Okaloosa County School Board — Workshop Meeting, February 10, 2022 — reading text

Thursday, February 10, 2022 Workshop Meeting School District Central Administration Complex Niceville, Florida Training Room 9:00 a.m. *************************************************** NOTICE: This Board Meeting is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at the video link above or at https://www.okaloosaschools.com/district/sb/meetings/2022 *************************************************** 1. Opening of Meeting Subject : 1.1 Call to Order by the Chairman Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Procedural 2. Approval of Agenda Subject : 2.1 Changes to Agenda and Approval of Agenda Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agenda as amended: Consent Agenda: Added item 8.24 Motor Vehicle Lease for Disaster Transportation Services between the School Board of Okaloosa County and Belvedere Commons of Fort Walton Beach. 3. Recognitions Subject : 3.1 Recognition of Riverside Elementary School Academic Team, 2021 Nationwide 5th/6th Grade Fall American Answers Champions, presented by Superintendent Chambers Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Recognition Public Content Recognizing Riverside Elementary School Academic Team awarded the 5th/6th Grade Nationwide Fall 2021 American Answers Champions. Riverside Elementary School competed in the Nationwide 5th/6th Grade Fall America Answers Contest and won 1st place out of 71 5th grade teams that competed. America Answers Contest is an online scholastic competition in the fall and spring when schools from the United States compete. Several Okaloosa schools have participated in the event over the last few years, and this is the first time an Okaloosa County School has won. The 13 Academic Team members were: Emma Amador Damir Donaldson Cecelia Gronberg Maylin Kearley Malaki Williams Annabelle Ravior-Ballentine Neel Patel Brynlee Mulligan Jaythan Rice Nathaniel Espeseth Ronen Peck Victoria Fuentes Alvin Smith COACH: Gail Smith File Attachments Riverside Academic Team 2022 Res Fall America Answers.pdf (270 KB) Riverside Academic Team 2022 Fall America Answers.pdf (268 KB) 4. Visitors Subject : 4.1 Proclamation in support of the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women, presented by Linda Evanchyk Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action, Presentation Preferred Date : Feb 14, 2022 Absolute Date : Feb 14, 2022 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Proclamation in support of the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women. Public Content A proclamation to support the efforts of the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women in collaboration with Okaloosa County Law Enforcement Agencies in raising awareness and in promoting education of the dangers and warning signs of human trafficking will be presented to the School Board at the Regular Meeting, January 24, 2022. Ms. Mitzi Henley, Chair of the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women, will provide information to the School Board and Superintendent at the School Board Workshop, Thursday, February 10, 2022. Ms. Henley, a long-time Okaloosa County resident and business owner, is representing the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women (OCCSW). The OCCSW has led a series of meetings with stakeholders in Okaloosa County in the past year featuring experts in the subject of human trafficking, including those working with and for the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking. The OCCSW is seeking support from the Okaloosa County School District and the School Board in raising awareness of the dangers of human trafficking for Okaloosa citizens, particularly children, and in promoting training in the detection of warning signs. File Attachments Proclamation - Human Trafficking.pdf (117 KB) 5. Administrative Personnel Appointments Subject : 5.1 Appointment of Assistant Principal I (10 Month), Fort Walton Beach High School, recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of Assistant Principal I (10 Month), Fort Walton Beach High School. 5. Administrative Personnel Appointments Subject : 5.2 Appointment of Specialist, NCLB, Curriculum and Instruction, recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Action Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of Specialist, NCLB, Curriculum and  Instruction. 6. Public Comment Subject : 6.1 Members of the public desiring to address the School Board - Form MIS 5241 Public Input and/or Discussion of Agenda Items Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information 7. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 7.1 In-County Travel paid for the period of January 6 - 26, 2022, presented by Julie Perry, Interim Chief Financial Officer/Budgeting Director Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Report Public Content In-County Travel paid for the period of January 6 - 26, 2022. File Attachments In-County Travel Jan 6 - 26.pdf (25 KB) 7. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 7.2 Out-of-County Travel paid for the period of January 6 - 26, 2022, presented by Julie Perry, Interim Chief Financial Officer/Budgeting Director Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Report Public Content Out-of-County Travel paid for the period of January 6 - 26, 2022. File Attachments Out-of-County Travel Jan 6 - 26.pdf (15 KB) 7. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 7.3 Certificates of Participation (The School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, Master Lease Program),  Series 2022A, Update presented by Steve Horton, Deputy Superintendent. Meeting : Feb 10, 2022 - Workshop Meeting Type : Information Public Content On December 13, 2021, the School Board authorized the issuance of Certificates of Participation, Series 2022A in an amount not to exceed $130,000,000. The proceeds will be used to finance the lease purchase, including the planning, constructing and equipping, of the Series 2022 Project, which includes: Classroom additions for Crestview High School, Laurel Hill, Elliott Point Elementary School, Silver Sands; New Cafetoriums for Plew Elementary School, Ruckel Middle School, Bob Sikes Elementary School, Edwins Elementary School, Shalimar Elementary School, and Wright Elementary School; Renovation and expansion of dining areas for Pryor Middle School, Baker School, and Crestview High School; New multipurpose athletic buildings for Niceville High School, Crestview High School, Baker School, Choctawhatchee High School, and Ft. Walton Beach High School; and Multipurpose room renovation at Laurel Hill School. The Resolution delegated authority to the Chairman to enter into a Certificate Purchase Contract and other agreements related to such lease-purchase financing if certain parameters contained in the Resolution were satisfied. On February 1, 2022, orders were taken for the Certificates of Participation, Series 2022A, for the purchase price of $128,729,802.44. The District will receive a par amount of $113,295,000.00 plus a premium of $15,701,103.95 less the Underwriters' discount of $266,301.51. The table below indicates the principal amount of the bonds maturing each year and the effective interest rate: Maturity (October 1) Principal Amount Effective Interest 2022 $15,905,000 0.72% 2023 $16,720,000 0.91% 2024 $17,575,000 1.13% 2025 $9,245,000 1.33% 2026 $9,720,000 1.44% 2027 $10,220,000 1.58% 2028 $10,740,000 1.68% 2029 $11,295,000 1.78% 2030 $11,875,000 1.82% The first payment will be due April 1, 2022, and will be interest only. All bonds will be paid by October 1, 2030, to coincide with the expiration of the initial half-cent sales tax approval. File Attachments OCSD Construction Update.pdf (802 KB) 7. Committee and Staff Reports (Workshop Only) Subject : 7.4 State of Florida, State Board of Administration, Local Government Surplus, Funds Trust Fund (Florida Prime) (An External Investment Pool), Financial