Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, July 14, 2025 — reading text

Destin Middle School for classroom flooring in the amount of $13,104.00. Public Content District 3 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds will be appropriated to Destin Middle School for classroom flooring in the amount of $13,104.00. File Attachments Destin Middle School Classroom Flooring.pdf (337 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 Appropriation of District 3 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds to Choctawhatchee High School for a new sound system in the amount of $2,200.00, presented by Linda Evanchyk and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 14, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $2,200.00 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 Choctawhatchee High School for a  new sound system in the amount of $2,200.00. Public Content District 2 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds will be appropriated to Choctawhatchee High School for a new sound system in the amount of $2,200.00. The remaining cost of $19,391.00 will be funded by District 1 School Board Member Capital Outlay Funds ($7,000.00) and by the school ($12,391.00). File Attachments Choctawhatchee High School-Daktronics Order Documents-861801-1-3.pdf (291 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 Invoices to be approved for payment, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 14, 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 Bills Summary 07.14.2025.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 : 7.8 School Donations, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 14, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $88,500.00 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-2025-07-14.pdf (71 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 Resolution 25-04 Exercising Flexibility to Transfer Funds Allocated to the School District from the Funds Received for Academic Acceleration Options, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 14, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Jul 14, 2025 Absolute Date : Jul 14, 2025 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $1,541,595.00 Budgeted : No Budget Source : Academic Acceleration Options Supplement Recommended Action : Motion to approve Resolution 25-04 Exercising Flexibility to Transfer Funds Allocated to the School District from the Funds Received for Academic Acceleration Options. Public Content File Attachments Resolution 25-04 Categorical Flexible Spending FY 2025.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 : 7.10 Authorization to advertise the proposed Preliminary and Tentative Budget and Millage Rate for fiscal year 2025-2026, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 14, 2025 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Jul 14, 2025 Absolute Date : Jul 14, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to authorize advertisement of the proposed Preliminary and Tentative Budget and Millage Rate for fiscal year 2025-2026. Public Content The District is required by law to advertise notice of its intent to tentatively adopt a millage rate and budget. These advertisements include the "Budget Summary," "Notice of Proposed Tax Increase," and "Notice of Tax for School Capital Outlay." The "Notice of Proposed Tax Increase" is required if the projected revenue is higher than the previous year. The projected revenue could be higher due to increased property values, increased millage, or a combination of both. Millage rates include the following: 1. Required Local Effort (RLE) This millage is set by the State and is currently projected to be 3.124, a decrease of 0.007 when compared to fiscal year 2024-2025. The RLE for fiscal year 2024-2025 included a Prior-Period Funding Adjustment (PPFA) of 0.002 mills. The final RLE millage will be provided to school districts no later than July 19. All school districts must levy the RLE in order to receive Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) funding from the State. Okaloosa's fiscal year 2025-2026 FEFP State funding is currently projected to be $173.4 million. The RLE has been on a downward projectory for the last 31 years, dropping from 6.530 in fiscal year 1995-1996 to a projected 3.124 for fiscal year 2025-2026 with small increases periodically in the mix. 2. Discretionary Operating This millage rate is 0.748. The State expects all Districts to levy this millage and includes this projected funding in the locally funded portion of the FEFP. 3. Capital Improvement This millage rate is 1.500. This is the amount the State allows Districts to levy. The State only provides approximately $1.0 million in Capital funding to school districts. All other funds must be raised through a combination of millage and sales tax. The advertisements must be in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or on the School District's website. 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 on the School District's website on July 25, 2025. The direct link is www.okaloosaschools.com/page/public- notices. This page may also be accessed from the School District's homepage by