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Board approves agenda revisions, policy advertising, contracts, equipment purchases, suspensions and grants
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Bay District School Board approved a revised agenda, advertised a change to student enrollment policy, authorized contracts for maintenance and HVAC services, approved safety-security cameras and several IT and equipment purchases, confirmed two suspensions without pay and approved a $1.5 million DOE CTE grant.
The Bay District School Board took multiple formal actions at its Feb. 11 meeting at the Nelson Building, voting unanimously on a revised agenda, several contracts and purchases, personnel actions and grant approvals.
Highlights included approval to advertise a revised student enrollment and educational-decision policy (policy 7.102) for a 30-day public comment period; two suspensions without pay for employees arrested on criminal charges that disqualify them for public-educator employment under Florida statute; several facilities and IT contracts; purchases of maintenance equipment; and approval of a $1.5 million Workforce Capitalization grant from the Florida Department of Education to expand career and technical education programs.
Votes at a glance
- Revised agenda: Motion by Miss Leonard, second by Mister Chester. Roll-call votes recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- January 28 minutes (adoption): Approved by voice vote (ayes). Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: Motion by Mister Chester, second by Mister Moore; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Policy 7.102 (student enrollment and educational decisions): Motion by Mister Register, second by Miss Leonard to advertise the policy for a 30-day public comment period and set a public hearing. Roll-call votes recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved for advertising; public hearing to follow in 30 days.
- Employee suspensions without pay: Angela Hines (motion by Mister Register, second by Miss Leonard) and Paris Perdue (motion by Mister Chester, second by Mister Moore). Both actions carried on roll call. Outcome: suspensions without pay approved pending further administrative process.
- Trane chiller preventive maintenance contract (FY26): Renewal/new contract for preventative maintenance of chillers, $63,006.76, paid from LCI funds. Motion by Mister Register, second by Miss Leonard; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (contract award).
- HVAC commissioning/testing and balancing for Lucille Moore renovation: Pass-through contract for commissioning and test-and-balance work required by Florida building and energy code; half-cent project funding. Motion to approve (second by Mister Moore). Roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (contract award).
- DSX controllers and camera expansion at Cedar Grove Elementary: Amendment funded by the state safety-and-security grant, $70,008.74. Motion to approve; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (contract/award amendment).
- E-Rate internal connections and switches (5-year cycle): District submitted for E-Rate funding (federal program) for internal connections; staff said the 5-year agreement totals roughly $5.5 million and E-Rate would cover approximately 85% of eligible costs. Motion by Mister Chester, second by Mister Moore. Roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (purchase funded in part by E-Rate).
- Skid steer purchase (maintenance): Replacement of aging backhoe/skid-steer equipment via state contract; motion by Miss Leonard, second by Mister Chester. Roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (equipment purchase).
- Data center core switch refresh (Fortinet/core switches): $88,686.39 from half-cent refresh funds. Motion by Mister Register, second by Miss Leonard. Roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (purchase).
- PowerSchool AIM subscription renewal (annual): Renewal from MIS operational funds for the PowerSchool AIM module. Motion approved; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (software subscription renewal).
- Request to advertise revised job descriptions (16a): Motion by Mister Register, second by Miss Leonard to advertise revised job description(s) for 30 days; motion carried. Outcome: approved for advertising; public hearing to follow.
- Workforce Capitalization grant (DOE) ~ $1.5 million for CTE expansion: Motion by Miss Leonard, second by Mister Chester; roll call carried. Outcome: approved (grant acceptance/implementation steps authorized).
Board members and staff said all listed votes were recorded on the roll call for each item; the meeting record shows the votes as affirmative for the listed motions.
