Florida / School Districts / Flagler
District food‑service leaders told the board a new Swan Solutions finance/dashboard will aggregate Skyward, point‑of‑sale and state reimbursement data, scan invoices and flag discrepancies to reduce manual work and improve real‑time oversight of nutrition operations.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
Board members called for talks with the city and FDOT about restricting right turns on red at busy crossings and for a joint safety outreach on e‑bike risks after a student was struck near Seminole Woods; staff said they will record a safety message with Palm Coast and the sheriff’s office.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
HR staff proposed a new behavior‑analyst job description to create a tiered behavior team, provide in‑house BCBA supervision, and help retain staff; the board also discussed revised chief of human resources and chief of operations job descriptions and the question of using outside search firms.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
At a Dec. 16 workshop the Flagler County School Board reviewed about 2,000 stakeholder survey responses on proposed later school start times, hearing strong parent preference for same-grade-band bus routes and concerns about transportation costs, extracurricular disruption and childcare; staff will prepare the required report for the Florida Department of Education and return with transportation modeling.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
Board liaison updates at the Dec. 16 workshop covered school fundraisers (Belterra's carnival and 'coin wars'), Matanzas High School events, Flagler Youth Coalition and Flagler Technical College initiatives, plus FSBA notes on the governor's proposed K–12 budget and potential safe-schools and mental-health funding.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
The Flagler County School Board recognized National Mentoring Month and adopted resolutions designating January for stalking awareness and human trafficking awareness and recognized National Special Education Day, highlighting local mentoring programs and Take Stock in Children's scholarship successes.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
The board approved routine finance, academic and human resources consent items and adopted policy 65.50 by recorded motions; public commenter Jeffrey Franklin urged the district to address bus disruptions and allow parents to opt out of classroom visits by elected officials.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
Board members discussed the district’s 24-hour professional learning allocation, how to define early-release versus PLCs, contract and instructional-minute implications, and requested teacher and support-staff input before any calendar change.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
Board members asked Superintendent Moore to study modifying next year’s calendar — including regular half‑day Wednesdays or other early‑release models — to increase structured professional learning time for newer teachers, with staff to report back at next week’s meetings.
Florida / School Districts / Flagler
Board members asked staff to revisit student monitoring options, including Gaggle’s mental‑health services; IT staff said the district runs similar monitoring now, the system uses AI plus human review, and some alerts have triggered wellness checks with local law enforcement.