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\"High school students are working very hard on this project,\" the board member said, describing student activities including drilling holes in oyster shells and stringing them as \"oyster ropes\" to give larval oysters a substrate to attach to. The member said the grant will pay for equipment, picnic benches and signage to support trails and public access. The project, tied to an Energy Management Center restore-act grant, used two pontoon boats to reach the island and is intended to restore habitat and create an accessible outdoor site for families and students.

The board member said volunteers from several Rotary clubs provided both the $10,000 grant and labor to help students prepare materials; she encouraged partners interested in supporting the project to get involved. No formal board action or funding commitment from the district was taken at the meeting; the report appeared during individual board member remarks as an update on community partnerships and student engagement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pasco County School Board Meeting- July 29, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board member reported student-led restoration work at Journey Key, noting mangrove and seagrass plantings, oyster rope construction and a $10,000 rotary grant to buy equipment and picnic infrastructure to support student work and public access.","taxTitle","Pasco, School Districts, Florida","taxId",14666,"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},6147988,"Pasco board authorizes chair and attorney to manage pending employee termination hearing",65,2935000,3000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5517593-2d7a096576da0ab25d94fea7f5dcab2d&start=2935&end=3000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5517593-2d7a096576da0ab25d94fea7f5dcab2d/thumbnail_2935000.jpg","/articles/6147988/Florida/Pasco-board-authorizes-chair-and-attorney-to-manage-pending-employee-termination-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6147988-a1360ba508db5f7bd2f0d988c064e229/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151637&Signature=fQTWjvJNUF0hjobJMhnCkOv~N0pd~WdRqWkG7pVbuR-MCIg19hczgSBnu1gdE95YyolFBB7xox7viRvERxK1XJY~SSJ5IqM1mj~08LFWmCte9hjiVP~yLycbryxwUiAYbxFa1F3OjPzNjyxWdae5uE9S~~rHhba5WHWWEvP9XpTzswTiyoIiCySH0mPRtwShL~DXro6zK4H2XcDxkh55Qr-tMAterLEkZdWXTaXObK1Rr7ZOJPMCJIqDnMPjLMlll1ik~c59BGyGTm4EhA08JPwP4VLk8jwWu9weUNABYVHhUR6EY003al7FwiIHHpjbtocXDxhj78DP6XoH8eZQuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District School Board of Pasco County on Tuesday granted unanimous consent for the board chair to enter prehearing and posthearing orders and authorized the board attorney to act as the board's representative in a pending employee termination matter.

Attorney Meeker told the board that an employee termination hearing had been scheduled with a filing deadline of Aug. 8 and tentatively set for Aug. 5. \"Now I'm doing what I can to work with both parties to try to get it rescheduled,\" Meeker said, and asked the board for unanimous consent to give the chair and the district attorney authority to handle prehearing and procedural matters. The board gave that unanimous consent during the meeting.

No names of the employee or additional case details were disclosed during the public portion of the meeting. Meeker said he and board staff are coordinating on scheduling and will keep the board updated.","The school board granted unanimous consent to allow the board chair to issue pre- and post-hearing orders and delegated authority for procedural matters to the board attorney as parties seek to reschedule a pending employee termination hearing.",{"_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},6147992,"Pasco School Board adopts $2.34 billion tentative budget, sets 6.274 millage rate",181,1316000,1497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5517593-2d7a096576da0ab25d94fea7f5dcab2d&start=1316&end=1497","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5517593-2d7a096576da0ab25d94fea7f5dcab2d/thumbnail_1316000.jpg","/articles/6147992/Florida/Pasco-School-Board-adopts-234-billion-tentative-budget-sets-6274-millage-rate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6147992-1fc3f9b34a391a6c3f12644e7e491ba2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151637&Signature=A09Al9mKVmJTxf97PSzs2SsnFMEOK48sowZHAuAFdTdbTenP1a42GUT1ENt8vR11K7E4S0oXJd0rxUbdHN2FOJQjalzWXDWcHTQ6voOSDf6imH~4Nmmlvcpgxa4AgyN5R8SiBmR88lCUabmiPxUPwCPdKdizhvTIL97WZho3rA5oGvX9E2czQ1AU9zrHCltULIsW4rRaAcZmAZa5PE8JiMgl0X5T2oYRWtlt15qpUEDlunx9fHOCJ~usGLKLjzFAbwm8N0g7l3ik8zm5dkUsUp4TdS4fIxnjiYfsaO1FsSR-hfmFeVEw2sjfGKPMFjZ0jpG6j3icyrf27noF-i3aMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The District School Board of Pasco County on Tuesday adopted a tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget of $2,338,447,781 and a proposed tax millage of 6.274 mills, the board’s superintendent and finance staff said at the meeting. The board voted to set the final public hearing for Sept. 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room at the Administrative Complex.

The budget document presented by Superintendent Allegra calls for a general operating budget of approximately $1.138 billion and a capital budget of $672 million. \"I respectfully request your approval of the 25–26 tentative fiscal year budget as presented,\" the superintendent said during the hearing. The district reported the tentative budget is an increase of $53,462,164 over the prior year.

Board members and staff said the budget assumes a small decline in state funding tied to enrollment, noting the district’s student population declined by about 638 students. The district expects to receive less state revenue and said it had set aside funds to manage enrollment shifts and possible state proration. The plan also reflects the recent release of federal grants that had been under review; district staff told the board those grants were added back into the proposed budget after being released on Friday, July 25.

Key line items highlighted by staff include a voted additional millage (noted as a 1-mill salary supplement) estimated to generate about $64 million, $92 million set aside for charter schools, roughly $71 million allocated for FES scholarships, and roughly $68 million for categoricals and other set-asides. Expenditures called out as increasing in 2025–26 include health insurance, Florida Retirement System rates, utilities, school resource officer contracts and costs associated with opening Skybrook K–8.

Capital priorities in the tentative budget include construction of Gulf Middle School, West Ephraim Hills Elementary School, a gymnasium at Kirkland Ranch K–8, renovations at Cypress Elementary School, a new cafeteria and athletic facilities at Pasco High School, and systemwide roofing, HVAC and infrastructure upgrades. The capital budget also reflects a rollforward of bond proceeds for ongoing construction projects.

Attorney Meeker read the statutorily required notice and said the budget hearing complied with Florida statutes and the TRIM (truth in millage) requirements. Board members then moved and seconded the separate motions: to adopt the tentative millage rate resolution (mover: Beaudoin; second: Fernandez) and to adopt the tentative budget resolution (mover: Baldwin; second: Harding). Both motions were approved by voice vote. The board also voted to set the final budget hearing for Sept. 9, 2025.

Board members emphasized that the adopted figures are tentative and that the budget is a living document that will be updated with amendments during the year. Mrs. Taylor said printed budget books provided to the board included staff allocations, a five-year capital plan and summaries of personnel, operational and capital outlays. The district said it plans to retain a 5% unassigned fund balance, with $47,200,000 set aside to maintain that target.

United School Employees of Pasco representative Mr. Larson addressed the board earlier in the meeting, noting the union’s ongoing activities and the recent report that previously frozen federal grant funds had been released; he described the grants’ release as \"positive news.\" Governor-level or named state actions were not reported in the transcript; the district’s staff repeatedly described the tentative budget as subject to change as revenue clarity emerges.

The board closed the public hearing portion of the meeting after no speakers signed up to comment on the tentative budget. The second and final hearing remains scheduled for Sept. 9, 2025, at 6 p.m.","The District School Board of Pasco County voted to adopt a tentative $2,338,447,781 budget and a proposed millage rate of 6.274 mills for fiscal year 2025–26, approved dates for the final hearing and set aside funds for charter schools, scholarships and capital projects.","actionData","errors"]

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Students, Rotary clubs help restore Journey Key; board member highlights $10,000 grant

Pasco board authorizes chair and attorney to manage pending employee termination hearing

Pasco School Board adopts $2.34 billion tentative budget, sets 6.274 millage rate