001Okay. Good evening. I now call to order the Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, 6 p.m. school board regular meeting. Uh, please rise for a moment of silence. Thank you. And uh we will now present the colors. March. Tonight we have Matanzis Army JOTC led by Cadet Sergeant First Class Dominic Guerrero Campos, Jesus Fernandez, Galves, Andre Pelipeno, JC Kasha, and Adviser First Sergeant Troy Carabio. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We will now have the national anthem and we're honored to have Miss Natalyia Bermudez, an eighth grader from Indian Trails Middle School. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so
002proudly we held at the twilight last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fights and the ramparts we Watch were so gallently gle streaming and the rockets rank. The bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave or the land of the free and the home of the brave. You may now retire the [Applause] colors. All right, you may be [Music] seated. Thank you, Miss Bermudez, for that lovely voice of yours tonight. We really appreciate it. You did a great job. So, um, we will now move on with roll call and we'll start down at the end of the dis. FBC here. Sorry. Johan Strong, Matanis High School student board representative here. Lauren RmIrez, District 5, present.
003Jamie Ready, District Three, present. Uh, Derek Bars, District 1, present. Christy Chong, present. Will Furry, present. Lashakamura. Okay. So, this moves us on to the special announcements portion of our meeting tonight. And uh we're going to go to uh 2.02. That's teacher and employee appreciation week. And I'd like to invite uh Dr. O'Brien up for this presentation. All right. consists a resolution of the Flagler County School Board recognizing May 5th through 9th as teacher and employee appreciation week. Whereas teachers shape the future by guiding and educating the next generation. And whereas educators work with students from diverse backgrounds and experiences and whereas the future of our nation relies on ensuring every student receives a high quality education. And whereas our dedicated educators devote countless hours to preparing lessons, assessing student progress, mentoring, coaching, and engaging
004in service to their communities. And whereas the vital work of educating our children is made possible through the efforts of all employees within Flaggler schools. And whereas these committed professionals ensure students are transported safely, learn in clean and secure environments, are wellnourished, supported, and cared for throughout the school year. And whereas the Flaggler County community values and supports its educators and school employees for the essential roles they play in shaping the minds and lives of our youth. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Flaggler County School Board that the week of May 5th through 9th, 2025 is recognized as teacher and employee appreciation week in Flaggler schools. And be it further resolved that the school board of Flaggler County strongly encourages all members of our community to join with it in personally expressing appreciation to
005our teachers and employees for their dedication and devotion to their work. Adopted by the members of the Flaggler County School Board, Flaggler County, Florida, at the regular open public meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of April, 2025. Thank you, Dr. O'Brien. Okay, so now we move on to um 2.03 water safety month and we have presenter Miss Carrie Perty like to invite you up and uh Matanis High School swim coach Rebecca Smith. Oh for FBC swim sorry pardon me. Welcome. Hi thank you to the fair. Do you have it on the screen there in front of you? Okay. Okay. A resolution of the Flaggler County School Board recognizing May as water safety month in Flaggler County. Whereas swimming and aquatic related activities contribute to good physical and mental health and enhance the quality of
006life for all Flityians and visitors. And whereas education and water safety helps prevent drowning and water related injuries. And whereas with 18 miles of beach within Flaggler County, plus hundreds of private pools, lakes, canals, and hotel pools, the danger of drowning is everywhere. And whereas it is important for everyone including children, parents and caregivers be aware of water safety rules and programs in order to prevent drownings and recreational water related injuries. And whereas Flaggler schools is proud to be a part of the annual water safe event held in participation with many community organizations to promote safe practices when in or around the water. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Flaggler County Schools Board that Flaggler Schools joins the nation in recognizing May 2025 as National Water Safety Month as a symbol of our commitment
007to creating a safe environment for recreation and physical activity across our community. adopted by the members of the Flaggler County School Board, Flaggler County, Florida at the reg regular open public meeting there thereof held on the 22nd day of April 2025. Thank you very much. Would you like to come up front here so we can get a picture with you? [Music] I'm sorry. Sorry about that. Didn't mean that. here. One, two, smiles. Smiles for me. Great. Thank you guys. Good job. Thanks. Okay. So, next up is uh 2.04, 04 Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month presented by uh Lisa Deina, a resolution of the Flaggler County School Board recognizing May as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Whereas Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month seeks to honor and recognize the contributions of residents from Asia, India,
008and the Pacific Islands. And whereas Congress in 1979 designated the week of May 4th as an annual celebration in observance of Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Week. The week-long celebration was extended to the entire month in 1990 by an act of Congress. The observance is traditionally celebrated in May to mark the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the United States on May 7, 1843. Whereas since 2010, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have seen significant population growth. The latest estimates from the US census show more than 3,000 people or 2.5% of Flaggler County's population identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. And whereas we acknowledge Asian-Americans in Pacific Islanders have lived in Flaggler County for many years, contributing to our local economy, culture, education, politics, arts, literature, science, and technological developments. And whereas
009Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month allows us to appreciate and celebrate the importance of inclusion and building a brighter future for all residents by recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Flaggler County School Board that Flaggler schools recognizes May 2025 as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. and encourages all residents to participate in activities in promotion of Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage. Adopted by the members of the Flaggler County School Board, Flaggler County, Florida, the regular open public meeting thereof held held on the 22nd day of April 2025. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Deina. Okay, so that moves us to 2.05 05 mental health awareness month and that will be presented by Miss Brandy Williams. Good evening board cherry furry and superintendent Moore. Um so
010I'm standing here before you this evening on behalf of all families that we support for mental health um both on Flaggler school campuses and out in our community. So thank you. a resolution of the Flaggler County School Board recognizing May as mental health awareness month. Whereas good mental health is essential to overall health, productivity, and quality of life. And whereas mental illness affects individuals of every age, background, and community, impacting millions of families each year. And whereas with appropriate treatment, support, and understanding, people living with mental health conditions can lead full and meaningful lives. And whereas stigma and misconceptions surrounding mental illness continue to discourage many from seeking care. And whereas open dialogue and personal connection are powerful tools in reducing stigma and promoting compassion. And whereas greater public awareness and community support are key
011to building a healthier, more inclusive society. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Flaggler County School Board, we do hereby recognize May 2025 as mental health awareness month and encourage everyone in our community to recommmit to increasing awareness and understanding mental illnesses, reducing stigma and discrimination, and promoting appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental illnesses. adopted by the board the members of the Flaggler County School Board, Flaggler County, Florida, at the regular open public meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of April, 2025. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Williams. Okay, so that uh closes out our special announcements for this evening and we now move on to our spotlight section. And uh first up is Superintendent Strategic Spotlight. We have a special spotlight for you tonight. We have with us the blue a
012portion of blue steel from a Kansas high school. Um I want to introduce you to Dr. Jared Allen, the um instructor for um for this band. Good evening. Um as uh Miss Moore has mentioned, I am Dr. Jared Allen. I have the privilege of teaching Matanza's Blue Steel over at Matanza High School. Uh, Matanza's Blue Steel is the largest school of steel band in the state of Florida. Um, and we are in the top five in the country. So, I was actually told by our clinician that we had in last week that and he travels all over the country, works with all kinds of programs that as far as numbers and enrollment, we are the biggest. So, kind of an exciting uh privilege to be able to work with them. Um, we annually travel up
013to the Virginia International Panfest and have earned superior and excellent ratings up there on a national level. Um, yeah, we get to represent the community um out out both within and outside the school and and really take advantage of that that opportunity. So, we're excited to be here and to play for you tonight. Thank you. Look forward to it. Thank you. [Music] That was fast. [Music] Turn the world. [Music] [Applause] Well, well done. I felt like we took a trip to the Caribbean. I know. I heard someone saying encore, encore, but we appreciate um Bull Steel and thank you for being here tonight and highlighting just one of the many great opportunities that are offered to our students here in Flaggler County. Um I know you guys have some you just came off of a
014nice uh trip and I'm sure you have some coming up. It's always opportunities to support our bands, our arts program. So, if you're looking for ways to support, these are great um opportunities to to support students who are doing great things in the community. So, thank you. Yes, outstanding job. Thank you for being here. We have some great talent in this school. Okay, so that um moves us on to 3.02 and that will be the Flaggler County Ed Foundation spotlight and we have Miss Terresa Rizzo. Welcome, Miss Rizzo. Thank you. Absolutely. So, good evening, chair, superintendent, school board, and Flaggler family. I'm honored to be here tonight on behalf of the Flaggler County Education Foundation to share a glimpse into the exciting and joyful season that we are all in here in Flaggler schools. One
015that's filled with celebration and collaboration, but most of all, lots of celebration of student success. As we appro approach the end of the school year, we're thrilled to celebrate our 2025 Take Stock in Children High School graduates. These remarkable students who have worked tire tously alongside their mentors will be honored next Tuesday night at our take stock and children night of celebration. It's a special evening where dreams take center stage and we get to celebrate not just graduation but students who were expected to never graduate from high school. So it is a promise of a brighter future for them and we are so excited to celebrate our 16 graduates and their mentors. In addition to that, we're proud to announce a par a powerful collaboration with our Flaggler Schools ESC department through the support of
016the Able Trust Fund. They are increasing their investment in our transitional programs that prepare our students with disabilities to life beyond high school. These programs are more than just pathways, but they're bridges to independence, purpose, and inclusion. And I just want to take a minute to celebrate Ibrew Snodgrass. You see her there getting her award, but what she does for these programs, but um specifically for our stuff bus program and her students is just absolutely incredible. The award has a really long name. Um but we we celebrated her in our board meeting and we're just so blessed to have her as part of our team. Um, there's also more to celebrate. Next Wednesday, it's a busy couple couple months. I know you guys know that. Uh, next Wednesday night, April 30th at 5:00 p.m., the
017Palm Coast Songwriters Festival is hosting a special event at the beautifully renovated Daytona State Amphitheater. This is a night of music that will benefit scholarships for Flaggler students planning to attend Daytona State College. It's a perfect example of how our community rallies together to turn melodies into meaningful support. And finally, I want to share one of the most electric moments that we've had this year is last Thursday night at our JDC book launch and signing at Buddy Taylor Middle School. Over 200 student authors and a couple illustrators, yes, they are published authors, shared their stories, their voices, and their hearts. The energy and the cafeteria was just simply unforgettable. And it would not have been possible without the incredible support of our teachers, families, and this community, especially FC3 and the city of Palm Coast,
018who has given us a grant for to support this program uh throughout the next year. So, we're so grateful for that. Deeply grateful for our board of directors, our many partners, and each of you for believing what is possible for Flaggler students. The work of the foundation is only possible through these collaborations, and together we're shaping lives. So, thank you for your continued support and for helping make dreams come true here in Flaggler schools. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Roso. Okay, so we will now move on to 3.03 03. And now I'd like to invite um Miss Ka uh Katie Linhardt, our supervisor of elections, up to uh share the winner of the voter guide cover design [Music] contest. Good evening, chair, school board members, superintendent, and our student school board members. Um, I'm glad
019to be here tonight to recognize our student winner of the voters's guide design contest that you guys chose at your workshop recently. Um, this is Lily. Why she was second place winner uh of the design contest. Remember, there was a tie so you couldn't decide and there was two designs that both got three votes. It was a quick recount uh only six votes. A lot better than recounting 50,000 votes, I'll tell you. Um, and then there was a runoff and you chose um the design. But Lily is here um to accept her certificate. Um I'm really excited about this because she brought the whole fam as you can see. Oh, wonderful. And she's a Matanzis High School student and we haven't had a Matanis High School student in in a winner in a while. And
020I didn't know if you guys know, but there's a bit of a rivalry going on. And um right, so FPC has been dominating this contest for a long time. So I'm really glad to see a Matanza student here tonight. Um, this is the voters's guide design contest 15th year. So, yes, I've been doing this 15 years. Wow. Um, and it's really great to involve the students in a real world design project um, in their digital design classes. So, I just like to call out really quickly and say thank you to our two uh, digital digital designs uh, teachers, Taylor Pogue and also Amanda Johnston, who made this part of the curriculum in this in the classroom to give these students an opportunity to participate. So, I'd just like to present her with the certificate and
021I gave you all a copy of the voters's guide. That's kind of slimmed down version. It's in production now. It'll be a lot larger um on bigger paper, but you can't produce that in the office. So, you got kind of a hot off the press uh quick one for tonight. So, um I'll just read this quickly into record. This is a second place certificate of achievement presented to Lily Wheatanis High School for an award-winning design and second place winner of the 2025 voters's guide design contest for Flaggler County High School students. Proudly presented by myself, Katie Linhardt on April 22nd, 2025. And she also gets a $50 Target gift card. Wow. Yeah. So, if you don't mind if we can get a picture with Yes, we'd love to do that. Congratulations. [Applause] Excellent. Right up
022here. One, two, three. Big smiles. Thank you guys. Congratulations. [Applause] Thank you, Katie. Okay. So, now we'll move on uh to approval of minutes. Um, so I'd like I'd entertain a motion to approve um the minutes 4.01 through 4.04. Motion to approve. Second. Okay. I have a motion by Mr. Bars and a second by Miss Ramirez. There isn't any discussion. We'll call the vote. All in favor? I I I opposed. Hearing none, we will approve the minutes. So um now for the agenda, are there any uh additions or changes to the agenda for this evening? Um no change, but um at the request of the board for the updates from the workshop to the board meeting. Um the interlocal agreement with the school board of Valuchia County was in consent. It should have been in
023action. So we did make that adjustment. Um you see it before you in action. Um outside of that, there have not been any changes. Okay. So, uh, I'd like a motion to, uh, adopt the agenda as stated. Motion to approve. Motion by Mr. Bars, second and a second by Miss Ramirez. Can I, u make an additional request before the final? I I was just wondering if Miss Moore, it would be appropriate to introduce Mr. Bosterette's qualifications, something you did at our information workshop, but maybe might be appropriate to reiterate when we uh, go over the personnel items. Absolutely. Thank you. Okay. So, um, all in favor? I I opposed hearing none. We will move forward with this agenda. So, that leads us to our first public comment section and this is for agenda items only.
024Do we have anybody signed up for public comment? Signed up for public. Okay, then we will close public comment. [Music] And so we also have a second public comment um for 6.02 for instructional materials, personal finance, intensive reading. Is there anybody signed up for comment on that? No, sir. Signed up for it. All right. So, we'll close all public comment for this evening until later in the meeting where we open it up to all topics. So, uh, that moves us to finance consent. Now, just for the benefit of the public, um, the consent items, unless a board member decides to, um, pull an item, we move through these quite quickly because we've already workshopped these items and discussed them previously to tonight. Uh, so all of the information that we needed to make these votes
025has already been um, received and discussed. So, um I'm going to move to um to finance consent 7.01 through 7.06. I'd entertain a motion to approve these items. Move approval. Okay. I have a motion by Miss Chong. Second. Second by Mr. Bars. Any discussion? Uh, I I would love if uh Miss Moore or a staff member could comment on the um uh the final budget regarding the Matanis build. There were a lot of items in here that were large do dollar items that were part of that construction and that was also presented in a workshop, but thought it might be appropriate to reiterate today the success of some of the dollars that were used through some of the strategies from the um uh the plant services folks and Mr. Bush. Welcome, Mr. Wormick. I would
026have to um revert to Mr. Bush on that. He's the one that oversees that entire budget and I do not see him in attendance today. So, um, whatever your perview is, I'll be happy to have him get something out to you or it could be addressed at the next information meeting or workshop. Oh, no. He already presented it. I just thought that since we're voting on this item, which had a lot of um of the construction materials. U Miss Moore, do you have enough context that you're you're definitely very familiar on top of the cost-saving um initiatives that you guys undertook in that project? Yes. So, one of the major um things that our team did was um purchase the supplies um ourself um through direct uh pay. And that allowed for us to save
027um over $100,000. I want to say it was about $176,000 that we were able to save by taking those additional steps. though that that does become um taxing um sometime on the the staff. It was definitely appropriate for us to do that in order to have that fiscal um savings um and we were able to um meet budget for this project um within all of our contingencies and all of that. So we are excited for this project to be finished. We will have the official ribbon cutting for it on um May 13th. Thank you for entertaining that request. I just thought with these dollar uh amounts that under the v vendor payments uh it would be great to highlight that win. Yes, definitely a win. So um I'll call the question. All in favor? I
028I I opposed hearing none. It passes unanimously. So that moves us on to academic service consent 9.01 through 9.04. I'd entertain a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Okay. Have a motion by Mr. cars second by Miss Ruddy. If there is any any discussion then uh we'll call the question. All in favor? I I opposed hearing none. It passes unanimously. Okay. So that moves us down to uh human resources services. That's [Music] 11.01. Um like a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Okay. I have a motion by Miss Chong. Second. A second by Miss Ramirez. There's no discussion. All in favor? That was the one that that's the item that I was hoping Miss uh Moore could highlight the um experience from Mr. Bosardet and filling the safety position role left over by uh Wahan.
029Yes, we are excited to welcome Mr. David Bosardet back to the district office. He served in various roles um throughout the or organization. He's been a um teacher um district behavior specialist um district coordinator coordinator of risk management as well as our district safety specialist um and an assistant principal. Um he navigated us through uh COVID um as the district um safety specialist and risk management specialist um at the time and we are excited to have him back. He has a great uh relationship with our our sheriff's office um as well as with NEC through risk management um and our schools and at our different sites. So, we are excited that he is going to be joining us back here at the um district office in that role. Thank you for that opportunity. Thank you.
030And also just to clarify, this is not a new position. This is a position that has been vacated by uh its previous holder, Mr. Wahan. And uh this is just finalizing his uh permanent uh um move to that role. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So uh on 11.01 uh all in favor I I I I opposed hearing none. It passes unanimously. Okay. So this brings us to our uh first action item and that is 14.01 01 and this is the permission to advertise policy 716 um authorized travel expenses. Good evening. Yes. Good evening chairman uh furry board members and superintendent Moore. Mr. Smith and I are here to uh seek permission to advertise policy 716 regarding travel. We did workshop this two weeks ago as well as this afternoon at 1:00
031to make some changes that were recommended by the board. At this time, Mr. Smith myself will take any questions that you may have. Okay. Not seeing any questions. Um I would uh entertain a motion to approve. Okay. Second. A motion by Miss Chong and a second by Miss Ready. Um a motion by Miss Ready and a second by Mr. Ramirez. Just a comment for that. I just appreciate Mr. Smith working with us to make those changes that will be beneficial to all of our employees and updating basically an outdated statute that we have that will benefit Flagler uh personnel. So, thank you very much for that. Uh I also think Mr. Bars, thank you for the recommendation to include the um uh to make sure we're aligned with those per DM days uh according to
032the government site and standardization. So, that was really great. Thank you. Okay. So on 14.01, all in favor? I I opposed hearing none, it passes unanimously. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. That will take us now to technology and innovation 15.01, adoption of revisions of the schoolboard policy 321 329. And we have Mr. Ding here this evening. And just as a reminder, this is um a follow-up as part of our process for moving to the Neola POS uh policy review. So this is in alignment with what you'll ultimately be adopting as part of that overall package in July. So these are uh two policies that we need to get things rolling for our actually technology uh collections and distributions. Do you have any questions? Just a comment, thank you for working on this. Um, technology is
033very important in Flaggler. We're very, you know, high-tech and, uh, great job. Thank you. Okay. So, I need a motion on 15.01. Motion to approve. Second. Okay. I have a motion by Miss Chong and a second by Miss Ruddy. Uh, if there isn't any further discussion, all in favor? I I I I opposed hearing none it passes unanimously. So now that takes us to uh 15.02 memorandum of agreement and data sharing agreement for collaboration with the University of Florida Board of Trustees and uh yes Mr. DC. So we um have the wonderful opportunity of bringing this to the board. We did get a chance to talk about this extensively at our board workshop. This is a opportunity that's been um offered to us through some of the great work that our teaching and learning and
034our technology specialists have been able to do highlighting some of the work that our middle school and secondary math teachers have been um able to accomplish. So this is really tying up the loose ends that we had with our agreement with the Lassner Center University of Florida in um collaboration with um the KNIGO application um that's part of the Khan Academy. Um do you guys have anything to add? This has been a really great project. So I really wanted to hats off to these two for the work and and uh pulling these together and getting this document to to you guys in a very quick uh uh short order. Any questions? No, I'm just very excited for us to be involved in that project with the University of Florida and the um uh the information
035we'll learn about better use of AI in the classroom as well as the researchers at U ofF in order to learn what's actually effective in instructing our K12 students is uh going to be amazing and is a testament of our um excellence right in in K12 education, our county um serving at the top of that. Thank you. Okay, I need a motion on 15.02. Motion to approve. Second. Okay. I have a motion by Mr. Bars and a second by Miss Ramirez. Uh if there is any discussion. Yeah. For discussion in this period. Yes. Um I wanted you to highlight if you could again where we stand as far as Flagger Schools and how you were able to obtain this and where we stand as far as like the percentages of this happening. So if you
036could kind of touch on that. I am going to let these two ladies talk about that process. They they did all of the work. I just want you to highlight that what you told us in the workshop. So, we began with a pilot program um where we had a middle school teacher at Buddy Taylor teaching algebra 1 and geometry. Um we had a m a high school teacher both at FPC and at Matanzis who piloted this in their math for college algebra, math for college liberal arts courses. And because of that pilot program, we actually were able to place fifth in the nation in a contest that Khan Academy put on for the use of KMIGO. It was called a conlon for AI explorers. And that attention is what brought Khan Academy to us and
037essentially led us to this opportunity. So now we have the opportunity to offer all of our 6th through 12th grade students access to Conigo, which is basically a 247 AI powered tutor for personalized learning for them. So it's a fantastic opportunity for all of our students and help for their parents at home too. Great. And that is why people should come to Flaggler schools. Thank you. Yes. Thank you very much for sharing that. Yes. Okay. So uh all in favor I I I opposed hearing none it passes unanimously. So we will now move on to academic services 16.01 Emory Riddle Aeronautical University and Flaggler schools dual enrollment articulation agreement amendment Mr. Reeves. Thank you chair furry. Just a reminder folks today that we uh shared this at our workshop uh bringing back before you our
038contract with an amendment with Emmy Riddle Aeronautic University. Uh this is an adjustment uh towards a reduction of cost of about $440 in this segment of the contract. This is because that emir is not able to stand up a course this year at Matanzis High School, but they are standing up one for next year and I'll reflect that in the year's next year's contract. Any questions? No. Okay. So, I'll entertain a motion for 16.01. Motion to approve. I have a motion to approve, Mr. Bars and a second by Miss Chong. Um, is there any discussion? Okay, seeing none, then we will call the vote. All in favor? I I opposed hearing none. It passes unanimously. Okay. So, operational services 17.01. This is interlocal agreement with the school board of Valuchia County on the provision of
039educational services for outofcount students and we have Miss Deina this evening. Good evening board again once again and superintendent Moore. I am bring to the interlocal agreement with um Valuchia County on um the provision of educational services for out of county students. Um as a reminder, we to uh we discussed this in um the agenda workshop two weeks ago and um just a clarification this is not going to do away with our school zones in Flaggler or in Valuchia County. It will just allow our students who are straddling um county lines to attend schools with their friends and neighbors or um even though it is across another count or um attend another school in another county. Okay. I want to say thank you to Valuchia County for working this out for us. It'll it'll definitely
040help some parents across county lines and thank you for that clarification so that people understand Yes. Thank you for that. So, uh, I need a motion for 17.01. Move approval. I have a motion by Miss Chong. Second. Second by Mr. Ramirez. And, um, any discussion? Just to to add a little bit of context since there was some miscommunication, if you will, and um, related to this. And Miss Moore, if would you mind discussing that a little bit based off of the email that you had sent out in regards to this just to make sure that we're all on the same page and the uh the number of students that are um basically coming over from Valuchia and vice versa. Um so as discussed in the workshop, we have a number of students that attend um
041Flaggler schools that live in Valuchia County as does Valuchia have um that live here in Flaggler County. What this does for our students is it gives our students some greater choice to allow for them to continue to go to school um here in Flaggler County or as Miss Deina stated, it will allow for them to um go to Valuchia County as if that were were their zone. And so it gives them some um additional choice and flexibility. What it does for us on the other side as well for our students who are coming to us from um Valuchia County, it identifies a group of students who have traditionally attended Flaggler County. Um they've had to come through um control open enrollment and the choice process like um everyone else. Um but these students have traditionally
042um attended school um in Flaggler County. This gives them that also that flexibility to come and be a part of Flaggler County or they can remain in Valuchia County. They can come and be a part of Flaggler County as if that is their zone. And we have a agreed upon from Valuchia and from Flaggler what their um track their attendance track would be what schools those students would attend. And this has been an ongoing relationship between Valuchia and Flaggler. Isaac. Yes, we have been working on this agreement for over a year now. Um, and really it was initiated by us in in Flaggler County to help provide some choice to our our our students that are in the southernmost um part of our of our county right there on the Valuchia um line. And the
043number of students that are going to be coming over from vice versa from both counties ends up being basically the same. Yes, it there's no exchange of funds um between us or Valuchia County. Um the number of students is basically a wash. And Mr. Deina, do you have those numbers um before you? Um I want to say it was 40 about 40 students, but it it is it is a wash and we do have that information. Yeah, that's that's that's what I want to thank you very much for that. Um, I'd also like to have a couple of clarifying items um to discuss. Mr. Delaney, can you um reiterate or kind of review for us what the school choice statutes are and that I think um from the community there's a an a misunderstanding that
044school choice is maybe within our boundaries and not necessarily outside of the the county boundaries. Well, in situations like this, uh even before, um the school choice uh was expanded, there's always been the case where you have, uh neighborhoods that are sort of divided by a county line, um the two districts did exactly what happened here. Um they got together and the superintendents worked out a proposed agreement to handle things like attendance, um disciplinary issues, transportation. So that that has been going on between districts for a number of years. With um the expansion of controlled open enrollment, there are the opportunities for students to attend from outside the county, but they are not moved to the front of the line. They are put in a similar position for schools that have capacity. Thank you. And
045so um we have some protections when we put this into place. Flaggler school students will always be prioritized over Valuchia school students. And in terms of the comingling of funds, it's only related to the um the base student allocation for each of these students. Uh and again, at this point, if it's a wash, what about future developments in in the southernmost region uh reaches of our county? Can we um if we determined at some future point that we wanted to build a school in that area, we could discontinue this agreement. Correct. Yes. So like um all programs, the FTE for those students will follow those students. Um so whatever FTE is generated for those students, it will follow them to Flaggler or to Valuchia. um depending on where they are enrolled um in this provision.
046It does um say that we will meet at least annually in order to identify if we will continue with this. And so at any point that this agreement is not beneficial for Flaggler County um we are able to make an adjustment as um is Valuchia as well. And finally, um, with regard to, uh, student, uh, discipline, uh, following the, uh, student code of conduct, both Flaggler and Valuchia have, uh, the, uh, purview to, um, um, I don't know if there's a kinder word to say, reject, excel, resend. Thank you. uh resend uh the invitation for a particular student if they don't uh align with the student code of conduct and so we're ensuring that we're maintaining a safe school pl uh space uh for our incounty students. Craig, absolutely. It is outlined what the provisions
047for revocation or for rescending a student. Um that is outlined in the um agreement including um seniors making sure that you know we're not balancing students that are in their senior year that would not be beneficial for for that student. Um and so it is spelled out um exactly how we would go about that process including um warnings that we would provide to the students and notification that will be provided to the district in the event that it is a possibility that a student um is revoked or um um their school choice is rescended. And finally, um, in listening to community members, it seems that the impetus for this, um, demand is not so much that they're not choosing Flaggler County Schools. It is a, um, a distance issue and where we are trying to
048um, and we understand that uh, uh, sufficient sleep is important for students when they're starting at middle school at 7:20. Uh, that is a significant drive. So, do we have uh what is the average drive from that I guess let's say Cody's Corners that area to FPC that would be the zone school I think it is it around at least 30 35 minutes Cody's Corner so this would be for um the areas within Hunter's Ridge which is off of Airport Road um those students are on the bus um one way over an hour um and and we do have statute that says that um we we should the students should not be on the bus for more than 90 minutes and that definitely becomes um difficult when you think about where that location is located
049as well as for us to be able to add additional stops in order to get the students other students as well. Um we did make some adjustments. um this board gave permission for us to have um van drivers. So, we began to send vans um there. But really, this is us looking out for our families that are in that area as well to say um let us help you have some options that are available to you. We want you to continue to choose us, but if it is um better for your family for you to be able to go to the Valuchia school, which is across the street u from you, then let us help to facilitate that and and and provide that choice. And on the reverse side, do the same thing for some
050students who um consistently their family consistently chooses Flaggler County um on the north side of the Valuchia line. Thank you. And I'll add, I'm very excited about this. So, thank you for doing the research and the work because I've met many districts that are in similar situations and they don't have this opportunity. So, thanks. And I would um like to just echo that Miss Deina has really worked hard um to get this um accomplished and we appreciate her efforts um towards this. So, thank you so much. Okay. So, all in favor? I I I opposed hearing none. Passes unanimously. All right, that closes out our business for this evening. And uh that moves us to our second public comment which is open to um items off the agenda. Anybody? No. No. Okay. So, we have
051nobody signed up. So, we'll close public comment and we will move on to board member requests. Okay, hearing none, we will move on to uh upcoming board discussion topics. Is there anything to share? No, those um have been updated as um they come um in. We will add the requests that came forward today. We'll have that um available for you. Thank you, Superintendent Moore. So, we'll move to closing comments and uh we'll start down at the end of the DAS. Uh again, I want to begin by thanking you all for this opportunity to sit amongst you guys and represent FPC. Uh as the end of the school year is coming, FBC is doing a lot of preparation for obviously the big ceremony graduation. Um from like the senior meetings, decision pages, hall decorations, FBC is
052definitely in that graduation season. Um I also want to take this time to recognize some Bulldogs who are as always achieving um great things. Our formality singer chorus had an amazing performance at their sing spring concert at FPC. Um, and our FPC dance company had their last show where they honored their 14 seniors who are going to be departing soon. Our girls track and field team placed second at the five-star conference meet with Maya Tyson who won the shot put for the fourth year in a row and won the discus by breaking her own school record. Leilani Rosa, who shattered the school record in pole vaultting, jumping with 11 feet in the air, and Karina Marcelus, who was a three- event champion, winning the 100 hurdles, the long jump, and the triple jump. And a
053huge congratulations to our boys track and field, who placed first at the five-star conference, uh, which was their 17th uh, five-star title with the most in the five-star conference history. Kobe Kron won the shot put with Tanner Ki Bennett with the pole vault, jumping with 14 feet. Uh, Aiden Peterson won the 800 meters and R.J. R.J. Watson set a PR with a triple jump with 44 ft and 4 in. Our FBC esports club Super Smash Ultimate team made to the second round of the Florida State playoffs. And our MUATHta team placed 14th overall in their previous competition with a perfect score in their inter school test. Third place for the scrapbook. Fourth for the computer competition team with Leong Gagoric and Analie Tomlin. Three top 20 topic test finalists with Leon Montizuki, Anelie Tomlin and
054Sed Haidider. Our HOSA team qualified for nationals for the first time in FPC history. Our Bulldogs are continuing to do great things and once again thank you for this honor to share all these awesome things with you guys um and Flaggler County as a whole. Good night. So, good evening to my fellow board members and again I would like to thank you all for allowing me the privilege to sit with you tonight and represent Matanzas High School. So, this spring I want to say that we proudly celebrated six of our student athletes on college signing day. They'll be continuing their academic and athletic journeys at institutions such as Point University, St. John's University, Brutin Parker Christian University, and the University of Florida. We're very proud of their hard work, and we know that they're going
055to represent Matanzas with great pride. Our theater department impressed with their performance of Little Shop of Horrors, showcasing outstanding talent on stage and behind the scenes. Our hospitality and tourism students gained real world experience attending the Tiger Bay lunchon which Miss Ramirez was there at Hammock Dunes. On the athletic front, our softball team has been making history, winning the 33rd annual Roger Jones CMI Classic and setting the best season record in school history. This is all thanks to Coach Manhart's leadership. Our school spirit was on full display during prom week leading up to a beautiful and unforgettable prom night made possible by the efforts of our amazing staff and volunteers. Um, we also celebrated a major milestone with the opening of our new library and our building, a modern student- centered space that enhances our
056campus. And as part of our ongoing expansion project, classrooms are also being shifted to optimize use of this new space. will be holding a formal ribbon cutting on May 13th and it will be and it will begin at 400 p.m. Looking ahead, final testing is in full swing with ALP, AP, ACE, state exams, and technical certifications. Um, again, as another honorable mention, our ALP pass rate is currently at 75% with 66 out of 88 students passing in which previously we would only have 1 to two students pass this exam. We're also preparing for a series of endofear events. Um we do have our teen summit this weekend which is available to students from grades 6 through 12 and it will be an amazing community service um I mean I apologize an amazing um opportunity to
057get some community service hours. Our senior decision day is on May 1st in which we're going to celebrate our graduates next big steps. Grad Bash, senior walk the halls, and senior field day are all events designated to create lasting memories and recognize our seniors hard work towards the end of the year. Our PBS spring carnival is on May 23rd. And of course, the grand finale, graduation, which will be taking place on May 28th in which we're going to honor the class of 2025. I want to thank you to our dedicated teachers, staff, and community partner and community partners. Your support helps make all of this possible. Let's finish strong. Go Pirates. All right. Well done, ladies. And I love I get to see them everywhere. I feel like everywhere. So, it's it's been great. Um,
058so I just want to start uh Matanis High School and FPC, they had their ECG EKG events and Matanzis, they ended up getting 139 students and then FPC 150. So in one day, so we were able to gather lots of volunteers and while I was in college, I was a medical assistant, so I knew how to do EC ECG, so I was able to volunteer and help like get some of those students done. So I was able to meet students. Um it it was a really great experience. The both campuses worked extremely hard to get them in and out and then back to class. So, uh, thank you so much to Matanzis and FPC, both athletic directors and principles, for making it all coordinate and work so well. The military ball was amazing for Matanzis,
059and I told all the students at Matanzis, "Hey, I'm going to see you at your military ball, so make sure you say hi to me." And they did. So, it was really great. Uh, first sergeant was amazing, and Major Mard and um, Miss Moore did an incredible job with her speech. So, well done. Uh we are just so lucky to have the students we have, the activities we have. So very proud right now. And then while I was at FPC, we had too many volunteers. So I gathered so many that they're like, "Oh, we don't need you." So I was like, "I'm hungry. Let's go and have some lunch." To myself, I said that. And uh so I I talked to the principles. They were all there, you know, watching the students, talking to the
060students. Um what's really nice they literally are they have a cart in at FPC and they're you know talking they see everything that's going on but they're managing it so well but in a way where you know the students I think they're enjoying it and so I just sat down and I three lunch periods in students just sitting not thinking and they looking at me like oh who's this lady but um it was great I got to meet students ask them questions concerns great things bad things cool things I learned about lacrosse stuff going on this summer. Um, the food was great. So, Miss Angie Bush, I called her after that. I mean, everything was just amazing. The staff, cafeteria staff, so kudos to FPC for that. And I had a meet and greet at
061Beltter. And so, I was like, "Hey, I need breakfast. Let's eat there." Checked it out. Great food again. Um, you know, these kids are they have more options than you could imagine. So, then I had lunch there as well. Got to meet the custodial staff again. So things are just really great. Um and any issues you might have, Miss Angie Bush is a great director resource. Uh I I even talked to some students who were lactose intolerant. They didn't know what to do. So gave them her information. Uh the teen summit that's happening. So that should be yeah right around the corner. So if you are sixth grade through high school, I highly attend that you register. And FFA that was an amazing experience. this week actually um tomorrow headed for Florida Schoolboard Association. So
062again, we as a county are very privileged to be a part of this association. They help with our training. So I'm going in for another budget training. So hopefully bring back some good material and um yeah, thank you FTC for the wonderful shirt. Been collecting them from all of them. So very proud of Flaggler schools and all the staff. So, thank you all. Hope you have a wonderful week and a great weekend. So, this time of year is uh a time to reflect on accomplishments and uh recognize our students who are going on to the next portion of their journey in life. Uh so there's a lot of excitement uh and wonderful events going on and uh I couldn't be more proud to be affiliated uh with this organization and what they're doing for for
063students. Um starting uh this Friday, I would love to hear from students, parents, faculty. Uh I'm going to start some Ruddies rounds. Thank you to my daughter Laya for coming up with that alliteration. And uh uh I'll be at uh Buddy Taylor Middle School on Friday. Um I'll have some information uh posted with the school and uh on my social media page uh to uh just welcome you to come and chat with me. Let me know uh your reflections on the year. Uh what were the wins? Uh what would you recommend uh the direction uh to get us to that premier organization status? uh Miss uh Kron is going to set me up in the principal's conference room. So again, I'll have more information out there um through the school and uh Facebook. Um I
064also am looking forward to participating in some of the recognition with the students um for their achievements for having those scholarship drivebys on May 8th. Uh but you know, I want to impress uh with all of our students in our county. Sometimes we're looking for the easy thing, the quick thing um uh in terms of that next step. And uh my daughters who were just visiting over the weekend um you never know what's going to stick with them, right? My daughter was kind of bemoning some of the work that's happening uh in college and the finals. She says, "You know, mom, something that you tell me all the time is short-term pain for long-term gain." And that's exactly it. Because if we are if you want to achieve something worth having and you don't want
065it to be uh something that anybody can take from you, you're going to have to undergo some additional work and put your nose to the grindstone on it and it's going to pay off. Um and I'm seeing it with my oldest daughter who's graduating. I'm seeing it with some of my uh friends whose childrens are are participating in uh welding school and um mechanics and it's really wonderful but uh and there's so much to take advantage of to move to that next step in your life. Uh it's really wonderful. However, all of this would not be possible with uh those funding dollars. If you look at our budget and all those numbers that are flying by tonight, you'd see that just from our local tax funds, we've gone through 90% of that at this point
066in the year. And many of these programs for uh career development, IB, ACE, these items are currently uh in on a legislation to have cuts. And there was a uh a memo put out by um uh the chair of the school budget committee uh Mr. Burgess and he had countered in this memo that uh this funding is not a cut. That really that taking half of the money per student for each of these programs is really just allowing additional flexibility uh for schools to spend that money. If if that was the case, then um then why even have this in the bill? uh it's going to make it more difficult if not uh eliminate the ability for our schools to get that um additional funds when students do pass those exams and they are rigorous.
067They do take extra money. They do require the educators to be um skilled or uh certified in different areas and those are the programs that by which our school district success is measured many times uh in terms of a a school or a B school. So, I implore you to please reach out and make your voice known uh because this should uh uh impact every single student in this county because our goal is that every student in this county is doing uh some short-term paying for long-term gain and building either a a pathway to a career, participating in IB in ACE uh and the other programs that would be directly impacted by this funding. Thank you. All right. Thank you very much. Sorry about that, Madam Superintendent. I'm probably going to steal some of your
068thunder, so just just bear with me. Okay. That's all right. Just cross them off when you get there. So, April 23rd is administrative professionals day. I saw those wonderful flowers that were in the office today for tomorrow. So, I really want to just talk a little bit about the importance of the administrative folks that we have throughout the district and not only just in the district offices, but in our schools and the and the contributions that they make every single day. I mean, they are the masterminds behind a lot of things and they get things done. They move things. They're movers and shakers and they are the backbone for a lot of things that that take place. We celebrate them not just today but every day but uh they always have that can do attitude
069and I just really appreciate how they can juggle all the things that come towards them. The other is you know you got to talk about bus driver appreciation day. So I'm going to talk about bus driver appreciation day because I think that's extremely important because it's kind of near and dear to my heart. My grandfather was a school bus driver for 36 years and so was my dad's oldest brother the same amount of time. U Mr. Ed was my grandfather's name and uh he was more than just a bus driver. He was your friend and he was your neighbor and he'd probably whip you and uh if you messed up on that school bus, matter of fact, he wouldn't, he would. Uh but I just really want to thank Mr. Walker and the team that
070they have uh for Flaggler schools and what they do every day. And they're more than just bus drivers. They're mentors. They are they're the kids' friends. And so we really honor them in what they do um every single day. Um, I know I won't touch on this too much because it's not really applicable totally about Flaggler schools, but the FSU event um was something that we are as is at the forefront. But what I wanted to highlight was the law enforcement officers did a fantastic job of stopping the threat. took less than five minutes and some of the people who I've worked with over the years responded to that and they did an outstanding job to be able to stop that and more casualties to make sure more casualties do not happen. So with that
071being said uh going back to one of the things that we have for safe uh water safety um this week uh weekend is going to be at Beltare Swim and Racket Club. So that's a event there. So I encourage you to attend that. And then also I wanted to recognize Flaggler Beach on their 100 years of being of existence of a city. We had a great turnout last week for celebrating the 100 years. So congratulations to them. And then one last thing related to legislative issues. We're in week seven of the legislative process. There's a lot of things that are going to be happening in the last uh week. A lot of things happen. All these different bills that are out here that we're following, they may pass, they may not pass. That's why we
072have to make sure that we stay on top of that. So, our lobbyist group and our staff have been working diligently following these bills because so much is going to be changing as we start working through conferences with uh what that budget's going to look like for us. So, uh, and then my last thing that I will say is I'm looking forward to Thursday night for the Turn It Around Awards where we'll celebrate students who have made, uh, meaningful and inspirational strides in their journey, um, where they've had some missteps along the way, but we're going to be able to celebrate the remarkable growth that they've had in their behavior. And I look forward to being able to speak to that group on Thursday and talk to them a little bit about a young man
073uh, that I dealt with. I mentioned this at our workshop um over the years that was a not a good kid but he has turned out to be a fantastic young man and people can change and so I look forward to being able to share that message with them. So thank you how you owe back my time. All right. Um I'll share a positive story. I was at a birthday party a couple weeks ago and talking to a mom down in Hunter Ridge and just telling her about our interlocal agreement. You know she'll have choices. you can go to school closer there. And she said, "Oh, no. We've heard such great things about Flaggler schools. I've already enrolled my son." And um you know, that's it's great to hear things like that to get that
074kind of feedback. Um but you know, it's just we have more choices now and that that was the goal. If you don't want to drive so far, um you now have that option. Um and we have it in in writing uh to go with Felia County. So, thank you again um to Valuchia for working uh with us on that. Um also met with uh I was at Benell last week and um had a chance to meet with teachers and staff and just want to thank them again for taking time to stop by and give feedback uh both positive and negative. Um but yeah, you could see that this board just wants to be accessible. We want to we want to hear from people um you know just to do the best that we can to
075make our schools the best place to be. So thank you. Um yeah everybody have a good night. Thanks. Yes. Uh I'd also like to just uh say my thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected by the shooting at FSU and um thank you for highlighting that Mr. of ours and I appreciate all your comments tonight and echo many of your sentiments as well and um just want to thank um our staff and uh also want to um just again uh praise our transportation department um you know that's such an important role in a school day getting the kids home safely to school safely and and home safely and uh so it's um really appreciate all their efforts and I just wanted to uh just thank the board um for some um uh for
076all the efforts that that you're all putting in. Right now we are uh going through a lot of uh heavy lifts with uh going through our um our policies and updating them and and there's a lot of extra work and uh outside off the dis here and in extra meetings and right now we're in bargaining. So, this board is putting in the effort to to make sure this school is moving forward efficiently. And so, I just want to uh tell you that it's it's an honor to to continue to serve with all of you and thank you for your efforts. Um, so I'll yield my time, Mr. Superintendent Moore. It is an exciting time of year. Two very important things are happening. Um right now in this time of the year we are in the
077show what you know aka assessments. Um some great opportunities for our students just to demonstrate what they have learned um this year as well as course selection time. And so I really um say to parents, if your child is going into middle school or they're going into high school, making sure that you are following the pages for that school and paying attention to the information that is coming to you through email um from the the school that your child is um zoned to or you've been accepted in on on choice because course selection is so important for our families to be engaged. engaged in with their with their students. I want to also just say thank you for recognizing transportation and administrative assistance. And we are excited to celebrate our employees um and our teachers
078um the first week of May. At the next board meeting, we're going to be able to excite um share and celebrate two um groups. We are going to be able to celebrate all of our individuals who are retiring. We will celebrate them at our next board meeting, but we will also celebrate our student board members as that will be their last meeting before they are thrust out into the world. Um, and so we are excited for um that opportunity to celebrate them. They have done a phenomenal job representing their school body and so we are excited to celebrate them at the next the next meeting. I want to um just remind our families of students who are in um high school that are a part of our sports teams as well as band ROC that
079we will have the free physical night on May 21st and May 22nd. At that event, you can sign up to have your physical as well as your EKG done on that night. And I want to just thank our partners with Advent Health because we could not do it without them. Um so thank you Advent for making that possible for our uh students. Please pay attention um to our our our website. We have lots of events happening. All of the end of year events for our schools, they are now um published so you will be able to know when your child's promotion ceremony is um as well as of course graduation. One of the things that I really enjoy about Flaggler schools, and I've seen this at so many different levels um as a teacher on
080up to superintendent, is our students have a lot of voice. And so our students will email us um and they will work with their administrators in order to um voice their opinion about their school environment. And I will tell you after um the incident at FSU, I had several students to email even me and offer suggestions. And so for those students, I get them connected to Mr. David Bosard and to the um principles of the levels that they are. Um we're not too busy to go and sit and have a conversation with our students. And so I just want to continue to say to our students, you have voice. Email me, email your principles, email this board um as well. We want to hear from you and make sure that your school environment represents um
081um the the things that you want to see. And so please continue to to do that. We are down under 30 days in school yet, but it is still school. So I just want to remind our students and our families to stay the course. Um all of the expectations from day one are still in place. Um we have a final push for grades and all the things. um making sure that we remember there's lots of celebrations but we still have learning that is happening and so we want to be mindful of that. On Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend um the ceremony for um our dear Miss Randy Faznet from um Buddy Taylor Middle School, a dedicated school counselor who has given so many years to this organization and so many students and her
082family just um they extend their appreciation for the love and support that they've received. And so I ask that you continue to keep that family um in your thoughts and in your prayers. and I hope that you guys have a good rest of your night. Thank you. And also just another reminder that for our next meeting on uh May 13th, uh we it won't be here. We're going to be doing having our workshop at the ribbon cutting for the Matanzis Media Center. So, we're very excited about that and you can uh look at our um our calendar for for more details. All right. Well, this meeting is now adjourned.