The Chairman called the meeting to order and Superintendent Wyrosdick asked David Gunter, Middle School Director, to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and in a moment of silence.

Mr. Bagby, Durham School Services came forward to present the Transportation Quarterly Report.   His agenda is going to cover the Year in Review, their Summer Schedule and Going Forward.

Durham's message to parents and the community:  Durham's priority is getting your children to school:  1.  Safe  2. On-Time  3. Ready to Learn

Durham has released their Durham Bus Tracker app "Where's my bus?"  They have been contacted by neighboring districts asking questions about the new app.  There seems to be a lot of interest in the application.  Parents can track the location of their child's bus with the proper student I.D.

He was proud to announce that when they did a tire survey, they had 247 buses with 1,482 tires and had only one tire failure to report.   Durham provided a empty bus and parked it at Hardee's to be used for their customers to fill with school supplies for our students.  Thank you to Hardees and Durham for providing students with much needed supplies.  Durham provided two chartered trips to area colleges for homeless high school students; four emerging scholars charter trips; the Navarre Fun Feast shuttle service; Blue Knights: non-profit fraternal organization of active and retired law enforcement officers "Wreaths Across America;" Black Hawk Memorial Fundraiser  and various other Charity Benefits.

In 2014 total mileage on buses was 3,730,680.  In 2015 it was 3,393,000 (-337,680).  They used 42,210 less gallons of diesel fuel at approximately $2.00/gal $84,000 + saved by eliminating deadspots (driving buses to and from parking area or to the start of their routes).

During 2012/13 school year Durham had 63 preventable accidents, in 2013/14 they had 45 (29% decrease from previous school year), and in 2014/15 they had 37 preventable accidents (18% decrease from previous year and 42% decrease over two years). 

Durham's summer schedule is as follows: June 1-30 they will be washing and cleaning the entire fleet of buses.  Some buses will be used for Summer School various times between June 8 and July 30.  Classroom Training for new coaches will take place June 1-5 (Milton/Pace), June 8-10 (Navarre), Jul 13-17 (Milton/Pace) and July 27-31 (Milton/Pace).

Classroom Training for new applicants (Milton, Navarre & Pace) will take place June 15-17, June 29 - July 1, July 6-8, and Jul 20-22.  S.T.A.R. Training is scheduled for Jun 8-12; Behind the Wheel Training June 22-August 7; Startup Meetings August 10-12; ESE Training August 10-14, Dry Run is scheduled for August 13, and school starts August 17th.

 Mr. Bagby showed a short video taken from inside buses that were involved in side collisions to emphasize how important it is that students use the seat belts installed.  Seat Belt use is mandated by the State of Florida.  It is going to take a collaborative effort to make this happen.  Students will be told to fasten their seat belts, they will be reminded to fasten their seat belts, the third time a referral will be written for non-compliance and provided to school administration.  He is asking for our Principals to back them up when they receive these referrals.

Durham plans to emphasize seat belt use this year, they plan to add three additional hires (bench monitors) and maintain a 120% staffing ratio.  He reported that all air conditioners are working, all tires are in good condition and all buses will be clean. EPA regulations only allow buses to idle 8 minutes and with all the opening and closing of the doors, buses cannot stay as cool as most people would like.  It is Florida, it is summer time and it will be hot.

Mr. Bagby asked if the board had any questions for him.  Dr. Scott mentioned she heard that elementary students tend to put on and use their seat belts much more readily than middle and high school students.  Mr. Bagby confirmed that was true.

The board and Mr. Wyrosdick thanked him for his presentation.

The board approved the request from DAG for a change order for a 10 day extension to the contract due to delays related to weather/testing at King Middle School - Kitchen Renovation/Addition.

The board approved awarding the bid for the Central School - Locker Room and Gym Renovation to A. E. New, Jr., Inc. as the lowest and best at a total cost of $1,089,000.

The board reviewed the status of the current DAG construction projects.

The board reviewed the status of the current Pinder-Martin construction projects.

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 II, A. E. New Jr. $12,909.83

*Hobbs Middle School - Kitchen/Cafeteria/Bus Ramp/Parking, A. E. New Jr., $4,812.40

*King Middle School - Kitchen/Cafeteria, A. E. New Jr., $15,466.84

*Navarre High School - Technology Lab, A. E. New Jr., $44,313.45

The board approved the request for Gulf Breeze High School HVAC Renovation Phase III.

The board reviewed the status of the current Schmidt Consulting construction project at Gulf Breeze High School.

The board approved the following job description:

*Student System Help Desk/Data Liaison

The board approved the administrative appointment of Laura Austin, as Principal of Santa Rosa Blended Academy, effective July 1, 2015.

The Chairman asked  if anyone wanted to address the Board regarding any of the expulsions/alternative placements.   There was no response.  

The board approved the alternative placement/expulsion as presented.

The board approved running notification in print media of non-discrimination policy.  Florida
DOE equity update requires public notification of non-discrimination policy and contact persons prior to the start of each new school year.

Multiple documents are passed out to students at the beginning of each school year.  Mr. Wyrosdick shared with the board that we are going to be able to make many of our larger documents, such as the Code of Student Conduct, Pupil Progression Plan, etc. available via

digital access and provide a printed copy if needed.   

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.

DONE AND ORDERED IN LEGAL SESSION by the School Board of Santa Rosa County this 25th day of June, 2015 A. D

SCHOOL BOARD OF               

SANTA ROSA COUNTY

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CHAIRMAN

ATTEST:

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Superintendent of Schools