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Board members asked that notices not be buried in multiple clicks and requested a prominent, easy-to-search location on the district website. One member asked staff to add a clear “submit feedback/materials” link so members of the public can provide materials directly to board members. Staff replied they would work with the web team to create an accessible placement and to design a parent-facing link or form for questions, comments or materials.

Staff said the district currently notifies via newspaper, an email list for those who sign up for notices, and via BoardDocs; the policy revision under discussion would allow the district to meet the changed law by posting notices on the website once the policy is approved. Board members asked staff to ensure agendas and any voting items that require public notice are attached where practicable (for example, to School Advisory Council notices), and to add agenda attachments to school web pages where possible. No vote was taken at the workshop; staff reported they will implement the website placement and return with a plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Superintendent's Workshop 12 p.m. 6/2/25","oneSentenceSummary","Board members urged that once the district stops printed newspaper notices the board ensure website postings are obvious and searchable, and include a clear way for the public to submit feedback or materials for board members.","taxTitle","Indian River, School Districts, Florida","taxId",15378,"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},6218331,"Board refines legislative priorities to seek flexibility for high‑performing district",365,2781000,3146000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3630772-cc5af002b01dbb8df29a101a144781fd&start=2781&end=3146","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3630772-cc5af002b01dbb8df29a101a144781fd/thumbnail_2781000.jpg","/articles/6218331/Florida/Board-refines-legislative-priorities-to-seek-flexibility-for-highperforming-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6218331-4791f5eebafa39425770ff617593ec8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159590&Signature=Ruu72V5d~4d4Qf9JpAsDxF9kddQJhif8JcguoBOICBpg2xXYGeIfCHkGo-JkCGheGOeoMoWYWbO21laqhtqqiXmR0fR9Ams4OvrcnF05BXU0Q3d0qA0EEbgESN9Yqmwyz1QLK8QOcGXR3y2NTboRoCfrylUGc5h7FV1LbNHYcgTCDY99YbfHPY16BWllH3cti2YP9qjdAe86T~-lqlEgEiIfeUab0gIs37xJ~JroyvEJI-sHYvBphHdVmNj48TssTHC4FN5mzJPtPRS5WY2MH1Jp1RUUvjgNe4NRSgKjDQB8eUnae-JQDv1eY5~q4Utljw8h45t27tL~NG9cjxIzYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District leadership briefed the board on a redrafted legislative-priority document that emphasizes efficiency and regulatory flexibility for academically high-performing districts, and that seeks dedicated appropriations for the district’s boutique and innovative school models.

Staff said the updated draft groups priorities under a heading that uses statewide language—“efficiency and regulations”—and adds student mental wellness and school safety to the section called ongoing commitments. The draft also links requests to specific statutory citations and to prior bills where relevant; staff said that approach helps legislators quickly identify where the district’s requests would fit into existing bills or committee language.

A central change replaces a previous framing with explicit language asking for flexibility similar to that afforded to charter schools, tying that flexibility to the district’s established performance metrics. The board discussed using concrete examples of “innovation” (the draft lists classical education, K–8 pathways, career and technical education and boutique secondary programs) so legislators would understand the practical applications of the requested flexibility.

Board members asked staff to coordinate with the district’s lobbyists and with other high-performing districts to build support. Staff said they and the lobbyist would connect with other districts’ lobbyists and school boards and that board members could also raise the platform in meetings and conferences as the document is finalized.

The board did not take a final vote during the workshop; staff will return a finalized platform for the June business meeting.","District staff and board members revised a draft legislative platform to emphasize efficiency, regulatory flexibility and innovation, and to seek alignment between requests and specific bill language where possible.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":80,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":83,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6218334,"Board discusses pushing for earlier intervention on chronic absenteeism in upcoming legislative asks",445,3226000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3630772-cc5af002b01dbb8df29a101a144781fd&start=2781&end=3226","/articles/6218334/Florida/Board-discusses-pushing-for-earlier-intervention-on-chronic-absenteeism-in-upcoming-legislative-asks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6218334-24a7cc745def272f1b04150ad31870ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159590&Signature=IhZy6wh5iJ5eZ3AhMPNZ7FQV0U1dN5rKXKeFZX4bMDXHL3l5Kixh7~NIQYKK8K4SXC4V0o19QS~VQq7lqBMH-KJzX9~78Z7cvz-jPoCU3BA56NcWx9vi16ho6va6c9P0-~3WB-iqYjs2L7kMbStGB2hk5MdhS6XxniebGvu9z5-91E8SWZ2Y-pr163WwI8CyLp5qZIw5BxPDXlu6tHscYVxJ89F5C0QRB84ddZ5EI-O~cI2XkoOjdZlKc872p3gZD7MVFbCM-g~ljIdS2WvD~2IxbZvkrHygNl8VB9iMlZxcC~gXTlYuHA~ctNVC5TLQWxgt778xIK4T-PXgCpuQvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the superintendent’s workshop, board members and staff discussed including an attendance-related legislative request in the district’s platform that would allow earlier intervention when students accrue unexcused or unknown absences.

Staff described the current statutory framework (the 90-calendar-day period tied to 10 unexcused absences) as a barrier to early intervention; under current practice, certain enforcement or referral steps do not occur until the 90-day threshold is met. Board members argued the district sees problematic absenteeism well before that milestone and requested language that would permit the district to initiate family contact and interventions sooner.

Board discussion focused on what to propose: whether to shorten the 90-day calendar period (staff and members suggested 45 days as an operationally meaningful option) and whether to adjust the numeric threshold (for example, lowering 10 absences to 5). Members also asked whether the threshold refers to consecutive absences or cumulative absences across the year and whether “unknown” reasons should be treated differently from unexcused absences. Several board members recommended the platform reference the exact bill language if the change came from a prior bill (Senate Bill 166 was cited during the workshop as having related language that failed to pass) or be tied to a train bill if the language is reintroduced.

Staff and board members agreed to monitor the legislature (including a possible placement of the language in a train bill such as the referenced 11O5) and to refine the platform language. Several board members suggested adding parent-facing language explaining earlier outreach and urging staff to return with a clearer, shorter phrasing (for example: permit earlier outreach—e.g., within 45 days—or similar clear numeric language) before the board votes at the business meeting.

No formal vote was taken during the workshop; staff will bring revised platform language to the board for the June business meeting and will coordinate with the district’s lobbyists.","Board members debated adding language to the district’s legislative priorities to allow the district to act before the current 90-day/10-absence threshold, proposing a shorter window (for example, 45 days) and earlier outreach to families.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6218336,"School board workshop debates parental-rights language and student medication rules after state change",1136,543000,1679000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3630772-cc5af002b01dbb8df29a101a144781fd&start=543&end=1679","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3630772-cc5af002b01dbb8df29a101a144781fd/thumbnail_543000.jpg","/articles/6218336/Florida/School-board-workshop-debates-parental-rights-language-and-student-medication-rules-after-state-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6218336-65539276f8644cc1f5588dc2438951b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159590&Signature=Sq86R5FLyGypFs~eVPZbFlBF0DTY8DocpRx4lLzbA4NjG0MFn3FAFPBBDaXF6iT7-vfRVLf0DYRabijaBFLZuf3n8BxO-lM~loAmUM84Jjjn-7YoHVDcC3D0PQmhNQ6VnM0-GBBi0EDGP~l6SUM7Awwulk8wRZNXiT8V~Sfo91xrwklDr~9uAgPxO4r5yVNgbNj~63-vpx~UhKit8gS4L3DOyb3fss1Ku4qKJnnkZ9d52VljGb0Tku40cbvCYxk~5B2hfLker-hc42GNvWmiSfipurJEWfaneMvytXBuA-4bJFHSuUMx4Wmb6a~5IOxywa9sShgR8JDgVsY2ujepww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The superintendent’s workshop on proposed board policy revisions focused for an extended period on student parental-rights and school health services, including whether the district should retain explicit language enumerating parents’ rights and how the district will treat student possession and use of over-the-counter medication.

Board member Michael Rosario said he wanted to “be sure that we are not removing from here anything that is prevalent to student and parental rights,” arguing the parental-rights policy should plainly tell parents what rights they have rather than pointing them to other, more detailed policies. That concern prompted several staff members to walk the board through cross-references to existing health-services policies and a suggested compromise to keep a succinct parental-rights statement with references to the more detailed policies.

Staff told the board they had created a crosswalk linking the parental-rights policy to at least 17 existing policies and 10 specific health-services policies so the detailed requirements (for emergency authorizations, epinephrine use, immunizations, medication administration and similar items) are not lost when the board shortens or reorganizes the parental-rights text. Staff emphasized the parental-rights policy would continue to include a “notice of health care services” subsection that explains the district provides parents the option to withhold consent for specific services and points parents to the detailed policies.

A separate, and longer, discussion centered on one sentence in the updated medication policy that appeared to conflict with recently read state language allowing students to possess and use an FDA-regulated over-the-counter medication to relieve headaches while on school property. District staff referenced the draft policy language that would require prior written parental consent and a waiver and that “medication shall not be carried on a student’s person in the school except as approved by the principal.” Several board members and staff noted that the state language presented at the workshop read that “a student may possess and use a medication to relieve headaches while on school property or at a school sponsored event” without specifying principal approval.

District nurse and school-health staff said the draft policy intends to avoid a “wild west” situation—students sharing medications or bringing medicines unknown to staff—and recommended distinguishing prescribed medication from nonprescription over-the-counter medication in the policy text. Staff said they are drafting or revising parent acknowledgement and consent forms so principals and school nurses will know what medication students have on campus.

Board members pressed staff to make the policy and any parent-facing communications clear: one member urged that the district ensure parents understand the procedure for a student to bring or carry medicines (for example, what forms or waivers are required and whether principal approval is needed) and that students must not supply or sell over-the-counter medication to another student. Staff agreed to review the wording, clarify whether the district policy conflicts with state law about possession of over-the-counter headache medication, and return with aligned language.

The board also agreed to add a short, prominent sentence in the parental-rights policy (subsection A) that makes explicit parents’ right to withhold consent or decline a specific school health service; the board asked staff to display that sentence clearly (bold or otherwise prominent) in the public-facing notice.

Staff-level next steps the board directed included clarifying the policy language to remove any conflict with state law, distinguishing prescription and nonprescription medication in policy text, updating the parent acknowledgment/consent forms to be used at the start of the school year, and making sure parent communications and student-facing messaging emphasize that students must not share medications.

Board members did not take a formal vote during the workshop; the draft policies and the proposed edits will return to the board for action at a future business meeting.","Board members and staff reviewed proposed updates to the parental-rights and student-health policies, debated retaining explicit rights language, and flagged a conflict between district policy and a state law allowing students to possess over-the-counter headache medication.","actionData","errors"]

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