Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, June 23, 2014 — reading text

: Yes Dollar Amount : $130,549.00 Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : Title III Supplementary Instructional Support For English Language Learners Grant 2014-2015 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Title III Part A: English Language Acquisition 2014-2015 grant application. Public Content Just today, notification was received from the DOE Title III office to submit preliminary Title III Grant information to our School Boards for approval in draft form because the Grants Management website for the Grant Application process is experiencing technical difficulties and is not open. The Title III Grant attached has been written based on the allocation in the amount of $106,948.63, provided to me by the DOE Title III office plus an estimated roll forward amount of $23,601.00, for a total of $130,549.00. File Attachments Title III Grant 2014.2015.Updated 6.23.2014.pdf (3,263 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 Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.26 Technical Services Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and VSCHOOLZ, Inc., for 2014-2015, presented by Christy Corbin, Assistant Principal for Online Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 23, 2014 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : Okaloosa Online/CSR Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Technical Services Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and VSCHOOLZ, Inc., for 2014-2015. Public Content After negotiations with VSCHOOLZ / Calvert, Inc., personnel and the review of these documents by the School Board attorney and Chief Financial Officer, we are able to recommend this vendor to the Board to provide virtual services to Okaloosa County students through Okaloosa Online. Okaloosa County students will have the opportunity to utilize this online program to meet academic needs. Okaloosa Online is an approved DOE provider. This contract will allow Okaloosa to meet the requirements of two virtual options in grades 6-12 as well as two for grades Kindergarten through Fifth. We will meet the requirements of the K-12 VIP legislation (1002.45) by contracting with this curriculum host for grades K-12 through Okaloosa Online, for full and part time elementary, middle, and high school virtual students. In 2013-2014, Okaloosa County had 196 students in Okaloosa Online. We would like to make this an option for our district’s families and recommend approval of the attached contract for the 2014-2015 school year. File Attachments Contract 2014-2015 (2).pdf (601 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 Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.27 Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County and K12 Florida, LLC, for 2014-2015, presented by Christy Corbin, Assistant Principal for Online Education, and recommended  by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 23, 2014 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Absolute Date : Jul 01, 2014 Fiscal Impact : Yes Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : K-12 Virtual Instruction Center/K-12 Virtual Instruction project Recommended Action : Motion to approve the contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County and K12 Florida, LLC, for 2014-2015. Public Content After negotiations with K-12 Inc., personnel and the review of these documents by the School Board attorney and Chief Financial Officer, we are able to recommend this vendor to the Board to provide K-12/Aventa Option services to Okaloosa County public school students who meet the requirements of the program. This is one of the two vendors approved by the DOE to provide elementary virtual services. We will meet the requirements of the K-12 VIP legislation (1002.45) by contracting with this approved state vendor for Kindergarten through Fifth and Okaloosa Online, for full and part time elementary, middle, and high school virtual students. In 2013-2014, Okaloosa County had 23 students in this vendor program. We would like to continue to make this vendor an option for an additional year to our district’s families and recommend approval of the attached contract for 2014-2015 school year. File Attachments 2014 Florida OEPSO with Rider Okaloosa (FL) for Customer #4211 Rev. 1.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 Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.28 Insurance Renewals for 2014-2015, presented by Jim Palmer, Program Director, Risk Management, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 23, 2014 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Jun 23, 2014 Absolute Date : Jun 23, 2014 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $1,684,278.00 Budgeted : Yes Recommended Action : Motion to approve insurance renewals for 2014-2015. File Attachments Insurance Renewals 2014-15.pdf (179 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 Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.29 Employment Separations, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 23, 2014 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the employment separations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned/retired from the Okaloosa County School District. File Attachments Employee Separation 6-23-2014.pdf (46 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 Cathy Thigpen, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.30 Leave Without Pay, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jun 23, 2014 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve leave without pay. Public Content The purpose of this item is to receive approval for employees who took leave and will not be paid for their leave. 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