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On naming facilities, trustees agreed to strike a sentence that would have prohibited naming facilities after persons who are employed or contracting with the district; the board said it wants to preserve an option to name facilities in rare circumstances and asked staff to remove the contracting/employment bar in the policy so the board retains discretion for appropriate cases (for example land donors or high-profile philanthropists). Staff said they would remove that sentence from the redline.

Several trustees asked that booster-club (92-11) and parent/teacher organization policies be separated rather than combined, arguing boosters carry different legal and financial implications than a PTA. Staff said they would return a separate PTA/parent-organization draft at the June session.

On religious-observance language, board members discussed the balance between prohibiting devotional exercise during school instruction and permitting curriculum-based instruction about religion. Some trustees favored the cleaner struck version of the policy while others asked to restore text that explicitly permits instruction about religious holidays \"in a manner related to the curriculum.\" The board did not adopt a final change and left the language to the clean copy as presented for now.

Finally, trustees restored dissemination language for the district’s tobacco‑free policy (signage, handbook notices and program evaluation) after public and board members said signage and parent notice are important; staff said signage had been obtained at no cost and will be posted, and that the district uses community partners for cessation and education programs.

Ending: Staff will remove the contracting/employment prohibition from the naming policy, return separate drafts for booster/parent-organization policies in June, and restore clear tobacco-policy dissemination language into the policy text.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 April 22nd School Board Workshop","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees debated whether to retain the option to name schools or facilities after people, asked staff to separate booster-club and PTA policies, discussed religious-observance language and kept tobacco‑free enforcement and signage language in policy.","taxTitle","Clay, School Districts, Florida","taxId",14349,"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},6263386,"Board seeks review of safety manual and restores review process; discusses notification for abuse allegations and predator procedures",1107,5731000,6838000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd&start=5731&end=6838","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd/thumbnail_5731000.jpg","/articles/6263386/Florida/Board-seeks-review-of-safety-manual-and-restores-review-process-discusses-notification-for-abuse-allegations-and-predator-procedures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263386-05c5c6166bf23af9349c9816ecd074c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770778287&Signature=R3Ldh2obw6Ki8WDPW~MeUU6B8OnFRa~4eaRt1NeoaShqtS4C9Xz4bnWjNzUaczgHJ5Hilvf7faZjiwpEKtxm2UXjasgK0tkTViWO4EW0o-kym5GCk05jFKFQ6OWiae7KvZ9q9ACbFKiz85EnxdpRPlvFYSeLr8PFdJRV4bTKDq2S1gudCDbTagsQiLYV9ljQ6qI74kL99hxX2pjlFNgl3qBu7T-BDrDqPSXVf0-~2T32HrILjnUvul6wrKHn11iquSJQ-qeyLgAfQEWD6AKsDiCrLYxwi7ONsyc-ZW6en7zvAlDHwUl5qdYXbQHLgIz6sBNlJlLIQbyn5t-rbMtu1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clay County School Board members pressed for clearer oversight and board awareness of the district safety and security preparedness manual during an April 2025 workshop, and discussed notification procedures for incidents involving staff misconduct and registered offenders on campus.

Trustees asked that the superintendent provide the safety and security preparedness manual for school-board review (staff said the manual is treated as a confidential document under public-records rules but can and should be reviewed in a closed or appropriate venue). Staff said they would present the manual in an early-year safety briefing to the board and would continue to treat operational details as confidential for security reasons while making policies and general protocols available for board discussion.

On employee misconduct that affects health, safety or welfare — including allegations of sexual misconduct — board members discussed the tension between confidentiality during investigations and parents’ desire for information. Staff and counsel noted that personnel‑discipline records are generally confidential during investigations and that, under current practice, reports that lead to board action become a matter of public record after the statutorily prescribed period (staff cited a 10‑day interval for records to become available via public‑records requests). Trustees asked staff to ensure parents are informed appropriately about outcomes in serious cases and to provide clarification on what parents will be told and when.

The board also reviewed procedures for handling registered sex offenders who have children in district schools. Staff described existing front-office processes: secretaries use badge-check software (Raptor) to identify an individual as a registered offender, notify the principal, and require supervision or an escort plan while the person is on campus. Trustees asked that procedures be confirmed and that staff document the escort/supervision process and communications protocols in the safety procedures manual.

Ending: Staff will provide the safety and security preparedness manual for board review in a manner that preserves security-sensitive details, will document parent-notification practices for substantiated serious misconduct, and will formalize escort protocols for registered offenders on campus.","Trustees requested that the superintendent provide the safety and security preparedness manual for board review and discussed confidentiality, parental notification for serious staff misconduct, and on‑campus handling of registered offenders.",{"_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},6263391,"Board keeps cautious AI and tight social-media rules; bans student access to TikTok on district devices",839,4524000,5363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd&start=4524&end=5363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd/thumbnail_4524000.jpg","/articles/6263391/Florida/Board-keeps-cautious-AI-and-tight-social-media-rules-bans-student-access-to-TikTok-on-district-devices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263391-6c1dd8550124b5ff1ee26730b1646d09/orig.mp4?Expires=1770778287&Signature=MviHvtrLDKvjy17L~HX3drJyG3dHB50ACmjwm62-DrYjB43hLC6f45PB~sbEnzaO6~0kkEQ0-MXOR-KGEJNVjgndA7e4DOHC2CMIZQqEpxxj3hPJnPrYt-i4giOKhP89CEjXDekqbHZ~i4C7~6jTxMJYaeC~jkvdDHEDa~QUrJAAAq4N9AxXc4GRU2IQFTvjm6sRF89R5empnSFzTG0PVgFJvbz~dzMEVE7Rwg9RAQVTADrwAhDEJMea3kTS7B64pneUaTMn1f8JnYvf5h6no4J6M2URgTqwm8Z0fzD85sLnPAW6XRET8NgLBev5T6jejhYY-X9CcDBaYv2QQgCwIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clay County School Board kept restrictive language on student access to social media and retained conservative guardrails for artificial intelligence at an April 2025 workshop.

Trustees agreed language will prohibit students from accessing social-media platforms over district-provided internet on district-owned devices; the redline removed a prior exception that allowed student access when expressly directed by a teacher \"solely for educational purposes.\" Board members and staff said district-approved platforms and apps (the district referenced its approved-app processes and a district app used for teacher-student contact) remain available for classroom instruction once vetted by the district.

The trustees also decided to keep the AI policy in its fuller form pending more training for staff. School leaders described a phased approach: vendor engagement (Google Gemini and similar education tools), teacher training next year, and a slow rollout to classrooms once staff are trained and the district confirms safe, non‑persistent data usage. Board members argued for keeping prohibitions against unpermitted student use of AI tools for completed schoolwork and asked that the superintendent retain authority to approve pilot uses consistent with the district mission.

Staff were asked to make the acceptable-use policy language clearer about which district-approved platforms must be used for school communications and to keep explicit prohibitions on the TikTok platform on district-owned devices. Trustees also restored student‑safety language prohibiting students from using social media over district internet except where district procedure explicitly authorizes an approved educational use.

Ending: The board kept conservative prohibitions on student social‑media access via district networks, preserved the AI safeguards, and asked staff to return with training plans and a list of district‑approved apps.","Trustees discussed updated 7,000-series policies on technology, acceptable use and artificial intelligence. The board preserved restrictive language on student access to social media on district networks and kept a cautious, teacher‑permission framework for AI use.",{"_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},6263396,"School board reviews broad changes to finance policies including grant language, investment caps and reserve rules",942,116000,1058000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd&start=116&end=1058","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3104637-0a8fd540142bee4d4f682a270d42afcd/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6263396/Florida/School-board-reviews-broad-changes-to-finance-policies-including-grant-language-investment-caps-and-reserve-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263396-cc907e881c44a57041f260e6e0887ee7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770778287&Signature=DCTQEYNZrGH8QnUVnfAICqipuCXz-n3KIm9ws05EP9uk-NFHxocR5j7TGpXXFjCDrG0DAnr8yEtYAhOl-ZtVX-ok5l8WETyVAL9mIrRyNqNVQ1ga8sI9rjCm-4UUlwo2KizSk1EOj4aobyH2BtjBJ3yC2n2YbqSCyGlokuSwaNbv4aDjPr5lUsSRuQ9Jh-NRslUH1uInBzunUBqPP7mOPwf2-cTMOQf~o34nSvK3nksqOmIlHdHqBtbK7gTqzBOQVcF0t052jhKfXh3S7FQOnZd-~reizbvacGa0oa2yydWm-FTP5SI0OipLFsa21pnCIyn3LCnwtGGQNtz4k261Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clay County School Board reviewed a set of proposed changes to its 6,000-series finance policies at an April 2025 workshop, examining language on federal grant use, investment portfolio composition, internal accounts and reserves for the district’s self-insurance program.

Board members discussed restoring language that barred federal funds from being used for certain activities, keeping the line that “no federal funds received by the district shall be used to” for enumerated purposes. Board members and staff said much of the removed text duplicates state law or other district policies, but several trustees asked that prohibitory language be retained to make the district’s position explicit.

The board questioned policy language that sets percentage limits for how much of district funds may be placed in investments (members referenced a 50% ceiling and a 20% FDIC-insured-deposit reference). Staff explained the percentages are intended as operational guardrails so the district keeps a liquidity buffer while investing conservatively; the board directed staff to move procedural detail into a procedures manual and to justify any numeric caps with comparative data from other Florida districts.

Members asked whether internal and fundraising accounts must be deposited in “qualified public depositories.” Staff said the state maintains a list of qualified public depositories and the district’s internal-account procedures specify which district-approved bank accounts may receive school-level deposits; principals and school bookkeepers may not open outside bank accounts for school funds.

On the district’s self-insurance fund, the board asked how large the dedicated fund balance should be. Staff reiterated that the goal for the general fund balance is about 3–5% (with a target of roughly 5%), and that the self-insurance (medical) fund must be supported by an annual actuary analysis and maintain reserves equal to about 60 days of prior-year claims; staff said they would supply the current reserve amount and the most recent actuarial finding.

Procurement and contracting language also drew attention. Trustees discussed tie-bid procedures and a proposed preference for local vendors when bids are equal; staff and counsel noted that if procurement is truly a sealed low-bid contract, criteria such as experience belong in a request-for-proposal rubric rather than a low-bid policy. The board asked staff to clarify when tied bids come to the board and to consider adding objective experience criteria where procurement uses scored evaluation methods.

The board clarified the district’s practice for construction change orders: the superintendent may execute emergency change orders when immediate action is required, with staff continuing to present change orders to the board afterwards for information. The redline policy used a $100,000 threshold for superintendent authority; board members said that practice is intended to afford operational flexibility but emphasized that material increases are still brought to the board.

Other procedural changes the board asked to keep or to move to procedural detail included switching mileage calculations from odometer readings to GPS-mile calculations for travel reimbursement and returning explicit examples in policy about allowable expenditures from internally raised funds (graduation, orientation, hospitality) so principals and PTA groups have clearer guidance.

Staff were directed to produce supporting procedure text and factual follow-ups (current self-insurance reserve amount; comparative investment-practice data; draft internal-accounts monthly reporting format) for review at a future workshop or the June policy session.

Ending: Board members agreed to keep the finance chapter under review, retain several prohibitory statements that mirror state law, and asked staff to redraft numeric limits as procedure with appended justification and to return specified clarifications ahead of final adoption.","At an April 2025 workshop the Clay County School Board reviewed proposed revisions to the 6,000-series finance policies, discussing federal-grant restrictions, investment percentage caps, internal-fund handling, self-insurance reserves and superintendent authority on construction change orders.","actionData","errors"]

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