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Board member Miss Knight moved to advertise the budget; Miss Gibson seconded the motion. Trustees approved the advertising of the tentative budget in a 4-0 vote. Copeland said the district proposes a public hearing on Sept. 15 and will update the presentation and supporting material as numbers are finalized.
No final tax rates or budgets were adopted at the meeting; the action authorized the required public notice and the next steps in the TRIM process.
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Facilities manager Michael Rutherford told the board the agreement contains no project-specific scope or money at this stage; instead, each repair would require a task order (an exhibit A) listing time and cost that the board would separately approve. Rutherford gave examples including gutter repairs at the high school and site grading at Madison Central and said site grading at Central is the district’s top priority for the contract work list.
Board counsel and the superintendent clarified that the action approved the agreement only and that procurement rules under Florida statute require individual scopes and budgets be returned to the board for separate approval. Board member Miss Hagen moved to approve the agreement and Miss Gibson seconded; trustees discussed wanting time to review task orders before voting on any particular project.
No specific projects or dollar amounts were authorized by the vote; the board asked staff to prioritize Central’s drainage/site-prep scope when those task orders are prepared for later approval.
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Superintendent Dr. Pickles asked the board to approve a stipend for an employee (Miss Sippelan) who had covered benefits work and homeschool evaluations since April while also performing other duties; a stipend for Miss Cherry for monitoring emails and forwarding items during an 11-month employee’s leave; and annual stipends for two employees who serve on the district’s bargaining team. Dr. Pickles said payments recognize extra duties performed outside regular assignments.
The board voted to approve the personnel actions by motion: mover Miss Gibson, second Miss Hagen; the board recorded the vote as 4-0 in favor. The superintendent said the employees who complete assigned tasks before school starts will be eligible for planned recognitions and small incentives.
The board also confirmed the hire of Crystal Cunningham as principal at Madison County High School. Cunningham is scheduled to begin Aug. 4 and — according to materials the superintendent said are in the executive packet — holds an undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University, a master’s from American InterContinental University and a Ph.D. from Capella University. The superintendent told the board Cunningham’s recent experience includes positions in Miami-Dade and work overseas; she currently lives in Fort Lauderdale. The superintendent said the originally chosen candidate declined the position before the board finalized the hire and that the district interviewed six candidates in the final round.
Trustees raised retention concerns and thanked staff for their work during remediation and back-to-school preparations. Several board members said they would like to see recognition for teachers who have taken on extra duties during consolidation and the start-of-school workload; that discussion did not change the immediate vote approving the stipends and the principal appointment.
","The board approved three staff stipends, a bargaining-team stipend and confirmed hire of Dr. Crystal Cunningham as Madison County High School principal starting Aug. 4.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6161811,"Madison County begins remediation after mold found at high school",4319,285000,4604000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5440704-da38679aa2361bf8be321b5d9f926bed&start=285&end=4604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5440704-da38679aa2361bf8be321b5d9f926bed/thumbnail_285000.jpg","/articles/6161811/Madison/School-Districts/Florida/Madison-County-begins-remediation-after-mold-found-at-high-school","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161811-de3e4be97cb8481fc70ccee820f1a462/orig.mp4?Expires=1775052894&Signature=KdRQAG9k9G1jDNkw6skB38StrhUL9wyTIfoxvouBRo5bkyfSYF0zHr92a1~muy1MuVwV2AzNTPX0ISwTUqO5k~QVBtB9KkFu~vASBLkJ25Xn0BqItUScXP5BZcdq~6s7GEqnhms-EEQd~C35pkZGjB4TqSGt5Fw52ltJXlKSwu0n5cdjFWJLYg9L7c3tLbdVmmduSSPb91TOguHs4z1hs3iGoKnJJutOAMSQ1It90tbiOLp-SpolJ2OYfnsUBYW~PfupNobAo4LkwWxFjjezvGXXuoI3MBcY6Rc0bBjINDBszvGB5PyHpZrHcG1P0uuSvrTAgnARpRzzZS2uiaF4Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Madison County School District officials said they discovered microbial growth at Madison County High School in early July and have started contractor-led remediation after testing identified Aspergillus species in carpeted areas.
District Superintendent Dr. Pickles told the board the initial report arrived July 8 and that industrial hygienist Michael Evans conducted an inspection July 11, collected air and surface samples, and recommended immediate containment and cleanup. Evans said lab results received July 16 identified Aspergillus and that remediation focused first on carpeted zones; he said affected areas require HEPA air-scrubbing, HEPA vacuuming and surface cleaning and that post-remediation verification sampling is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Ken Kinsworthy, director of the Florida School Boards Insurance Trust, told the board the district is self-insured for such cleanup costs up to a $100,000 deductible and that reinsurance (Ascot) becomes involved above that level. Kinsworthy gave the board a working estimate of about $425,000 for the event that includes industrial-hygienist oversight, rental equipment, and contractor costs and said the reinsurance carrier requires prior approval of proposed work plans, bids and contracts before certain costs will count toward coverage.
Facilities manager Michael Rutherford described HVAC and chiller complications that complicated response timing: a needed Trane chiller originally on order was delayed, an older chiller failed, and staff located and rented a compatible 200-ton unit from Charlotte. Rutherford said the permanent chillers are scheduled to ship Aug. 10 and that it will take several days to install and commission them; temporary chillers and dehumidification equipment are operating while remediation continues.
Board members and the superintendent acknowledged frustration with public communication about the incident. Several trustees urged the district to improve direct outreach to parents and staff — including an item the board asked be considered later, hiring a public-relations role or using the superintendent as official district spokesperson — after multiple parents raised concerns about how information reached them.
District leaders said most non-carpeted spaces, including the gym, tested with no elevated mold concentrations. Evans said measures already taken include isolating affected rooms, running HEPA filtration and dehumidification, wiping and HEPA vacuuming band instruments, and limiting building access; he recommended at-minimum respirator use for personnel entering containment zones. Superintendent Pickles said contractors began work the weekend after samples were taken and that she and the district have been coordinating with the Florida Department of Education and the local health department.
No formal board action was required or taken on remediation during the meeting. Remediation and insurance approvals remain in progress, and the district said it will run verification sampling after contractor work is complete before students and staff fully reoccupy impacted spaces.
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