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Why it matters: district‑managed digital communications are the primary channel for parent outreach and emergency alerts; the board heard plans to prioritize training for principals, coaches and teachers and to produce recorded content for staff who cannot attend in‑person sessions.

District communications staff said the new Apogee site launched in January and compared analytics for January–May 2024 with January–May 2025. Active users rose from 199,000 to 270,000 (a 35% increase), and average engagement time increased from 40 seconds to 90 seconds. The district reported 16,200 total app downloads (11,000 Apple; remaining Android) and said it will continue a campaign to raise parent/guardian activation.

Rooms, the district’s classroom‑to‑guardian communication tool, underwent a soft launch on May 20; district staff said 36% of parents or guardians had activated Rooms accounts and that the vendor’s target is 50% activation. Schools were encouraged to use orientation events, QR codes and registration activities to boost downloads and activation before the school year.

District staff also explained that the mass notification system (Alert) is separate from the app and that parents who do not download the app will still receive emergency alerts via phone or email using contact data in the district’s student information system. Staff emphasized training for principals, athletic directors and classroom teachers so coaches and teachers can create Rooms for teams and classes and automatically pull parent contacts from student records.

On privacy and records: communications staff said Apogee supports ADA compliance (required alt text) and that communications contained in Rooms are subject to public‑records requirements and archiving. Staff said the vendor offers live help for teachers and principals who need assistance.

Ending: the district will continue summer trainings, post recorded tutorials and focus fall outreach on secondary schools where parent engagement typically drops, while keeping the mass‑alert function available to all families regardless of app activation.

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The consultant, identified in the meeting as Hannah, presented sample plan scenarios and said the district’s employee rates have not increased for six years. “It’s been 6 years that the rates have [been] the same for employees,” Hannah told the board when asked about historical premiums.

Why it matters: the district’s move to a self‑funded model affects monthly premiums, out‑of‑pocket co‑pays and where employees seek care (urgent care versus emergency room). Board members said employees are contacting them confused about paycheck deductions and expected out‑of‑pocket costs.

Key points from the presentation included projected plan savings and options that use either fixed co‑pays or percentage‑based cost‑sharing. The benefits presenter noted potential annual savings shown in modeling exercises but emphasized some savings are prospective (cost avoidance) rather than immediate reductions to employee paychecks. The consultant and district staff said new plan rates take effect Oct. 1, 2025, and open enrollment deadlines were already underway.

Board members and staff discussed how employees perceive the change. Several trustees said employees comparing the new plan to last year expect immediate pocketbook relief and that the presentation’s large projected savings (the consultant cited multi‑million dollar future savings in modeling) needs clearer explanation as future cost avoidance rather than instant reductions in premiums.

District staff agreed to record virtual, on‑demand benefits presentations for employees and to host vendor information sessions in multiple locations or virtually during preplanning so staff with limited travel access can view materials. The benefits consultant agreed to post recorded sessions to the district benefits site and to provide plan premium breakdowns and example monthly contributions for each plan option.

Ending: the board requested clearer, follow‑up communications targeted to employees (infographics, recorded presentations and FAQ materials) and additional vendor sessions to ensure staff understand co‑pays, deductibles and when alternative sites such as urgent care can reduce costs compared with emergency rooms.

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The review covered calls for service, threat assessments, contraband seizures and training. “If we gave ourselves a report card, I’m gonna give us a generous … a minus,” the CCSO school‑safety lead said while summarizing the first year of the office’s consolidated school safety unit.

Why it matters: the sheriff’s office said SROs and patrol deputies are the first responders for many school incidents and that increased training and interagency planning aim to reduce chaos if a critical incident occurs. Board members pressed the office for more information and for joint parent education after deputies described a surge in vaping and THC‑infused products in student populations.

CCSO reported 7,877 total calls for service related to schools in the year reviewed and said it logged 504 calls that required a deputy response. The office recorded 183 threat assessments during the year; officials said eight of those assessments resulted in arrests. The CCSO presenter said NIBRS (the National Incident‑Based Reporting System) statistics differed from the agency’s internal counts because NIBRS tracks a narrower set of reportable offenses.

The presenter said deputies cleared several hundred cases for reporting purposes (the transcript cites figures such as 592 or 621 cleared cases), and provided a breakdown that included 28 cleared by arrest, 106 handled through school discipline, 97 juvenile delinquency citations and 10 other paper dispositions. Contraband seized in the year included three bladed weapons, one firearm, just over 8 grams of cocaine and 59 grams of marijuana, the presenter said.

On training, the office said SROs logged more than 9,000 hours of training overall, including multi‑disciplinary active‑assailant and incident‑command exercises, crisis intervention, firearms proficiency and an annual field training program. The office said it led an incident command system (ICS) management team for the district’s multiple high‑school graduations and coordinated rehearsals and staging with fire rescue and dispatchers.

Vaping and parental outreach drew extended discussion. Board members and administrators described students hiding vapes in bathrooms and backpacks and said parents often are unaware that many products are THC‑infused. The school safety presenter said vaping‑related delinquency citations have risen and offered to supply a separate count of vape incidents by email. “We’re doing everything we can to get it out of their hands,” the CCSO speaker said of vaping products.

District staff and board members proposed a joint parent‑education event and outreach during preplanning and suggested partnership opportunities with Tobacco Free Clay and local prosecutor offices to cover health and legal consequences. District officials said they are planning a streamed event focused on drugs and student safety for the 2025–26 year and will coordinate guest speakers from the sheriff’s office and the assistant state attorney’s office.

On interjurisdictional information‑sharing, CCSO said it works with the Northeast Florida Fusion Center and juvenile justice partners and that some gaps remain for students coming from other states where information is not always shared. The district noted it now receives a quarterly DJJ (Department of Juvenile Justice) list showing students under supervision.

The sheriff’s office also told the board it will seek FEMA reimbursement for overtime costs when deputies staffed shelters during hurricanes and that the office maintains school hazard and reunification plans (referred to in testimony as CHIRP) on agency systems accessible to patrol and school staff.

Ending: district and CCSO officials asked the public to expect continued collaboration: the sheriff’s office said it would provide requested counts on vaping incidents and that SROs and guardians (district‑trained school defenders) will be increasingly integrated into ongoing training and tabletop exercises.

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