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School board approves textbook reviews, facilities projects and turf contract; one item moved
Summary
The Nassau County School Board approved a package of textbooks, construction projects, contractor prequalifications and a turf contract at its February 2025 meeting, while moving one audit item to a future meeting.
The Nassau County School Board approved a slate of action items at its February 2025 meeting, advancing a textbook public review period, multiple construction and field projects, contractor prequalification and an amended capital outlay notice. One item on the agenda was moved to the next meeting.
The board voted, by voice, to approve a 20-day public review period for a 9–12 personal financial literacy and money management textbook (Foundations in Personal Finance by Ramsey Education), to advertise a public hearing for Administrative Rule 3.081 (adjunct teaching certification), to accept low bids for new athletic storage buildings at West Nassau High School and Yulee High School, to prequalify five general contractors for replacement of the Callahan Intermediate School wastewater treatment plant, to approve a cooperative purchase contract with AstroTurf Corporation for the installation of synthetic turf at West Nassau High School, to transfer ownership on a concurrency mitigation parcel, and to approve an amended notice of tax for school capital outlay to fund a new CTE classroom at the Hulee Community Education Center. One financial/federal single audit item was moved to a future meeting.
Votes at a glance (action item number — short description — outcome): - Item 1 — financial and federal single audit — moved to next meeting (not voted). - Item 2 — 9–12 personal financial literacy and money management textbook: approve 20-day public review (Feb. 28–Mar. 19) — approved by voice vote. - Item 3 — advertise public hearing for Administrative Rule 3.081 (adjunct teaching certification) — approved by voice vote. - Items 4 and 5 — pulled from the agenda; not acted on at this meeting. - Item 6 — new athletic storage building, West Nassau High School (accept low bid) — approved by voice vote. - Item 7 — new athletic storage building, Yulee High School (accept low bid) — approved by voice vote. - Item 8 — prequalify five general contractors for replacement of Callahan Intermediate School wastewater treatment plant — approved by voice vote. - Item 9 — cooperative purchase contract with AstroTurf Corporation for synthetic turf at West Nassau High School — approved by voice vote. - Item 10 — transfer ownership of parcel 142 N 2800000060000 from MPS Properties LLC (John Swinson) to Esquire Trustee Services LLC for concurrency mitigation naming — approved by voice vote. - Item 11 — amended notice of tax for school capital outlay for construction/remodeling of a CTE classroom at the Hulee Community Education Center — approved by voice vote.
Procedural notes: several motions were made and seconded on the floor; the transcript records voice approval (“Aye”) without named roll-call tallies. Where the transcript does not name a mover or seconder, the motion-maker and seconder are recorded as not specified. Items 4 and 5 were pulled for further negotiation and will return at a later meeting.
The approvals move forward curriculum review, capital projects and field work funded through district capital/millage allocations or cooperative purchasing agreements; several projects noted that additional site or drainage work might be required before construction of certain amenities.
The board scheduled a follow-up workshop to discuss long-term site proposals and administrative-rule protocol changes to be advertised in advance.
