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Board approves labor agreements, Founders Park design and several routine items; approves MOU for drug testing with one no vote
Summary
The Monroe County School Board approved two tentative labor agreements, accepted the Florida Safe Schools assessment and advanced the Founders Park design; the MOU with the 16th Judicial Circuit for drug testing passed 4–1 on a roll call.
At its Oct. 9 meeting the Monroe County School Board approved multiple action items on the agenda, including two tentative labor agreements with the district’s bargaining unit, a design-development approval for Founders Park baseball field improvements, acceptance of the Florida Safe Schools assessment and several other items. The board also approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the 16th Judicial Circuit for drug-testing services; that MOU passed on a recorded 4–1 roll call with Doctor Woltanski voting no.
Votes at a glance
- United Teachers Monroe — School-Related Personnel tentative agreement (2025–26): motion moved and seconded; motion passed. (No roll-call tally provided in the record.)
- United Teachers Monroe — Instructional tentative agreement (2025–26): motion moved and seconded; motion passed. (No roll-call tally provided in the record.)
- Design development for Founders Park baseball field improvements: motion passed. District staff noted the $5.6 million estimate excludes renovation of the existing locker-room building.
- Acceptance of the Florida Safe Schools assessment report: motion passed.
- Contract amendment with Performance Travel Ltd. (Youth Music of the World) for Key West High School band trip to Rome New Year’s Day parade (2025–26): motion passed. The district’s legal staff clarified the district will serve as a fiscal pass-through for attendee fundraising; the contract states the trip’s funding is expected from fundraising and attendee contributions and the district is not liable for any shortfall.
- Memorandum of Understanding for Drug Testing Services with the 16th Judicial Circuit (2025–26): motion passed on roll call 4–1. Roll call (as recorded in the transcript): Miss Talbot — Yes; Board member (unnamed) — Yes; Doctor Woltanski — No; Mr. Horan — Yes; Chair Khan — Yes. A board member who voted no asked the district to provide data on the program’s efficacy before next year’s vote.
Why it matters: The labor agreements affect instructional and school-related staff compensation and terms for the coming year; the MOU expands the district’s relationship with the judicial circuit for drug-testing services and drew a recorded dissent concerning privacy and effectiveness; the Founders Park approval advances a multi-million-dollar capital project contingent on village approval and contractor pricing.
What the board recorded about next steps: Staff will return with final contract pricing where needed, continue village negotiations regarding Founders Park lease/license terms, and the district was asked to provide program data on the drug-testing MOU to board members prior to next year’s renewal vote.
