Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, November 13, 2023 — reading text

the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Nov 13, 2023 Absolute Date : Nov 13, 2023 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the surplus, salvage and disposal of one (1) Portable Building and remove from the school district inventory. Public Content Approval is requested to surplus, salvage and dispose of one (1) portable and remove from the School District inventory. Additionally, it will be cannibalized prior to disposal/demolition. Portable PB000033, FISH 99109, DCA# E-011834 has exceeded its useful life - Year built 2002 Please contact Steve Bolton for additional information, 689-7159. 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 Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.23 Joint Use Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida and The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, presented by Dr. Bill Smith, Program Director, Facilities Planning and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Nov 13, 2023 Absolute Date : Nov 13, 2023 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Joint Use Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida and The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, effective November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. Public Content Motion to approve the Joint Use Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida and The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida. The County desires to work cooperatively with the School Board for the purpose of operating and maintaining a joint use educational facility in conjunction with the University of Florida IFAS Extension Program South Annex (“Extension Program”) on the campus of Okaloosa Technical College located at 1976 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Scope of use of Facilities: A. The Joint Use Facility shall continue to be used by the Okaloosa Technical College in support of its school physical plant and educational programs and for other school sponsored and approved events. B. The Joint Use Facility shall be used by County for the Extension Program, which will include areas for groups such as Master Gardeners Association, 4-H Youth Development and the Family Consumer Science Programs to meet the needs of its clientele in surrounding communities and to provide advice from experts in gardening, lawn care and other horticulture topics and for meeting places and classrooms for other service programs and other incidental purposes as are reasonably related thereto. For additional information, please contact Dr. Bill Smith, 689-7158. File Attachments 2023-2024 Joint Use Agreement BOCC-Extension Program.pdf (2,187 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 and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.24 Triumph Gulf Coast Application Grant Request, presented by Jon Williams, Director, Okaloosa Technical College, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Nov 13, 2023 Absolute Date : Nov 13, 2023 Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $8,500,000.00 Budgeted : No Budget Source : Triumph Gulf Coast Grant Recommended Action : Motion to approve submission of a Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant Application to seek funding in the amount of $8,500,000.00. Public Content The Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. Grant will be utilized to begin and complete the placement of an Okaloosa Technical College North, situated in the North end of Okaloosa County, which will provide a post secondary career and technical educational programs that lead to high skill, high wage jobs. For more information, contact Jon Williams, Director, Okaloosa Technical College, 850-833-3500 File Attachments OTC North Triumph Application-Combined.pdf (9,515 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 and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.25 2024 Okaloosa County School District Legislative Priorities, presented by Steve Horton, Deputy Superintendent and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Nov 13, 2023 Absolute Date : Nov 13, 2023 Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Mon to approve the 2024 Okaloosa County School District Legislative Priorities. Public Content Okaloosa County School District Legislative priorities for 2024 focus on Recruitment and Retention of employees, Funding for Safe Schools, Academic Excellence, and Healthy Students and Staff, and Deregulation of K-12 Public Education to provide it with flexibility afforded in statute to charter schools. File Attachments Legislative Priorities 2024 - final.pdf (120 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 and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Marti Gardner. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Linda Evanchyk, Marti Gardner, Lamar White 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.1 (Information Only) Employees on Administrative Leave, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The following employees have been placed on/or removed from Administrative Leave: 121972 109301 111421 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.2 (Information Only) Deferred Retirement Option Program, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Meeting : Nov 13, 2023 - 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). DROP Start Employee Name EID Position Location Date Sheila Watson 111898 Secretary Northwood ES 10/1/2023 Tanya Garcia 109048 Paraprofessional Florosa ES 11/1/2023 Deborah Thomason 108986 Secretary Northwood ES 12/1/2023 For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. 8. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 8.3 Out-of-Field Report for the 2023- 2024 school year, presented by Sharon Duron, Program Director, Professional Services, and recommended by the Superintendent for