Florida / School Districts / Volusia
After public testimony and the filing of a level‑1 grievance and a notice of intent to sue, the Volusia County School Board deferred action on a proposed suspension for employee Rob Sabatino and approved the rest of the personnel slate without his discipline. Speakers criticized the district’s handling as inconsistent and potentially unlawful.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
The board voted to rezone a small area from Freedom Elementary to the newly rebuilt Edith Stark Elementary (capacity ~650) after community meetings and a school tour; grandfathering options offered for rising fifth‑graders.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
The board adopted policy changes on student records and employee technology use and authorized advertisement of several other policies after workshop review. Officials said the policies were previously reviewed and publicly advertised for comment.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
Public commenters warned about state 'Schools of Hope' charter co‑location rules and asked the board to push back; residents also questioned recent donations of surplus district property to nonprofits and requested clearer policies and public hearings on asset dispositions.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
The board reviewed multiple updated policies — including Physical Education, School Advisory Council, Promotion/Public Relations (to be retitled), personnel confidentiality, and a new reimaging policy — and agreed on editorial changes to be inserted for the evening's advertisement packet. Key language will reference "applicable state and federal law" for confidentiality; final adoption will follow advertisement and procedures development.
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Chief Technology Officer Matt **** told the board the district has migrated terabytes of HR and finance data, added independent verification, and aims to move finance and budget to the Focus ERP in April with full transition by the July fiscal year changeover; staff forecast annual licensing savings.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
The Volusia County School Board voted in a special session to enter a closed attorney–client executive session to receive advice on pending litigation. The board listed authorized attendees, excluded staff, estimated the session at about 30 minutes and then adjourned.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
After extended public comment from district speech‑language pathologists, the Volusia County School Board voted 3‑2 to approve a two‑year, piggyback contract—up to $1.8 million total—to hire speech‑language pathology assistants (SLPAs) to help cover unmet student needs while staff said the contract repurposes previously approved therapy funds.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
The school board ratified a collective bargaining agreement with Volusia United Educators that includes a 2% raise, 1% stipend and paid bereavement leave for support staff; the board also approved a 1% nonrecurring stipend for nonbargained employees and trades/service professionals to be paid on a special payroll run.
Florida / School Districts / Volusia
Volusia County Schools launched its Cognia reaccreditation process on Dec. 3, reviewing a six-year cycle and 31 performance standards. Board members pressed Cognia staff on a shift to remote evaluations, evaluator qualifications, Assurance #8 changes and the district’s roughly $98,000 budget for the review.