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Staff summarized adjusted revenues and carryover funds, and highlighted items not already budgeted (for example, long‑term replacement costs the facility condition assessment will reveal). The presentation included a preliminary list of requests from departments: facilities projects such as roofing and fire alarm upgrades at select sites, replacement of a school building (Bethune), targeted PPO (preventive maintenance and operations) funding, and districtwide security and equipment investments. Staff noted the plan is not balanced and that more detailed project bundling and construction‑level estimates would follow once FCA results are finalized.

Board members pressed staff for clearer timetables and asked that visible, parent‑facing items — exterior painting and playground access at schools undergoing renovation — be prioritized. Several board members questioned the logic of scheduling paint or playground work after other capital activities and requested a school‑by‑school status report for sites with urgent drainage and water‑management problems. Staff said some dollar amounts in the plan represent initial requests to be refined; they also said project timing sometimes follows required sequencing (for example, roofing should precede exterior painting).

The board also heard a short briefing on potential financing capacity: debt service projections show cash flow coming off in later years that could support new financing, and staff noted options such as Certificates of Participation used in a previous cycle. Several trustees said they would prefer phased funding for large projects (design followed by construction) so dollars better reflect actual project timing and market pricing.

Staff will refine the tentative capital budget for the July board meeting, including clearer timelines, FCA‑driven priorities and more granular cost analysis for proposed projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Broward County Public Schools - School Board Workshop - Jun 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","School district staff presented a revised capital budget preview and project requests June 24, flagging roofing, a school replacement, targeted PPO work and security upgrades while noting the plan is not yet balanced.","taxTitle","Broward, School Districts, Florida","taxId",15571,"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},6513306,"Board debates ESE classroom recordings as legal issues linger over parental consent",305,11077000,11382000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b&start=11077&end=11382","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b/thumbnail_11077000.jpg","/articles/6513306/Florida/Board-debates-ESE-classroom-recordings-as-legal-issues-linger-over-parental-consent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6513306-455f41b1ff19ee0a35726464effb2293/orig.mp4?Expires=1770914807&Signature=ggFl-~ZHXZtaMsztQMVPKRp5CsrFMNS8iJtBxDbRZXChSzswVgIuBhdcMhFRNeYR8TB4viFe~h~MPc5-85O0EFYo4inpPVBnyuHLPaSm2xPnhppwCWi6ukCNNdVxxbWua8DsoH~a~2vGBcrAYkyi0RQXOP0awcukuxNtjMgBDd9lLal~pAR5idu~jhOI-A~9Ep2~nXJdPU9nAjtMN4d5OyHqhtzPRWVDsvcqdrUw4x7r0K0FA8tpskUO22bYbfRCeYbGd0vHgWrmua28kqb6znoiqpCpG-c4wgwr6xDFfCMTFoRxj3hzkg9PSuqlEhulHGKtr29NyHhYmnzBmb3sMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The school board received public comment and legal briefings on a draft policy to allow audio and video recordings in self‑contained exceptional student education (ESE) classrooms.

ESE advisory leaders urged the board to preserve and expand the pilot program’s protections for medically fragile and non‑verbal students. Task force and advisory members said they were not consulted on the latest draft and pressed for more time to review implementation details including access control, storage, and parental notification.

District legal staff told the board the pilot program created by state law has lapsed and that continuing any recording program raises questions about parental consent. Assistant General Counsel Susan Hofstetter said certain surveillance in public spaces (for security) is treated differently under Florida law and Chapter 119 open‑records rules; recordings meant to document care or to protect vulnerable students are not identical to building surveillance. The board was told some forms of recording (for safety or classroom instruction) are allowed by statute, but that the district’s policy must be explicit about when recording can occur, who can access recordings, and how long they are retained. Legal staff also said requests for viewing must be handled carefully to protect student privacy and comply with education records law.

Staff presented technical logistics: current pilot cameras are server‑based (not tape), footage is retained for a set period (district estimates for extending retention across a full program range would add server capacity and cost), and footage flagged for incidents can be extracted and archived centrally. Board members requested a clearer plan showing where video will be stored, who can retrieve it, auditing controls to prevent accidental or unauthorized deletion, and costs for additional cameras and server storage.

Public commenters from the district’s ESE advisory emphasized the program’s value for documenting care and protecting students who cannot report incidents. Some task‑force members said the board should not rush a vote; several board members asked staff to correct wording, add clarity (for example, use “audio‑visual recording” consistently) and return the draft with implementation details and a plan for parental notification and viewing.","The board discussed a draft policy to permit audio‑video recording in self‑contained ESE classrooms. ESE advisory members pressed for earlier public engagement; legal staff warned the pilot’s sunset complicates consent obligations, and staff said cameras and storage logistics must be worked out before implementation.",{"_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},6513312,"District completes facility‑condition inventory; Maximo integration planned for asset management",668,15048000,15716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b&start=15048&end=15716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b/thumbnail_15048000.jpg","/articles/6513312/Florida/District-completes-facilitycondition-inventory-Maximo-integration-planned-for-asset-management","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6513312-3d1f05edeae77e1550168124173ad505/orig.mp4?Expires=1770914807&Signature=Mkg1VWlXDqsAKDq6n8iarCi9W9s2S95VgU1ukeZXHlJFbrZ8fdbK98AD1tPP7KCAj-pM-wrw3Gc1mWUYXx3KSi3Ue7HcJklF80kPv3et42oxklRCf1NN2aCqgfopwCKEX~cpRibDMomrycJEBHfGHASbQUVqBOvmojuMgb7uYsw1qpoDXfjtLEr18DJE6tme-aarzQ3L3Zdgt8UG8SrafuRccnCEHa86QNsYzhQN61ZlfkRXda4G5c9nIhn44qqWafrzLwr0CPWhKVU9QyK2CpWwQKfA1GnN5RVPtwPJjYRLXKmy0qh8xM5MF5q3Nj76FkC7FcZSR4oycmiKwOzjCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A vendor hired to inventory Broward County Public Schools buildings and equipment reported that field work is complete and draft facility condition assessment (FCA) reports are being finalized for each campus.

Bureau Veritas, which conducted a districtwide assessment, told the school board on June 24 that assessors had visited every building, cataloged more than 41,000 discrete assets (including rooftop fans, chillers and playground items), geolocated roughly 18,000 exterior items and recorded remaining useful life, condition and suggested corrective actions for each asset. The effort included a pilot in December at William Dandy Elementary and use of a standardized field tool and condition guidebook to keep scoring consistent across assessors.

The FCA will also provide a facility condition index (FCI) for each building and a multi‑year prioritized list of repairs and replacements; the vendor said the district will get year‑by‑year cost profiles and an option to push asset records into the district’s Maximo maintenance system so technicians can begin preventative maintenance schedules and attach warranties to bar‑coded items. District staff said the plan is to use the FCA outcomes in upcoming facility‑planning work, including the district’s “redefining” discussions on school usage and potential consolidation.

Bureau Veritas and district staff described the work as the first complete, block‑by‑block inventory, including make/model/serial numbers for mechanical assets. Vendor representatives said the draft reports and the asset database were in review with the district and expected to be available for staff use as they finalise prioritization and project scoping.

Superintendent staff said the FCA will be refreshed periodically (the contract includes ongoing services) and that more detailed construction cost estimates and project bundles will follow once staff determine priorities; that next stage would include unitized project estimates and contingency to generate bond or capital funding scenarios.

Board members pressed staff about next steps for using the FCA in the district’s capital and redefining work and asked for early priority lists for schools under immediate threat of water intrusion or other life‑safety risks. District staff said they will prioritize those clusters for early scheduling and begin Maximo asset ingestion so preventative maintenance and warranty tracking can begin.","Bureau Veritas finished field assessments and delivered draft facility reports covering every campus; results will be integrated into the district Maximo work‑order/asset system and used to prioritize capital needs and maintenance planning.",{"_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},6513315,"Task force urges policy overhaul to clarify advisory committees, bylaws and chairs' authority",2463,5373000,7836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b&start=5373&end=7836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5071532-0f1cdf293e85045d1d65baed5757609b/thumbnail_5373000.jpg","/articles/6513315/Florida/Task-force-urges-policy-overhaul-to-clarify-advisory-committees-bylaws-and-chairs-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6513315-41aac24e2e2853b8467bfdd456a68f40/orig.mp4?Expires=1770914807&Signature=CGQOJ3C~96IuYOANk9M-drvMLZRP5wit6xbT-KGispw9vFVx4rxcjKh92spIyNyuMxMXKSyWfi6uAZQqL4OQZdj3CnMbRLK6E~E~ixHXijTF7dkJY8fvub9B7QyIGBXIFHhswaGqyC1G6vuLaa9kLf-Il4UwsjC90E9xOOqYV2yTYm4dk0k04PB79YLSapngesECwaic5qXlxmIqde7Z~hGpn59ayeAPEeZd4txRDQx1BJdaEKE4OeslWcFJ4JCQo7ltRpbwRbXF1sLCsHziGAskhXA5F1SgH4KwMtV4iTmFb0nz4kE1rlyLvMQnZEJaK4NUT6rhbBO2i8Rbc0M~Yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A superintendent task force that reviewed Broward County Public Schools’ advisory committees recommended several changes to policy 10‑70 aimed at clarifying roles, speeding bylaw approvals and improving committee training.

The 11‑member panel, chaired by Cynthia Dominique, presented its final report at the June 24 workshop, saying volunteers spend hundreds of hours on committees that provide “cost‑effective” services and community input. The group recommended creating a publicly available advisory‑appointee interest list to broaden and diversify volunteers, moving bylaw reviews from a two‑year to a five‑year cycle and adopting a formalized, transparent process for committee recommendations to the superintendent and board.

The task force said the district lacks consistent training and technical support for committee liaisons and chairs and recommended recorded onboarding, a clarified liaison role, an annual meeting between committee chairs and the superintendent (proposed for September and January) and a single place on the district website for committee information. The group also suggested reducing the size of a handful of especially large committees (for example, Diversity and Facilities) and gave three structure options: retain the current 13 district advisory groups with procedural fixes; group committees under broader “umbrella” themes; or a hybrid that preserves visibility for ESE and ESOL. Members voted unanimously to keep the current committees while adopting the other procedural reforms as immediate priorities.

Board members generally praised the report’s detail and hours of public outreach, but several members asked for time to review recommendations and asked staff to bring the item back for a workshop so the board could give clearer direction on which structural option to pursue. Superintendent Dr. Vance Hepburn said staff will take the task force recommendations and return with a workshop item (the board scheduled follow‑up work for August). The task force also requested that the board vote on bylaws within three months after a committee submits them to the district.

The board and task force members repeatedly emphasized that the work should preserve parents’ and community members’ access to advisory roles while improving accountability and the speed of staff response to committee recommendations.

The task force report and a matrix of suggested edits to policy 10‑70 were delivered to the board and posted with the meeting materials; the group said the district should align committee work to cabinet portfolios and consider phased implementation of any structural changes to avoid disrupting existing parent engagement channels.","A superintendent-appointed task force recommended rewriting Board policy 10‑70, creating an advisory‑appointee interest list, setting a five‑year bylaw review cycle and new processes for committee recommendations and chair/onboarding training. The board asked staff to return with a proposed workshop item and draft policy edits.","actionData","errors"]

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