Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, October 27, 2025 — reading text

Monday, October 27, 2025 Regular Meeting School District Central Administration Complex Niceville, Florida Boardroom 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing 6:15 p.m. Moment of Silence Pledge of Allegiance led by D. Parker Destin *********************************************** NOTICE: This Board Meeting is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at the video link above or at https://www.okaloosaschools.com/o/ocsd/page/2025-school-board-meetings. *********************************************** 1. Opening of Meeting Subject : 1.1 Call to Order by the Chairman Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Procedural 2. Approval of Agenda Subject : 2.1 Changes to Agenda and Approval of Agenda Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agenda as amended: Administrative Personnel Appointments: Deleted item 4.2 Appointment of Program Director, Facilities. Consent Agenda: Added item 7.25 Payment of One-Time Bonus to District Employees. Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information: Added item 13.3 Designation of School Board Member to serve as the Board's representative to the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Agenda as amended: Administrative Personnel Appointments: Deleted item 4.2 Appointment of Program Director, Facilities. Consent Agenda: Added item 7.25 Payment of One-Time Bonus to District Employees. Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information: Added item 13.3 Designation of School Board Member to serve as the Board's representative to the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 4. Administrative Personnel Appointments Subject : 4.1 Appointment of Principal, Pineview School, recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of Dr. Donna Kelley, to the position of Principal, Pineview School, effective January 5, 2026. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the appointment of Dr. Donna Kelley, to the position of Principal, Pineview School, effective January 5, 2026. Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 4. Administrative Personnel Appointments Subject : 4.2 Deleted - Appointment of Program Director, Facilities, recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of Program Director, Facilities effective February 3, 2026. 4. Administrative Personnel Appointments Subject : 4.3 Appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Oct 27, 2025 Absolute Date : Oct 27, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of Lindsay Maxey to the position of Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, effective January 13, 2026. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the appointment of Lindsay Maxey to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, effective January 13, 2026. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 5. Public Comment - Agenda Items Only (Blue Card) Subject : 5.1 Members of the public desiring to address the School Board regarding Agenda items only - Form MIS 5241 Discussion of Agenda Items (Blue Card) Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information 6. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 6.1 In-County Travel paid for September 2025, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Report Public Content In-County Travel paid for September 2025, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer. File Attachments In-County Travel Summary 10.27.2025.pdf (70 KB) 6. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 6.2 Out-of-County Travel paid for September 2025, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Report Public Content Out-of-County Travel paid for September 2025, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer. File Attachments Out-of-County Travel Summary 10.27.2025.pdf (59 KB) 6. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 6.3 Quarterly Report: Service Agreements Under the $10,000 Threshold for Internal and Budgetary Funds, presented by Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content Each quarter, the Purchasing Department provides a list of the Internal and Budgetary Funds Service Agreements having a value less than $10,000 that have been entered into by schools/departments. The attached reports show the Service Agreements for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-2026 (July 2025 through September 2025) sorted by school/department and by provider. For additional information, please contact Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing, at (850) 833-7668. File Attachments SA totals Q1 School FY 25-26.pdf (793 KB) SA totals Q1 Provider FY 25-26.pdf (800 KB) 6. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 6.4 Okaloosa Academy, Inc., Basic Financial Statements and Supplementary Information for the Year Ended June 30, 2025, presented by Julie Perry, Chief Financial Officer. Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content In accordance with Chapter 10.850, Rules of the Auditor General, which governs the conduct of charter schools and similar entity audits performed in the State of Florida, the governing body of the charter school shall make annual progress reports to the Sponsor. The annual audit of the charter school shall be conducted by an independent public accountant licensed to practice public accounting in the State of Florida, and the charter school's independently audited financial statements shall be included in this report, along with other information required pursuant to section 229.592, Florida Statutes. The audit report is provided to the School Board of Okaloosa County for review and retained in the School Board's permanent files. The Auditor is required to determine whether or not the charter school is in a state of financial emergency based on criteria specified in Florida Statute 218.503(1). Per the attached audit report, Okaloosa Academy, Inc., did not meet any of the conditions described in Florida Statute Section 218.503(1); therefore, the school was not considered to be in a financial emergency for fiscal year 2024-2025. The firm of MKA, Certified Public Accountants, Winter Park, FL, performed the 2024-2025 audit report for Okaloosa Academy, Inc.. File Attachments Okaloosa Academy, Inc. -- 2025 Final PDF.pdf (3,282 KB) 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.1 Approval of the Consent Agenda Meeting : Oct 27, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. 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 Brett Hinely, second by Parker Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.2 Approval of the Minutes of the Student Disciplinary Hearing of October 13, 2025; Minutes of the Workshop Meeting of October 13, 2025;