[{"_1":2,"_100":-5,"_101":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6206363,"mediaKeyId","3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc","parentId",3763454,"title","Board recognizes 13 administrator appointments; longtime BASA leader to retire","audioSeconds",1708,"startMs",76000,"endMs",1784000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc&start=76&end=1784","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc/thumbnail_76000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6206363/Florida/Board-recognizes-13-administrator-appointments-longtime-BASA-leader-to-retire","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206363-a94b818cb364624f3e5077abd98c504d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173131&Signature=SUZqbuzubHPrdkGbh1z20NeYmpz0x7bDYCuvvSL4VAIdTP0yE-3rnEo8AslJfgaeTrKUOmf49zTG7fa-3dMDrEAw6Wtj7sBrUv-vmVqmuG6EPmSkvGlXHKunMm0k2jN88um0~MlGE0dfBmdzjTXVZH9EnHPZ7I7VE67BF4CPh2VejKM0FKzQppp1S9eTnmAJ9dTXc0Bum-9A8qNL6UAVIljJ4RNMhZi5G-aokUpUYvN10RfmJuWKRj6ngWE8DvJCBajK~SFeoe110C0N8Rn1r4SqJOGELrNy~ZDRQfqZ7LpqA6tY6qNiKc06PNowj1JNUV1S8a6JVegDAAt7x95snA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Brevard County School Board","date","2025-06-11T13:04:35.487Z","article","The Brevard Public Schools board recognized and welcomed 13 administrators appointed to new roles and heard a departing leaders’ reflection on administrative workload, recruitment and morale.

Superintendent Mark (Doctor) Rendell announced the appointments and invited each appointee to address the board. New and transferred administrators include Shannon Sajak, appointed principal at Stone Magnet Middle School; Christie Brusia, assistant principal at Anderson Elementary; Rebecca Bach, assistant principal at Jupiter Elementary; and others who spoke briefly and thanked family, mentors and colleagues for support.

After the appointments, Gary Shifrin, outgoing executive director of the Brevard Association of School Administrators (BASA), addressed the board and the public. Shifrin reviewed a 54‑year career in the district and in BASA and said he was retiring from the executive-director role. He praised current school leadership but cautioned that increasing responsibilities, political scrutiny and new laws are contributing to stress and attrition among educators.

\"There has to come to a point that we must ask ourselves, how much more can we ask of our administrators, as well as our teachers,\" Shifrin said, adding that excessive duties and legal risks are pushing educators from the profession. He urged the board to continue giving BASA a voice in district decisions and highlighted BASA’s incoming executive director, Eileen Hare, and BASA president Krista Miller.

Board members and district leaders presented a plaque recognizing Shifrin’s service and congratulated the newly appointed administrators. The meeting recessed briefly afterward for photographs; no separate personnel roll-call votes were recorded on the public transcript during the presentation segment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","School Board Meeting 6-10-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board called up and congratulated 13 administrators appointed to new positions across Brevard Public Schools and heard departing Brevard Association of School Administrators (BASA) executive director Gary Shifrin reflect on 54 years of service and warn about workload and political pressures on educators.","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},6206368,"Board delays benefits-management renewal to let IT evaluate overlap with planned ERP",563,4594000,5157000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc&start=4594&end=5157","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc/thumbnail_4594000.jpg","/articles/6206368/Florida/Board-delays-benefits-management-renewal-to-let-IT-evaluate-overlap-with-planned-ERP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206368-1732e86e5bcb0774e8cc018410bb3ace/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173131&Signature=MoYbfTZNrUpJDpe57DDSv4tq9afcKVhLhKKxCZ5te82CXac-cB05SdHt4XOHo0juqbgJCHBZby2zAyqZ9zmyuSuSlrQPDhSOOR4EyFVarwUWLGgsCFXmCUW3WMLROXqjs6RyKNVBUwgcoQzBcAV4bdMT~fBFW2vGPacUEupMk98xjrjvJ~JG-nC6Byy3yhRxN0HMbBPyAHWw6YFQ96A6ZfZbamr-DeKtaLZW43XTUc5kNGlE0DUduQzkQTThzLvnEH6aWUzxKSx5kf~B9iELgXELUFZyC6AqO~crYrYODOwJxXYuT8Tll899eY-RiJn-YiEP2mbVNQHPMphbnjU57g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brevard Public Schools board voted to remove an employee-benefits management renewal from a group approval and asked Information Technology and Human Resources staff to review the contract for overlap with an upcoming enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

During discussion of procurement item G1, board member Mr. Susan moved to pull letter A — the employee benefits management renewal — for separate review. He said the district is implementing a new ERP system and asked the IT department to evaluate whether the renewal would duplicate functionality. \"I would like to have our IT department…put it back on the agenda for the 24th,\" Mr. Susan said, referring to the next board meeting date mentioned in the discussion.

The motion to pull G1A passed on roll call. Board members discussed contract terms and the timing of open enrollment; staff clarified the renewal would allow the vendor to continue service during the current open-enrollment cycle if no alternative is in place. District counsel/staff noted the board’s authority to provide notice under existing contract terms may be limited by contract language.

The board then approved the remainder of the procurement group as amended. Superintendent/administrative staff were instructed to have IT and HR review the renewal for potential savings or duplication and report back at the Oct. 24 meeting so the board can decide whether to proceed with the renewal or modify terms.

No final contract cancellation or award decision was made at the meeting; the item was pulled for staff review as directed by the board.","Board members voted to pull an employee-benefits management renewal (G1A) from a consent/action group and directed district IT and HR staff to review whether planned ERP capabilities duplicate the vendor’s services before renewing the contract.",{"_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},6206373,"Public commenters blame board actions for teacher exodus as resignations mount",462,2783000,3245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc&start=2783&end=3245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3763454-1c5dc2841099d4880ad1ce675abd8edc/thumbnail_2783000.jpg","/articles/6206373/Florida/Public-commenters-blame-board-actions-for-teacher-exodus-as-resignations-mount","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206373-20be20141bf79ae96b7a0fd634804275/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173131&Signature=gYYwh7GvC8PIySuvRZRfpa5mmCJLeMX~IZvt6OLjmiTxXpWw~SRlJssIrH2AYE2jf29ByGUbbX7510GcJBLMKgclo8NmzYAtgPJxawpdTAC~lUNYPjT3Is~zdICMTBHNJ-icBu0qJw-njqdl0kT9AfT7PPs000uYzIlN8cwTXsn8NeVHJ2fxJbKA97qIpejEqs0StTkxInpVaLdeCAvFEkra2A00INrj-hOPoauQKgO0K98I~HB8RUHUaMOLCKYcZDG4DTl1ZV7No8nWpNT-xWlNqxONAxfD0HmlcKQLoMN3aH9qIwij9W44cLW1--JPXTPrn9nE5Je3Rywzn02vbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public commenters told the Brevard Public Schools board during its meeting that recent personnel decisions and a hostile climate are driving teachers out of the district and worsening already large vacancies.

At the meeting’s public-comment segment, Gabriela Diaz Vindrell, identified as a Florida resident, said the district’s handling of one teacher’s contract and subsequent referral to the state “creates fear among teachers.” She warned: “This will cost Brevard students their lives and their futures unless you act in the interest of the students rather than the interest of politics.”

Several other speakers described a pattern they said is pushing educators to leave. Jen Hopkins, who introduced herself as a concerned parent, said the district reported “the loss of 16 more teachers” and that there are “95 open instructional positions on Beacon.” Greg Ross, a community speaker, said he has tracked multiple meetings with high resignation numbers and warned that neighboring districts are recruiting Brevard staff.

Speakers repeatedly cited the nonrenewal or firing of a teacher identified in comments as Ms. Calhoun, arguing that disciplining or removing teachers for accommodating students’ preferred names and pronouns has chilled classroom practice and morale. “You are punishing a teacher for showing compassion, dignity, and respect to a young person,” Christine Goss told the board, citing research on affirmation and student mental health.

Other commenters tied district spending choices to staffing difficulties. Hopkins urged the board to reallocate money spent on litigation, book challenges and legal fees toward teacher recruitment and retention, saying, “Couldn't much of this be redirected to recruiting and maintaining excellent teachers?”

Board members did not take formal action during public comment; the district and board members later acknowledged active recruitment and retention work. Board members and district staff who spoke elsewhere in the meeting thanked staff for summer programs and graduation work but did not announce specific policy reversals during the session.

The public speakers asked the board to reinstate or reconsider disciplinary outcomes and to prioritize teacher retention. Several warned that their votes and the broader community will respond at upcoming elections if the board does not act.

The board meeting advanced other business after public comment; no immediate personnel decisions were made in public session on the teacher cases discussed by speakers.","Multiple speakers during public comment urged the Brevard Public Schools board to reverse personnel actions and address a reported wave of teacher resignations and vacancies, linking morale and retention to recent disciplinary and contract decisions.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Board recognizes 13 administrator appointments; longtime BASA leader to retire

Board delays benefits-management renewal to let IT evaluate overlap with planned ERP

Public commenters blame board actions for teacher exodus as resignations mount