Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, February 4, 2016 — reading text

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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.11 Attendance Waiver List, presented by Nick Kootsouradis, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Feb 08, 2016 Absolute Date : Feb 08, 2016 Recommended Action : Motion to approve Attendance Waivers as presented. 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.12 School Volunteer Lists, presented by Henry Kelley, Program Director of Community Affairs, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Feb 08, 2016 Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the School Volunteer Lists as presented. Public Content Attached are School Volunteer Approval Requests from various schools. A sexual offender and predator screening has been conducted through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on each name. File Attachments December Volunteer Binder.pdf (1,222 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.13 Personnel recommendations, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting :  Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) 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 or transferred in the instructional and educational support positions or hired for substitute positions. File Attachments February 8, 2016 Instructional Board Report.pdf (112 KB) February 8, 2016 Ed Support Board Report.pdf (119 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.14 Employment Separations, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve employment seperations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned/retired from the Okaloosa County School District. File Attachments SeparationsFebruary8th2016.pdf (43 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.15 Reinstatement/ Reimbursement of sick leave due to line-of duty illness/ injury/medical examination, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the 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. Kathleen Ard, Elliott Point, 5.00 hours Donna Bartolo, Teacher Eval/Cert, 5.00 hours Amanda Dodd, Meigs, 11.00 hours Carole Hallenbeck, Transportation, 18.75 hours Vivian Hawn, Silver Sands, 13.00 hours Mary Beth Mayes, Elliott Point, 5.00 hours Tara Mitchell, Shoal River, 18.00 hours 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. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.16 Leave Without Pay, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop 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 may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.17 Extended DROP, presented by Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 4, 2016 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the extended DROP to allow eligible instructional employees who are currently in the DROP extension to apply for the full 96 months available persuant to Section 121.091 with approval from the Superintendent each school year. Public Content Section 121.091 of the Florida Statutes allows individuals employed in an instructional position to extend participation in DROP up to a total of 96 months. Employees can currently request to extend their DROP through the remainder of the current school year. Pursuant to Section 121.091 of the Florida Statutes employees are allowed to extend participation in DROP beyond 60 months, up to a total of 96 months. Any participant who is eligible must receive authorization from the employer for each year of participation, after the initial 60-month period. The individual must be employed in an eligible position at the end of his/her initial DROP period in order to be considered eligible for DROP extension and must remain in an eligible position during the period of extension. Participation in DROP does not guarantee employment for the DROP extension. Eligible employees who wish to extend DROP want to be considered for extended employment as a DROP participant at their assigned school must complete, sign and submit the Request for DROP Employment Form and the FRS DP-EXT Form. A new Request for DROP Employment Form will need to be filled out each year. Consideration Process: Extended DROP Employment at Employee's Assigned Work Site 1. The request form must be submitted to the employee's school administrator no later than 90 calendar days prior to the scheduled DROP termination date. The school administrator will review the request and recommend extended DROP employment only where a position is available at that site and continuation of employment is considered to be in the best interest of the school. 2. The school administrator's recommendation will be made on the Request for Extended DROP Employment form and forwarded to the Okaloosa County Schools Retirement Office for processing. 3. This process should be done on a year to year basis for those that wish to continue their participation in DROP. Approval/Denial Process: The OCSD Retirement Office will forward the Request for Extended Employment and the DP-EXT, Extension of Deferred Retirement Option Program form to the Superintendent for review. 1. The Superintendent will review the recommendation of the school administrator and if it is in the best interest of the school and the District, sign the Employer Certification of the DP-EXT, Extension of Deferred Retirement