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HES briefs Highlands County School Board on quality checks, staffing and background-check delays
Summary
Jason Whitaker, regional manager for HES, told the Highlands County School Board the contractor has rolled out a real-time inspection tool, completed 466 checks since schools opened, and is facing longer background-check and drug-test turnaround times tied to vendor and state clearinghouse changes.
Jason Whitaker, regional manager for HES, briefed the Highlands County School Board on custodial operations, quality-assurance checks and staffing challenges during the board meeting.
Whitaker said HES introduced a mobile quality-inspection program called Go Spot Check and that managers have completed 466 inspections since the start of the school year, with an average score of 92.97. He reported the lowest score was 88.83 at Memorial Elementary and the highest 96.99 at the old Sebring pre-K site. "As we collect that information, that data…
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