Mr. Emerson introduced Ms. Shelly Nightingale of the American Cancer Society.  She said the district has played a key role in their "Relay for Life" fundraising this year and is here to let us know how much they appreciate what we do.  All the monies collected will be used for lifesaving research and treatments.  The district raised a total of $73,000 dollars for Relay for Life.  She said there would be a lot of changes in their program this year and she is looking forward to them and to working with the district.

Mr. Wyrosdick stated how much he appreciates the partnership we have with the American Cancer Society and looks forward to working with them again.

Mr. Buddy Hinote, Director of High School came forward to recognize our 2014 Academic Top Scholar.   Tristen Hicks, a 2014 graduate of Gulf Breeze High School is the Santa Rosa County Academic Top Scholar.  Ms. Beth Hardee accepted the certificate on his behalf.  He is away at school and could not be make it to the meeting today.

Charlene Knight, Director of Workforce Education came forward and said she didn't believe the folks from Milton High School were able to make it to the meeting this morning, but she wanted to go ahead and tell the board about one of our teachers.  During the November State Board of Education meeting, Governor Rick Scott presented 6 educators in the State of Florida, and Mr. Dan Schmit a math teacher at Milton High was one of them.  Mr. Schmit is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraq Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.  Ms. Knight said she is proud that he is one of her CET teachers and works closely in a partnership with Gulf Power Company. 

Charlin Knight asked Sheila Harris, Santa Rosa County Special Projects and Grant Coordinator to come forward.  Ms. Harris explained that FEMA chose Santa Rosa County to design signs that would be posted in high profile locations such as boat ramps, parks, buildings, etc. showing the high water mark associated with events such as Hurricane Ivan and the recent flood of April 2014.  Ms. Harris said she called Ms. Knight and asked if she knew a teacher or group that might help them with the design process. 

Charlin contacted Heather Renfroe at Gulf Breeze High School.  Her Academy of Multimedia Design and Technology class presented 16 designs.  Ms. Harris said it was very hard to choose from  the wonderful designs.   She explained that it wasn't just a local effort, State, Federal, FEMA and the National Weather Service were all partners with the county in presenting these signs.  All of Mrs. Renfroe's students attended the launch.  Alex Holloway and Caleb Homa's designs were chosen.

Mr. Wyrosdick stated he appreciated everyone being here today and is proud of all of our talented students. 

The Chairman opened the floor for the public forum and asked if anyone wanted to address the board regarding an item not on the agenda.

Mr. Chris Vlachos came forward stating he represents the Henson family in their dispute with Pace High School and the Resource Officer at the school.  He stated they understand the Drug and Alcohol policy and the need for the policy but feels the Resource Officer is misrepresenting it and the student is being deprived of due process.  Mr. Paul Green's letter to Mr. Vlachos indicated the Resource Officer is not an employee of the school district.  When they contacted the Sheriff's Office regarding their desire to file a grievance against the officer, they were told they couldn't.    The family feels the Officer is not being held accountable for his actions, the way that students are being held accountable.  His interaction with the student and his parent was very negative and should be addressed.   He asked to be put on the next board meeting agenda.

Mr. Green addressed Mr. Vlachos telling him that he had not yet responded to his  last correspondence and that he intended to let him know that the Superintendent was more than willing to discuss this issue with him.    Mr. Wyrosdick also stated he would be happy to meet with him and offered to make an appointment.     

Next, Ms. Maria Wellborn came forward and wanted to address hand washing in the schools.  With the influx of citizens and open borders that we have now, all kinds of diseases are being brought in and we are being exposed to them.  Getting students to wash their hands properly can be hard.  She is asking if we could address this problem with teachers and have them work with their students about the proper way to wash their hands.  It may go further with the students than just listening to parents.

Mr. Wyrosdick thanked Ms. Wellborn for her visit to his office and also coming today to address this problem.  He told her we have shared the importance of hand washing with both our instructional staff and our janitorial staff.

The Board approved all Administative Agenda items H. 1.,2.,3., and 4 as submitted with the exception of one item.  H.1. C.1. Instructional Appointments (addendum) 1. Charlotte Boling was pulled to handle separately.

Mr. Crane shared with the board that about one year ago, the HR Department and he began looking at contracted services for substitutes for both our instructional, classified and school related employees.  Mr. Lynn, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, and various clerical staff that are familiar with our current SEMS program, Principals and Mr. Crane formed a committee and asked for information from staffing services.   Five companies responded.  After the committee reviewed the information, it was a unanimous decision to recommend PEGS Educational Staffing Solutions.   Grainger County School Board RFP 04162014 Contracted Staffing Services has already awarded this bid to PESG Educational Staffing Solutions.  In accordance with the State Board of Education Florida Administration Code 6A-1.012(6) we can piggy back off their contract and Mr. Green has reviewed the contract.

Mr. Wyrosdick stated he appreciated the committee reviewing the information and feels their recommendation fits our needs.  Mrs. Granse asked what changes we will see.  Mr. Crane responded that the schools will not see any differences in what we are already using other than PESG will be training us to use their software.  Contracting out our substitute staffing will give Human Resources some relief because PESG will be taking over the responsibility. 

The district will set the rate of pay and then we pay a fee above that to cover items like worker's compensation, other employee expenses and a management fee.

Mrs. Chavers, SRPE President expressed her concern with the language in the Master Contract and how it might impact contracting out these services.  She asked if there was a SRPE employee on the committee, siting the contract language which states SRPE should serve on committees.  Since this is a district contract, Mr. Wyrosdick did not feel SRPE necessarily had to serve on the committee.  Ms. Chavers disagreed because the the people hired by PESG will have direct contact with students.  She asked how long this contract was for and Mr. Crane said it was a three year contract.  All the information has been on line for review and discussion prior to today's board meeting. 

Mr. Crane introduced Henry Bledsoe and Kim Woodson, who are here this morning from PESG.

Mr. Bagby, Durham School Services came forward to present the quarterly transportation update.

The first item on his presentation was safety.  Durham's message to parents and the community is:

Durham's priority is getting your children to school safe and on time, and ready to learn.  He reviewed and compared the preventable accidents from Jan-Nov, 2013 to Jan-Nov., 2014 siting a 17% decrease.  Some of the ways they are using to increase the safety rates is increasing the number of trainers from 7 to 11., a new Safety and Training Supervisor, Advanced training at DOE (4 trainers will attend 3rd party evaluator course in Tallahassee in January and adjusted Behind the Wheel Training (BTW).

The average school bus transports 54 student passengers, replacing approximately 36 family vehicles.  In Santa Rosa School District the average is 34 student passengers, replacing approximately 22 family vehicles.  Approximately 55% of the 45,625,458 children enrolled in public K-12 schools were bused to school at public expense.  Santa Rosa School District buses approximately 73% (19,000) of the 26,000 students.  As much as 20 to 30% of morning traffic is generated by parents driving their children to schools.

Mr. Bagby reviewed the routes, staffing and the availability of bench drivers within our district.  He asked the board if they had any questions.  Dr. Scott asked if our bench drivers are paid and Mr. Bagby told her they are guaranteed at least 5 hours a day.  He also explained the bench drivers offer flexibility if a field trip is needed when the regular drivers are busy with their routes

Mr. Wyrosdick thanked him for his presentation.

Owen Gipson, Dag Architects came forward to give an update on their construction projects.  He first wanted to say that he feels like they have a good team working relation with Richard Laing, Rufus Phillips, Joey Harrell, the other architects and construction companies.  He expressed his appreciation for the great working relationship with everyone.

Mr. Gipson reviewed the status of the current DAG Architect construction projects. 

The board reviewed the status of the kitchen expansion project at Hobbs Middle School.

The board approved the following final construction payment and fees:

GBHS Renovation Phase I

AE New Final Payment Amount: $97,904.04

SCG Final Payment Amount: $11,769.11

The board reviewed the status of the current project at Gulf Breeze High School HVAC Renovation Phase I. 

The board approved the following change orders decreasing the projects payable below to the appropriate contractor by the amounts shown.  These decreases are to reflect recent payments made to suppliers and the associated tax savings acquired through direct purchasing. 

*Gulf Breeze High School-Chiller Plant Phase I

    A. E. New, Jr., $97,562.93

*Gulf Breeze High School - Chiller Plant Phase II

    A. E. New, Jr., $5,351.50

*Hobbs Middle School - Kitchen/Cafeteria/Bus Ramp/Parking

    A. E. New, Jr., $58,478.38

*King Middle School - Kitchen/Cafeteria

    A. E. New, Jr., $639.00

 The board approved the following job descriptions as submitted:

1.  Assistant Superintendent, Human Resource Services

2.  Coordinator of Risk Management and Benefits

The board reviewed the Early Head Start/Head Start Monthly Report for November, 2014.

Mr. Wyrosdick asked the board to stay for a short Executive Session.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.

            DONE AND ORDERED IN LEGAL SESSION by the School Board of Santa Rosa County this 11th day of December, 2014 A. D.

                                                                                            SCHOOL BOARD OF

                                                                                            SANTA ROSA COUNTY

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                                                                                            Chairman

Attest:

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Superintendent and Secretary