Oasis Charter School board approves consent items, adopts new student health and AI policies and trims lunch prices to spend federal surplus

Oasis Charter School Authority Governing Board members met Sept. 16 in Cape Coral City Council Chambers and approved the consent agenda with two items pulled for discussion, adopted amended language delegating grant administration, and approved a $125,000 contract for speech and language services. Superintendent Jackie Collins reported on school safety planning and grant prospects, new policies on student health and academic integrity including artificial-intelligence use, and a plan to use a portion of a federal school-meal surplus to reduce full-price lunch costs and buy staff and equipment.

The board approved minutes from its Aug. 19 regular meeting, adopted the agenda and carried the consent agenda (items 9c–9h) after pulling items 9a and 9b for separate action. The board approved an amended version of consent item 9a to change the delegation language so that the Oasis Charter School food-service manager and the city assistant county manager are authorized to implement and manage grant-supported activities and follow reporting requirements; the amendment carried on voice vote. The board also approved consent item 9b, authorizing a contractor to provide speech and language pathology services for the 2025–26 school year at a contract value of $125,000 to accommodate an increase in qualifying students.

Why it matters: the meeting bundled routine governance with several operational decisions that affect daily student services — from medical preparedness and security to classroom supports and meal pricing — and set administrative direction on how grants and vendor services will be managed.

Superintendent Jackie Collins said the district must submit its annual FSSAT (Florida School Safety Assessment Tool) to state authorities and described remaining school-hardening priorities the district…