Okaloosa County School Board — Special Meeting, July 24, 2013

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Special Meeting School District Administration Building Fort Walton Beach, Florida 9:00 a.m. 1. Opening of Meeting Subject : 1.1 Call to Order by the Chairman Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Procedural 2. Approval of Agenda Subject : 2.1 Changes to Agenda and Approval of Agenda Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agenda as amended: Consent Agenda: Added as item 3.2, Service Agreement #14-42 with Todd Whitaker to conduct four (4) hour motivational address in the amount not to exceed $8,900 Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Agenda as amended: Consent Agenda: Added as item 3.2, Service Agreement #14-42 with Todd Whitaker to conduct four (4) hour motivational address in the amount not to exceed $8,900 Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 3. Consent Agenda Subject : 3.1 Authorization to advertise the fiscal year 2013-2014 Preliminary and Tentative Budget and Millage Rate, presented by Rita Scallan and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to authorize advertisement of the fiscal year 2013-2014 Preliminary and Tentative Budget and Millage Rate. Public Content The District is required by law to advertise in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a geographically limited insert of such newspaper, notice of its intent to tentatively adopt a millage rate and budget. The size, format, and placement of the advertisements are specified in the Truth-In-Millage (TRIM) guidelines and must not be modified. The advertisements will be in the Northwest Florida Daily News on Friday, July 26, 2013. A public hearing to tentatively adopt a millage rate and budget must be held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days after the day that the advertisement is first published. Accordingly, the public hearing to tentatively adopt the millage rate and the budget is scheduled for July 29, 2013. 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 Cindy Frakes, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 3. Consent Agenda Subject : 3.2 Service Agreement #14-42 between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Todd Whitaker on behalf of Curriculum and Instruction Department, presented by Vince Windham, Program Director of Purchasing, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $8,900.00 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : General, Project 6123, Reading Instruction Recommended Action : Motion to approve Service Agreement # 14-42 between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Todd Whitaker on behalf of Curriculum and Instruction Department, to conduct a four (4) hour motivational address on August 13, 2013, to the teachers of Okaloosa County. Funding is from General, Project 6123 Reading Instruction. A copy of the Service Agreement is attached Public Content Service Agreement # 14-42 between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Todd Whitaker on behalf of Curriculum and Instruction Department, is to conduct a four (4) hour motivational address on August 13, 2013, to the teachers of Okaloosa County. The provider will be paid $2,225.00 per hour for up to four (4) hours, for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,900.00. Funding is from General, Project 6123 Reading Instruction. A copy of the Service Agreement is attached. For additional information, please contact Marcus Chambers, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum. File Attachments S.A. # 14-42 Todd Whitaker.pdf (46 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 Cindy Frakes, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 3. Consent Agenda Subject : 3.3 Approval of Consent Agenda Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. 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 Cindy Frakes, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 4. Adjournment Subject : 4.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Procedural 5. Public Notice Subject : 5.1 Public Notice Meeting : Jul 24, 2013 - Special Meeting Type : Information Public Content 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. 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 hours before the meeting by contacting the Superintendent of Schools at the School District Administration Building at (850) 833-3110.