Board adopts consent agenda; district highlights safety report and honors teachers, students

The Clay County School Board adopted its consent agenda by voice vote at the Feb. 5 meeting, with the chair announcing the motion carried five-zero.

Before business, the meeting opened with student music and multiple recognitions. The board honored Rookie Teacher of the Year Kylie Edenfield, School-Related Employee of the Year Jenner Pareda and District Teacher of the Year Dorothy Bailey. During remarks introducing Bailey, a presenter said her students’ math proficiency improved from 16% to 87% over a single year; that metric was presented by the speaker as evidence of classroom impact.

Matt Boyack, director of safety and security, delivered the quarterly Office of Safe Schools report, citing Florida law. “For the 2025–26 school year, Clay County District Schools had 9 schools inspected or reinspected by the Florida Department of Education Office of Safe Schools,” he said, representing 20% of district schools, and reported that “every inspected school was found to have no school safety requirement deficiencies.” The presentation cited section 1001.21213(c) of the Florida Statutes as the statutory basis for the quarterly report.

Superintendent Broski highlighted district data and events, noting high graduation outcomes and district activities including naturalization ceremonies and literacy week. He stated a district graduation rate example as 97 percent when describing local performance.

After public comment and presentations, board members raised follow-up topics including policy review and teacher salary competitiveness. The chair adjourned the meeting after routine board remarks.

What happens next: The board will consider policy-review items and staffing/compensation discussions at upcoming workshops, per member remarks during the meeting.