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Chief Technology Officer Matt **** and Director of Software and Systems Paul Metzger summarized a multi-year procurement and implementation process that ended with the district selecting Focus as the replacement vendor. The team told the board the Oracle/Crosspoint environment currently in use is effectively two legacy systems operating together and that the district needed a single, modern, supported ERP.

Implementation timeline and scope: the project is structured in two phases. Phase 1 covers HR, payroll and time-and-attendance and is scheduled to go live July 1; phase 2 will migrate finance functions (currently in older Oracle modules) and is scheduled for an April 2026 go-live. Metzger said the district has implemented project-management standards and is using Focus’s project-management office alongside district staff. He said data migration, gap analysis and integrations are in progress and that the first internal parallel test for payroll produced a matching gross and net payroll output between old and new systems.

Technical and scheduling constraints: the presenters described a range of implementation risks, including staff capacity (the district’s business applications team is supporting three administrative systems while implementing the new ERP), the need to coordinate timing with other divisions and the town-by-town schedules of other districts implementing Focus. They asked the board and other leaders to minimize concurrent software rollouts where possible and noted the typical “implementation dip” — a temporary drop in productivity while staff adjust to a new system — that may require extra training and support in the weeks following go-live.

Planned retirements of legacy software will lead to savings and reduce vulnerability, CTO staff said. The district expects to retire Crosspoint and remove several standalone systems once Focus is fully implemented. The team did not provide a single consolidated savings number at the workshop but said licensing costs for the current Oracle setup are materially higher than the single Focus license arrangement.

Board reaction: board members asked about gaps between district needs and Focus features and how district policy changes can interact with software timing. CTO staff said some policy-driven changes require programming and that, for technical or scheduling reasons, the district may delay some software-driven policy changes until after go-live to avoid rework. The board asked staff to flag any policy actions with material technical impacts so the board can weigh schedule consequences. No votes were taken; staff said the district currently is on schedule and on budget for the ERP work reported at the workshop.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Volusia County School Board - The Volusia County School Workshop 04/08/2025","oneSentenceSummary","District technology and finance leaders told the school board the enterprise-resource planning (ERP) replacement is progressing on schedule. The district selected Focus as the new ERP after a multi-year review; phase 1 (HR, payroll, time & attendance) aims to go live July 1 and phase 2 (finance) is scheduled for April 2026.","taxTitle","Volusia, School Districts, Florida","taxId",13116,"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},6083827,"DeLand Police Athletic League presents after-school programs, asks board to support facility transfer",306,1240000,1546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8&start=1240&end=1546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8/thumbnail_1240000.jpg","/articles/6083827/Florida/DeLand-Police-Athletic-League-presents-after-school-programs-asks-board-to-support-facility-transfer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083827-9e13645615aa4ef0faf424a139ba2019/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156706&Signature=lwIMbKxmo5HunSywbTP1DVp-zU~3WM3ydnOsRXKH-WO4NtOMTyW3CwP8vfDXp40Wo19MKlPs3AjuFMAwJceeCZz684pvsHvdYz2Rf3pOr3WNNEo6KXHxkktojLSuMmto0B5wm28fB45zCP4nomtZQgb2tzIu4qQo-0QLRkes~u3j8PuAMAkbNENAM58HQ10hSt33tliHwyGNohdSkrPCVVPMQ0JRlvCOEtXopSsJYD1ThM0eoF2PgsoF95bG-re9ivybGaGmeV~ENYnJhIpPafAQ7NlRMtxdPB7RANdH4MH2m7e1INxA1hYga5rwPC8cSjVNz6Lwq1s5t2OyezDasQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the DeLand Police Athletic League (PAL) presented to the Volusia County School Board a summary of programs that provide low-cost or no-cost after-school services to children in the DeLand area.

Al Buie and PAL board chair Jennifer Nadavko described programs that include basketball, fishing, archery, cooking classes, leadership camp, weight training, and regular outdoor trips such as a “Welcome to the Woods” outing. Willie Johnson, PAL director, said the program initially served dozens of children and at times this school year served hundreds; PAL also sponsors summer camp slots for youth who otherwise could not afford them.

PAL emphasized its focus on the whole child, offering homework help, transportation for children who lack other means to attend activities, and positive interactions with law enforcement officers assigned to the program. The DeLand Police chief and community engagement commanders attended and were identified as active partners.

Volunteers and community partners: PAL said it relies on a mix of volunteer coaches, city and police support, and donations. Corporate and nonprofit partners mentioned in the presentation included Cardinal Health, Walmart, JC Bikes and Boards and local restaurants and volunteers who provide supplies, bikes and program funding. PAL noted a long volunteer history and community board members who provide pro-bono legal, oversight and fundraising support.

Program outcomes and community rationale: PAL board members said the program helps reduce delinquency risk by providing supervised, skill-building activities and by connecting students with trusted adults. The presentation pointed to low referral rates to juvenile justice among participating youth and to specific alumni testimony about improved outcomes and military and other career paths taken by former participants.

Request to the board: PAL leaders said they have used district facilities for many years and asked the district to consider a formal transfer or long-term use arrangement for a gym and property currently used by the group so they can expand services and invest in facility improvements. Board members expressed support and praised the program’s role in the community; no formal vote was taken at the workshop.

Ending: Board members thanked PAL leaders and volunteers and encouraged continued collaboration between the district, city, police and community partners to sustain after-school and summer opportunities for at-risk students.","DeLand Police Athletic League leaders described a broad after-school program that serves hundreds of youth with sports, outdoor experiences, cooking, homework support and transport. The group asked the board to endorse deeper partnership and to support use/transfer of a gym and surrounding property to expand its programming.",{"_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},6083832,"AdventHealth expands student health and career pathways in Volusia County Schools",336,936000,1272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8&start=936&end=1272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8/thumbnail_936000.jpg","/articles/6083832/Florida/AdventHealth-expands-student-health-and-career-pathways-in-Volusia-County-Schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083832-022f7ad1f083ee8dd42cfa4878c3ffb2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156706&Signature=AZr8jEEjLeYmDxxZ-6r~~UHUV-tK56iqKQK3i~WFzYULN1EO~CXqI41Bpd4TDaE82kkhOfLHJu7rZuktscRY7z6aS37S~vB0dbJYVxzA-mzGYonKtoQQ7CPK4GiFyeNppC9o2l9NxjWlExkeG7rzfMHPdRQLMfwgSbpMc8~q6xY6Jen23dJNVgTFzi2Hk~5yaZeCieH0cGiribSiH5nxhT7-DcLPl7daS~KhfHNMYAvn7NellRUpCJpltVow202kP6JQCSTh9YH0KvODrfp~Oidc2YVGTu7NcgX-FfjZbGGHujjN5Tt-cqakYyW-amgalXLn3L90iXtfd23floDSwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","AdventHealth representatives told the Volusia County School Board they have invested in a multi-year partnership to provide health services, reduce student absenteeism and create career pathways for students interested in health care professions.

Anna Lohman and other AdventHealth staff described the Healthy Futures partnership as a five-year, $2.5 million investment focused on reducing chronic absenteeism, expanding health-academy activation and building an athlete-health ecosystem in district schools. The partnership team said it is in its second term and works directly with district staff on targeted initiatives.

The partnership’s work includes donated resources and programs that district staff said are already in use: book vending machines placed at schools with an ongoing AdventHealth commitment to keep them stocked, a recent bicycle donation and helmet/lock distribution at schools where transportation to school was a barrier, and a teacher-recognition sponsorship. AdventHealth also funds athletic training room makeovers at high schools and helps supply medical equipment and staffing support.

Medical and safety services: AdventHealth highlighted an annual mass sports-physical program held at Daytona International Speedway. The team said the most recent event registered more than 1,600 student-athletes and provided more than 1,100 physical exams over four nights. At that event AdventHealth offered optional ECG screening; staff said 960 ECGs were performed and that the screenings identify students who need follow-up care, citing a family story presented in the session about a student whose ECG led to a diagnosis and subsequent surgery.

Career pathways and scholarships: AdventHealth said it is hiring a workforce development specialist dedicated to the district partnership to coordinate internships, job shadowing, tours and recruiting events. The company also offered 10 full-tuition scholarships to AdventHealth University for Volusia County seniors meeting minimum academic requirements and noted that each health academy already receives local scholarships through the partnership.

Community supports: AdventHealth representatives described broader community work that benefits district students, including meal-packing drives with local hunger organizations (AdventHealth reported providing tens of thousands of meals through local partners) and youth anti-vaping programs in county health collaborations.

Board reaction: Board members praised AdventHealth’s sustained presence and said the partnership model — combining health services, student incentives, scholarships and career exposure — provided measurable benefits and direct help to students who otherwise lack access to care or enrichment. No board action was taken; the presentation was informational.","AdventHealth updated the school board on an ongoing five-year, $2.5 million partnership that funds athletic health services, school health events including mass sports physicals and ECG screening, book vending machines, bicycles for students near schools, and scholarships and career pathways for health academy students.",{"_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},6083836,"Volusia County schools brace for tighter 2025–26 budget as enrollment and state funding pressures grow",3945,335000,4280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8&start=335&end=4280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2926405-70290fec1b0b1e2b00f7a73d80ce0eb8/thumbnail_335000.jpg","/articles/6083836/Florida/Volusia-County-schools-brace-for-tighter-202526-budget-as-enrollment-and-state-funding-pressures-grow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083836-0986f13336e02c879a4b6360ca2ae86e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156706&Signature=e2LfBVQlUZsCU22o8DQ3aOPzZtiTKPtRavCTWYacff5kOmtAd64taeFe2ku7Soxv~tfXH5eXl4SNBCwSEMF7KaIhMZEIq46-lfsVfvcFT8PEjyBEA9X4PS880MgNLYMxWQZvQ3daqnb1uUWrUUv8fioEOLxhYh9KAbUklVtJossGP5k9v3QRqZPTUVO0R1r6mPd~eEFH889HNyLZ7ee8plmuoOFCYaMvP3KGdXPMoNiRrGUaFEdHYj5zqAHTG9aeg9gqFnfLZrLfnnEulniTVXgjWdoR1gMS898jhXA21AVQ6mnuWy~nqI1GN7GkdoRAU79eQph7Lbuk~a419pyolQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Volusia County School Board members and district leaders spent more than two hours on a preliminary budget update Tuesday, describing a year of revenue uncertainty driven by lower-than-expected traditional student enrollment and late state funding calculations.

Superintendent Carmen Balgobin said the district “was able to save about $2,400,000 from our general fund to help protect our classrooms,” and described steps taken at the district level to limit classroom impacts. She added that the district is working to avoid cuts to direct classroom services while aligning staffing and programs with available revenues.

The presentation, led by Chief Financial Officer Todd Sees and district budget staff, walked the board through the district’s general operating fund and the mechanics of state funding. Sees said the district’s recurring expenditures for the general operating fund are approximately $588,100,000 and noted that the district’s unassigned fund balance is roughly $28,000,000 — an amount that covers “a little over half a month of projected recurring expenditures” at current spending rates. He said the board previously adopted a budget that included a planned spend-down of fund balance totaling $25,800,000, with $10,000,000 still assigned to be drawn down in the upcoming year.

Why it matters: district leaders said late and revised state calculations and faster-than-expected growth in scholarship programs pushed down revenue available to traditional public schools across Florida. Superintendent Balgobin told the board this is a statewide trend, not unique to Volusia: “This is not a Volusia County issue. This is a systematic issue across our state where we have these challenges with enrollment trends.”

State calculations and scholarship programs: presenters described the state’s FEFP (Florida Education Finance Program) third calculation, delivered later than usual this year, as a major factor. Sees said the district absorbed a roughly $4,100,000 proration resulting from an over-allocation to scholarship programs, and staff described how “undistributed FTE” set aside during projection work was later allocated to scholarship students when the state’s third calculation showed more students in scholarship programs than anticipated. District staff also told the board the state’s scholarship program(s) are projected to grow, a pressure that reduces the revenue that remains available to traditional public schools in the consolidated district accounting.

Program funding and legislative risk: board members expressed concern about current state-level proposals that could cut funding for advanced and career programs. Chair Jamie Haynes and Board Member Christa Goodrich highlighted a pending bill the board said would cut certain program funding by 50 percent in the House proposal; board members asked parents and stakeholders to contact legislators to explain local impacts. Superintendent Balgobin and members of the board urged preserving funding for AP, IB, dual enrollment, CTE and CAPE certifications, saying those programs yield direct benefits for students entering college and the workforce.

School-level staffing and utilization: presenters reviewed staffing models that separate fixed and variable school costs and showed how smaller, underutilized schools have higher fixed cost-per-student. The CFO explained the district’s staffing “sweet spot” for school efficiency and said the estimated break-even staffing ratios are roughly $7.50 per student (elementary baseline), about $11.50 at the middle-school level and about $18.50 at the high-school level under current assumptions. Board members and staff discussed boundary adjustments, capacity utilization and the long-term trade-offs of maintaining many low-enrollment campuses.

Federal and special revenues: staff reminded the board that federal grant funds and special revenue funds include required set-asides for charter and private schools and for indirect costs; these monies appear in the budget book but are not all available for district discretionary spending. The district also plans to set an indirect cost rate for federal programs at 4.81 percent for the upcoming year, up from 3.21 percent in the current year.

Next steps and constraints: staff said the district will continue looking first to district-level reductions before touching classroom staffing. They also cautioned the board that some policy or accounting changes proposed during the budget process can require extensive programming work in the district’s administrative systems; those technical constraints may affect the timing of implementation for some board-directed changes.

Ending: Board members thanked staff for the transparent briefing and urged community outreach to explain the drivers behind the budget choices. No formal budget votes were held during the workshop; the presentation was described as an informational step in a multi-stage process toward adoption and possible future adjustments as state action becomes final.","School leaders told the Volusia County School Board at a workshop that declining traditional enrollment and state funding adjustments have forced a controlled drawdown of reserves and district-level cuts to protect classrooms while program and staffing decisions are weighed for next year.","actionData","errors"]

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