Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, April 23, 2020 — reading text

matters Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.1 Correspondence, requests and other matters addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The Superintendent may address correspondence, requests and other matters with the Board. 15. Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Subject : 15.1 Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content Board Members may request information or address concerns and other matters. 16. Public Comment Subject : 16.1 Members of the public desiring to address the School Board - Form MIS 5241 Public Input and/or Discussion of Agenda Items Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information 17. Public Hearing - 6:15 p.m. Subject : 17.1 Public Hearing for approval of the Charter School Renewal Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Inc., presented by Ann Flanagan, Reading Curriculum Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Apr 27, 2020 Absolute Date : Apr 27, 2020 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Charter School Renewal Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Inc., for a 15-year term, commencing July 1, 2021, upon expiration of the current contract, and expiring June 30, 2036. Public Content A Public Hearing will be held to receive input and consider approval for the 15-year renewal of the charter contract between The School Board of Okaloosa County and Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Inc. This renewal Charter between the School Board of Okaloosa and Liza Jackson Preparatory School, Inc. is fifteen years as permitted for high performing charter schools (1002.331) and may be renewed as provided in §1002.33(7)(c)(1), or §1002.331, Florida Statutes.​​ The renewal contract is aligned with The Florida Standard Renewal Contract, Florida Statutory Requirements, Okaloosa School Board Policy. The contract was also reviewed by the applicable departments of Okaloosa School Board and Liza Jackson Preparatory School Board. Please contact Ann Flanagan for additional information, 833-6312. File Attachments LJPS Inc. Contract FINAL 04.15.20 cndx.pdf (26,528 KB) 18. Adjournment Subject : 18.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.1 Notice of Workshop Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content  NOTICE OF WORKSHOP A Workshop on this Agenda will be held in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, on April 23, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.2 Notice of Public Hearing Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING This Public Hearing is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at http://www.okaloosaschools.com/district/sb/meetings/2020. The public may participate in the Public Hearing portion of the meeting by either personal attendance or by calling the School Board Meeting public participation phone line. A separate seating area has been set aside for the press and public who are in attendance at the meeting in accordance with social distancing guidelines as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If calling into the meeting, you should call (850) 833-3100. The phone lines will be operational beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the night of the Board Meeting, and callers will be transferred into the Board Meeting during the Public Hearing portion of the meeting, in the order in which calls are received. If you are calling into the meeting to make public comment, please be patient as there may be a wait time while being transferred into the meeting. ********************************************************** Notice is hereby given that the School Board of Okaloosa County will conduct a Public Hearing on April 27, 2020, beginning at 6:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville. The purpose of the Hearing is to receive public input and consider approval of the following: Charter School Contract Renewal between the School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, and Liza Jackson Preparatory School Any interested party who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa County School Board with respect to any matter considered during this meeting, will need a record of 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. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevent evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Any person requiring special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the Superintendent at (850) 689-7185 prior to this meeting. 19. Public Notices Subject : 19.3 Public Notice Meeting : Apr 23, 2020 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content PUBLIC NOTICE 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. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. 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 (850) 689-7185. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the School Board business meeting is and shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen to and for the benefit of the School Board pursuant to Resolution No. 16-01. The views and beliefs expressed by the Invocation Speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the School Board and do not necessarily represent their individual religious beliefs, nor are the views or beliefs expressed intended to express allegiance to or preference for any particular religion, denomination, faith, creed, or belief by the School Board. No person in attendance at this meeting is or shall be required to participate in any invocation and such decision whether or not to participate will have no impact on his or her right to actively participate in the public meeting.