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Orange County School Board approves IXL contract after questions on screen time 1:03:01

  • The board also heard the annual school safety specialist report and approved an item on facility use, student parking and student admission at the Cherokee School. 33:00
  • The board unanimously approved a revised Student Progression Plan after staff described changes to weighted grades, concordance scores and eligibility for adult education programs. 42:29
  • Stephanie Vanos asked to pull item 8.02, an IXL item, from the consent agenda for more briefing, and the board later approved it with all members present voting in the affirmative. 1:00:28

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and recognitions 10:21
    • A speaker recognized October as National Principals Month and thanked principals and assistant principals. 13:30
    • The superintendent said the district's chief financial officer will retire in January after 31 years with Orange County Public Schools. 15:13
    • The superintendent said there were no changes to the published agenda. 21:32
  2. Employee group reports 21:57
    • A speaker said elementary small group instruction has become an exercise in micromanagement and asked the board to listen to teachers, parents and community members. 23:06
    • A speaker said support staff are trying to figure out how to support their families with the changes that are coming. 26:09
    • A principal representing OCASA described Unbroken Circle, a new peer support network for members of the group. 27:51
  3. Annual school safety report 32:15
    • The district's school safety specialist said a review found the district meeting or exceeding applicable state school safety requirements, and said school hardening grant award amounts continue to decrease. 33:53
    • The specialist recommended preparing for House Bill 757, continuing security improvements in renovation projects and advocating for increased state funding. 33:53
    • Stephanie Vanos asked why the grants had decreased, and the specialist said the district had asked to use some of the funding for software and technology but it was not authorized. 39:19
  4. Student Progression Plan revisions 41:57
    • A staff member said the changes give 5 points for an A in AP, IB, Cambridge and dual enrollment courses, limit 10th grade concordance scores to after the spring progress monitoring test, and require adult education students to be United States citizens or lawfully authorized to be in the country. 42:29
    • Angie Gallo asked how the district would know whether a student is in the country legally. 44:27
    • The staff member said the district does not collect the immigration status of K-12 students and the new rule applies to adult students. 44:56
    • The motion to approve item 3.01 carried unanimously. 46:32
  5. Consent agenda comments and adoption 46:32
    • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about expanding IXL and screen time, a state grant for patriotic displays, outcomes-based contracting, and school impact fees. 48:03
    • Angie Gallo said the board will hold a workshop on impact fees in January. 58:07
    • One board member asked to pull item 8.02 on IXL, saying the board needed to be briefed more before voting. 59:46
    • The board voted unanimously to adopt the agenda and then approved the agenda as amended with all members present voting in the affirmative. 1:00:44
  6. IXL outcomes-based contract 1:00:44
    • Stephanie Vanos said the program requires 2 skills per week with no limit on screen time, and a staff member said students typically spend about 10 to 15 minutes on IXL. 1:03:21
    • A staff member said the district would pay IXL $14 per student if students are successful and $9 if they are not. 1:09:02
    • Alicia Farrant asked whether students are required to use IXL at home, and a staff member said they are not. 1:12:13
    • A motion to approve the item carried with all members present voting in the affirmative. 1:16:57
  7. Cherokee School commitments 1:17:25
    • The item sought approval to commit the district to specific items related to facility use, student parking and student admission at the Cherokee School. 1:17:49
    • The item passed with all members present voting in the affirmative. 1:18:32
  8. Superintendent report 1:18:49
    • The superintendent said the State Board is holding community meetings on new science standards, including one on October 27 at Lake Buena Vista High School. 1:19:19
    • The superintendent said AP Scholars rose from 5,600 to almost 6,200 students and 353 students received the AP Capstone Diploma. 1:20:16
  9. Foundation update 1:22:47
    • Melissa Byrd said the Foundation for OCPS has raised more than $2.6 million, including over $400,000 from a golf tournament. 1:22:54
    • Melissa Byrd said the foundation is distributing more than $250,000 in Teacher Impact Grants. 1:24:00
  10. School building code discussion 1:26:32
    • A board member recognized by the chair asked the board to look into using the Florida Building Code instead of the State Requirements for Educational Facilities. 1:26:40
    • A staff member said the discussion would be held in a closed session because the requirements involve building security measures, and gave the date as January 19th. 1:27:28
    • The chair said any decision to move away from the state requirements would come before the board with an opportunity for public comment. 1:29:45

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