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A board member moved to split public-comment time so that speakers addressing agenda items speak during the agenda portion and non-agenda speakers are moved to the end of the meeting; the motion, as amended, limited speakers to three minutes at both the agenda and non-agenda comment periods and set a policy that cameras would be turned off and the meeting adjourned after non-agenda public comment concludes. The motion, seconded and amended on the floor, passed on roll call with all board members recorded as voting yes.

Separately, the board approved procurement solicitations listed in the agenda. During discussion of procurement solicitations, a board member highlighted a forthcoming change in food and nutrition services: the approved solicitation includes new software for food-nutrition point-of-sale terminals, enabling credit-card and electronic payments at cafeterias and concession stands. \"Very soon... you will have the opportunity to pay with a credit card,\" the board member said, praising the technology upgrade. The procurement motion passed by roll call.

Other routine items approved on the action agenda included department- and school-initiated agreements and administrative staff recommendations; consent agenda items were approved earlier in the meeting by roll call as recorded in meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","School Board Meeting 2-11-25","oneSentenceSummary","The school board voted to split public-comment time between agenda and non-agenda items with a three-minute limit and approved procurement items including new point-of-sale software that will allow credit-card payments in school cafeterias.","taxTitle","Brevard, School Districts, Florida","taxId",15572,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335903,"Independent citizens committee previews millage oversight annual report; board accepts report",699,2290000,2989000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715&start=2290&end=2989","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715/thumbnail_2290000.jpg","/articles/6335903/Florida/Independent-citizens-committee-previews-millage-oversight-annual-report-board-accepts-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335903-1ce740d3b8619ba2ce7664b8212c9589/orig.mp4?Expires=1776208744&Signature=J0oEeA5DE8xo7KqEWUSSEFhetspVacO9B~7wl-LEKPfGqubIG0mJklum4BYfZDgAQ1TVGg9EbMiSYODK06H7XVzkLEg57QXZs2i6PVmPJvDiaOuRr4JdhsLM7HTOtgaMFd0Ar2pC6VMPowzDxDZFUzaE3gXKoTUP7D7z2M2rhV5ZiVEL-ZEQlus9vkkgANYhdG~pKXPd9hhR0mjHGx~3xTjC~6qviv60MCdmV66BRwx3LjteI8k95ywBanYrx4ga8oucIGS8X6t2f~fBrB2UZX2-J3rYC9-mkT9KJ84sUjuEVTOR7an10ExL4I7ZuTNSSBJTHkW7BTUPQFOZHMIskA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Independent Citizens Committee for Millage Oversight (ICCMO) presented its annual financial report to the Brevard Public School Board, outlining how the district's voter-approved millage is being spent and identifying priorities for 2025.

Phil Harris (chair) summarized the 48-page report, which the committee developed after beginning meetings in 2023 and convening through 2024. Harris said the committee's high-level breakdown of millage spending shows approximately 80 percent for employee compensation, about 16 percent for student programs and roughly 4 percent for technology upgrades. He noted that compensation paid under the millage counts toward employee retirement and that the millage is structured to reward long-tenured staff as part of retention strategy.

The presentation highlighted specific allocations and upcoming program investments: the committee noted funds allocated to officials for athletics (described as payment to the county's officials association), elementary media assistants, classroom-technology upgrades (\"classroom of the future\" Promethean boards and related equipment), expanded supplements and incentives for coaches and activity sponsors, additional HR positions for training and professional-development support, behavior and special-education supports, and new CTE and fine-arts spending. Harris said the committee expects major implementation activity in 2025 and that the adopted budget was initially estimated at about $65.2 million and has been amended for interest and other changes.

Harris identified several quantified items from the report: a committee slide described roughly $541,000 directed to the Midcoast Officials Association for officials (MCOA) costs, about $2.49 million for elementary media-assistant funding allocations (programs currently split between millage and federal grants), and plans to add dozens of staff positions across instructional and support categories in 2025 (committee slides list specific position counts but the presenter emphasized the figures are rolling as hiring proceeds). The presenter also noted the committee's role is oversight, not advisory decisionmaking, and encouraged public review of the posted annual report.

Board members thanked the committee and voted to accept the report by roll call. The committee noted its next public meeting date and encouraged public attendance.","The Independent Citizens Committee for Millage Oversight presented a 48-page annual financial report summarizing how millage funds were used and proposing allocations for 2025; the board acknowledged the report and approved acceptance by roll call.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335908,"\"Who We Play For\" screening credited with saving students; board proclaims Heart Health Month",467,1348000,1815000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715&start=1348&end=1815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715/thumbnail_1348000.jpg","/articles/6335908/Florida/Who-We-Play-For-screening-credited-with-saving-students-board-proclaims-Heart-Health-Month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335908-08eb62d734be1ce7a4e895c1d7b509a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776208744&Signature=iJqnUTElKYHC9edHP4lr3zorNlFivY-AKpiWI17ndRNjnK2Zuqsz-lj2xVhJQn1nrXAmNWEiMwnbMamcecm8gSJv0A1oTezgrUh40XPyyxqdkIrjAUrarLDLUBVoSZik7w4ZwntKOQvqLbqM4BCrEFm-Xv9IVdWEM8Cz-DXNe7SFhAoIqSqPuS6zoQl17LH6X7zc6B5hBetw1eeuikqV6WKK43EfxJz5gzUnRbci785MJQUbkix04TYtyCHCfDlDRSPZ4LpYodDhqWBcqS29xJMGt0-bN7KdbvN4p-wKBMlcDJFrsFVN6xOewehkc3w0SJgI712xy6MyXixqsCzCJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brevard Public School Board adopted a Heart Health Month proclamation and heard testimony from Who We Play For, a nonprofit that provides ECG screenings in district schools, including a first-hand account from a young man who credited a screening with identifying a life-threatening condition.

Stacy Carticini, heart-screening director for Who We Play For, said the organization is conducting screenings across the district, focusing on sixth graders at minimal or no cost. \"The ECGs that we provide, for free, no cost or low cost, are saving lives across the county,\" Carticini said. She said the program is working with schools to screen students and follow up with cardiology review when screening flags concerns.

James, introduced during the presentation as a student saved by the program, described being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after an eighth-grade screening. James told the board that knowledge of his condition led friends, family and coworkers to recognize a medical emergency when he had sudden cardiac arrest as a senior; immediate action and CPR helped him survive. \"Because my friends and my coworkers knew that I had a heart condition that Who We Play For found earlier in my life, they were able to get the ball rolling, and it ended up causing me to be able to come back and be able to stand here today,\" he said.

Who We Play For representatives said their internal counts and staff comments indicate the screening program has identified dozens of students with conditions requiring follow-up; one presenter said the program has already \"saved 68 kids\" through its screening process. The presenters told the board the condition is often genetic, and screening a single student can lead to identification of affected family members.

The presenters emphasized two clinical points: (1) the nonprofit screens many children who are not athletes and urges that screenings be offered broadly, and (2) electrical abnormalities can be missed on routine physical checks: the presenters stated that some electrical abnormalities are missed by standard stethoscope exams in many cases. Carticini said the county was among the first in the nation to run the program at scale in schools and urged continued district support.

The board read and unanimously adopted a Heart Health Month proclamation recognizing cardiovascular health efforts in schools and encouraging community awareness and screenings. The proclamation language, read by a board staff member, encouraged students and families to engage in heart-healthy activities and acknowledged district support for screening programs.","A student survivor and county screening director told the board that ECG screenings in schools have identified potentially life-threatening heart conditions; the board adopted a Heart Health Month proclamation recognizing the screenings and urging countywide awareness.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6335913,"School board approves personal-finance instructional materials, opens 30-day public review",698,3766000,4464000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715&start=3766&end=4464","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2288402-e80f274a61e2023a28ef3f761c2c9715/thumbnail_3766000.jpg","/articles/6335913/Florida/School-board-approves-personal-finance-instructional-materials-opens-30-day-public-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6335913-9d30d186a445425e155be5b051fcb38d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776208744&Signature=Y8Uy143PqMRP15ZGBKqGW27RPEtkLxZlw15ge125r6KDY1c6YRKQH0PWfzj5wRByDW-9JUcOzVbFXi-JFXqaMtbUy5Ur6IYgJ6VVmNJi~gS6XcbSXSpv4L5ldiqfkpsb~vKN2Q-5IkM3F8FGst1IVF8VUdjB~qvoMkJuUnYs3T21wpmTiT-uMYvV0HGNh~0Slj3qGK0C~N8Nz7QY6P1oSh3Q5tGv4oD0avzpOgxRvT~6YTRxbG2zBxOgyTiBWiyRBWj0KEXGGdlRAzYIJhCK3ax~j5BhMCM4WEpKj2iiMEAHJHcWwsQRTC6~aS0KUbT6wBadDMcKsdyzYwu9Shshww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brevard Public School Board voted to approve the adoption of K–12 science materials and a high-school personal-finance curriculum, starting a 30-day public review and petition period for residents or parents to contest the selection.

Board member Janet Campbell, who outlined the adoption process during the meeting, said the district followed the statutory and board-prescribed review procedures and invited public participation at multiple stages. \"Parents of a public school student or residents of Brevard County have the opportunity to contest the approved selections during the 30-day public review period on a form provided by the school board,\" Campbell said, reading procedural language from the agenda item.

The adoption vote followed one public comment objecting to the personal-finance curriculum on the grounds that it contains religious quotations; the commenter urged the board to consider secular alternatives. The commenter said the curriculum includes quotations from Proverbs, Luke and Matthew and argued that using such language in a required class could raise First Amendment concerns. Campbell and other board members urged members of the public to review the materials via the link on the agenda and, if desired, file a petition in accordance with the posted process.

Under the district process Campbell described, the adoption now triggers a 30-day public review window. If petitioners file timely petitions, the district will refer contested adoptions to an independent hearing officer (not a district employee or agent) for at least one open hearing; the hearing officer’s decision becomes final and is not subject to further petition review by the school board.

The district noted the instructional-materials committee that recommended the materials included teachers and community members; Campbell said the committee reviewed multiple options and the selected materials were the committee’s first choice. Several board members said the district has made the materials available in full on the agenda for public inspection.

The roll call recorded unanimous approval (ayes from board members recorded in the meeting minutes).","The Brevard Public School Board voted to adopt new K–12 science and high-school personal-finance instructional materials (including a Dave Ramsey– authored personal-finance curriculum) and opened a 30-day petition period for public review and challenges.","actionData","errors"]

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