, and stay guarded from the Florida sunrays. The estimated cost is $24,250 but we are submitting the grant for $30,000 to cover any unforeseen cost. Any leftover funds would be used to purchase additional awnings throughout the school. Our expectation of the McWane Foundation Grant , once submitted and approved, is to complete the project during the summer of 2017. As soon as the grant funds are available, the principal, Mrs. Haan, will contact Chris Burchfield (owner of We Can Shade It) and schedule the installation. He informed us the process would take no more than two weeks to complete. We anticipate the awnings to be ready before the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. The grant application has been reviewed and approved by Ms. Scallan and Mr. McInnis. File Attachments OCSD Grant Entitlement Executive Summary Questionnaire for Awning Sail.pdf (130 KB) Charitable Giving Guidelines_ McWane.pdf (305 KB) McWane Foundation Letter.pdf (160 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.29 Carl D. Perkins Secondary Entitlement Grant for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, presented by April Branscome, Specialist, Career and Technical Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 8, 2017 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Jun 02, 2017 Absolute Date : Jun 05, 2017 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $250,093.00 Budgeted : No Budget Source : Carl D. Perkins Entitlement Grant Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Carl D. Perkins Secondary Entitlement Grant in the amount of $250,093 for the 2017-2018 school year Public Content The Carl D. Perkins Secondary Entitlement Grant is utilized each year to fund high school and middle school career and technical education programs that lead to industry certification or college credit. It allows purchases that directly affect the curriculum of each program including equipment, computer software and hardware, as well as consumable supplies. File Attachments VERSION 6 RFA-PERKINS Secondary.pdf (1,946 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.30 Kindergarten Report Card for 2017-2018, presented by Jeff Palmer, Director of Elementary Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 8, 2017 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Kindergarten Report Card for 2017-2018. 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 2017 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 2017-2018 KG Teacher Guide .pdf (454 KB) 2017-2018 Parent Guide Kindergarten Report Card.pdf (252 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.31 Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County and The School Board of Walton County to provide ESE services to eligible Walton County students, presented by Melody Sommer, Program Director, Exceptional Student Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 8, 2017 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : May 23, 2017 Absolute Date : May 23, 2017 Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Budget Source : N/A Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County and The School Board of Walton County to provide ESE services to eligible Walton County students. Public Content This agreement provides Exceptional Student Education services for Walton County students, grades Pre-K through 12, who have met the specific criteria in the areas of Hearing Impaired and Intellectual Disabilities.. File Attachments Walton County Okaloosa County 17-18.pdf (219 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.32 Cooperative Service Agreement between the Florida State University and Okaloosa County School District, presented by Melody Sommer, Program Director, Exceptional Student Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 8, 2017 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Jun 13, 2017 Absolute Date : Jun 13, 2017 Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Budget Source : N/A Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Cooperative Service Agreement between the Florida State University and Okaloosa County School District for use of the FSU Multidisciplinary Center for independent evaluations of students with disabilities. Public Content This agreement provides the opportunity to use the FSU Multidisciplinary Center for independent evaluations for students with disabilities as requested by parents or the school district. File Attachments FSU Cooperative Agreement 2017-18.pdf (1,161 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.33 Educational Services Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and the Florida Department of Juvenile