Okaloosa board approves consent agenda and routine personnel items in unanimous votes

At its Nov. 10 meeting the Okaloosa County School Board approved the consent agenda and a series of routine personnel items in unanimous votes.

The consent agenda was approved by a 5-0 vote. Separately, the board approved certification requirements and issuance of contracts for the 2025-26 school year (item 8.1), an out-of-field teaching report (8.3), position allocations including a Pine View assistant principal and secretary (8.4), employment separations (8.5), personnel recommendations (8.6), employee transfers (8.7), an employee suspension (8.8), reinstatement/reimbursement of sick leave due to a line-of-duty injury or illness (8.9), and leave without pay requests (listed in the packet). Each item was moved, seconded and adopted unanimously, 5-0.

Board members provided little debate on these items during the meeting; presenters included Dr. Hale (assistant superintendent for human resources), Ms. Perry (chief financial officer) and program staff. The board accepted the recommendations as routine actions necessary to maintain district operations and personnel records. Where the transcript recorded an item number incorrectly (for example the leave without pay entry is labeled 8.1 in one passage), the board discussion and votes make clear the items were the personnel packet items later in the agenda.

Votes at a glance (all approved 5-0): consent agenda; certification/contract issuance for 2025-26; out-of-field report; Pine View position allocations; employment separations; personnel recommendations; employee transfers; employee suspension; sick-leave reinstatement/reimbursement; leave without pay.

The board then moved on to announcements and public comment before adjourning.