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Palm Beach school board approves consultant agreement with Cornerstone Solutions Florida LLC 50:43

  • The board held workshops on proposed changes to Policy 5.0115 on student photo identification badges and Policy 8.09 on the adult general education program. 1:21
  • The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and adoption of a revised policy on eligibility for participation in extracurricular activities. 50:09
  • The board approved a consultant agreement with Cornerstone Solutions Florida LLC with 5 board members voting and one board member abstaining. 50:43
  • Edwin Ferguson led a discussion on using the district's TV10 news network to create programming aimed at kindergarten readiness. 52:29

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Item by item (12)
  1. Closed session and workshop opening 0:04
    • Karen Brill said the board had discussed possible settlement negotiations and/or strategy related to litigation expenditures in a closed attorney-client session. 0:04
    • The workshop was called to order at 3:27 PM, and the roll was called. 0:29
    • The motion to adjourn the closed session meeting carried unanimously. 0:29
  2. Student photo identification badge policy 1:21
    • A district staff member said the revisions clarify where badges are worn, allow mobile technology alongside badges and allow services to be denied when a student without an ID cannot be identified, with development set for April 15th and adoption for May 27th. 1:41
    • One board member asked whether there was a limit on replacement fees and said lost badges should not become a fundraiser; a staff member said there is no maximum and the procedure set $5 per replacement ID. 5:13
    • Matthew Lane asked whether the policy should set the replacement charge for uniformity; a staff member said the $5 is set procedurally so the policy would not need to return to the board if the cost changed. 12:29
  3. Adult general education policy 13:12
    • A staff member said the revision would repeal several standalone adult education policies and consolidate them into Policy 8.09, and described fees of about $40 per term for ESOL or GED and about $1.55 per hour for career and technical education. 14:00
    • Virginia Savietto asked how declining enrollment affected adult education, and a staff member said the current term was probably down about 30% over previous terms. 21:20
    • Marcia Andrews asked where credit recovery for current high school students appears in the policy, and a staff member pointed to lines 78 through 84 on the co-enrollment program. 30:41
    • The motion to adjourn the workshop carried unanimously. 33:33
  4. Special meeting opening, minutes and agenda 33:33
    • Karen Brill called the special meeting to order at 4:00 PM with 6 board members present. 33:33
    • Karen Brill said items FMPF1, POL-CFO7 and POL-CHW2 were pulled. 34:27
    • The board approved 3 sets of minutes and the amended agenda, each unanimously. 34:07
  5. Disclosures 35:04
    • Erica Whitfield recused from item FMPF1, citing a contractual relationship with the organization. 35:27
    • Karen Brill disclosed being a client of Cornerstone Solutions, said no special private gain or loss would result and said Karen Brill would vote on the item. 35:38
  6. Superintendent and board member comments 35:38
    • The superintendent deferred comments until the following week's regular meeting. 36:04
    • Edwin Ferguson said a Project Uplift cleanup removed 1,260 pounds of trash and announced the next cleanup on March 28th and a Riviera Beach town hall on March 31st. 36:36
    • Marcia Andrews recognized district employees honored in employee of the year programs, and Virginia Savietto encouraged district participation in the Let's Move Palm Beach County challenge during March. 42:44
  7. Consent agenda 50:09
    • Karen Brill said item POL-CHW3, Policy 5.61, had appeared in error under new business and remained part of the consent agenda. 50:09
    • The consent agenda was approved unanimously. 50:09
  8. Consultant agreement 50:43
    • The superintendent recommended approval of a consultant agreement with Cornerstone Solutions Florida LLC effective March 5th, 2026 through November 30th, 2026. 50:43
    • The motion carried with 5 board members voting and one board member abstaining. 50:58
  9. Extracurricular eligibility policy 51:13
    • The superintendent recommended adoption of revised Policy 5.60, Eligibility for Participation in K-12 Extracurricular Activities. 51:13
    • The motion carried unanimously. 51:33
  10. Safety-sensitive employee policy 51:43
    • The superintendent recommended development of revised Policy 3.961 on employees performing safety-sensitive functions and holders of commercial driver's licenses. 51:43
    • The motion carried unanimously. 52:02
  11. Kindergarten readiness programming discussion 52:29
    • Edwin Ferguson proposed using the district's TV10 network to create a program to increase the number of children who are kindergarten ready, saying the greatest number of children not ready are those at home. 52:44
    • One board member said the idea was interesting and asked what it would cost, saying many young families do not watch television, and another board member asked about earlier readiness videos, which a staff member said continue on the district's YouTube channel. 56:52
    • One board member suggested a board tour of the television station and checking with other districts, and another board member said the superintendent indicated staff would be spoken to. 59:33
  12. Adjournment 1:10:22
    • Karen Brill called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. 1:10:22
    • The motion to adjourn carried unanimously. 1:10:22

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Video: posted by the district as “03.04.26 Board Workshop and Special Meeting”