001I 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. >> I will entertain a motion to adopt our agenda. So move >> as we do have a change on the consent agenda. Everybody needs to be aware of it. Uh student trip was added at the last minute trip for tomorrow. >> It got lost in the queue. So that has been added. So there is a little change there. But if there are no objections, we will go ahead and vote on this. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Like sign. >> Motion carries. Welcome everybody. It's good to see y'all. Not you, Mr. Miller, but It's good to see that you
002are chairman. >> Good to be good to be seen. >> Yeah. Whatever. All right. So, we'll move over to our superintendent. Madam superintendent. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. If you remember a couple weeks ago, we had the honor of recognizing two employees high school and one of the employees that was recognized reached back out to me and gave me a little bit more insight as to the incident that happened at the school and who was involved and who helped this student in every way possible. And we are bringing that person back here today to recognize him as well. And I bet you can't guess who it is. But Mr. if you would please join us up here. We would like to say thank you and we would like to recognize you for being part of
003a great administration middle and for helping a student that needed help and he can come and we all know that student wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. So this is your we just stayed here. We wanted you This is your impact for doing that and always get up front. >> Get up front, buddy. >> No, you're good. Come on over here. Make you look shorter. >> Thank you. Thank you >> very very much. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you, Mrs. Bray. >> All right. Thank you, Madam Superintendent. Now, Mr. Lot. Good morning. >> Morning. >> So I bring for you this morning board policy change 6.011 professional ethics that we have advertised for the correct amount of time. There's been no public comment. Um so at this point we're there suggestions changes that
004you guys want to make. Okay. At this time, we would ask for your approval of this change in this uh board policy. >> Any questions? Any changes? Any >> That's good. >> I will entertain a motion. >> So move. >> Second. A motion and a second to uh approve this policy. Uh any questions, any comments? All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Lot. All right, Mr. Mr. Mlelen, >> morning. >> I just want to share with you the instructional materials timeline that we submitted for uh CTE, World Languages, Health, Art, and Music. um this is going to keep us on track and that way you can kind of see um the dates and the months that we're going to be working towards this for the final date
005of April 28th to get our final approval on that. So, um this u September 29th, that's when we're going to start selecting our team members to work through this and then um as you can see there start going through uh the facilitating process of finding our instructional materials. >> Outstanding. Any any questions? >> World's languages. >> Yes, ma'am. >> What? >> Spanish. Thank you, sir. >> Approve it for you to advertise. >> They usually approve it for you to advertise. >> We need a motion to advertise. >> Yes. >> So move. We have a motion. Second motion and a second to advertise. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. Any oppose >> grammatical error under February, month of February recommendations. That's it. >> I care about that. >> Thank you. >> That's probably
006Mr. Mlelo. >> Did you do that? Did you misspell that mull? >> I'll take credit for it. >> Okay. Thank you. That that's why you are you are the man. All right, Mr. Gore. >> Morning everybody. >> Good morning, sir. >> We uh it's that time of year again. I'm ask down for me. But, uh, it's your, uh, our FSAD, our Florida school safety assessment tool. And basically, uh, just discussing those first few pages there are about Senate Bill 7026 and 7030. Uh, just talking about the confidentiality of the safety stuff that's in there. Kind of the meat on page five there on the back. It's the very very back page. Uh the front of that you'll see some positive safety measures there, a list of things that we've we've done using our hardening grant
007and some some other funds that were available. Uh different things that we're able to implement and put in place and update and Yes ma'am. >> What I've noticed that third bullet and may you may have explained this before but remind us wave system. >> Yes ma'am. It's a it's a basically it's a silent response uh system that was installed in that school when it was built. It's basically a a button on the wall in every classroom. >> It's very similar to our rape system that we use countywide. Okay. >> Very similar to that. >> Notifies law enforcement. >> Gives your exact location. Um, it's it's a digital mapped overlay into law enforcement so they know exactly where it was on campus that the the alarm was signaled. Um, things things like that. It's pretty sophisticated.
008The RA system and the wave system is pretty sophisticated system. It's more than just hitting a button and asking for help. There's a digital map overlay that with dispatch and they're able to see exactly the the location on campus that help was called for. So responding agencies know they will get that information as they're responding. So it's it's a little bit more sophisticated just hitting the button. Um but um so this summer um we we did our safety tours and what we do in a safety tour is we invite um you know emergency response uh whether it be EMS uh uh police departments sheriff's department, fire departments, anybody that would possibly respond, we re we invite them to come to a safety tour on the campus. Um so we we did that this past summer.
009Um, so we got a little bit more input on this uh FSAT tool this summer on. So we we were able to get uh from sheriff's departments, police departments, fire departments. They were able to walk through our campus and make suggestions to us on what they think uh we need to do to improve the safety and and response to our campuses. So, um, on the on the very back page, there's a list of six things there that we we have, uh, prioritized in in those. And, and what these six things are, um, based on how much money we received through our hardening grant is what this is is what I'm referring to here. So, um, I haven't received that yet from DOE. So, we we not really sure. I have an idea of what it's
010going to be. Um so I do not believe we'll be able to answer all six of these with that hardened grant, but that's definitely a priority for us. So um th those six things are um are something we we're looking to to spend that money on basically. >> What's the key card entry system? Um, so there's it's basically it's um you know like your ID and you just okay you buzz in it timestamps it. >> Um you're able to use the computer system to click the button lock down the school and make sure every >> you can unlock the whole school. So it's it's kind of digitized. It's not your hard key. >> It's you're able it timestamps who's in and who's not. Uh different things like that. So, it's uh and different things. It's
011it's come in extremely handy with uh different investigations we've done and um just to be able, you know, for us to have more control over what doors are locked and unlocked, that kind of thing. >> So, it's uh it's it's very useful >> for for staff and for safety and security reasons. How does that work with uh our campuses that have multiple buildings? >> So, >> each building has its >> So, I just want us to be cautious about not going too deep into the specifics of our safety plans. >> Um, but maybe you could talk broadly on that or and then board members are always welcome to follow up oneonone with Mr. B. >> Yeah. So, we're kind of limited on what we can say, but it Uh, I'd be glad to speak with
012you about that. Yes, >> thank you. >> Sorry. >> Um, >> so all I ask of you on this of these 136 things is basically a motion to approve um those funds to be used on those. >> Did we prioritize? >> Yeah. So, so depending on the funds, um I I I I think there there is um it's it's not necessarily cost is going to be uh weighed in. So, it may be fluid uh depending on how much something costs. Um with that money, we can't um so for example, cameras, we can't purchase cameras and install them on our staff with that money. It has to be contracted out. So depending on what that looks like, something that's listed as five on here may move up to two based off off the cost and and
013you you're liable to see some of these things on here next year with with those funds, >> right? >> Do I hear a motion? >> Second. >> We have a motion to approve funding for this with Mr. Boore. All those in favor? There are no questions. No more questions. All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carried. >> Thank you, Mr. Gore. Excellent job. When you turn all this stuff back in. >> Yeah. Um I I do I'm also the the next one on the list were my quarterly report. Um as you know last year we started doing a quarterly report um with local audits and state audits. Um we have not been audited by the state yet. Um but I have uh done a couple of two uh local audits myself.
014Um there was zero findings in those schools and if you are interested on what schools they were and and whatever I'd be glad to share that with you after the meeting. Just wanted to give you an update on those audits. Two audits, zero violence. >> This is great. >> Thank you guys. You have a good day. >> Very good job. >> At this time, are there any comments from the public? Do we have any emails or questions? Anything? All right. I will now, if everyone's had a chance to read over the minutes, we'll entertain a motion to approve the minute minutes from our last meeting. So, >> second. >> Motion and a second. >> All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. We'll head on into that consent agenda. Uh, keep
015in mind that one trip was added. Got lost in the queue. >> Miss Campbell, any questions, comments? >> No. >> Mrs. Baxter, any questions, comments? >> Good. >> Mr. Whitehurst, any questions, comments? Oh, good. Thank you. >> All my questions were answered. >> Excellent. I don't have any questions. I will entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. So move. >> Second. >> Any further questions? Any comments? All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Like sign. >> Motion carries. We'll move on to our finance agenda, consent agenda. Everyone had a chance to read over that. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. M. Campbell. Any questions? >> No questions. >> Miss Baxter, any questions? >> No questions. >> Mr. White, >> one question answer. >> You question. >> Okay. Miss Clemensy. Now tell
016them what I'm going to call her. >> I know. >> All right. Seeing nobody else, I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda finance items. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Have a motion in a second. Any further questions, comments. All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Like sign. >> Motion carries. Madam superintendent, it is your turn to do that. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Hit that thing a little hard. I didn't mean to. >> I've seen it hit harder. I've heard stories. >> Sorry. I just want to say I'm looking forward to our school visits and I know all of you know but um some some summit district may not know reached out to um the administration and in the past we were just kind of going to one
017school if they had a neighboring school and sitting down and talking and and calling it you know calling it a day but I I asked them what they would like to and um they responded that if we could make it work by staying focused on time, they would love for us to if there's a neighboring school such as Bronson today to start at one school, meet with administration, take us through a couple classrooms, and then head on over to Bronson Elementary, do the same thing. um keep focused on the time of course and it will keep all of us on our regularly scheduled time from you know what we did at one of the schools. I'm looking forward to that and I think admin is as well to have the teachers and their staff see
018us as a group coming over and then walking through some of their classrooms and and seeing the kids. Thank you for that and I'm looking forward to it. Um just a a quick shout out. You know, when you're here at district, you you hear some things and and you're sitting there working and you just you you just hear things. And I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to Miss Angela, Miss Sherry, who does so much. And if you haven't met her yet, any of the board members on your way out today, please say hello to Lauren. She's at the reception area. um they they get asked a lot by a lot of people that go through the district and I just wanted to make mention that there's a lot of things that
019wouldn't get done if they weren't behind the scenes doing it. And what really touched me is Lauren is is so new and she's learning too and there's a lot to learn in that position. But she I don't think I'll embarrass her, but she actually went to Miss Angela yesterday and said, "Hey, I'm done with my work. Is there anything I can do for you?" And that just, you know, that just shows her commitment already. And I think that by her asking that she she feels welcomed even and she feels at place. So I just I just wanted to make mention it just it makes you feel good when you hear things like that. >> And that's all I have. >> Fantastic. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Welcome, >> Miss Campbell. >> Um to I also
020am looking forward to the visits today, the schools. I love the >> having the opportunity to to get into the schools. That's where my heart is. So, I'm looking forward to that and and as well as visiting the other schools in um this past uh Saturday, Cedar Key had coastal cleanup and our school was very very well represented. Um they uh there were a lot of students out there working hard. It's unbelievable the things that we found. But it was kind of ironic that it was around the anniversary of the um hurricane. So we relived all of that. But um very proud of our students um taking an active role in that. >> Nice, >> Mrs. Speaxter. >> Um well, over in Chief, they're getting ready to celebrate homecoming next week and um they've also
021had some college visits. Florida State has has been there. Um, and this this past week, um, I enjoyed being invited to a presentation at the high school auditorium. We have two teachers that have been there for many years and for at least the last 20. Uh it's a husband and wife and for the last 20 they have been working um with theater students and they put on some fantastic plays and um there was a group of kids that over the years I I think they a lot of them graduated about five years ago and they really wanted to do something for these these two teachers um because they don't get any recognition And it's not much of a stipen I think that they get but they um they have created an environment for those kids
022that make them feel included and important and um those kids presented them with a plaque last week and um our superintendent helped them um I think to get all that taken care of. that they they spoke about how that was family for them. And I think that it's important that we remember that all of our students are not athletes. They may not all be able to be in groups like FFA, but they need to be involved because that's what um helps them to be successful, not just academically while they're there in high school, but in life. So, I think it was very important and um uh they had a young man that spoke and it was very heartfelt and it was a great presentation. Also, I wanted to mention that Miss Campbell and I attended
023uh Florida Schoolboard Association training this past week, one on policy um which that's something we maybe could have a workshop on at some future date. um if y'all would like to. And then the other one um was on bargaining which you know after that I was just so thankful for our folks that dealt with that and got it done but it was a great two-day training and that's all I have. >> Thank Mr. White. >> I don't have a whole lot to say. Looks like all the sports are doing good and everybody's kind of far school's hitting the groove. I know um Miss Westfall says attendance is getting better, you know, as far as the kids and all the testing is done and actually trending a little higher than last year it seems like at
024Willist. So, um so yeah, so everything's going good. Like I said, everybody's kind of hitting the groove and like I said, kind of going good. So that's all >> um I just want to say I love what Miss Baxter said about having I guess a theater program at Chief. We had that a long time ago. I wish all of our schools had that. I would I think like you said, every kid needs a place and not >> um so maybe one day we'll get it in all of our schools. >> But um parent teacher conferences tonight at Yankee Town, our wonderful PTO there is sponsoring all of the meals which is fabulous. And um I stopped by for a faculty meeting last week and it's just such a positive vibe with all the teachers and
025like Ricky text me this morning and said just say Yankee Town life is good. So, we're just doing great. So, I'll leave on that note. >> That's fantastic. That's fantastic. Uh Bronson is also having homecoming next week, uh which will include the annual uh FFA alumni fish ride fry. Uh tickets are $20 for a best mullet dinner you'll get on a Thursday in Bronson, Florida. Uh we're having pick up down here at the corner of uh 24 and 27. Funds go to the Bronson FFA alumni. uh don't have a whole lot to say on that. I will say this, I agree 100% with Miss Baxter. I know those two teachers, not only have they done it there, they also do it in the community and there has been some amazing talent come through there. >>
026Um I will also add not only do I wish every school had that, I think it's appalling, >> and I will say that because my school doesn't have that. It is appalling to me to go to a school that does not have some form of art. Be that band, be that plays, be that whatever. There are kids that need that outlet and we are sitting on talent >> that we are wasting >> by not having it >> to I have no say so in this. But one of the most tragic things, one of the most tragic things, and I think it's wonderful that we kept it in Chief, but it is tragic on the new construction of these high schools, we've gone to cafeteriums and we no longer have the old-fashioned auditorium. >> That's right.
027>> That is a slap in the face that that doesn't exist for multiple reasons. And like I say, I'm not the designer of buildings. I'm not the purveyor of funds, but we are sitting on talent that's wasted in communities that do not have some form of outlet for kids. Um, we how much money do we spend on the other things, but we can't scrub up $500 to play a horn? It's ridiculous. And when you see um when you see teachers or professionals that that's what they went to school for, that's what they do. and all of a sudden they're not doing that anymore. They've moved away from that because the testing, because of this, because of that. >> Um, I'm a big, and I've gotten off on a tangent, but I'm a big proponent of
028looking back at history of what worked in the past. >> And for some reason, we quit using that. It doesn't work now. >> John Wooden is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time. He taught those guys to play basketball at UCLA, and they were dominant. And it was all to the rhythm of music. Every lick of it was rhythm of music. >> He insisted those guys take music, art classes for the rhythm to make the game work and they were dominant. >> Grew up a whole bunch of kids that played for him became adults appreciating art in a broader spectrum and were able to go on to success because of those things. And I beat that bush bush long enough. >> I totally agree with everything. >> It's music in the school. I
029mean I remember as a kid I still remember my elementary school performances and now kids my kids my oldest did but not my other ones >> and it sad >> to me as a higher level wants all these test scores wants all these things. >> You know I'm no expert but I believe there might be some correlation to why these test scores have gone down with the disappearance of this stuff. And I say that as a man who can barely play a radio. Well, I know in Cedar Key the way we've gotten around it is we have tremendous community support. We live in a community of artists and uh and they are actively involved and so we're making use of that >> fantastic music. We have people coming in doing music and and then we
030have uh art a lot of art activities that are integrated and volunteers. We lost our biggest volunteer unfortunately last year but uh we do have a a lot of it going on. But I do agree with you about students who that's where their talent is. And and I know we've gotten around um fulfilling our obligation for teaching art by whatever pre speech takes the place or whatever there it is still there. It's expected that we do, but um we we get around it by presenting other things that are more easily funded. That's the problem. So, but but our community really has uh stepped up and and the teachers have actually actually worked very hard to keep them involved in providing >> I don't know if uh well, if you come by Cedar Key or visit
031Cedar Key anytime uh soon. Um they have put out a display kind of like uh Ocala did with the horses around. It's clamshells and they're all over. But we have one uh at Cedar Key School that was designed and painted by one of our students who is very very talented. It's unbelievable. But >> but so art is happening at Cedar Key. But I totally agree with you that it should be part of our curriculum and somehow or other >> we need to work towards. All right. Anything else? Anything else? If not, meeting adjourned.