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School board approves consent items, grants and contracts in 4-0 votes
Summary
The Marion County School Board on April 8 approved the meeting agenda, minutes, multiple disciplinary actions, a state grant and contracts including equipment to improve radio reception at several schools. Most motions passed unanimously, 4-0.
The Marion County School Board approved its agenda and a package of consent and action items during its April 8, 2025 meeting, with all recorded formal motions passing unanimously, 4-0.
Among actions taken: the board approved the meeting agenda (motion by Board Member Thoreau, second by Dr. Campbell), three sets of minutes for March meetings, and consent items C10.1 through C18.2 (motion by Dr. James). The board also approved disciplinary actions including the expulsion of student JD25-238 for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year (motion by Dr. Campbell; second by Dr. James) and several long-term discipline placements as listed in the minutes. The board approved an off-campus virtual learning placement for student JD25-235 (motion by Dr. James).
The board approved the 2024–25 Unified School Improvement Grant (UNISIG), a state-administered school improvement fund, with a cost stated in the meeting narrative as approximately $865,000 (motion by Board Member Mathura; second by Dr. James). The board approved use of an existing State of Florida alternate contract (4319000-22NASP0O-ACS) for public safety communications products and services, including installation of bidirectional amplifiers (BDAs) at several campuses; staff stated the BDA work was expected to cost roughly $1,300,000 (motion passed 4-0). The board approved a related contract amendment for material-direct purchases that yielded an estimated sales tax savings of $14,023.14.
The board also approved a First Amendment with 1 on 1 Learning Corp (a smaller, previously posted amendment that had been pulled for discussion) after clarifying the amended amount was $9,000 for Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)-related services and extending the contract term to 06/30/2026 (motion passed 4-0). Board members had previously pulled the item for transparency about the originally posted amounts and term.
Each motion was introduced and seconded on the record and recorded as passing unanimously, 4-0.
The board recorded the votes on the public record; specific motion text, movers, seconders and vote tallies appear in the official minutes appended to the board packet.
