Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, August 26, 2024 — reading text

Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular 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). Employee Name EID Position Location DROP Start Date Redena Curenton 107192 Teacher Edge ES 08/01/24 Shannon DeBerry 109229 Guidance Counselor Wright ES 08/01/24 Addison Kendrick 102899 Teacher Choctaw HS 08/01/24 Tina Matthews 104387 Custodian Walker ES 12/01/24 Dominic Pannelli 120252 Teacher Niceville HS 08/01/24 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 School Safety Department Staffing Restructure, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Aug 26, 2024 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $57,716.00 Budgeted : No Budget Source : General Fund Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to restructure the School Safety Department. Public Content The Superintendent is requesting approval to add a 12 Month District Secretary to the School Safety Department. Due to the increase in required safety-related clerical and reporting tasks resulting from legislative updates, there is a corresponding need for additional secretarial support. The restructure to add a 12 Month District Secretary is estimated to cost the District $57,716 annually. For more information, please contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments Restructure - Safety FY 2025.pdf (63 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the request to restructure the School Safety Department. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.4 Assistant Superintendent - Operations Department Staffing Restructure, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Aug 26, 2024 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $66,830.00 Budgeted : No Budget Source : General Fund Recommended Action : Motion to approve the request to restructure the Assistant Superintendent - Operations Department. Public Content The Superintendent is requesting approval to add an Administrative Assistant II to the Assistant Superintendent - Operations Department to assist the newly appointed Assistant Superintendent appointed at the School Board meeting of August 12, 2024. The restructure to add an Administrative Assistant II is estimated to cost the District $66,830 annually. For more information, please contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments Restructure - Asst Super Operations FY 2025.pdf (63 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the request to restructure the Assistant Superintendent - Operations Department. Motion by Marti Gardner, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.5 Cleared certification requirements and issuance of contracts for the 2024- 2025 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the cleared certification requirements and issuance of contracts for the 2024- 2025 school year. Public Content The attached list of teachers has cleared their certification requirements and are eligible to receive their contracts for the 2024-2025 school year. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Superintendent they receive their contracts. Please contact Sharon Duron for additional information, 850-833-5857. File Attachments Cleared Provisionals for the 2024-2025sy.pdf (103 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the cleared certification requirements and issuance of contracts for the 2024- 2025 school year. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.6 Out-of-Field Report for the 2024- 2025 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2024-2025 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 8-26-2024.pdf (115 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Out-of-Field Report for the 2024-2025 school year. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.7 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Aug 26, 2024 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 Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments Aug. 26, 2024 Revised Separations, Public.pdf (62 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Brett Hinely, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.8 Personnel Recommendations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Aug 26, 2024 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 Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments Aug. 26, 2024 Ed. Support New Hires, Public.pdf (56 KB) Aug. 26, 2024 Instructional New Hires, Public.pdf (61 KB) Aug. 26, 2024 Substitute New Hires, Public.pdf (74 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve personnel recommendations. Motion by Marti Gardner, second by Brett Hinely. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Marti Gardner, Brett Hinely, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.9 Employee Transfers, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 26, 2024 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 26, 2024 Absolute Date : Aug 26, 2024 Recommended Action : Approve employee transfers. Public Content The