Flagler School District work session, date not confirmed yet
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Flagler school board reviews proposed $3 million YMCA contribution for aquatic facility 13:59
- A staff member said the lease as drafted does not consider payment until the aquatic facility is complete, and that the YMCA had asked to break the payments into different triggers. 48:42
- Staff said it would identify payment triggers and bring the contract back to the board in 2 weeks. 51:01
- The board also reviewed draft legislative priorities, a $382,000 contract with New Horizons Education Group and other items going before its business meeting. 58:44
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Item by item (13)
- Opening and agenda changes 0:06
- Safe school assessment 4:16
- A presenter said the district is required by statute to conduct safety inspections of each school each year in collaboration with local first responders. 4:36
- The presenter said the district sets aside $300,000 each year for safety and security projects and anticipates about $100,000 from a state school hardening grant. 4:36
- The presenter said areas of focus include vehicle mitigation barriers, expanded security camera coverage, moving properties toward a single point of entry and window and fence security. 5:48
- YMCA contract 7:04
- A speaker said the redesign included an open-air gymnasium built so that it could be enclosed later. 11:55
- Janie Ruddy asked about spectator seating and whether the district could host meets and events at the facility and at what cost. 20:43
- A staff member said the lease is 35 years starting upon completion of construction, and that staff would return with payment triggers, language on future school use and a penalty date. 34:29
- Legislative priorities 58:22
- A staff member said the board would be asked to endorse a draft priority platform in 2 weeks and that a project at Matanzas High School received the superintendent's endorsement. 58:44
- The staff member said the platform also seeks to keep an expanded regional consortium grant recurring, and that Flagler County Schools received about $225,000 from it. 1:01:10
- One board member said the legislative platform is supposed to be for needs the district cannot fulfill internally. 1:04:34
- Finance consent items 1:18:27
- A staff member noted an unrestricted fund balance of $1 in the charter school audit and said a contract requires the parent company to contribute to any shortfall. 1:20:44
- The staff member said audit reports for the Flagler County Education Foundation and the Flagler Auditorium were consistent with prior years. 1:21:12
- Behavior services contract 1:22:03
- A staff member said the contract with New Horizons Education Group totals $382,000 and provides 6 behavior analysts to cover 14 classrooms. 1:22:21
- The staff member said students in 3 pilot classrooms last school year showed an average gain of about 16 skills. 1:24:03
- A speaker asked whether deliverable outcomes could be tied to such contracts, and the staff member said the contract does not include performance criteria. 1:25:58
- School improvement plans 1:30:29
- A staff member presented school improvement plans for the district's 9 brick-and-mortar schools, virtual schools and Imagine School, describing them as a living document. 1:30:53
- A speaker said the schools are not doing enough to push advanced academic achievement. 1:32:09
- In response to a question on suspensions, a staff member said the student code allows options in lieu of suspension, such as education components and restorative practices. 1:33:56
- Personnel items 1:43:35
- A staff member said the personnel items were routine and would change before the final list goes to the board meeting. 1:43:47
- Grand Landings mitigation agreement 1:51:40
- A staff member said the development is projected to generate 48 students and the developer agreed to provide about $1.12 million in proportionate share mitigation. 1:51:45
- Janie Ruddy asked for projections of future middle and high school enrollment, and a staff member said current utilization is 86% for middle schools and 91% for high schools. 1:52:43
- The staff member said the projections would be brought back next time. 1:55:48
- Interlocal agreement amendment 1:57:21
- A staff member said the amendment provides greater flexibility in scheduling meetings of the working group and oversight committee. 1:57:26
- Evolve mitigation addendum 1:59:06
- Previously presented items 2:03:24
- A staff member said board policies under 19.02 would come before the board on October 27th and no public comments were received. 2:03:24
- One board member said the stipend money should come from any entity that requires paperwork that takes time away from staff. 2:08:45
- A staff member said the item was not moving forward right now and that staff would find out whether more favorable terms were available before seeking approval. 2:10:34
- Board requests and closing comments 2:11:03
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