Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, December 9, 2013 — reading text

presented by Eric Mitchell, Director of MIS/IT, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Dec 09, 2013 Absolute Date : Dec 09, 2013 Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Budget Source : none Recommended Action : Motion to approve GED Pearson Vue Testing Center Contract between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Pearson Vue. Public Content All GED testing will be administered via computer effective January 2014. FLDOE has contracted with Pearson VUE as the computer-based test administrator and contract is mandatory between Pearson Vue and Okaloosa County School Board. Note: Mr. Jeff McInnis, Attorney for Okaloosa School Board, has the contract and is in the process of reviewing and approving it. File Attachments GED Board Docs 11-19-2013.pdf (8,349 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 as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.23 School Advisory Council Memberships for 2013-2014, presented by Debbie Davis, Curriculum Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the School Advisory Council Memberships for 2013-2014. Public Content School Advisory Councils are required to submit their membership annually and have it board approved. File Attachments SAC - South.pdf (5,660 KB) SAC-North.pdf (5,421 KB) SAC-Central.pdf (5,511 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 as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.24 Cleared certification requirements and issuance of contracts for the 2013-2014 school year, presented by Karen Peek, Program Director of Teacher Evaluation/ Certification, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Superintendent's recommendation to issue contracts to the attached list  of teachers who have cleared certification requirements. Public Content The attached list of teachers have cleared their certification requirements and are eligible to receive their contracts for the 2013-2014 school year. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Superintendent they receive their contracts. File Attachments CLEARED PROV 12-09-13.pdf (72 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 as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.25 Reinstatement of sick leave due to line-of-duty illness/injurt/medical examination, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources,  and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the reinstatement of sick leave due to line-of-duty illness/ injury/medical examination. Public Content The purpose of this item is for approval to reinstate sick leave to employees who became ill or injured while at work due to their line-of-duty. Lisa Courtney, Choctawhatchee High School, 75 hours Evelyn Fields, Transportation, 31 hours Trouretha Henry, Walker Elementary, 7.5 hours Karen Loisel, Student Intervention Services, 7.5 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. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.26 Leave Without Pay, presented by Michael Foxworhty, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - 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 may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.27 Employment Separations, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the employment separations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned or retired from the Okaloosa County School District. File Attachments Separations.pdf (35 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 as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.28 Personnel recommendations, presented by Michael Foxworthy, Chief Officer for Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Dec 9, 2013 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve personnel recommendations. Public Content The purpose of this item is to present a list of people who have been hired or transferred in instructional, ed-support and substitute positions. File Attachments December 9 2013 Instructional Board Report.pdf (36 KB) December 9 2013 Ed Support Board Report.pdf (42 KB) Substitute New Hires Board Report 12-09-2013.pdf (37 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 as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Cathy Thigpen, second by Cindy Frakes. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cindy Frakes, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.29 Employee Suspensions, presented by Michael