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Highlands County School Board approves science curricular materials, facility contracts and personnel items
Summary
At its April meeting the board approved multiple instructional-material purchases for K–12 science courses, awarded several facility contracts and approved routine personnel and disciplinary actions.
The Highlands County School Board approved a slate of instructional materials for science courses, awarded building and facility contracts, and approved personnel and student-discipline actions during its April meeting.
Why it matters: The board’s approvals update science curricula across grade levels and commit the district to several facility projects that will affect school buildings and maintenance schedules.
Key approvals (votes at a glance): - Adoption of the meeting agenda as revised (motion: Miss Howerton; second: Dr. Durance) — approved. - Consent agenda as revised — approved. - Personnel recommendations (superintendent’s recommendation, item 9a) — approved. - Expulsions (item 9b) — approved.
Instructional materials (item 12: multiple motions): The board approved purchases of state-adopted or state-recommended science instructional materials for multiple grade bands and courses. Items approved included: comprehensive middle school science courses (Savas Learning Company), high school anatomy and physiology (McGraw Hill), high school biology (Savas/Miller & Levine), chemistry (Savas), Earth and Space Science (McGraw Hill), environmental science (Savas), physical science (McGraw Hill), high-school physics (Solvus/Sallas in the agenda text), and K–5 science (McGraw Hill). District staff said the textbook-adoption process followed Florida Department of Education guidance and included teacher committee review. Motions were moved and seconded by board members (motions recorded from Miss Howerton, Dr. Durance, Mr. Whitten, Mr. Martin and others) and each item was approved by the board.
Facilities and contracts (item 13): The board awarded multiple contracts: window replacement for Avon Elementary building 3 to Central Florida Glass & Mirror (SBHC2425-27); restroom upgrades at Woodlawn Elementary and Lake Placid Elementary to Residential R & R Inc. (SBHC2425-28 and SBHC2425-29); intercom system upgrades at Lake Country Elementary and Sun and Lake Elementary to Diversified Electrical Systems LLC (SBHC2425-30); and a roof replacement for Avon Park High School building 2 under a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchase Agreement (Omnia Partners/US Communities). Each contract award was approved by motion and second.
Procedure and timing: District staff indicated the instructional-material selections came from state-approved lists and were vetted by teacher committees; the superintendent also requested the board schedule a budget workshop for May 13 and an executive session on May 6 (those procedural items were noted elsewhere on the agenda).
Outcomes: All listed purchasing and contracting motions were approved by the board during the meeting. No motion recorded a failure, abstention or roll-call dissent in the meeting transcript.
