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Flagler County School Board recognizes April observances, approves routine business and requests follow-ups
Summary
The Flagler County School Board on March 25 read proclamations recognizing April observances (school libraries, child-abuse prevention, autism acceptance and volunteer month), accepted district updates on free ECGs and physicals for students and unanimously approved routine consent and action items while asking staff for follow-up on ESOL certification and a health-care vendor briefing.
The Flagler County School Board on March 25 read a series of proclamations recognizing April observances, heard district program and partnership updates and approved routine consent and action items unanimously while asking staff for follow-up information on ESOL certification and a cooperative health-care presentation.
The board recognized April as School Library Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Autism Acceptance Month and Florida Volunteer Month, and heard short spotlights including upcoming free ECGs and sports physicals for student athletes provided by AdventHealth and an invitation to an autism awareness and acceptance fair hosted by Vincent’s Clubhouse.
Why it matters: The proclamations highlight district emphasis on student supports (literacy, child-safety awareness, disability inclusion and volunteer engagement). The board’s unanimous approval of consent and action items moves routine finance, personnel and academic matters forward while directing staff to return with information on compliance and vendor briefings that could affect district operations.
Celeste Ackerman, a district media specialist who read the library proclamation, told the board “they do amazing things every day and they really do make a difference in our schools.” Brandy Williams, coordinator of counseling services, read the child-abuse prevention resolution and said, “Child abuse is unfortunately something that some of our families do experience here in Flagler County.” Dr. Kim Holliday and representatives from Vincent’s Clubhouse read the autism proclamation and invited the community to Vincent’s Clubhouse’s third annual autism awareness fair on Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the European Village enrichment center.
Susie Gamblane of Flagler Volunteer Services read the volunteer proclamation and provided the board with the organization’s annual volunteer summary: “Last year, we had 1,681 volunteers ... They reported serving 103,175 hours throughout Flagler County. At the value based on the independent sector, that's over $3,000,000 in value.” She also described volunteer programs that support early literacy, holiday giving, health screenings and emergency operations.
Superintendent Lashaka Moore summarized upcoming health services for students: free ECGs are scheduled for April 14 (Flagler Palm Coast High School marching band/JROTC) and April 17 (FPC JROTC, marching band and color guard), and free physicals and ECGs for student-athletes (including incoming ninth graders) will be available May 21–22 at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Moore thanked AdventHealth, noting they are partners who make the services “available for our students and our communities free of charge.”
The Flagler County Education Foundation’s Theresa Rizzo highlighted the foundation’s small staff and upcoming fundraising events, including the third annual Joe Rizzo Memorial Golf Classic to benefit classroom-to-careers and CTE programs.
Board members also used the meeting to request additional information and future briefings. Board member Lauren Ramirez asked staff to provide an update “on the number of teachers who are up to date on their ESOL requirements, maybe by the end of the year, so that we can ensure compliance with those credits.” The board asked staff to schedule a vendor presentation from a cooperative health-care provider for the earliest feasible informational workshop. Members also requested continued updates on transportation communication and hiring.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (items 4.01–4.03): motion by Christy Chong, second by Derek Bars; passed unanimously. - Adoption of the agenda as modified (including removal of a DMNA salary study item pending additional information): motion by Christy Chong, second by Janine Reddy; passed unanimously. - Finance consent (items 7.01–7.07): motion by Christy Chong, second by Derek Bars; passed unanimously. - Operational/service and other grouped consent items (examples: 9.01–9.02; 10.01–10.02; 11.01; 16.01): motions made and seconded by board members as recorded in the minutes; each passed unanimously. (Several consent and action items were approved as presented; board members noted specific items pulled or updated as needed.)
The board did not receive any public comments on agenda items or general education topics during the meeting. The session concluded after brief closing remarks celebrating student achievements and reminders about upcoming events, and the board adjourned.
Tighter follow-up requested by the board includes an ESOL certification status update for district teachers and scheduling a presentation from the cooperative health-care vendor; both requests were directed to staff for scheduling and further information.
