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Superintendent Dr. Legg, introducing the presentation, said the materials before the board were not a compliance exercise but \"our blueprint for these schools,\" and emphasized, \"this isn't about the schools. This is about the students that are in the schools.\" Dr. Sean Rafalski, who the district identified as leading the Opportunity Schools team, provided the detailed overview of federal- and state-level requirements the district must meet.

Why it matters: schools that continue to earn low grades face escalating state oversight under federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implementation through the Florida Bureau of School Improvement (BSI). District officials said failing to meet state timelines can trigger more prescriptive state action, and several campuses must submit multi-year district-managed turnaround (Top 1) plans to the State Board of Education for approval.

Key facts and timetable
- The district said any school with less than 41% of total points or a letter grade of D qualifies for BSI designation and that schools can exit oversight if they meet C-level thresholds in a subsequent year.
- Draft Top 1 plans have been submitted to the Bureau of School Improvement for feedback; final plans for the initial Top 1 schools were scheduled for State Board consideration on 09/24/2025, according to the presentation.
- A Top 1 plan is a two-year, district-managed turnaround plan; Gulf Middle School is in its second year of a Top 1 plan and the district said it will request an extension and simultaneously identify a next-step option if the selected turnaround approach is not successful.

Schools named
- Entering the Top 1 (first year): Enclave Elementary School, Chester Taylor Elementary School, Ritchie Elementary School.
- Gulf Middle School: second year of a Top 1 plan; district said it intends to request a one-year extension while proposing to partner again with MGT, the external operator used previously at Cox Elementary.
- Schools that exited oversight with support listed in the presentation included Pasco Elementary School, Pasco Middle School, Centennial Middle School, and Cox Elementary School.

Required verifications and personnel changes
District staff said they submitted principal-change verification forms to the state and reviewed teacher VAM (value-added model) data as part of plan assurances. Dr. Legg explained the district acted early on certain leadership and staffing changes to avoid making principal or teacher moves at the start of school: \"we did not wanna get to a point of ... rejecting our principals and then us getting to the week of school starting ... and making principal changes.\" The presentation also noted that teacher VAMs at a school can trigger required personnel moves under state rules.

Support, monitoring and instructional strategies
Dr. Rafalski described the Opportunity Schools team as an additional layer of district support for BSI campuses. The presentation said the team monitors plans through classroom walkthroughs, coaching, professional learning, documented evidence of work, and alignment of schedules and interventions. The plans include:
- Leadership as the anchor for transformation; the district said leadership changes were made where needed and that external partners (MGT) will provide additional leadership and instructional coaching.
- Targeted master schedules, dedicated ELA and math intervention blocks, and common planning time.
- Elevated school-based curriculum specialists to support benchmark-aligned instruction and data analysis.
- A districtwide focus on positive behavioral interventions (PBIS) and a \"first 10 days\" approach to reteaching routines and expectations so students and staff establish consistent conditions for learning.

Funding and outside partners
The presentation noted the work carries funding and that the district is prioritizing return on investment through evidence-based staffing (instructional assistants, tutors) and external partners. MGT was named as a repeated external partner; the district said it used MGT at Cox Elementary and intends to engage the same partner for Gulf Middle School as part of the extension request.

Board questions and operational concerns
Board members asked for clarification on tiers of support (CSI/TSI/ATSI) and whether Tier 1 schools still receive Tier 2-like interventions; Dr. Rafalski said Tier 1 supports remain but Tier 1 schools would not have a Top 1 plan. A member asked about construction at Gulf Middle School and whether renovation disruptions are documented in planning; staff said the state will do site visits and walkthroughs, and district personnel are working to shield the school's leadership from project management tasks.

What was not decided
No formal vote or board action was recorded in the transcript excerpt of the workshop; the presentation and discussion were described as workshop items and draft plans were reported as submitted to the Bureau of School Improvement for feedback.

Ending
District leaders framed the Top 1 plans as urgent, student-centered blueprints tied to state timelines and external approvals, and asked the board to review the materials that will be on the board agenda for formal consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pasco County School Board Workshop August 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pasco County School Board leaders reviewed district-led turnaround plans for multiple low-performing campuses during a workshop focused on the Opportunity Schools work and state-required submissions.","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},6483622,"Pasco trustees review large Neola policy update; board pulls several items for further work",2774,3624000,6398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604949-30a2215b6fc0f1b931b595f023534ac2&start=3624&end=6398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604949-30a2215b6fc0f1b931b595f023534ac2/thumbnail_3624000.jpg","/articles/6483622/Florida/Pasco-trustees-review-large-Neola-policy-update-board-pulls-several-items-for-further-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6483622-a7e2e0627984eff12b2f5ae36bbf3eea/orig.mp4?Expires=1777398465&Signature=NhDSvsCjAbuT4lyTMQrdaxOekYjYFaBchFcbr3ocF54vTV9o1GhaAg7wMM1GL1XhuF8td5W4DjbFuxwkt6m5iXTobmD9cwZoP1u0WNCo8x~ljCISnMUMUCNf8I-v9cZ3Zg8RL9zfV~KnCRMbhCVi-DqxcgAd9wzgKW-9s4FfKWwAgbAL7e7Jbyvx5fhMER3ajS7aYo4Hly2DZNLB1YQFxg7TM5BI2tahTO6M-88QpqMbON2skAXkUJVC9FI399lyglmf7EfXGSulIakV-wH9llos~XV6ye3gA4JTyUv~aNjAAU5xxZPlp5hxFU7N0l4WBS~ntyqRQUUOkBSDXLzdxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a workshop session, Pasco County School Board members reviewed a sizable Neola policy update package and discussed multiple proposed edits, clarifications and items pulled for additional staff work.

The update package covered numerous district policies, and staff said certain items were being pulled from this packet for additional review (policies referenced in the presentation included policy numbers that staff identified by board packet codes). Board members and legal counsel discussed statutory references, suggested wording changes and operational implications for schools.

Notable policy topics and board discussion
- School board residence areas and statutory wording: The board discussed clarifying language so it reads \"as prescribed by Florida law\" rather than wording that could be read as the state drawing lines; staff agreed to revise the language to match statutory intent.
- Attendance policy and statute-driven requirements: The board reviewed a revised attendance policy that incorporates recent statutory changes (Senate Bill language noted in discussion). Staff said the new policy closely tracks statutory language and added procedures to implement new requirements (automated contacts, online forms for parents, and follow-up teams). Board members asked that language not imply the principal alone must complete all outreach; staff said policy language tracks statute but that administrative procedure can describe delegated responsibilities.
- Student device and bus-stop communications: Members clarified that principal discretion controls on-site phone use but that students waiting at bus stops generally should be allowed to contact parents; staff agreed to communicate that practice to school administrators.
- Career and technical education (CTE) and curriculum alignment: Board members raised questions about the degree of district support for CTE curriculum frameworks developed by the Florida Department of Education and whether more centralized curriculum support is needed for consistency across sites.
- Early identification and dyslexia screening: The board discussed new statutory expectations for early identification of reading and math deficiencies, referenced HB 7039 and changes to state rules; staff said school psychologists and intervention teams handle assessment and evaluation and that parents are not expected to obtain private diagnoses.
- Procurement and investment oversight: The board discussed whether the investment oversight or other committee should interview and rank financial planning service vendors similar to how the committee participates in facilities-related selections; staff said the investment policy (policy 6144) could be reviewed in a subsequent batch if the board wants to be consistent.

Pulled items and next steps
Staff said they would pull three specific policies (numbers provided during the workshop) for additional work and return them in the next batch, and staff offered to incorporate board wording changes and technical corrections prior to first reading.

What was not decided
No policies were formally adopted during the workshop excerpt; staff said revised language would be prepared for first-reading consideration at a future meeting.

Ending
Staff noted the work is dense but important; they will return revisions based on the board's comments for first-reading consideration.","Board members discussed a broad package of Neola policy updates covering school board residence areas, attendance, device use, CTE, and procurement. Several policies were pulled for additional edits and clarifications; no final adoptions were recorded in the workshop transcript.",{"_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},6483627,"Pasco seeks $25 million for career-connected health pathways after $500,000 planning grant and AdventHealth partnership",1554,2064000,3618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604949-30a2215b6fc0f1b931b595f023534ac2&start=2064&end=3618","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604949-30a2215b6fc0f1b931b595f023534ac2/thumbnail_2064000.jpg","/articles/6483627/Florida/Pasco-seeks-25-million-for-career-connected-health-pathways-after-500000-planning-grant-and-AdventHealth-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6483627-21c7afb2e18c5f30c42e0ecc048a2a3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1777398465&Signature=CG55~q~NyqjfCj5ld~e-B9O2ghdfB7gGb2WTJS7IKHjRCeSAF0NUNz3SIVoxI82jk~Iuc-AfWLq4jEgAHCq8YGBVmap8g7QtxhQlfhiJ23IVCwRGBvZfWoqn7Yp7OmduPZ442twZVKlvO43zmO2T-gdZPIrFpzAz-zMdQUK-lynzeB45rNAdHjlOFURBeQQzgK3RlfLvULUXB1b~NJ84DH3x9zVfX9WeOV7CiEvIblKiGRu-VVYU0iZ8cOEoOkEG0S~xopekrnkcg-LQ1k8X9w98SwmCYoHS1rgDql74DitTQs44lO8ZDMvNoOFUs7gd2-jW1qUYv-MrF5FG15ejyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pasco County School Board members heard a presentation on a career-connected learning initiative led by district staff, Bloomberg Philanthropies and AdventHealth that aims to build health-care career pathways beginning in high school and to win a five-year grant estimated at $25 million.

Superintendent Dr. Legg opened the segment and framed the work as forward-looking: \"This career connected learning is the future.\" Rob Aages, the district's planning lead, described a four-phase planning timeline that began with a December 2024 outreach and led to a $500,000 Bloomberg planning grant. Misty Palmer, talent manager for AdventHealth, described AdventHealth's $240,000 contribution to the planning year and the hospital system's operational commitment to hiring and work-based learning.

Why it matters: presenters said the model creates skill and credential pathways that can lead to hireable roles before high school graduation or to structured postsecondary programs. The plan focuses on health-care occupations with many entry points at the associate level and includes co-designed curriculum and hospital-based work-based learning so students may become \"candidates of choice\" for local employers.

Funding and partner commitments
- Planning-year funding: Bloomberg Philanthropies $500,000; AdventHealth planning support $240,000.
- Five-year goal: roughly $25,000,000 to implement multiple career pathways across the district.
- AdventHealth commitments described in the presentation: 1,300 current Allied Health positions available at AdventHealth (presentation figure) and a projected regional hiring need of about 30,000 people by 2030 in the hospital system's footprint.

Program design highlights
- The planning phase will design multiple pathways (presenters referenced national peers that typically design 4'5 distinct career paths) with a mix of pre-professional credentials in high school and articulation to AdventHealth University or other postsecondary credentials.
- Presenters described short on-the-job training programs (examples cited in the hospital system: sterile processing certifications that can be completed in roughly 8'18 weeks, surg tech on-the-job routes with pay increases) and discussed embedded work-based learning beginning in ninth grade.
- AdventHealth noted models that include clinical scholars and paid on-the-job training; AdventHealth said it will hire program graduates and provide tuition support and articulation through AdventHealth University.

Board questions and next steps
Board members asked about the design, instructor availability and transferability of curriculum; presenters said AdventHealth employees, AdventHealth University clinical scholars and district staff will work together to teach and supervise students in clinical learning. The district plans to promote early wins during the planning year and return to the board with proposed programs of study and metrics for success.

What was not decided
No formal board action or funding award was recorded in the transcript excerpt. Presenters said the district will continue planning and return for updates; the five-year $25 million implementation grant had not yet been awarded.","District leaders and AdventHealth outlined a planning-year effort funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies ($500,000) and augmented by AdventHealth ($240,000) to design career-connected learning in health fields, aiming to secure a $25 million implementation grant over five years and create direct pathways to local employment.","actionData","errors"]

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