Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, June 23, 2025 — reading text

advocacy and reporting efforts The committee term is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Mr. Bryant currently serves as the Board's representative and Parker Destin serves as the alternate. Motion & Voting Motion to designate Tim Bryant to serve as the Board's Advocacy Representative and Parker Destin to serve as the alternate on the Florida School Boards Association Advocacy Committee through June 30, 2026. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 13. Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information Subject : 13.2 Appointments to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jun 23, 2025 Absolute Date : Jun 23, 2025 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of a School Board Member, an Alternate, and a Business Representative to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. Public Content The School Board is requested annually to appoint a School Board Member and one community business person to serve on the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. The Value Adjustment Board cannot meet without a School Board Representative present; therefore, it is recommended that an alternate School Board Member be appointed. Current representatives are: Linda Evanchyk, Tim Bryant (alternate), and Mike Carroll (business representative). Motion & Voting Motion to approve the appointment of Linda Evanchyk as the School Board’s representative, Parker Destin as the School Board’s alternate representative to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Brett Hinely. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White Motion to approve the appointment of Mike Carroll as the citizen member to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 13. Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information Subject : 13.3 School Board Member Travel Request Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Jun 23, 2025 Absolute Date : Jun 23, 2025 Fiscal Impact : Yes Budgeted : Yes Budget Source : Center 9001 Out-of-County Travel Recommended Action : Motion to approve funding for travel request for School Board Member Tim Bryant to attend the COSSBA Federal Advocacy Conference, Washington D.C., September 7-9, 2025. This travel has been confirmed as official School Board business and complies with the rules of the State Board of Education. Public Content Florida Statute §1001.39 requires that School Board members who travel outside of the District, and are requesting reimbursement of travel expense in excess of $500, obtain approval from the School Board that the travel is for official School Board business and that it complies with the rules of the State Board of Education. Mr. Bryant has requested to attend the COSSBA Federal Advocacy Conference, Washington, D.C.; September 7-9, 2025. Motion & Voting Motion to approve funding for travel request for School Board Member Tim Bryant to attend the COSSBA Federal Advocacy Conference, Washington D.C., September 7-9, 2025. This travel has been confirmed as official School Board business and complies with the rules of the State Board of Education. Motion by Parker Destin, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 13. Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information Subject : 13.4 Board Members' Announcements/Requests for Information Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Action,Information Public Content Board Members may request information or address concerns and other matters. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the recommendation that the District and School Board to serve as a community partner in the planning and observance of of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Motion by Parker Destin, second by Linda Evanchyk. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Parker Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 14. Public Comment - General Public Comments (Yellow Card) Subject : 14.1 Members of the public desiring to address the School Board with general comments - Form MIS 6120 General Public Comments (Yellow Card) Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information 15. Adjournment Subject : 15.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.1 Notice of Student Disciplinary Hearings - 8:15 a.m. Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS The School Board of Okaloosa County will conduct Student Disciplinary Hearings on June 23, 2025, beginning at 8;15 a.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, Florida. In accordance with Florida law, this hearing may be closed to the press and public at the request of the parents of the affected students. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.2 Notice of Workshop Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF WORKSHOP A Workshop on this Agenda will be held in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, Florida, on June 23, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.3 Notice of Public Workshop - 11:00 a.m. Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content A Workshop to review the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 district department budgets will be held in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, on June 23, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. This Board Workshop is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at https://www.okaloosaschools.com/o/ocsd/page/2025- school-board-meetings. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.4 Public Notice Meeting : Jun 23, 2025 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content PUBLIC NOTICE This meeting will be open to the press and the public. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa County School Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the School Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Superintendent of Schools at (850) 689-7185. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the School Board business meeting is and shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen to and for the benefit of the School Board pursuant to Resolution No. 16-01. The views and beliefs expressed by the Invocation Speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the School Board and do not necessarily represent their individual religious beliefs, nor are the views or beliefs expressed intended to express allegiance to or preference for any particular religion, denomination, faith, creed, or belief by the School Board. No person in attendance at this meeting is or shall be required to participate in any invocation and such decision whether or not to participate will have no impact on his or her right to actively participate in the public meeting.