Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, February 26, 2024 — reading text

School Year. Public Content Request to adopt the attached course for the 2024 - 2025 School Year. For additional information, please contact Stephanie Gillis, Specialist, Curriculum & Instruction, (850) 833-6313. File Attachments Course Adoption Machine Learning and Applications 24-25 SY.pdf (109 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 Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.19 No Cost Contract Extension with the University of Florida for services outlined in the artificial Intelligence Institute's Grant funded by Triumph Gulf Coast, presented by Jerral Horton, Program Administrator, CTE, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Feb 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Feb 26, 2024 Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the No Cost Contract Extension with the University of Florida for services  outlined in the artificial Intelligence Institute's Grant funded by Triumph Gulf Coast. Public Content The Okaloosa County School District and the Career Technical Education Department submitted a grant to Triumph Gulf Coast LLC in 2021. Initial contract began on February 2022 and will now end May 31, 2024. The grant was to implement the Artificial Intelligence Program track in local middle and high schools. Part of the grant was a contract with the University of Florida’s EQuIPD program. The contract provided the teachers of Okaloosa County with a full-time mentor. Our contract with the University of Florida was ending at the end of February. The University of Florida has offered to extend the contract at no cost to OCSD. This will provide the teachers with continued mentorship until the end of this school year. For additional information, please contact Jerral Horton, Program Administrator, CTE, at (850) 833-5871. File Attachments No Cost Extension J. Carter UF PEx.pdf (211 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 Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.20 Approval of 2023-2024 Class Size Plan, presented by Steve Horton, Deputy Superintendent, Operations, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Feb 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Feb 26, 2024 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the 2023-2024 Class Size Plan as required pursuant to §1003.03, F.S. Public Content Request for approval of 2023-2024 Class Size Plan pursuant to §1003.03, F.S. For additional information, please contact Steve Horton at (850) 689-7117. File Attachments Class Size Plan.pdf (158 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 Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.1 (Information Only) Employees on Administrative Leave, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: EID 118028 123337 105105 112451 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (Information Only) Deferred Retirement Option Program, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). NEW DROP ENTRIES DROP Start Employee Name EID Position Location Date Therese Litscher 111153 Paraprofessional Lewis 7/1/2024 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Feb 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Feb 26, 2024 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 UPDATED Feb 26, 2024 Separations, Public.pdf (59 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Marti Gardner, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Request to double fill the position of Program Director, Career & Technical Education Department, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Feb 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Feb 26, 2024 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $35,184.00 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : CAPE Funding  Recommended Action : Motion to approve request to double fill the position of Program Director, Career & Technical Education. Public Content The double filling of the Program Director position at Career & Technical Education Department is necessary to execute a seamless transition for the department. We are requesting to double fill the position beginning March 11, 2024, and ending upon Ms. Branscome's retirement on June 28, 2024. The double fill cost will be covered using department CAPE funds. For additional information, please contact Lee Hale, 850-833-5801. File Attachments Double Fill - CTE Program Director FY 2024 2024-02-14.pdf (65 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve request to double fill the position of Program Director, Career & Technical Education. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Diane Kelley 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 : Feb 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Feb 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Feb 26, 2024 Recommended Action :