Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, January 26, 2026 — reading text

Administrative Leave at this time. For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (Information Only) Deferred Retirement Option Program, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - 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 Waylynne Harris 108359 Teacher Bluewater ES 07/01/26 Kent Zessin 113356 Teacher Laurel Hill 07/01/26 For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Out-of-Field Report for the 2025- 2026 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Procedural Preferred Date : Dec 30, 1899 Absolute Date : Dec 30, 1899 Budget Source : , Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2025-2026 school year., Public Content Teachers who are not teaching in their area of certification are considered out-of-field. The attached list of teachers are those teachers who are currently not teaching in their certified area.  In order to meet state reporting timelines and hire additional teachers as needed, this report will be a fluid document.  Please contact Sharon Duron for additional information, 850-833-5857.  File Attachments OOF Board Report for January 26, 2026.pdf (156 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Employment Separations, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 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 Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801. File Attachments January 26, 2026 Separations, Public.pdf (98 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.5 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 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 in the instructional and education support positions or hired for substitute positions. For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801. File Attachments January 26, 2026 Substitute New Hires, Public.pdf (76 KB) January 26, 2026 Ed Support New Hires, Public.pdf (57 KB) January 26, 2026 Instructional New Hires, Public.pdf (90 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Employee Transfers, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 Recommended Action : Motion to approve employee transfers. Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of employees who have been transferred in instructional and education support positions. For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801 File Attachments January 26, 2026 Transfers, Public.pdf (134 KB) 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.7 Employee Suspension, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the suspension of employee #125810 for 3-days. Public Content Suspension of Employee #125810 for three (3) days. For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.8 Reinstatement/Reimbursement of sick leave due to line-of-duty illness/injury/medical examination, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 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. Name School Hours Dominique Wright Riverside 75.00 Mandi Tincher Silver Sands 47.00 Stephanie Smedley Riverside 15.00 Felicia Ritnour Lewis 7.50 Sarah Wiley Richbourg 5.75 Christy Little Meigs 26.25 For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.9 Leave Without Pay, presented by Lindsay Maxey, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 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. For more information, contact Lindsay Maxey at 850-833-5801. 10. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 10.1 Program Status Report by the Board's Representative to the Construction Program Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Information 10. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 10.2 Program #6, Task Order #22, Time and Materials Task Order, District-Wide ADA Sidewalk and Parking Lot Striping, presented by Dr. Bill Smith, Program Director, Facilities Planning, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jan 26, 2026 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jan 26, 2026 Absolute Date : Jan 26, 2026 Dollar Amount : $50,000.00 Budget Source : Capital Funds (1.5 Mill), Project 2395 - DW - Safety/ADA Recommended Action : Motion to approve the increased