HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

1 Thursday, January 22, 2026 HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ROOM 230 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE WAUCHULA, FLORIDA 33873 5:00 P.M. DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT "Empower and inspire all students for success" 1. OPENING OF MEETING Subject 1.01 CALL TO ORDER Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments Subject 1.02 INVOCATION AND FLAG SALUTE Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments Subject 1.03 ROLL CALL Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments 2. AGENDA 3. MINUTES Subject 3.01 Consider approval of the minutes of the meeting January 8, 2026 Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 3. MINUTES Type Action Recommended Action Minutes of the meeting for January 8, 2026 SUPP# 199 File Attachments JANUARY 8, 2026Minutes.pdf (165 KB) Subject 3.02 Consider approval of minutes for the executive session for January 8, 2026 Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 3. MINUTES Type Action Recommended Action Approve minutes of the executive session for January 8, 2026 SUPP# 200 File Attachments JANUARY 8, 2026Minutes - Executive Session.pdf (50 KB) 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Subject 4.01 Events Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Type Information File Attachments ANNOUNCEMENTS - January 22, 2026.pdf (45 KB) 5. RECOGNITIONS Subject 5.01 School Board Receives Master Board Distinction (Carol Cook, FSBA Leadership Development Consultant) Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 5. RECOGNITIONS Type Presentation File Attachments Subject 5.02 Retirees (after May 27,2025) Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 5. RECOGNITIONS Type File Attachments 6. PRESENTATIONS Subject 6.01 Susie Williamson, Town Clerk of Zolfo Springs Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 6. PRESENTATIONS Type File Attachments 7. SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS - 8. ACTION AGENDA - ENROLLMENT DATA Subject 8.01 Student Count with Unweighted FTE (Information item - no action) Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 8. ACTION AGENDA - ENROLLMENT DATA Type Information SUPP# 201 File Attachments Student Count with Unweighted FTE.pdf (237 KB) 9. ACTION AGENDA - 2025-26 ESP & TEACHER MASTER CONTRACTS Subject 9.01 Consider approval of the proposed language changes to the ESP Master Contract and Master Teacher Contract reflected in the attached Tentative Agreements Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 9. ACTION AGENDA - 2025-26 ESP & TEACHER MASTER CONTRACTS Type Action Recommended Action ESP & Teacher Master Contracts SUPP# 202 File Attachments AA - 2025-26 ESP & Teacher Master Contracts-Language.pdf (447 KB) Tentative Agreements for 2025-26 Contracts (1).pdf (10,026 KB) 2526 MOU EBRA Removal.pdf (824 KB) 10. ACTION AGENDA - FACILITIES Subject 10.01 Consider approval of request for use of facilities - PCA 01/26/2026-09/30/2026 (Hardee County Sheriff's Office) Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. ACTION AGENDA - FACILITIES Type Action Recommended Action Use of facilities - PCA (Hardee Sheriff's Office) SUPP# 203 File Attachments Use of facilities - HCSO (2).pdf (872 KB) 11. CONSENT AGENDA Subject 11.01 Consider approval of the Consent Agenda Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 11. CONSENT AGENDA Type File Attachments 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Subject 12.01 Approval of the Annual Financial Report for 2024-25, part two Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Annual Financial Report 2024-25 - Part Two SUPP#204 File Attachments AA - Annual Financial Report 2024-25, Part Two.pdf (692 KB) Exhibits A - C.pdf (14,118 KB) Exhibits D - E.pdf (15,131 KB) Plans-Supplementary Information.pdf (1,766 KB) Subject 12.02 Approval of property record deletions Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Property Record Deletion SUPP# 205 File Attachments Remove items from property inventory.pdf (2,370 KB) Subject 12.03 Approval of Budget Amendment Summary Report - December 2025 Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Budget Amendment Summary Report - December 2025 SUPP# 206 File Attachments Budget Amendment Summary Report - Dec. 2025.pdf (6,467 KB) Subject 12.04 Payment of bills (Information item - no action) Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Payment of bills (Information item - no action) Supp# 207 File Attachments Payment of Bills 01222026.pdf (733 KB) Payment of Bills 01222026 (2).pdf (126 KB) 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Subject 13.01 Approval to destroy food service records from 2015-2020 Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Deletion of food service records @ HHS 2015-2020 SUPP# 208 File Attachments Records Disposition - HSHS Food Service.pdf (748 KB) 14. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Subject 14.01 Approval of personnel recommendations Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 14. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Consider approval of all personnel recommendations SUPP# 209 File Attachments PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS 01222026 - Sheet1.pdf (52 KB) Subject 14.02 Approval of additional personnel recommendations Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 14. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Consider approval of additional personnel recommendations SUPP# 210 File Attachments ADDITIONS 01222026 - Sheet1.pdf (58 KB) 15. CONSENT AGENDA - PLANS Subject 15.01 Approval of the 2025-2026 Student Progression Plan Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 15. CONSENT AGENDA - PLANS Type SUPP# 211 File Attachments AA - Student Progression Plan.pdf (349 KB) 25-26 Student Progression Plan.pdf (1,394 KB) 16. DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS Subject 16.01 Next Meeting - Thursday, February 12, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m. Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 16. DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS Type Information File Attachments 17. NEW BUSINESS Subject 17.01 Superintendent's Update Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 17. NEW BUSINESS Type File Attachments Subject 17.02 School Board Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 17. NEW BUSINESS Type Action File Attachments 18. PUBLIC COMMENTS Subject 18.01 *Guidelines for Public Comments Meeting Jan 22, 2026 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 18. PUBLIC COMMENTS Type Information Prior to the School Board voting, the public is at liberty to speak in regard to the particular item on the floor. Comments not pertaining to the item will be heard under Public Comments. Please limit Public Comments to a maximum of 3 minutes. File Attachments 19. ADJOURNMENT 20. PUBLIC NOTICES: Any person who desires to appeal any decision made by the School Board with respect to any matter considered at the above-noticed meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and such purposes may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; such record includes the testimony and evidence upon which an appeal may be based. 21. *Prior to the School Board voting, the public is at liberty to speak in regard to the particular item on the floor. Comments not pertaining to the item will be heard under Public Comments. Please limit Public Comments to three (3) minutes.