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Lipsey said the plan groups projects into major categories and includes projected capital outlay revenue from the district's 1.5 mill levy, with a table that also shows a theoretical increase to the allowable 1.75 mills. He described additional revenue sources the plan lists, including half-cent sales tax proceeds, federal grants such as ESSER, PECO funds (noting a $240,000 pass-through for charter schools), impact fees and possible new certificates of participation or loans. He told the board that the fund-balance projections shown are estimates and that the budget and finance department recommends retaining about $4 million as a balance.

On expenditures, Lipsey said the plan lists major maintenance and repair projects (DOE predefined categories and locally defined categories) and that the work plan balance at the top-level compares available revenue with total projected project costs. He explained DOE's feasibility definitions: a zero balance is considered balanced and feasible; a negative balance is infeasible; a positive balance shows available revenue that could be spent.

Lipsey summarized capacity projects and said classroom additions in phase 1 and phase 2 of the previously presented expansion plan appear in the first three years of the work plan. He noted a planning requirement that capacity added in the first three years must be identified for concurrency reviews for development under state statute and local ordinance. Lipsey described specific projects listed in the plan, including a co-located 30-classroom building serving Weeki Wachee Senior High and Winding Waters K-8, and a later-year addition exclusively for Winding Waters; the two items appear as separate line items ($20 million and $25 million in the presentation) because one is the shared flex building and the other is the subsequent exclusive addition.

Lipsey said the non-capacity list includes roughly 270 projects of $50,000 or greater, grouped by school for the presentation. He noted the maintenance department is evaluating a facilities-condition-assessment program to get more accurate prioritization of future needs.

Board members asked for clarity about HVAC and roofing budget lines versus later large-chiller or HVAC projects; Lipsey said allocations may reflect a balancing of funding sources and recommended follow-up with finance and maintenance for detailed line-item questions. The board also questioned a listed $800,000 duct-cleaning estimate for Winding Waters; Lipsey said maintenance obtained vendor pricing that showed high costs because of the volume and scale of ductwork and that some duct cleaning is performed when interior HVAC renovations occur.

Board members also asked about a $3,000,000 softball-complex line item for Hernando High and a previously planned $500,000 records-storage building for the district office; Lipsey said the softball item had been included from an earlier capital-assessment list and that the records building plan was drawn before COVID and costs had since risen. Lipsey emphasized that individual contracts for projects will be brought to the board for separate formal approval and that the work plan presentation is intended to inform the board, state and local governments of planned priorities and projected revenues.

The workshop concluded with staff saying formal approval of the work plan will be scheduled in the coming weeks; no formal vote on the work plan was recorded during the workshop.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hernando School District - School Board Workshop on 2025-03-11 2:00 PM - Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reviewed the tentative five-year capital work plan, describing revenue assumptions (1.5 mills, PECO, half-cent sales tax, ESSER), a long project list of roughly 270 items, planned classroom-capacity additions and a schedule for bringing individual project contracts back to the board.","taxTitle","Hernando, School Districts, Florida","taxId",13114,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641153,"Board hears Leader in Me proposal; district to pilot program at seven schools with Franklin Covey support",1403,484000,1887000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547365-ad93993b24ad3377d7257697ae6c658b&start=484&end=1887","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547365-ad93993b24ad3377d7257697ae6c658b/thumbnail_484000.jpg","/articles/6641153/Hernando/School-Districts/Florida/Board-hears-Leader-in-Me-proposal-district-to-pilot-program-at-seven-schools-with-Franklin-Covey-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641153-06b3e4e1b97bd112cb6a198c44d9be69/orig.mp4?Expires=1776582418&Signature=DoApIVzFkplxG90bhpFIg1qbIEI-BXl2RPu1aH9JoAaSJQ9yQqAD59tsRa7abtIYsIHPaInrlhR~GQKMjhgbbunjh7dxS-ahYxCosAiol-xqs5-TxyhuIXHkaF~c5oOc580MqFBCu8yT7sIAW8QSzHwtV3FP46OlCBcsyFrEeqD0XsRaMkHaiI7oIBxa9y7un-g2u6na38Sg-sfMsi8Z6D3HN0GYhCxtEHJKHK8chtBjK8~9GYYxmjPE6H3FodIwa0ijdZmCOmy9MDdWpzAY8XLty5uOguLj0GpLXJwdSxp6h~qUQRe4MS0zqBm8q7yFkAWPPYFlWmk1vL2H87f2hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Megan Schlechter, director of federal programs, reviewed a proposed agreement with Franklin Covey to implement the Leader in Me program at seven Hernando County schools and described an estimated district commitment of up to $650,000 over the program's multi-year rollout. Schlechter introduced principals and Franklin Covey representatives who participated in the presentation.

Schlechter described the Leader in Me as a schoolwide framework derived from Stephen Covey's \"7 Habits of Highly Effective People,\" intended to develop student leadership, strengthen school culture and support academic goals. She identified the initial participating schools as Eastside Elementary, Moton Elementary, Challenger K-8, Explorer K-8, Parent Middle School, Hernando High and Weeki Wachee High School, and said principals chose the program based on school data and interest.

The implementation plan presented to the board includes a measurable-results assessment (MRA) to establish baseline culture and leadership metrics, coaching from Franklin Covey for lighthouse teams, and an evaluation schedule tied to attendance, discipline and engagement measures. Schlechter told the board a quick family survey showed 52% of respondents agreed they felt a sense of belonging to their child's school; staff said that result supported implementing programming intended to increase school connectedness.

The proposal cited Franklin Covey research showing a 13% reduction in disciplinary incidents and a 23% reduction in behavioral referrals in Leader in Me schools versus matched controls; presenters said the district will monitor for similar results and apply implementation adjustments as needed. One board member said funding for subsequent years would depend on measurable results and noted that Florida law allows a multi-year contract but does not permit pre-funding future fiscal years; Schlechter confirmed the board would authorize funding year-by-year.

Principals at participating schools spoke in favor of the program's goals and expressed commitment to pursuing the MRA targets. Mike Glasser, principal of Eastside Elementary, said principals \"will all shoot for\" the targeted improvements and that the goals were \"achievable.\" Schlechter estimated adding one additional K'8 school would cost roughly $73,000 the first year, depending on student counts and pending sponsorships.

The board discussed timing and whether to add additional schools in future years; several members supported starting with the seven-school pilot, monitoring outcomes and then considering expansion. The item was listed on the meeting agenda for a forthcoming vote; no formal contract approval or vote was recorded during the workshop.","Staff proposed a districtwide Leader in Me implementation with Franklin Covey for seven pilot schools and an estimated first-year district spend leading to an up-to-$650,000 three-year commitment; principals and Franklin Covey reps described monitoring and desired behavioral outcomes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641158,"Hernando presents 2025–28 ELL plan, cites Florida consent decree requirements",0,608000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547365-ad93993b24ad3377d7257697ae6c658b&start=608&end=608","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547365-ad93993b24ad3377d7257697ae6c658b/thumbnail_608000.jpg","/articles/6641158/Hernando/School-Districts/Florida/Hernando-presents-202528-ELL-plan-cites-Florida-consent-decree-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641158-7920621a1b4c62f4b27002330f320555/orig.mp4?Expires=1776582418&Signature=iJnBs-4OHekPMQ20z7ckiQHf4k~meeuzhw2jBXYfhgl-rdLVWI54eEc7aVtSlePgaT0SPtjk6kdZjxXUL7vzWfBYlWi-~pKmByKuM0CVcZ~Kal6P6nPYUGU8krHxxZ7mbr1ZV~m2fBp6uXeSvSt~0d-J2zH~E0fCF-Ab3eTxSJ5mkx1V5w5Vvf4Alg84DZNnILxWqmx1yXJTgg7iNVcNFQdlwa4otxMqECITZ4ZGGyNwy9tNMFkfbz3W1~8SB0lGgA39YoBtQarRNXdYLVI7bCjeInIUNacT72UIbJjtsZx2d3I6-V1eW4p8O9-rG2fLzZKIZlIPyfzApSRKReV6FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Megan Schlechter, director of federal programs for the Hernando County School District, presented the district's 2025–2028 English Language Learner (ELL) plan at a school board workshop and said the plan will be submitted to the state on April 18 for review.

The plan is prepared under the Florida consent decree, an agreement first entered in August 1990 between the Florida State Board of Education and plaintiff organizations represented by Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy, Inc. (META) and Florida Legal Services. Schlechter summarized the decree's focus on six issues: student identification and assessment, equal access to programming, personnel, monitoring and outcome measures.

Schlechter said the district's updated ELL plan is organized in 11 sections covering student identification and placement; programmatic and instructional procedures; English language proficiency and statewide assessment procedures; monitoring; parent and guardian notification of rights; a Parent Leadership Council (renamed in the draft to the ESOL Parent Leadership Team, or EPLT); personnel training; and extensions of services. She told the board a clean copy and a strikethrough version were included in the workshop packet and that changes were \"very minimal,\" noting updates such as testing-name changes (for example from FAST to FSA) and the EPLT renaming to reduce parent confusion.

Schlechter reported recent ELL counts to illustrate demand for services: 802 ELL students in the 2022–23 school year, 862 in the most recent full school year, and 832 ELL students as of December in the current year. She said the district has an \"active ePLT\" that provided input on the updates and that the district collected parent signatures on the plan. She told the board the plan will be brought back to the board on April 8 for final approval.

On monitoring and implementation, Schlechter said the plan details procedures for annual English language proficiency assessments, program monitoring, interim staffing and in-service training, and parent involvement. The presentation noted the submission-and-resubmission cycle required by state rules and the consent decree and described the district's approach to documenting parental input.

No formal vote on the plan was recorded in the workshop; Schlechter described the presentation as informational and preparatory for the upcoming submission and board action.

Less-critical details, including the full text of the consent-decree plaintiff list and minor editorial updates, are included in the plan packet provided to the board.","District staff presented the Hernando County School District English Language Learner (ELL) plan for 2025–2028, noting minimal updates, parental-engagement changes and a planned April submission to state reviewers.","actionData","errors"]

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