001[Music] Heat. Hey, Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Yeah. [Applause] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Good afternoon and welcome to the Pole County School Board's work session on this fine day. Hopefully everyone is doing well. Thanks for being here. Uh we will now call the work session for August 12th, 2025 to order. We've had lots of moving parts uh happening around the school district the last two days. Um and I would just say I'm confident that this is going to be a year where our students thrive. Um and it's because I mean our our educators are going to thrive in the classroom just rowing around and hearing teachers share the new things that they're bringing to the classroom. Um I got chill bumps. I do y'all say chill bumps or goosebumps? I'm not sure. I
002guess it depends on where you're from, but um just that that excitement from our educators, I definitely see that they're going to thrive as well as they inspire. Uh and then our community uh is going to grow even stronger together this year. I'm confident in that. So, I just want to thank our staff uh who are available uh for us today. I appreciate that. And your accessibility to help us address any questions that we have. Uh we're humbled to serve alongside the most educated workforce in America and that dedicated workforce as well. So appreciate you being here today. I would like to start by reading our who are we statement. We are the Pulk County leadership governance team. If we were to pick one phrase to define us, it would be student centered because when
003we come together, uh we do lean on our diverse backgrounds and these experiences that we bring to ensure that our decisions are focused on providing a highquality education for all students. Uh the four most important things to us would be one operating with integrity and two uh respecting our students, staff, families and each other. Three, establishing a culture where stakeholders feel valued, they're supported, and have opportunities for personal and professional growth. And lastly, supporting an approach of continuous improvement to ensure student outcomes. And then collectively, we need to work on behalf of the students we serve and then find these avenues of agreement so we can govern the district in an effective manner. Uh there's no acceptable alternative to that. We will always collaborate in a respectful manner uh in order to enhance opportunities for
004each student and staff members. We're not going to disparrage each other. Uh our students will thrive because we will remain committed to supporting the whole child. We hope to engage and empower our students and our stakeholders to create this community of lifelong learners. At this time, I'd like to turn it over to superintendent to lead us in the rest of our work session today. >> Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the board, members of community staff. Thank you for being here. At this time, I have the pleasure of introducing our first topic. In keeping with our past presidents, um we bring in our community based partners. And so today, we have with us John's Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Safe Kids, Florida, Sun Coast, partnership with Pulk County Public Schools. We are joined today by Miss
005Stanton and Miss Rainey. >> Good afternoon, ladies. Good afternoon and thank you so much for having us at this meeting and also for being a wonderful partner to our organization and uh your support of keeping kids safe is invaluable. We really appreciate it. So um my name is Petra Stanton and I have my colleague Sheila Rainey here. I'm the injury prevention program manager at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and Miss Rainey is an educator within our program. The way our program works, our injury prevention team works mainly within the hospital and we train uh our uh we work with our trauma program to determine whatever the highest injuries coming to our hospital are. We go to make assessments in the NICU to see how our patients needs to need to travel home. We work with
006our occupational and physical therapy in assessments on car seats for children who cannot travel and conventional car seats and we train them and we also cover Hillsboro County. So with that said, uh you will see next that our Safe Kids Florida Sun Coast covers five counties, all of them surrounding Hillsboro County, but because Hillsboro County has their own Safe Kids Coalition of Community Partners, we go there as John's Hopkins All Children's. Um so the council uh county councils are led by local leaderboards. So it can be anybody from fire, rescue, law enforcement, health departments, and so on. and we meet each year and determine what our highest rates of injuries are in each county. Typically, uh I've been in the role for 14 years and typically they surround motor vehicle crashes, bicycle, pedestrian injuries where
007children get um hit by vehicles while traveling to school or after school hours, water safety, unintentional drowning. When it comes to our um topics of discussion, uh child passenger safety, it is um car seat which includes car seat certification trainings and continuing educational units. We address teen driving because teen drivers are at higher danger than many groups. Um and we have programs to address that in schools and be um as additional topics arise, we address those as well. And the topics that have been trending lately are golf cart related injuries where the kids fall off and unfortunately gun safety or gunshot wounds have been trending as well. So when it comes to bicycle pedestrian safety uh we uh have many activities uh we uh but in our pre and post surveys on our certification trainings
008for helmet fitters we increased uh knowledge base by 46% and typically these trainings are attended by professionals and avid cyclists who want to help at events to keep their community safe. So 46% we felt was a pretty good number. Um so we um certified 86 people as helmet fitters. We held 13 events in Pulk County um in fiscal year 25 which ended on June 30th. We fitted and this is all across our five counties. 3,526 helmets uh we gave them away to children. So we felt this was pretty successful. um and four 4,453 was in Paul County alone. So we have vast events. Actually one of our largest event was at Bonnet Springs. And so uh we also have a poster contest. Uh these are the schools that participated. Uh in elementary school it was
009Janie Howard Wilson, BTO, Dr. Ne Roberts, East Side, Express, Alhalland, and Bellisa. And for middle schools, it was Roosevelt Academy, Lakeland Highlands, and Bellisa. And there is a poster. When we talk about poster contest, we want to make sure that kindergarteners and first graders feel confident to uh submit. We care about the safety more than we um care about the artwork itself. We just want them to get get the message so they watch a video. So as you can see uh this is an artwork of one of the elementary school children. So this is how we can help in Paul County and other school districts. Uh we can provide bike pedestrian safety education. We distribute educational materials and supplies and you will get be getting some of uh some of that um in the bags
010and so on and on fly handouts. We provide safety presentations for groups of uh all sizes on locations. So we travel to schools, sometimes we are in classrooms, sometimes we are at agencies that support uh their local communities and we conduct bike rack checks for uh properly fitted helmets during school arrival and departure. So this is where we set up at a school and we make sure everybody has a helmet, it's properly fitted, it's not cracked, and so on. And we do have um free helmets available for those students who may not have them. Uh child passenger safety with schools. Uh I put some stats over there, but what's more mo most important to our school districts is car lines, right? So we have heard concerns in all across our counties about car lines. Typically,
011it works well when we partner up with law enforcement agencies. So I can uh say hey please put that kid in a booster seat and so on. But when we when we partner with law enforcement agencies it's typically more compliant that uh those thing happen. But we do have resources as far as booster seats and car seats as well. We also do the battle of the belts program which aims to increase seat belt use among teens. And we also talk about not leaving your child uh in the vehicle when um because Florida is so warm and when dropping off and picking up. The map over there shows our reach with car seat checks. So you can see we have one in Illinois, Tennessee and so on. Um but it comes from our tracking system which
012is actually a national tracking system. So that's the map of our outreach. So as you can see it's vast. Uh we also on our website hopkinsallchildrens.org/car seats have a list of agencies who offer these in their communities. So if teachers are able to identify a family who may need a car seat check they might be able to refer to that website and this is our contact information and I'm going to ask my colleague Sheila to come up here to see uh if I did not mention anything because she is the one who is doing the work in the c county. Hi everybody. I'm Sheila Rainey. Um I typically am the person that goes into the schools. I work with Tiffany Kitchens closely and identify schools who um are possibly having issues or just someone who
013needs some outreach. Um we go to many schools in Pulk County. I was at the contact day and we had 22 of your schools sign up for services this year. Um and I've already actually have two of those scheduled. And being that it's the second day of school, that's pretty amazing. Um so I am a former educator. I'm certified with Florida. I taught VPK uh head start early head start. So I have experience in the school system as well. >> Thank you. >> You want to mention something? >> Yep. So we have two things that um one thing that we always give out in a safety bag. So when we go to a school um we have different forms of education. We can do um uh like a quick um everybody's sitting on the PE
014court and we give them some verbal education and then we break off and we do helmet fittings for students who are identified as needing one. And that's just basically uh raise your hand if you ride something with wheels at home and raise your hand if you have the helmet. Um so those kids, you know, get in line first and then of course everybody wants one once they see them. So then we do the do the overflow. Um usually I'll have someone like Tiffany will come and meet me. I did train Tiffany to be a helmet fitter. Uh so she will jump in um when I have a large group and and help out with that as well. Um I have done um some response to injuries in Pulk County where a child was struck by
015a car. Um we went and we did the whole student body, you know, pedestrian and bike safety um so that they had some education for the whole student body. Um if in those schools that we have an injury, a lot of times we'll train the PE teacher or someone who's reached out to me to be a helmet fitter. So when I leave, it's not, you know, hands off. they still have the resources and they have the availability to still help the student body once we're gone. Um I think that's it. So we have a bike light that we give everyone. Um it's for visibility because we know rider visibility is an issue. Um we have some kids that are riding in dusk and dawn and that's a really high time for kids to get hit.
016Um we also have free helmets so they are not a childonly helmet. So we have five different sizes. We can give them to adults. I've been in schools where we had SRO's bring their kids in and then I asked dad if he was wearing a helmet and he said no. So after several times of asking him, he finally took a helmet as well. Um because we want adults to be role models. Um so it is a program that we offer to everyone and anyone that needs a helmet, they can call us and we can go to the school or we can go to school and do a whole group at a time. Um we are switching this year to these all sport helmets. um they are a little lower in the back and have a
017little more coverage than the regular bike helmets that we were using. Um so we're going to do that as a trial this school year. We think kids like those more, so when they see them, they're probably more likely to wear them and take them. So we're going to kind of pilot that this year and see how that goes. >> Yeah. And I think that's it. >> And I think that's almost time for questions. >> Miss Rouse, do me a favor. Make note and we'll add this to the newsletter to go home to parents and staff next month. Thank you. Miss Miller, >> thank you. That's part of my question because I know you guys go in when we've identified areas and sometimes that's after a tragedy has happened. So, it's exciting to know that people
018have signed up during contact day, but if they're listening today, would they go through um Miss Kitchens through that office to help um register this or sign up to have this presented to their school? >> Yeah, they could either contact her and she'll forward the information to me or um they can contact me directly. Um, so what I do is once I schedule a school, um, and when I actually when I start the the conversation and we're getting close to a date, I'll loop Tiffany in, um, so she's aware and she can put it on her calendar, then I send out the calendar invite for the school and for Tiffany and then she will let me know if she can meet me there or not. >> And I I would like, um, or I think
019it would be good if the superintendent and staff, we have a couple of schools that are mostly walkers and bike riders. We have some that have zero to two buses tops. Um, and I can think of Inwood, Highland City, there's lots of those. And I I think this should be strongly suggested if they haven't asked for this already. >> Inwood has good. >> Thank you. >> Y um the other one I don't believe I've heard of them yet. So we could we could contact them and and reach out. >> Thank you. There are no further questions or comments. Appreciate your time. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Board members, next item up is uniform assessment calendar. So I'll invite Sandy Riley Hawkins and our chief academic officer, Joe Mcnotton, to the podium, please. It's all
020yours, Miss Hawkins. Um well yearly we have to present um our assessment state and district assessments for um our administrations for the full year and we have to provide that to the state by October 1st. So we bring it to you in work session if you have any questions then we'll have it in the next board meeting to get approved and then we'll get it to um state for them to have um available for what we're doing in Pulk County for the year. So obviously state assessments a lot of those are dictated to us as far as what we're doing. who do have options of various grants um for our 10th graders and our 11th graders um and the assessments we can choose for them as far as opportunities. So in October we do the
021PSAT is the one we've chosen and then for our 11th graders in the spring we have chosen the SAT but we do offer others um assessments that's not on the calendar for um concord and comparatives to assist our students to get prepared for graduation and the assessment requirement provided by the state. >> Mr. Sharpless. >> Uh, not a question. I just want to say thank you for answering my email. Um, sometimes when I'm looking through it all, everything kind of blurs together. But I appreciate you answering my email uh that I had and the question I had and it kind of uh it just leads me to this point. It's not really a question. It's more of a statement. Um, you know, you look at VPK through three. We're not doing any district assessments and
022we're not doing that because at least in my opinion, we don't want to over test our students. I think there's a um in the community there might be a sentiment that we we over test our students and a lot of this stuff statewide assessment. I did the math. The most we have is in 11th grade and that's because of you know like stuff you things you already said most of it we're talking about 20% or less is district assessment. So just want to make sure it's on the record that these are all statemandated assessments. Um only a little bit is from our actual district. So these are things we were required to do. So, I just want to make sure that's out in the public. That's why I asked you the question. I wanted to
023kind of do the math myself and figure out what percentage of these are we requiring versus the state requiring. Um, and so I just want to make sure that's out there. Thank you for for answering my question. >> Um, in the district assessments are more um for us aligning with state assessments at the end of the year for us to progress monitor throughout the year so that we make sure we're staying on top of providing opportunities for the kids, our curriculum teams to be able to to follow up and make sure that prepare they're prepared at the end of the year for the state assessment. So, those are the ones that the district really only adds because there's not a progress monitoring like we have in the other grade levels. >> Thank you, Sarah. >>
024Wyatt, >> thank you. Um, I appreciate you mentioning some of the additional concordance score options that we offer. How do we communicate that with schools and make sure that they're communicating that with students? I know we've gotten a few questions this year of, you know, student coming home freaking out because they think that they're going to be retained or that they can't do something. and you know we've we've been able to trace it back but how do we communicate that on the front end so that they know before going into the test if you don't pass your algebra 1 there are other opportunities. Yeah, we have a lot of opportunities that we provide and we monitor all of the kids and I that kind of goes through the classroom also because of that instruction, but
025if they if they don't make it on the algebra, we also when they're in geometry, they don't have to continue like taking that algebra EOC, they can go ahead and take the geometry. So, it's aligned with the course and the instruction they're receiving. If those two they aren't successful, then they do have um an ACT, we call a non-ol reportable, which gives them extended time to have a little bit extra time to be able to perform in the math. And we're also offering the CLT for them. Um and now actually the PSAT is considered a um comparative for them that we offer um for all 10th graders. >> Awesome. Thank you. I know we um just as kind of a side note, it our summer graduation was a little lighter this year. Um which is
026not necessarily a bad thing because a lot of them graduated on time, which I know was a huge a huge part of that was being able to take those concordance score tests and be able to offer those opportunities. You know, I think Winter Haven the week before had like 20 less students that were graduating than they did on actual graduation day get to walk because our schools really do take advantage of those. So, thank you for helping coordinate that. And also during contact day, uh the test coordinators were brought together and so there was the whole realm of all the times to go ahead and do concordant and comparative scores for students that don't receive that. >> Awesome. Thank you so much. >> Yeah, we provide the schools with um data sets and monitoring the
027kids so that we actually have um data reports so that we can constantly make sure that no child is missing an opportunity to be able to take advantage of that. Um and now we also have the CLT. I think last year was one of the first year that we really were able to offer it all year long because it was um kind of a new and then the state also provided in July new comparative and concordant scores. So those were presented to the test coordinators and then filtered down to um the campuses and providing them as much opportunity as we can. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Thank you both. There are no further questions or comments. Board members, the next item up is the purchase of Lake Marian site for future district development
028in the northeast area. We have Amy Little and we have Mr. McLemore. >> Good afternoon. >> My name is Amy Little. I am the assistant director for real estate and facilities planning. Uh the next item for your consideration is the potential site acquisition of six parcels that are located on Lake Marian Creek Road. During this presentation, I'll touch on the location, details about the parcels, uh development areas, uh future land use of the site, environmental analysis, traffic, and whether the site is suitable for a future school. The site is located in the northeast corner of PK County. As you can see here, uh the school board is in contract on a vacant piece of property on Marold in Point Sienna, which is approximately 5 miles to the southeast. On the school board's current five-year plan,
029a high school is expected to go online in the 2829 school year. The subject properties total just over 90 acres. Um there's ample road frontage on Lake Marian Creek Road. It's located within unincorporated PK County uh with the closest municipality of Hannes City to the west. There is fire rescue uh available just under two miles to the east and the site is served by PK County Sheriff's Office. The site is within Toho Water Authority utility area as well. The Toho Water Authority has indicated they have sufficient capacity. Uh they have a water man and a force main for wastewater to the southeast just around 3 miles. Uh however, Toho has expressed that their intention is to expand their utility services throughout the area um to kind of form a loop um from a planning perspective.
030The installation and expansion of the current system will advance development in the area. Um the location is already seeing a need for additional school stations within unincorporated PK county. The subject area is located within a um rural development area which in the uh PK county comprehensive plan there's a list of uh allowable uses there and a schools are allowed. Um the c current future land use is agricultural residential rural which does not permit schools um based off of the land development code but we would be able to do a large-scale comprehensive plan map amendment um to go to institutional and then a subdisted to institutional too which provides more flexibility um and that would be done with the board of county commissioners. We did complete an environmental assessment um we reviewed for flood hazard areas
031soil um flora and fauna. There are certain constraints on the site. There are wetlands and flood, but staff found no evidence that there would be limitations that would adversely affect the placement of a school on this site. We also reviewed traffic data in the area. Um, Lake Marian Creek Road is not monitored for the number of vehicle trips um by PK County. Uh, but Florida Department of Transportation does monitor the cy Cypress Parkway for trips, which averages 12,000 average annual daily trips according to 2023 data. This provides effective traffic movement close to the site. Uh like Marian Creek Road is an urban collector roadway which is ideal for school traffic and busing. With all that being said, the site would be banked for future use, potentially for any level of school when the need arises.
032For planning purposes, we look for the highest and most intense use that could fit on the site, which in this case would be a high school. So we do a comparison. Um this is Davenport High School, which is the current standard model for PK County high schools. And you can see the parking, sports fields, then the school itself. If we overlay that on the potential parcel, um you can see that there should be ample space for such a design, including storm water and maintaining appropriate distances for many wetlands on the property. Should the site instead be used for an elementary or middle school in the future, there would be more than enough land for such a use. This leads to the asking prices for the subject properties. Here you can see the requested pricing for
033each parcel um which total just over $12 million. Staff had two independent appraisers, complete appraisals and get compreh comparable um properties and if initially we offered just over $7.7 million for the parcels. We did negotiate with the sellers and staff agreed upon $9,235,000 as the final offer. This amount is already a line item in the school board's budget and impact fee funds would be used. Of course, with any development, there are concerns. Um, the ad for mentioned utility lines being approximately 3 miles from the site could cause apprehension, but with Tojo's announcement of expansion to the area, the gap will likely close very quickly over time, u making this much less of an issue. Additionally, Lake Marian Creek is currently substandard to urban collector standards for the unincorporated PK county, but this is a known
034concern um to county staff and the roadway is on their capital improvement plan with the intent to bring it up to the appropriate standards. Um sidewalks would be required allowing for safer streets and connections to neighboring subdivisions as they develop. Overall, we find that the site isn't ideal for a future school. understanding this of the county that is growing. Um we have a need for more student capacity. Staff is recommending the purchase of these properties to bank for future development. Um in this area, particularly in Point Sienna, it has many entitlements that date back from the 1970s. Um it is part of a what's called a pre-DRI. Um and they they could go out there and do single family and multif family homes based off of that. So we believe that these properties will help
035the school board meet future needs. Uh, obviously this is the workshop and with your consideration, we would schedule the board meeting for September 9th for a vote. And with that, I thank you and I'll stand for questions. >> Miss Miller, >> thank you. I appreciate some of the questions went out last night. Um, and I try to schedule them not to hit your inbox when I am sending them. Um, my question you did answer on the two appraisals and looking at looking at comps in the area, the price is better. It's I mean, it's we're not stealing it by any means, but it's definitely competitive with what's happening out there. Um my question is are we going to be working with one entity because these parcels are it looks like there's been a lot of
036family exchange through it but they're all under different people's names. >> It is um but there is one contact that we are working with. >> Okay. That represents all of these parcels. >> Correct. It's um Miss Nolles. >> Okay. And they will and they will own the property when we when the transaction happens. We're not >> Yes. They will be on it will Yes. Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. I did have a question as you were explaining just for the public and when we plan for this. We're planning 90 something acres which we can have a different meeting talking about scaling down what Davenport High School looks like because it's amazing. It's also very expensive. Um if we do not put a high school out there and you're saying it could be used a K8,
037it could be a a elementary. In the past, what happens? We don't need the same size land for those things. >> Correct. This does have wetlands on it. So the upland use is only 60 acres. So we would have to stay if you look back at one of the Yeah. So that if you can see the area to the northeast that's all wetland. So we'd have to stay away from that just for environmental impact purposes. >> But 60 acres isn't even what we need for K8 and middle. So I guess what I'm asking is what do we do with that land? Do we then try to sell it off? Like what do we do with that land that's that we don't use if it's not a high school? >> If I may, Miss Miller, uh
038what this site would also allow us to do is colllocation of facilities in addition to just educational institutional uh campus. It could be uh non-educational. It could be a maintenance or transportation uh subd depot which again within this area the closest transportation depot is in Lake Wales. >> I appreciate you mentioning that because when I was visiting the trans transportation depot the first thing they said is there's one that is neat and we need another one. So thank you for explaining that to people who are listening and thought I would have big green open fields with an elementary school sitting on it. Thank you >> Mr. Keys. >> So I have a couple. Um the first one we mentioned that Tohjo was going to provide potentially the service the announcement of service out there. My
039question is about fire service and what that looks like as far as hydrants. >> They would go along with Toho. It would be part of the they would be required to do that when they put their infrastructure in. >> Okay. One of my other concerns too, I know we we did traffic studies on those, but I don't know how much of the board has actually been out there, but my grandmother used to live literally within a couple miles of there. Um I have some subject properties that um I'm familiar with as part of my 9 to5 job and I will tell you the use of that road has gotten absolutely ridiculous. Lake Marian Creek Road it's the cars that fly up and down there. I am not sure at its current capacity especially with that
040bridge that's kind of right past there that we could facilitate any type of traffic for a school on that road. Um it it is it is bad. Um going in the >> county has identified that. I don't know that this is going to forlane, but it's certainly on their CIP to improve it and to widen it to appropriate standards. >> Yeah. So, so my concern would be I would would want to see the timeline and commitment to that because if we go to invest, you know, and I look at some of these parcels and and of course this I I do real estate all day long at the bank and I saw some of these parcel and I'm glad we negotiated down because I saw some of these prices like, well, that's that's kind of
041crazy. So, I'd be I'd be interested to see what the final um appraisal valuation was on that and how it was comparative to um you know, and then in kind of continuing with with some of the projects that we see currently, most notably the high school close to there is kind of the new frame of thought, the way we do things and kind of doing a all-inclusive um land acquisition and a school build. Um obviously, we need stuff out there that that area has grown um crazy. I'm just not sure presently in my opinion this is the best fit for the planning going forward knowing what's out there and knowing the area. I think that we can we can do a little bit better than than what I see there. Um because then I and
042and it just raises so many questions like parcels five and six that are noted. What would be the the reasoning behind those? And then having a site of 90 acres with 30 acres unusable. That kind of concerns me too. I think we can do a better job um identifying which I know there's not a lot out there. It's been gobbled up by a lot of development, but um it that's one of the things that just concerns me for the record. >> Mr. Sharpless. >> Yeah, initially I was going to ask you how many how much is this is buildable acres, but you've told me 60, so I know that. Um my question is on the asking prices slide, numbers four and six are purple outlined and the other ones are green outline. And I'm just
043curious, is there is that intentional? Like what is what is >> difference between four and six and six came in a little bit after? Okay. So, it's not the the So, one, two, three, and five were initial and then Okay. Um, yeah, I just uh I would like to know more on the the the specific on the the soil analysis. Uh, if you could I remember when we were talking about the uh P3 uh acquisition, we got a little more in depth uh on that. I would like to know just from an environmental standpoint um what we're looking at there. that would help ease my mind a little bit. So, if we can get a little more on that other than just I mean you you've given us some some slides just like some pictures
044but if we can get a little more detail on that data I would it would help me. Thank you. >> Absolutely. >> And we have had a phase one environmental study already conducted so we'll be sure to share that with you. >> Thank you, >> Dr. Allen. Thank you, Superintendent. I just want to clarify um and I appreciate you mentioning that this would be considered for other than just a high school because when I read the document it was just slated as high school. Uh so I appreciate that because I was like h this seems a little odd. Um but you had mentioned also in your description the BBB high school being 2829. I just want to seek clarification on that because I thought it was 2728 uh is what was listed in the ITN
045and my understanding that the target dates we were considering for that high school. >> I'll verify that date for you. >> Okay. All right. Great. Thank you. That's all I have. >> Miss Fields, >> I just wanted clarity. Uh I think you said in your presentation that this would be coming back to the board for the next board meeting >> with your approval for for consideration September 9th. Yes. >> Okay. And then I guess my my question is and this might be a superintendent high question is what is the urgency making sure that a lot of the concerns that even Mr. um Keys referenced I had some of the same concerns uh as far as pushing it through. I know that we are trying to get the best price based on the market and everything
046like that. I just want to make sure that um that we're not uh rushing uh the process. That's just my take. >> Well, there's nothing about the process that's being rushed. In fact, we've been in discussion and review of this parcel for over a year. um this this part these parcels came to us when the district was initially looking at the Baxter properties um for the high school build and then this was a proposal that came to us and so with respect to Mr. keys and and his comments about there's there's not much, but there are other parcels. Let's be clear that these parcels weren't even on the market. These were brought to us by private sellers who who came together. So, if if if board members are familiar or or know that there are
047other parcels out there that are privately held that we can gain access to or we should be negotiating, we're all for it. But the only thing the school district can do is look at available properties that are on the marketplace. Um, and so we are a little hamstrung in that regard, but there is nothing about this process that's being rushed. And if the board, and we took note of your questions today and your requests for the additional documents. Um, and so we'll bring it back for workshop at the next meeting. And if the board is satisfied at that point, it'll come back at a future meeting for a vote. I mean, this is we we know we need the land. We know we need to do the land acquisition. Uh we tried something different with
048this new high school by having the developer bring the properties, but that in and of itself has its own unique set of challenges. Um and we've worked through those. But at the end of the day, I think we need to have as many different opportunities and strategies in our toolbox to resolve our growth issues and capacity issues. So I mean, I'm hearing from the board. We took note again, like I said, of all your questions or requests for additional information. We'll bring it back at the next workshop and then we'll see if we have um consensus at that meeting to move forward and bring it back as a board item for a vote. >> With with all due respect, Superintendent Hyde, I think that discussion has been over the last year. >> Uh and so
049maybe at some point in time u you and I can have conversation as well to kind of refresh. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Because it's been a year. So that's a lot to Yes. try to chew on within the year. Thank you. >> Okay, there are no further questions or comments. Next item we have is the minute made mixeduse 300 multifamily mitigation agreement. Um Mr. Mlemore, it's all yours. >> Good afternoon. Uh >> has nothing to do with the drink company. stole my thunder. Uh good afternoon, Mr. Chair, board members. Uh again, um the name stems from the actual roads are actually the property fronts. There's actually minute ramp road one and two. So there's more than one. Um this item that's before you uh for workshop and it's not coming before you tonight. It'll be
050at the next board meeting for official action. But this is another uh proportion share mitigation agreement that a developer is uh seeking to enter into with the school district. Uh the proposed development seeks to uh construct 300 multif family unit apartments. The site we are uh looking at is in the northeast part of PK County. Uh it fronts highway US27. In terms of uh anticipated growth based off of our student growth multiplier. We anticipate that this development would generate 37 elementary uh student stations, 19 middle, 22 high. In terms of looking at the current zone boundaries, uh this uh area is served currently by Bellisa at the elementary and middle school component levels and is zoned for Ridge Community High School. In terms of where it is deficient, it is actually deficient at the elementary
051level. Um, which we have multiple mitigation agreements within this region of the county and it is the elementary level that is always the deficient uh component or factor uh for these developments to secure their entitlements. Uh so again based off of what they are deficient they are deficient the 37 anticipated uh generated stations that would be required based off of the cost of student station factor that we get from the department of education at just under 29,000 per station. In total, uh, the pro the agreement would, uh, seeks to have the developer, uh, pretty much pay a proportionate share payment of just over $1 million in which the district will earmark and identify and put towards a new elementary school that has already been identified in the district's 5-year capital plan. And that would be
052uh the elementary school that is located off of Massie Road and FDC Grove Road. It's within a mile of this site. pending your questions. >> Seeing none. Oh, Miss Wyatt. >> Um, I know we had a meeting on the concurrency. I just the and the attachment with the letter was was very helpful, but showing the adjacency and how that affects it. So, I just want to make sure it's it's on the record that this the high school we are not having to enter into agreement because of the adjacency at Auburndale. That is correct. >> So, we are not having to we are not able to collect money on those seats because students that will never go to Auburndale High School because they live by Ridge are being we're approving seats because they're there >> based
053off of the current methodology for school concurrency. Yes, it is relying on the concept of adjacency to satisfy the high school component. >> Okay. And that would be 22 additional seats >> if it was going strictly off of zoned. Correct. Yes, ma'am. >> And that's still something that we're working on is getting the adjacency piece out of >> We are looking to update the interlocal agreement. >> Thank you. >> Okay. No further questions on that item. Thank you, sir. This is turned into the uh Mr. McLemore show today. The next item for Mr. from McLemore and team. >> Actually, I'll have Miss Jennifer Frell is the high school reszoning update. >> Good afternoon. Um, I am Jennifer Frell, assistant director of GIS and demography and I'm just here to give you a little bit of
054an update from the presentation that we did before on high school resoning to cover some of the questions that we got from feedback from you. Um, I just want to remind you that this is still a work in progress and so we've now got some of your feedback that we're pulling in, but we are still looking to go out to the community, get the community feedback that's going to help us put together because at the end of the day, we're looking to put together a plan that we can all be happy with as much as possible. So, um, some of the things that came up, two of them were about apartment complexes, and both apartment complexes right now are, uh, relatively new. Um, one of them doesn't even have any students in it, and one
055I think had one student in it that I'm going to show in a minute, but we are looking at going ahead and adjusting what we had given as the proposed boundary a little bit more to not cut those apartment complexes in half. So, what you're looking at on your screen right now is showing you the um property itself, the current proposed boundary that we had shown you at the last meeting, and then the little bit of change that we are looking to make on that little corner to move that apartment complex and keep it from being separated. So, that would be the first adjustment to the proposed adjustments that we're looking at making, if that makes sense. Um and we do support the idea behind this change and the estimated number of students that we
056think will come out of that just like we were just showing with the concurrency is 39 once that is fully developed and families are moving in. Uh this is another apartment complex and same thing. It's um this is a very narrow strip of land actually as you can see in this. And um so we're just looking at moving that border just a little bit to get the same thing to just put that apartment complex, not split it up. Again, we're not looking at a whole lot of students right now. There's one living in there at the moment and um our estimates are just 18 total. This is a smaller complex, but so this would be another adjustment that we're looking at making. um Lake Wernern. We went to speak with this has actually uh been
057an issue apparently and we did speak with transportation. Um they're very excited about the idea of us getting this cleaned up. So we went in and we looked really closely. We went we met with transportation to make sure that if the new change that we made was going to work for them. Um, and it's basically, if you zoom in and you look at this, we're just taking the children that live around that lake and making sure that whole neighborhood is all on the Hannes City side instead of split in half. And the Hayes City side, this is good because, as you know, we're opening that new school. So, we're relieving Hannes City. So, this will also provide some relief for Winter Haven by moving those children up and keeping that neighborhood together and making transportation
058happy. So, yes, we do recommend this one. Um, this is an interesting little corner. I It was in there. It included three houses. So, we're just going to do a little tweak there and cut that little corner and make sure that that property belongs to the rest of its neighborhood. Just something that had gone drawn in there. And as far as the uh still dip down, that's just following a property line. But, so we'll go across to get those three houses up in with the rest of their neighborhood. And then that little dip is just part of the property line. We did look at some other things. Um, as uh, Miss Wyatt brought up, there are talks about conversions of hotels and other properties becoming uh, family homes. We're still assessing that. We we don't
059have a lot of information yet. It's kind of a new thing. Um, I know when I worked up in OciOla County, it was happening a lot up there as well. Um, and so it's just something that we are looking at and looking at the impact to see what it's going to how it's going to affect us. I can tell you in Oyola that um they stuck with they were efficiencies and could only have two people per unit, but we we will still have to see how things go here for us. Um Harmony at Lake Eloise, we know there's a lot of phases going on and a lot going on in there. We are going to look at it again. Um but we do want to say that there's possibility that things are going to get
060split just because it's so big. Um but we're going to look at that border again. and Cypresswood, there's not actually any development going on in the area. So, that's another one we would rather watch before we do any adjustments to. Um, and some additional questions that just came in. Um, the development of grasslands. Uh, I did run some numbers. There are seven high school students in there currently. Uh, one does attend Lakeland, that's a senior. One does attend Kathleen and the others attend other schools and that's who would be affected as of right now. I did also look down for the middle schoolers in there. There are 10 middle schoolers in there right now. Um, so it's not a huge neighborhood in terms of how many children are in there, but we are we do
061have those numbers for you. Um, and to address the middle schools in general and the feeder patterns, that is something we are starting to look at, but right now because we we brought you the high schools and now we've just started the middle schools with the ABC committee. So, um, we're still getting into that. So, we'll have more information, but we're not quite all there yet. But for Lakeland Highlands for that question, 78% of the students that are in the Lakeland Highlands boundary are in the George Jenkins feeder. Um, and then under the change that we're looking at that we proposed, 82 of those students currently are in the Lakeland to George Jenkins feeder pattern, but would be reszoned to Lakeland High. And just as uh because this question did come up more than once
062just to what we do consider when we're looking at resoning. There's a lot of moving parts here. There are so many moving parts but so school capacity and utilization student enrollment um both zoned and then the choice in and the choice out. Uh area migration trends. So in migration and out migration birth rates birth rates will tell us if this is the birth rates here that's approximately what we can expect in five years for our kindergarten class. um development activity. We track that very our concurrence via our concurrency but also we look at the certificate of occupancy because we can get the concurrency letters and we know it's coming but it's certificate of occupancy that starts telling us people are moving in. Um transportation log logistics are obviously a huge thing that we look at
063and then we look at the state and the internal student enrollment projections based on historical data. So there's a there's a lot going on in there that we're looking at when we make these recommendations and I am ready for any questions. >> So a couple things before I I turn to the board for questions if you all would clarify because I've received some questions. First and foremost, what steps do we take to make sure we're communicating with both county and city man city officials to make sure that we're up to date on all their projects or proposed projects? So part of that is concurrency with you know the applications because we're we have to give the letters back to them and all that but we also have our quarterly meetings that we meet with them
064to exchange information and keep up to date >> and then we maintain a dashboard. Correct. >> Yes, we have a dashboard. It is live. Um it shows all the developments and when you you can zoom in and you can see what we're monitoring. You can see if we have a binding letter on them if it's non-binding. You can see our estimates for student generation rates. So, it's it's all there >> and all of the cities have access to that and they can get more updates and then we have those meetings with them on a regular basis. >> Yes. Um we it's it's a good it's great to have that meeting for us because obviously we know what's going on and they know what's going on, but it's one of those times where the whole county
065can share information and that doesn't happen as often just between city to city or you know this is a time where we can all get together and exchange information. >> Perfect. to board members. I'll share more about our most recent meeting with the county about the interlocal agreement during the superintendent's report later this evening. Miss Wyatt, >> thank you. >> And I'm not sure if you all shared the concurrency development dashboard. I know we've seen it months and months and months ago, but if you could share that again with the full board, it really is helpful. I will say it actually made me more concerned about harmony at Lake Eloise. >> Yes. Um there's a lot going on >> because there's I mean yes it's four phases but it looks like >> it's I mean
066hundreds of of high schoolers just of high schoolers um you know and I have talked to superintendent height already. I can't support us not zoning a new development that is that close to a high school that's underenrolled to Winter Haven that is even with the proposed changes going to be at 98% without portables 96% or something like that with portables while we're leaving a school that it is closer to underenrolled especially when we're moving some of our historical neighborhoods out you know Lake Howard, Lake Cannon that have been zoned to Winter Haven since it was built. um to Lake Region, which is is further for them. Um so I'm going to strongly encourage us to move all of that to the Lake Region zone. Um it's much easier to zone open fields and cow pastures
067and orange trees than it is to zone um kids that are already living there. >> We we do try to look for We actually looked at this today and we were looking, okay, there's a canal. We do try to look for something that we can draw that line on instead of, you know, and there is a canal. Um, but yeah, I agree there. You know, we're looking at it again. >> So, I I would encourage us to do that before we take it to the community meetings. Um, the same I know you mentioned and and thank you for I know I've I sent in a million questions on apartment complexes and things. I'm like, it's literally two buildings is zoned to a different school. Um, but the same with the hotels at this point. If
068it's a hotel, there's literally I mean it's I think three hotels in an IHOP. No students are zoned anywhere. Worst case, we zone it to a different school and nothing happens and we've you know zoned it to a different school. But if it gets changed into multif family living, which has happened with several of our apartment complexes in Winter Haven, now we have a hundred students that are zoned to an over capacity school. So I would encourage us to make those changes. Worst case it and nothing happens. Best case it's already changed to go to the school that's currently underenrolled. So those would be my my thoughts there. Thank you. >> There are no further questions or comments. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Screen time board members. This will come back to you at
069a subsequent meeting. We're not prepared to present this item today. I apologize. Last item. We will going into close session. Mr. Chair. All right, >> board members, we are going to now um basically go into recess so we can address this closed session and then at this time I will close our meeting out. This is a record time. >> All right. At this time, I'd like to call this meeting back to order. >> Is everything okay? >> Everything's great. >> Okay. Very good. >> So, very good. Uh, I would like to now turn the rest of our meeting over to superintendent. Superintendent Hyde, you're recognized. >> Mr. Chair, members of the board, that concludes the superintendent's report for today. Um, and so I will I I just wanted to explain a little bit further about
070the screen time. So, we continue to make sure that we are accounting for the instructional minutes that are are required for each one of our curriculum materials and curriculum supports so that we don't bring you a screen time recommendation that would not allow teachers or students to meet that expectation. Plus, we want to make sure that we're providing some allowances for projects and things of that nature. Um, while also making sure that our screen time allowances or recommendations to the board will align to national standards as well. Um, and so that's important for us to make sure that if we bring it to you, we've done everything. I've already drafted some language. It's circulated with the team. Um, about the minutes of instruction and access time and and those are just being tweaked and revised.
071But there's a much better descriptor next to it. That helps explain the total mil minutes and how that we arrived at that number so that you as board members can reflect on that before we make a decision. And then this would be brought to you once you agree to that position as far as the the screen time recommendation. Then we would bring you back a draft proposal for board policy. Um and then district would have to retain the rest of it as a procedural document to support schools and support staff. Um but that's going to be a little bit more of a thorough process. So I just wanted to explain to you the delay in that. Uh Mr. Chair, that's it. There are two remaining items. We're on a donation report in a quality report
072for bid recommendations and I turn it over to you sir. >> All right. Very good. Thank you, Superintendent Hyde. Board members, we are now at E1, which is our board agenda for tonight. So, I'll give you a moment to switch over to tonight's meeting agenda. All right. So at this point we'll just go line by line just starting with letter A through F and that will then take us to the the meat of our agenda around our consent which is going to be G through K. So if you have any questions on G through K. All right seeing okay I do see Miss Fields Yes. Um I think I'm one I'm one too soon. I had L. I'm sorry. >> Okay. Oh, down the agenda here. All right. So, we're going to move to L
073through N. Would it be in that section, Miss Fields? >> All right. You're recognized. >> So, I wanted to ask superintendent if you can refresh my memory. I know we had the item four on the work session at our last board at our last meeting and I looked at the minutes and it only talks about that we were going to extend uh the agreement with Aramark and I thought we said that we were going to bid it out. So my question to Superintendent Hyde is what is the timeline you think for bidding that out cuz this is being extended for 3 years. Correct me if I'm wrong. >> It's not a three-year extension. and it's a two-year extension. So, we'll need to make that edit to that before tonight cuz I just caught that typo.
074But, Miss Fields, that will go out for a bid this year because it will take us the entirety of a school year um to transition to a new organization if that's what's ultimately selected. >> So, you will probably see the bid go out by December or January. Um so, that we will have plenty of time to review those, bring the information back to the board. >> Thank you. because I saw that too. One said two and one said three, so I wasn't sure what it was. >> It's a two. Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, thank you. That was the same question I had as well. So, thank you for bringing that forward. Uh, Mr. Sharpless, you're recognized. >> Not a question, but um just want to give a shout out, a thank you
075to um on the Safari Mont montage. Um Ann Pasco. Uh I was reading the notes where you made sure the company signed that data data privacy agreement. Just want to say thank you for that. Um it's important to keep our students safe and that was a concern I had but then I saw on there where they signed the DPA. So that makes me happy. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Sharpless. Miss Miller, you're recognized. >> Just want to go back to the airark thing real quick to confirm that we're not only we're bidding this out, but we're also inventorying what we own or do we already have that inventory? because part of this bid process is if we're going to re if we're going to purchase um equipment or if we're going to go with
076a company that will provide it. So, do we is this going to be the time we currently inventory those items or is that already done somewhere? >> So, we already know what we own. >> Okay. >> And we know what Aramarkarks provided. The timeline allows us to fill the void. Um I do not believe that we will be pursuing a contract where the the provider brings in equipment. Um, I'd rather we assume that right now unless we can unless the ROI is significantly better um to do a lease agreement for equipment and supplies. Um, but I have we'll have to wait for the RFP to go out to be able to to answer that question more effectively. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Miller. And Miss Fields, you're recognized. >> Okay.
077This might be a dumb question. I'm going to ask it anyway. Um, L2 and three. I looked at the documents, but I didn't see anything that showed the cost of the project. And maybe I missed it. That would be for Barto Middle and Blake Academy gym. The cost for that project. >> There's a lot to scroll through there, Miss Fields. I'll do it during the break and if it's missing, we'll provide that. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Fields. Yeah, it' be good to know where it's at on the contract. I do see it listed in the recommended action on the item itself. >> Yeah. >> As far as the um cost. All right. We are now moving to section S. Uh anything for section S? This is our ureiththmics conversion that we
078talked about. >> It's a It's a great band. >> Yeah, it is a great band, right? >> Every time we say it, that song kicks something in my head. >> What is her name? The lead singer of that. >> I forget her name. >> Annie Lennox. >> Lennox. Yeah, there we go. Indeed. >> Look at Tracy laughing because she remembers. It >> was a prom song. That's right. All right. We are now at the action agenda for tonight, letter U. And I see Mr. Sharpless, you're recognized. Just want to say I'm going to mention something about my employee on U1. And then um I want to just throw this idea out here for the referendum ballot language. I personally would rather see an 8515 split rather than an 8020. Um, so I'm might propose an
079amendment tonight for the ballot language. Um, would like to know feedback from or thoughts from other board members. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Sharpless. And Miss Fields, you're recognized. >> Well, I'd like to hear thoughts from the superintendent, his team on the 80 20, please. So we we I think we provided the rationale. We provided examples of other districts. I don't believe that we can accomplish all those other program needs with only 15%. And we've been talking about this for quite some time. And so I am surprised to hear about it today and that there's been no conversation about this prior to today's meeting. Um so I would ask quite frankly I' I'd like to hear the justification for doing so. um because we were very adamant about how those dollars would be distributed
080and what that would equate to and that 5% is not going to have a significant impact on raises for other salaried employees. So at the end of the day, we have a comprehensive deferred maintenance bill headed our way that's going to require us to make sure that we have backfilled our revenue. And so to support program needs, we're going to have to make those expenditures. And I believe I articulated that pretty fairly well at the last time we talked about the percentages and provided the sample ballot language from all school districts that had gone out for a previous referendum. Several of whom do the exact same thing, a 20 8020 split, including Hillsboro County, Penllis County. So again, I think we're well justified for it. I've not heard a single concern about it from anyone,
081from our union leadership, from stakeholders, from board members. So, I I will leave it at that. >> And and if I can finish, thank you for your response. And I think that we need to hear we need to hear your response. And the fund distribution proposal was pretty much uh very detailed and in depth. Uh, and so I respect that that you feel like the mission cannot be accomplished without the 20%. So I'm okay with the 8020. Yes, >> ma'am. >> Thank you, Miss Fields. And Mr. Sharpless, you're recognized. >> Sure. Uh, I just in our uh revenue summary on U3, it discussed to do so. District has set aside 15 to 20%. So, I was just con seeing what the thought of the board might be on the 8020 versus the 8515. I'm not
082set on that. I was just wanting to kind of hear some thoughts. Um, I was curious. I, um, we have just a refresher on what that 5% difference would be. Um, you know, I want to make sure that we are able to be com as competitive as we can. And that's my concern is being competitive with our salaries, trying to make sure that we are recruiting and retaining our employees. Um, in particular, uh, I also think that this, you know, this is just my opinion as a board member. I think that we should be focused on, uh, employees that are it's hard to recruit. You know, um, you know, this is going over. It says here that uh it would be distributed among all employees. Um I just I would like just to hear what
083employees it when they say all employees are we talking about from superintendent all the way down to to entry level position or um you know with the percentages. I just I would like to know more. Um I certainly am not saying I wouldn't support it. I just wanted to have a discuss more a little more of a discussion. um before we get there. I just uh yeah, that's all that's the only reason I'm bringing it up. I'm not saying that definitely. That's why I said I might just was curious. So >> So it it does it to my recollection, the language does not say all employees. >> Okay. >> The language that you were provided in the action agenda item specifically states that it will go to teachers and staff. There is no indication in
084there, nor have we ever discussed using those dollars to offset professional level nuggroup employees. Okay, that's never been a discussion from the get-go. It's always been focused on teacher recruitment and retention. But it's not just teachers alone. Every school district has used these funds to offset costs for PAR educators, food service, bus drivers. That's the focus group. But to also be clear, please keep in mind that ultimately you will have to vote on the distribution and the percentages of which which of that 80% how will it be weighted towards instructional staff versus non-instructional staff. That's the process that has to take place. So if you if you recall from my presentation, I outlined the statutory requirement for us to bargain all of these things. Um, and so that's the intent is once the board says
085yes to ballot language and the referendum language and then the board takes a formal vote and I'd like to have a moment to talk about the referendum ballot so I can clarify what it is you're doing tonight with that and please Mr. Green will probably like to join me in that conversation as well. Then it moves forward. Then we can go to the table. We can start bargaining for what that those dollars might look like. But we're going to we're going to bargain simultaneously with ASME and PEA. We're not going to bargain, you know, it's it's really an intentional process. They have brought models to the table from other school districts that they feel reflect what would what what should be our focus. I'm happy to work from those rather than try and reinvent the
086wheel. Um but no sir, that's none of that's going to go to my office. >> So So it's just it will be just be going to pea and the groups that are represented by pea and ask me. >> Yes sir. >> Okay. Okay. So, no nug at all. >> Clerical staff. I'm trying to think through the nug group. >> School admins. >> No, sir. >> Okay. All right. I >> not unless the board chooses to do that because then it creates other opportunities for us to do things to enhance their salaries. There's no dispute that the school-based administrators need to have an adjustment. Absolutely. >> But if this picks up a significant portion of that annual compensation, which it could, then it frees up other dollars for us to address administrators separately. Gotcha. Because I
087want to make sure we're also competitively pay uh paying our school-based administrators for certain. >> Correct. But the intent right intention right now is to focus on teachers and other staff. >> Okay. >> And and really just to make it easier, I'll throw administrators in schoolbased staff that your instructional schoolbased staff. I think that's the best way to capture it for the general public to understand what we're focusing on. Um and so that's where we are. >> All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome, >> Mr. Keys. You're recognized. >> Thank you. And I think um what Mr. Sharpos was probably alluding to in that when it says all was in the funding allocation where it said all employees. So, thank you for the clarification on that, Superintendent. And um I will tell you that um
088I'm comfortable with the 8020 split as of now because as you mentioned and um I think it was a very good point that we have a a large maintenance, you know, issue ahead of us. We're assessing those and it and I would I would mention that you know shortly before I came on to the board that that summer o heat um that a lot of those um school-based employees were complaining about that and that 20% will address that right so these are not only going to salaries you know we're we're that was the overall intent of what we're doing but also we need to keep in mind that those are things too that also whereas um more money in the pocketbook every month is a good thing but also quality of of the atmosphere that
089you're in is certainly part of that overall picture too. Um, and the other thing that I would um I guess mention too is was a very good point is we get to decide after the point how to how to divse up and how they're you know distributed. So I think that that's very good. Um, and then I guess the final point too, and thank you again, superintendent, for that clarification, because I think as we see these increases that we're able to take these funds, allocate them to certain positions that it would potentially free up monies and other ways that we could we could um potentially look at the compensation of our our administrators, too. So, I think if you look at the overall picture, it's it's a pretty good plan moving forward. >> Thank you,
090Mr. Keys. And Miss White, you're recognized. >> Thank you. I am moving on to the next comment. So, I just want to make sure or to different items. So, I want to make sure that's okay. >> Okay. Um I mean I I did want to speak to this um in particular. I'll just leave you. >> No, that's that's totally fine. I just wanted to make sure before >> Yeah, I'm comfortable with the 8020. I I did have a question uh and I appreciate the clarity around the all because it is noted in that document. Um, but like for example, Hillsboro uh does honor their school-based admins in their formula. Um, just wanted to draw attention to that. So, I was just curious how we were playing um with that um 80%. And then my question
091was more so the portion that's going to be that's going to be negotiated is the 80%. Is that correct? >> That is correct. the board will determine the 20% allocation. If you recall, part of what we discussed, just for clarification on the 20% is as the deferred maintenance evaluations are being completed at each school, you will then as it relates to these specific topics, you'll then have the opportunity to rank prioritize how you'd like to see those dollars spent over the four years that we would generate that revenue. >> All right. Very good. Uh, Miss White, you are recognized. >> Thank you. I have a couple questions. First, thank you for clarifying Justin or um Mr. Keys that it is your appointment. No, it is your appointment, Justin. Okay. Um, if that can be in
092the notes if possible moving forward because right now it says it's from Dr. Allen, which I was very confused because I thought you had appointed several people the last meeting. Didn't know that you had seats left. Um but so thank you for the clarification on that. Um he will be a great asset to that committee. Um my other question is can you give me a recap superintendent hide on the resoning because I thought we were move supposed to be voting on that tonight to bring to move forward to the community. Do we not have to vote on that? Is that coming back to us in September? So we can bring it back to you in September with the discuss the the changes that were reflected from today's conversation. And then at that time what the
093board is approving just again just so a matter of public record is the board's not approving those to move forward. They're simply approving those to go public for us to gather feedback from our stakeholders. That's all that you're going to be approving at that time. And then after the end of the survey period, we will then provide you with all the feedback and any recommended revisions that we based off that feedback may be making and then the board ultimately will vote on those final changes and then we'll begin the notification process for families. >> Yeah. Thank you. I just want to make sure to, you know, I know it was supposed to be on tonight and it's not, which is great because I would love to see those recommendations for the Winter Haven area. Um,
094I think it's important that we get that to the community before um they look at it the first time. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Wyatt. >> Seeing no other >> Dr. Allen, if I could just provide a moment of clarification on the referendum language the board understands. So, board members, please understand, you are not approving the referendum language this evening. you are approving a draft of the resolution language to be accompanied by a 30-day um public hearing notification. You are not required to have a public hearing for this topic. However, for the sake of transparency, knowing how this board has always sought to operate, what you will be approving tonight is a referendum language, tentative referendum language. I'm sure I said it that way. And then um Mr. green will be asking
095for approval to advertise public hearing. You'll have your public hearing and then that night you will vote to finalize everything um with the exception of the distribution amounts. It'll be 8020 if the board moves forward with that percent. But the the the amount that would go to individual employee groups will not be defined at that time. We have time to negotiate that and bargain that. But just so so you understood, you're not formally approving this. you're you're approving tentative language this evening and then we will finalize it after the 30-day period and you have a public hearing at that next board meeting where that can be met and that's being done just to make sure we get all we're we're transparent and because even though it's not a requirement we want to make sure everybody's
096aware. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Thank you, Superintendent. and I very much appreciate that um move and I think that um from a transparency standpoint it's very important. So >> Mr. Keys, just going back to what Mrs. Wyatt said about the attendance boundary and the changes that were were we saying that we want to take those suggested minor changes and go out and make the the community aware first of those changes? No, that I would like those included in what we are. >> Oh, absolutely. Well, and and and and so if I may on that one, I think they're all very good, very thoughtout recommendations. I don't want to kick the can further down the road if at all possible to that. I think we've been sitting on it for two years now. We
097should probably I mean, if we're comfortable with the way they were, they were really seriously minor adjustments to to move forward with it because we really need to get out to the community. I guess I'm a little bit confused on that. Were we considering not taking action tonight on that to put it forward and moving it to September because I don't agree with that. >> Do you have a recommendation? Uh Mr. Keys, >> say again. >> Are you are you bringing a recommendation forward? >> Yeah, that that we take that what was presented to us earlier in the work session, those minor changes and proceed forward with those and and kind of keep going with it because to move it to September before we take action again, I it's just kicking the can down the
098road even further. Mhm. >> I don't I don't think with the the changes as minor as they were that we need to consider for a whole another month. >> Is that possible, Superintendent, to actually move this on the action agenda for tonight for us to then uh take it out into the community um for feedback? I'd >> like to talk to Mr. McLemore because I'd like to see if we can't at least publicly address the requested changes and revisions in particular for those three developments or to at least two developments that impact that Winter Haven feeder pattern. Um, if that was the board's interest, then yes, obviously you could do that tonight. If not, my recommendation would be at a minimum they would come back to back at the next meeting. Um, but if if
099staff can make those adjustments and then be asked to present again this evening and that satisfies Miss Wyatt's concerns and other board member concerns, then yes, absolutely the board could move forward with that. >> Yeah. Because my only my only concern with that is we're we're only given recommendations now. We aren't actually approving it until afterwards anyways. Correct. So if we went ahead and and not you know taken a month out of the equation say hey by the way these are the minor adjustment. We're not actually approving those tonight. We're just approving saying that we're going to the community with those recommendations. I I if we could I just I would like to to see it expedited because we've sat on that far too long and and and I'm not only thinking about high schools.
100I'm thinking about the heavy lift now with what's behind it with middle schools and elementary schools that still have to be done. >> All right. Anything else Mr. Key? >> That's it. >> I appreciate that. Uh, I would be in support of your ideas as well. Um, Miss Wyatt, you're recognized. >> Thank you. Superintendent Haidar, I know we have talked about those community meetings. Do we have any idea when those will be scheduled? My thought is that we can go ahead and advertise the community meetings. Our next voting board meeting is September 9th. So, we're it's not we're not waiting six weeks to vote on them. that if we're not having those community meetings before September 9th, we can go ahead and advertise the meetings and then post the with the revisions once they're up.
101>> I know the dates and locations were finalized. I'm looking for it now. I apologize. >> Let me address that this evening if I could during superintendent report if that's or old business. We can we can address that. Okay. Thank you. All right. I see no other comments at this time. All right. We will now move to board comments. So board members, here's your opportunity. If you want to speak on any committees or anything in general that you want to bring forward at this time, this would be your opportunity. And Mr. Mr. Sharpless, you're recognized. >> Um, just want to say that uh the legislative platform submissions uh are open until September 6th with FSBA. So, if any of you have any um ideas uh for submissions, feel free to email me or uh I
102would think board I don't want to speak for board member Fields, but also potentially her with being an advocacy representative. if you had any ideas for our FSBA platform. Um, I'm open to certainly hearing from you all. So, >> sending those board members. >> Sorry. Send it. Well, it has to be Okay. So, it has to be submitted by a FSBA member. So, I guess it could be submitted through a vet um or something to >> I think in the past we've sent them to >> Yeah. Yeah. Isn't it What's the deadline again? >> That's whether she's with Fel. It's September 6th, I believe. >> September 6th. >> Just >> the email was sent out. I just wanted to remind everyone that there's potential for you to um that wouldn't be something we voted on
103personally. That would I don't I would have to get weighed in on the uh from our board attorney if that would violate Sunshine. But this is submitting something to the FSBA platform. Um I don't know. >> Yeah. And just as a reminder how that functions is individual board members can submit to the FSBA and then those are then distilled within their committee um and then that's that's brought back to the executive committee for approval and that's just adopted um for the FSBA platform specifically. >> All right. Uh Miss Wyatt, you're recognized. >> Thank you. That was a great segue because my question was going to be um when we're starting to work on our legislative platform since it is early session this year. So they're starting committee weeks basically two board meetings from now before
104two board meetings from now. So just kind of what the timeline is and and Superintendent Hyde what you'd like us to do as far as sending any suggestions. >> So Miss Dodge worked with um Mr. Davis and they developed a timeline um to bring this before you. I believe Miss Dodge was looking um for something to start taking place here in the next week or so. Um I'll have to find that timeline. I know Miss Miss Fields has sent me an email which triggered me to reach out to Miss Dodge and and Mr. Davis to find out what the plan was to make sure that we started to work on that before session began. >> Thank you. >> All right. Anything else, Miss Wyatt? >> No. >> All right. Thank you so much. And Miss
105Fields, you're recognized. >> Superintendent Hyde had the comments that I was going to make. And my other question is, and maybe that's a part of Wendy uh coming before the board as far as highlighting any of the legislative stuff. I mean, we typically have that. I don't know what the thoughts are on that. Superintendent H. >> Mim, that's a review of last year's legislative session and and changes and policy or excuse me, procedural changes is currently on the agenda for our retreat. Um, and we we saved a considerable amount of time for that. And then we'll be able to also use some of that time to start uh pulling the board's interest for this year's legislative platform. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Fields. Seeing no other comments, I would want to
106give an opportunity for our general counsel if you wanted to speak to anything that we've discussed uh as well. >> No, I have I have no comments at this time. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Green. All right. Seeing no other comments at this point, we will now uh adjourn. See you shortly. >> Good lord.