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for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Recommended Action : Motion to approve invoices for
payment.
Public Content
As required by SBE Rule 6A – 1.012, purchases outside the established State and District guidelines must be approved by the School
Board. Invoices to be approved for payment presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
File Attachments
Board Bill Summary 06.09.2025.pdf (69 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 : 7.6 School Donations, presented by
Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer,
and recommended by the
Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact : Yes
Dollar Amount : $43,495.00
Budgeted : No
Budget Source : Donations
Recommended Action : Motion to approve School Donations.
Public Content
Okaloosa County Schools periodically receives donations over $500.00 from public, private, and anonymous donors. These donations
are reported to the School Board for approval/acknowledgement through the Finance Department. Donor(s) specify in writing the name
of the school(s) and how they want the donation to be used at that school(s). Donations have assisted Okaloosa County students in
many programs, such as Booster Clubs, Band Programs, travel for state competitions, Culinary Programs, Leadership Projects, Softball
Programs, and classroom supplies.
File Attachments
Donations-2025-06-09.pdf (125 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 : 7.7 Master Services Agreement and
Letters of Engagement for External
Auditing Services between the School
Board of Okaloosa County and Carr,
Riggs & Ingram, CPAs and Advisors,
presented by Julie Perry, Chief
Financial Officer, and recommended
by the Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact : Yes
Dollar Amount : $157,500.00
Budgeted : Yes
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Master Services
Agreement and Letters of Engagement
for External Auditing Services
between the School Board of
Okaloosa County and Carr, Riggs &
Ingram, CPAs and Advisors.
Public Content
On March 25, 2024, the School Board approved the Audit Services Selection Committee's recommendation to award the contract to
Carr, Riggs & Ingram to perform the District Budget External Independent Auditing Services and Internal Accounts External Independent
Auditing Services as outlined in RFP 24-01 and RFP 24-02.
Attached is the Master Services Agreement, Letter of Engagement for the District Budget Audit, and Letter of Engagement for the
Internal Funds Audit. The cost of the District Budget Audit will be $84,000.00, and the cost of the Internal Funds Audit will be $73,500.00
for a total of $157,500.00.
File Attachments
Okaloosa School District 2025 Updated MSA.pdf (1,684 KB)
Okaloosa School District 2025 FS Audit Engagement Letter.pdf (3,368 KB)
Okaloosa School District 2025 Internal Funds Audit Engagement Letter.pdf (2,662 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 : 7.8 Request to Write Off Internal
Funds NSF Checks As Uncollectible,
presented by Julie Perry, Chief
Financial Officer, and recommended
by the Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact : Yes
Dollar Amount : $3,663.00
Budgeted : No
Budget Source : Internal Funds
Recommended Action : Motion to approve request to write off
Internal Funds NSF Checks as
uncollectible.
Public Content
Eleven schools have submitted a total of 27 uncollectible Internal Funds checks dated between July 2010 and August 2024. The
affected schools are requesting permission to write off these checks totaling $3,663.00. These checks cannot be sent to the State
Attorney's Office because they are too old or SafeChek did not receive the check from the bank. A list of individual checks is attached.
File Attachments
NSF Check Write Off Request.pdf (74 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 : 7.9 Authorization to appropriate
Federal Impact Aid Funds and make a
payment in the amount of $8,330.50 to
Charter Schools, presented by Julie
Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact : Yes
Dollar Amount : $8,330.50
Budgeted : Yes
Budget Source : Federal Impact Aid Funds
Recommended Action : Motion to approve appropriation of
Federal Impact Aid Funds and make a
payment in the amount of $8,330.50 to
Charter Schools.
Public Content
The District received its third and final Voucher for Impact Aid Section 7003 Payments dated May 27, 2025, for the 2025 Claiming Year
(Claim Filed January 2024) in the following amounts:
Section 7003(b) Basic Support - Dated May 27, 2025 $187,219.00
Section 7003(d) ESE Support - Dated May 27, 2024 52,252.00
Total Received $239,471.00
The Charter Schools have made a request to receive Federal Impact Aid Funds for eligible students attending charter schools during the
2025 claiming year. The calculation for the 2025 claiming year is based on the number of eligible student cards submitted during the
2023-2024 school year. The payments to these schools are as follows:
Center 9700 - Destin High School $ 341.00
Center 9800 - Okaloosa Academy 70.00
Center 9805 - NWFSC Collegiate High School 1,610.00
Center 9807 - Liza Jackson Preparatory School 6,309.50
Total $8,330.50
File Attachments
Agenda - Fed Impact Aid 2025 Pmt 3 2025-06-09.pdf (447 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 : 7.10 Tag-On Bid Purchase Over
$50,000: ForeverLawn Emerald Coast,
presented by Vince Windham,
Program Director, Purchasing, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Jun 9, 2025 - Workshop Meeting
Type : Action (Consent)
Fiscal Impact : Yes
Dollar Amount : $66,519.13
Budgeted : Yes
Budget Source : Internal Funds
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the purchase of
Turf from ForeverLawn Emerald
Coast for a total of $66,519.73
Public Content
Request approval to purchase Standard Green VE Option Turf from ForeverLawn Emerald Coast for a total of $66,519.73. The purchase
is made through ForeverLawn Sourewell Contract #031622-FVL, and funding will be paid from Internal Funds, which will be converted to
