Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, April 27, 2015 — reading text

7.14 Agreement between The School Board of Okaloosa County and Okaloosa County Comprehensive Head Start, submitted by Melody Sommer, Program Director, Exceptional Student Education, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 27, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Apr 27, 2015 Absolute Date : Apr 27, 2015 Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Budget Source : N/A Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agreement between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Okaloosa County Comprehensive Head Start, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Public Content This agreement provides services for speech therapy, language therapy, and educationally related services for eligible prekindergarten children, ages three through five, who are enrolled in the Head Start Program. File Attachments Head Start 2015-16.pdf (659 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.15 Okaloosa County Department of Juvenile Justice Schools 2015-2016 School Year Calendar, presented by Steve Horton, Assistant Superintendent of MIS, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 27, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Preferred Date : Apr 27, 2015 Fiscal Impact : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve Okaloosa County Department of Juvenile Justice Schools 2015-2016 School Year Calendar. Public Content Seeking Board approval of the 2015-2016 Department of Juvenile Justice calendar. The Department of Juvenile Justice has to follow a different calendar per legislative mandate. File Attachments Dept. of Juvenile Justice 2015-2016 school calendar..pdf (50 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.16 Title IV 21st Century Community Learning Grant Application, presented by Dr. Sandy Arteaga, Title I Specialist, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 27, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Fiscal Impact : Yes Dollar Amount : $399,040.00 Recommended Action : Motion to approve grant application for Title IV 21st Century Community Learning. Public Content This is a competitive grant application under ESEA - Title IV Part B - Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers for FY 2015-2016. It is targeted for Title I School-Wide Programs. This grant proposal is for an after school program at four OCSD Schools (Baker, Edwins, Elliott Point and Wright). The district program name will be ASPIRE (After School Program in Reaching Excellence). The award ranges from $62,500 to $500,000. This is a 5 year grant. The first 2 years is 100% funding. Years 3-5 have a 20% reduction in funding. The program runs from the first week after school starts until the week before school ends minimum in elementary has to be 4 days a week and minimum 12 hours per week. Program targets STEM, K-2 literacy focus, enrichment activities (music, art, exercise, nutrition, and project-based learning). File Attachments 21st CCLC Grant-Title IV.pdf (2,342 KB) 21st CCLC-Grant-BOE Presentation.pdf (176 KB) Title IV - 21st Century - Budget Narrative 20150417.pdf (19 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 Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Dewey Destin, Cathy Thigpen, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.17 Deleted - Application for the 2015 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Grants to Military- Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP), presented by Melody Sommer, Program Director of ESE, and Henry Kelley, Program  Director of Community Affairs, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Apr 27, 2015 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Dollar Amount : $1,500,000.00 Budget Source : DoDEA Grant Application Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Application for the 2015 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP). Public Content In preparing the Restore Act grants, we came across a potential $1,500,000.00 Dept of Defense Grant for Special Needs students. On the surface, the District meets the eligible criteria. The deadline, however, for application is May 5th. Melody Summer and I will be working on this grant to meet the deadline. We will have more rd information for the April 23 board workshop. Some of the key information from the roughly 50 page application package: Definition of Military Dependent Student: The term, military dependent student, is defined as an elementary or secondary school student who is (i) a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces; (ii) a dependent of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense; or (iii) a dependent of a person who is not a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense but who is employed on Federal property. The DoDEA Grant opportunity has two competitive areas of focus: 1. Focus Area #1: Academic support for military dependent youth (page 4) 2. Focus Area #2: Support for military dependent students' social-emotional wellbeing. The ESE Director may have identified some trends and issues in the following areas that would benefit programs by additional funding, staffing or professional development to support military dependent students with disabilities. These supports may increase educator capacity and student achievement for the typical population, as well as the military subgroup students. Here are some options to consider for a potential grant award: 1. Literacy: • Provide resources for evidence-based reading programs and strategies to increase achievement for students with disabilities to supplement the traditional reading curriculum that the district uses for typical students. • Provide professional development and supervision of fidelity of implementation for selected programs/strategies. 2. Challenging Behaviors: • Hire a behavioral specialist to address the needs of students with challenging behaviors, such as ADHD, autism or emotional impairments. • Specialist will provide professional development for general and special educators who teach students with challenging behaviors 3. Paraprofessionals: • Provide additional staffing for paraprofessionals to support students with disabilities. • Provide professional development to increase effectiveness of paraprofessionals currently working with the system. • Provide staff development to general and special educators to better direct the work of paraprofessionals, including increased capacity for co-teaching and inclusive practices. 4. District Exceptional Family Member Program Liaison: • Hire a professional for the district to facilitate transition of new military families with students with disabilities and to troubleshoot issues with military families already in the district. • Provide military cultural competency