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School board approves consent items, personnel actions and multiple construction contracts
Summary
At the meeting the board approved the consent agenda, several personnel actions, a waiver for Okaloosa STEM Academy and GMPs/scope modifications for district construction projects; motions and seconds were recorded, and each item was approved by voice vote.
The Okaloosa County School Board approved a series of motions during the meeting, including adoption of the agenda (with one deletion), the consent agenda, multiple personnel recommendations, a waiver for the Okaloosa STEM Academy and several construction program scope modifications and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) actions.
Agenda and consent: The board approved the meeting agenda after removing item 7.9; the agenda motion was recorded as moved by Mr. Bryant and seconded by Mr. Dessen and approved by voice vote. The consent agenda was adopted on a motion by Mr. Destin, seconded by Mr. Bryant, and approved by voice vote.
Personnel and HR items: The board approved multiple personnel items presented by district staff, including administrative-leave listings (information-only), a Deferred Retirement Option Program item, a waiver requested by Okaloosa STEM Academy to waive a daily planning period for the 2025-26 school year (motion moved by Mr. Heinley, seconded by Mr. Bryant), employment separations, personnel recommendations, employee transfers, reinstatement/reimbursement of sick leave related to a line-of-duty illness/injury, and leave without pay. Each personnel action was moved and seconded on the record and approved by voice vote.
Construction and facilities: The board approved several construction program items presented by Dr. Smith, including: - TPM Program 6, Task Order 12, Scope Modification 4 (Prior Middle School cafeteria renovation) - TPM Program 6, Task Order 34, Scope Modification 1 (districtwide school construction projects; new gym floor at Meg's Bridal School) - TPM Program 6, Task Order 39, GMP (districtwide paving; Crestview High School parking reconfiguration, Phase 1) - TPM Program 6, Task Order 43, Revised GMP (Okaloosa Technical College North interior renovations) - TPM Program 6, Task Order 44, GMP 02/2024 (Priority roofing projects; Edwin's Elementary School roof replacement)
Each of the construction items was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the meeting record does not list roll-call tallies for these motions in every instance, and the board chair announced approval after voice votes.
Why it matters: These approvals authorize facility work across the district and finalize personnel actions that affect staffing and daily operations.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval (deletion of item 7.9) ' Motion: adopt agenda; Mover: Mr. Bryant; Second: Mr. Dessen; Outcome: approved by voice vote. - Consent agenda ' Motion: adopt consent agenda; Mover: Mr. Destin; Second: Mr. Bryant; Outcome: approved by voice vote. - Waiver: Okaloosa STEM Academy daily planning period waiver for 2025-26 ' Motion: approve waiver; Mover: Mr. Heinley; Second: Mr. Bryant; Outcome: approved by voice vote. - Employment separations, personnel recommendations, transfers, leave actions ' Motions moved and seconded on the record; Outcome: approved by voice vote (individual tallies not always recorded in transcript). - Construction program TPM items (Task Orders 12, 34, 39, 43, 44) ' Motions moved and seconded on the record; Outcome: approved by voice vote.
The board recessed briefly for guests and photography during the meeting; no items were tabled or postponed during the votes recorded in the transcript.
