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Brevard School District work session, date not confirmed yet

2 h 49 min · 2 videos · 5 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Part 1 · 59 min

Brevard school board discusses public comment policy changes at work session 32:10

  • The district school safety coordinator gave two presentations, one on the district best practices assessment and one on first-quarter school safety compliance inspections. 12:14
  • Board members discussed changes to the public comment policy, and Matt Susin summarized the direction as keeping agenda and non-agenda comment separate, setting a time frame for each and leaving the camera on for non-agenda comment at the end. 40:38
  • The board also discussed a parent's request for a meeting under Policy 9130, and a staff member said the staff member would communicate to set up a level 3 meeting. 44:45

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda overview 6:03
    • Matt Susin called the work session to order, a roll call was taken and the board said the Pledge of Allegiance. 6:03
    • A staff member outlined the agenda, including a public hearing on policy revisions, two security presentations and several board discussion topics. 6:39
  2. Public hearing on policy revisions 7:20
    • Matt Susin read a list of proposed policy revisions, including Policy 2215 on program of instruction and Policy 5514 on use of personal devices, and asked after each whether anyone wished to address it. 7:20
    • No one came forward to address the policies. 8:36
  3. District best practices safety assessment 12:14
    • The district school safety coordinator said the assessment is mandated by state statute and listed the most common school requests, including perimeter fencing, video surveillance and 2-way radio repeaters. 12:14
    • One board member said increasing funding for school safety is the number one recommendation to the state, after the coordinator read last year's response asking for increased state funding. 19:02
    • One speaker asked that district security review the placement of school cameras, and another asked whether any districts use private security at entry points. 21:13
  4. Quarterly school safety compliance inspections 24:21
    • The coordinator said the state Office of Safe Schools visited 3 schools, with 2 having no deficiencies and 1 having a deficiency involving a door that was not closing properly. 24:53
    • The coordinator said district crews fixed the door within 2 hours and that the state will reinspect within 6 months. 26:11
    • The coordinator said district inspections from mid-August to the end of September covered 31 schools, including 7 charter schools, with no deficiencies. 26:58
  5. Consortium legislative platforms 28:33
    • A speaker asked whether the board would back a platform item to eliminate the standalone statewide ELA writing test. 28:59
    • A staff member said there was nothing the staff member would want to change in either platform. 31:36
    • A speaker asked that someone communicate with the consortium, and a staff member said staff would do that. 32:05
  6. Public comment policy follow-up 32:10
    • A speaker proposed combining agenda and non-agenda comment into a 1-hour period, with 3 minutes per speaker for 15 speakers or fewer and 2 minutes for 16 or more. 32:52
    • One board member said they would be in favor of keeping the policy as it is and turning the cameras on at the end. 34:08
    • Matt Susin summarized the direction as keeping the comment periods separate, setting a time frame for each and turning the camera on for non-agenda comment at the end. 40:38
  7. Board liaison role assignments 41:16
    • A speaker suggested board members report back on their liaison roles and said the Brevard Cultural Alliance had not sent calendar invites after a change of leadership. 41:55
    • A staff member said staff could reach out to the two organizations before November 10th. 43:47
  8. Parent meeting request under Policy 9130 44:31
    • A staff member said the parent requesting the meeting had not provided what exactly was being asked for and that the board could review requests for policy changes. 44:45
    • A speaker said the policy's third level had not been completed, and a staff member said the staff member would communicate to organize a level 3 meeting. 47:14
    • One board member said they did not want to hold a meeting without knowing what would be raised, while another board member said they wanted to be respectful of listening to concerns. 48:03
  9. School logo rights 52:00
    • One board member said they would like a policy developed that provides a website listing approved vendors for each school. 52:00
    • A staff member said a drafted proposal was received Friday and could be sent to the board. 53:30
  10. E-bike safety 54:28
    • A speaker asked whether staff should investigate e-bike safety or whether the board needs a policy on it. 54:28
    • Matt Susin offered to contact community and county groups and bring the matter back to the next meeting. 55:13
    • One board member questioned how such rules could be enforced and said the legislature needs to take up the matter. 56:37

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Part 2 · 1 h 50 min

Brevard school board marks a member's last meeting after 8 years of service 10:14

  • The board opened with a jazz ensemble performance marking a board member's last official meeting after 8 years of service. 11:36
  • The board took up proclamations recognizing November as a month to honor veterans and recognizing the Children's Hunger Project, and the district's procurement department was recognized for a 2026 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award. 34:47
  • Speakers at public comment raised the superintendent's performance evaluation, pay for JROTC instructors and an e-bike safety program. 1:05:30
Item by item (9)
  1. Meeting opening and band performance 9:45
    • A roll call was taken, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 9:46
    • A jazz ensemble from Melbourne High School performed to mark a board member's last official board meeting after 8 years of service. 10:14
    • The honored board member said the band was near and dear to the board member's heart and asked the board to support music and arts programs across the district. 26:10
  2. Adoption of the agenda 27:47
    • A district staff member said the agenda included 2 proclamations, 1 recognition, 44 consent items, 1 action item and 2 information items, and that items F11, F12, F15 and F22 had been removed. 32:56
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda while moving board member and superintendent recognitions and discussion to after the non-agenda public comments. 33:38
  3. Proclamations and recognitions 34:24
    • The procurement department was recognized for earning the 2026 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award, which a staff member said went to only 31 school districts, and the department's director said the team achieved 130 points this year. 54:01
  4. Public comment on agenda items 1:05:03
    • A speaker at public comment questioned the superintendent's evaluation score of 93.96% and an additional $10,000 tied to the district's A rating while budgets were tightening. 1:05:30
    • A speaker at public comment asked for a supplement to bring the district's contribution to some JROTC instructor salaries to $50,450. 1:07:56
  5. Consent agenda 1:09:38
    • A district staff member said there were 44 items under the consent category, and no board member asked to pull an item. 1:09:55
  6. Conference travel approval 1:10:21
    • The action item was H1, travel approval to the FSBA FADS Joint 81st Conference in Tampa. 1:10:28
    • A motion and second were made, followed by a roll call. 1:10:36
  7. Information items and televised comment 1:10:47
    • The chair said no action would be taken on the 2 information items, and no board member asked to discuss them. 1:10:47
    • A motion was made to keep the cameras on for the non-agenda public comment period. 1:11:20
  8. Non-agenda public comment 1:11:38
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to endorse an e-bike safety certificate program and allow schools to be used for testing. 1:12:06
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to share a plan with the public on how it planned to increase market share. 1:19:32
    • A speaker at public comment questioned the departing board member's record and asked what the district expected to save by closing Cape View Elementary. 1:20:54
  9. Board member reports and farewells 1:22:38
    • A board member described the Endeavor Elementary walk to school day on October 7th and a presentation on early childhood education to the Central Florida Public School Boards Coalition. 1:26:34
    • Several board members spoke about the departing board member's research and service. ~1:29:29
    • The departing board member said the biggest impact came from one-on-one conversations and said the next role would be with the Florida School Board Association training school board members. 1:41:21

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Who spoke

Who spoke

Matt SusinBoard ChairFirst speaks at 6:04
Megan WrightBoard Vice ChairFirst speaks at 20:27

Video: posted by the district as “School Board Work Session 10-27-26”