Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, May 8, 2023 — reading text

Calendars for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Public Content Florida School Districts are required to comply with Florida Statutes 1011.60(3)(b) which specifies that “all personnel shall be paid in accordance with payroll period schedules adopted by the School Board and included in the official salary schedule in order to participate in the Florida Education Finance Program.” Fiscal Year 2023-2024 payroll calendars are based on the school calendar which was approved by the School Board at the May 23, 2022, School Board Meeting. File Attachments Payroll Calendars 2023-2024.pdf (333 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. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.1 (INFORMATION ONLY) Deferred Retirement Option Program  (DROP), presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop 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 Russell Steele 108776 Teacher Fort Walton Beach HS 5/1/2023 John Lavin 102609 Teacher Fort Walton Beach HS 7/1/2023 Laura Tipton 118550 Teacher Baker School 5/1/2023 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (INFORMATION ONLY) Employees on Administrative Leave, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: 101476 125556 111913 108546 109301 119480 107067 121972 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Department Staffing Restructure, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : ($48,751.00) Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : General Fund Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to approve the ESE department restructure to delete two District secretary positions and add one ESE Analyst position. Public Content The ESE Department is requesting approval to delete two District secretary positions and add one ESE Analyst. The restructure represents an annual cost savings of $48,751.00. File Attachments Position Cost - ESE Secretaries to ESE Analyst FY 2023 2023-04-18.pdf (67 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 : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 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 May 8, 2023 Updated Separations, Public.pdf (44 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 : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 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 for substitute positions. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments May 8, 2023 Ed Support New Hire.pdf (208 KB) May 8, 2023 Instructional New Hire.pdf (208 KB) May 8, 2023 Substitute New Hire.pdf (49 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Employee Suspension, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent,  Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the suspension of employee without pay. Public Content Suspension of the following employee without pay for a period of 1 day. EID 123883 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 833-5801. 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 : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the suspension of employee without pay. Public Content Suspension of the following employee without pay: EID: 111913 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.8 Employee Termination, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the employee termination. Public Content Recommend employee #125556 be terminated for violation of School Board Policy 06-25. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 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 : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : May 08, 2023 Absolute Date : May 08, 2023 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. William Hagen, 111891, 12.50 hours Kelly Humphrey, 122718, 3.75 hours Kenneth Ward, 119137, 15 Hours For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.10 Leave Without Pay, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : May 8, 2023 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred