Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, December 8, 2025 — reading text

Human Resources Meeting : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employee who have elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). NEW DROP ENTRIES DROP Start Employee Name EID Position Location Date Beth Vaughan 114026 Paraprofessional Shalimar ES 11/1/2025 Rebecca Perrin 119186 Buyer Purchasing 5/1/2026 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Out-of-Field Report for the 2025- 2026 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2025-2026 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 December 8, 2025.pdf (153 KB) 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 : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 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 12.08.25 Separations, Public, Updated 12.4.pdf (96 KB) 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 : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 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 12.08.25 Substitute New Hires, Public.pdf (81 KB) 12.08.25 Ed. Support New Hires, Public.pdf (92 KB) 12.08.25 Instructional New Hires, Public.pdf (90 KB) 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 : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 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 12.08.25 Transfers, Public, Updated.pdf (133 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.7 Employee Suspension, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the suspension of employee #125998 for 1-day. Public Content Suspension of Employee #125998 for 1 day. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.8 Leave Without Pay, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to approve leave without pay. Public Content The purpose of this item is to receive approval for employees who took leave and will not be paid for their leave. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.9 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 : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 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. Name School Hours Mandi Pincher Silver Sands School 28.00 Felicia Ritnour Lewis School 7.50 Rhonda Ward Transportation North 17.50 Michael Hankish Lewis School 8.50 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.10 Superintendent's Department Restructure presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 8, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Dec 08, 2025 Absolute Date : Dec 08, 2025 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : ($234,814.00) Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : General Fund Recommended Action : Motion to approve Superintendent's Department Restructure. Public Content The Superintendent is recommending the attached restructure affecting the following areas: MIS & Community Relations - Information Systems Department and Reporting & ERP Services Department Human Resources - Human Resources Department to include Investigations Total Savings - $234,814.00 These position changes will take effect during the second semester of fiscal year 2025-2026. It is the Superintendent's intent to eliminate the Specialist - Investigations position; however, this new structure will be evaluated over the second semester to verify feasibility. If it is determined that the deletion is not feasible, the Board will be notified that the position will not be deleted. The Superintendent will also be recommending additional position changes in the following areas during the normal fiscal year 2026- 2027 budget process: MIS & Community Relations - Information Systems Department and Reporting & ERP Services Department Academic & Student Services - Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Department and Staff Development Total Savings - $124,140.00 The total projected savings for the current restructure and additional position changes in fiscal year 2026-2027 is $358,954.00. File Attachments Restructure - Summary 2025-12-01.pdf (137 KB) 10. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 10.1 Program Status Report by the Board's Representative to the