School Board Meeting and Selection of Superintendent - Aug 26, 2025 (Agenda)

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. READING OF THE DISTRICT'S VISION - Choate 3. INVOCATION - Robert Bledsoe 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 1. Approval of the Agenda Amendments - added after publishing 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of the Minutes of the July 29, 2025 Workshop, and July 29, 2025 School Board Meeting and Public Hearing and July 29, 2025, School Board Regular Meeting and Public Hearing 7. STUDENT CELEBRATIONS | RECOGNITIONS 1. Back to School Partnership with Bradenton Marauders 2. Student Champions 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (UP TO 30 MINUTES) Public comment is not an open forum to discuss matters unrelated to education, to support or oppose candidates for public office, or to engage in commercial speech attempting to sell a service or product to the School Board or public. Also, public comment is not a forum to attack individual school system employees or Board Members. Any such complaints should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Finally, this is not a forum for addressing issues involving individual students. Because of privacy concerns, such issues should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to address the Board. Speakers must stand at the podium and not approach the dais. This is a business meeting of the School Board and the public expects that we conduct it in an orderly, efficient, effective and dignified manner. We request that speakers keep this in mind when making your comments. We also request that the audience keep that in mind and not demonstrate approval or disapproval of what a speaker has said by clapping or booing. The Board appreciates Agenda August 26, 2025 School Board of Manatee County Regular Board Meeting - 5:30 PM Walter Miller School Support Center Board Room Times Indicated are Approximate 1

the public's input and will listen attentively, consider each comment, and usually will not respond, enter into debate, or answer questions during comments on agenda items or during the public comments section. PUBLIC INPUT INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Before you begin speaking, please provide any handouts to the Agency Clerk. 2. Please identify yourself only by your full name for the record. 3. You have no more than three minutes to speak. Please stop speaking when the bell rings. 4. Florida Law requires all citizens to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion at public meetings. 5 . WARNING: Any individual who interferes with the expeditious or orderly process of a School Board meeting, will be subject to removal from the meeting pursuant to Section 1001.372(3) Florida Statutes at the discretion of the Chair. Orderly fashion is deemed as, at a minimum (1) no profanity (2) no vulgar language (3) no discourteous, disrespectful, or disparaging conduct. 9. NEW BUSINESS (NO SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION) 1. Selection of Superintendent 10. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. 2025-2026 Focus on Early Literacy 11. CONSENT ITEMS All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a Board Member, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered later in the agenda. 1. Approval of Appointments, Change of Assignments, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Suspensions, Terminations, and Transfers (No Financial Impact) 2. Approval of the Report of Teachers' Out-of-Field Content, Reading, and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) (No Financial Impact) 3. Approval of the Reclassification of Three Positions from Hourly Non-Bargaining to AFSCME (General Fund) 4. Approval of the District-Managed Turnaround Plan (DMT TOP-1) for Samoset Elementary for Submission to the FLDOE Bureau of School Improvement (No Financial Impact) 5. Approval to Accept Funds and Renew the Service Agreement Between the District Board of Trustees of State College of Florida (SCF) and the School District of Manatee County for Partial Funding of Career Pathways Coordinator Salary for the 2025-2026 School Year in the Amount of $17,503.00 (No Net Financial Impact) 6. Approval to Accept and Expend the 2025-2026 Manatee County Government Student Driver Education Program Grant, and Approve the Interlocal Agreement with Manatee County Government in the Amount of $180,708.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 7. Approval of the New Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc. d/b/a HCA Florida Blake Hospital for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician, Central Sterile Processing, Phlebotomy, Medical Coder Biller, Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, Patient Care Technician, EMT and Paramedic Students for the 2025-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 8. Approval of the Renewal Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc. d/b/a Westminster Point Pleasant for 2

Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Nursing Students for the 2025-2028 School Years (No Financial Impact) 9. Approval of the New Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish In Parrish, Inc. for On-The-Job Training for Exceptional Student Education Students for July 2025-July 2028 (No Financial Impact) 10. Approval of the New Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and MCR Health, Inc for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Allied Health, Nursing Students for the 2025-2028 School Years (No Financial Impact) 11. Approval of District Superintendent Membership and Dues for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, Estimated in the Amount of $35,000.00 (General Fund) 12. Approval to Purchase Restoration Services, SDMC No. 26-0062-MR, Estimated in the Amount of $250,585.00 (General Fund) 13. Approval of Sole Source to Purchase Variable Frequency Drives, SDMC No. 26-0014- MR, Estimated in the Amount of $400,000.00 (Capital Fund) 14. Approval of the Bid on Commercial Doors and Service, SDMC No. 26-0054-KD, Estimated in the Amount of $750,000.00 Annually (Capital Fund) 15. Approval to Purchase Mental Health Services through Centerstone for the 2025-2026 School Year as Continued Procurement for services, Estimated in the Amount of $640,000.00 (Mental Health Assistance Allocation) 16. Approval to Purchase Mental Health Services through Florida Center for Early Childhood, Inc. for the 2025-2026 School Year, SDMC No. 24-0066-RG, Estimated in the Amount of $1,040,000.00 (Mental Health Assistance Allocation) 17. Approval to Renew the Revised Agreement Between Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center and the School District of Manatee County for the 2025-2026 School Year (No Net Financial Impact) - updated 8.22.2025 18. Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) between The University of Florida Board of Trustees and the School District of Manatee County to Provide High Impact Tutoring Services from September 1, 2025 through May 29, 2026 (No Financial Impact) 19. Approval of the Contract for Subrogation Recovery Services, SDMC No. 26-0048-TG, No Financial Impact 20. Approval of Manatee High School Building 15 Gymnasium - Emergency Storm Repairs - Agreement Between Owner and Creative Contractors, Inc., - Amendment 1 - Guaranteed Maximum Price in the Amount of $776,295.00 for a Total Guaranteed Maximum Price of $2,065,435.00 (Capital Funds/FEMA Reimbursement/Insurance proceeds) 21. Approval of Southeast High School - New Science Building - Change Order 11 Final - Agreement Between Owner and Tandem Construction, Decrease in the Amount of $611,288.07 (Capital Funds) 22. Approval of Palmetto High School - Partial Replacement -Football Stadium Restrooms - Substantial Completion - Agreement Between Owner and Gilbane Building Company (No Financial Impact) 23. Approval of Manatee Elementary School Hydro Piping Replacement - Substantial Completion - Agreement Between Owner and Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. (No Financial Impact) 24. Approval of Barbara A. Harvey K-8 at North River Ranch - Agreement Between Owner 3

and PBK Architects - Amendment 1 - in the Amount of $749,825.00 (Capital Funds) 25. Approval of Lake Manatee K-8 - Agreement Between Owner and HKS Architects, Inc. - Amendment 1 - in the Amount of $791,280.00 (Capital Funds) 26. Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Manatee County Government Regarding Construction and Maintenance of a Fixed Generator for the Special Needs Shelter at Nolan Middle School (No Financial Impact) 27. Approval of Revisions to the Job Description of the Purchasing Supervisor [Capital Buyer] (No Financial Impact) 28. Approval of Request to Declare Surplus and Dispose of District Tangible Personal Property Greater Than $5,000.00 (Possible Incoming Funds to General Fund) 29. Approval to Accept Donation of 2013 Red Freightliner M2 Ambulance for Manatee Technical College (Incoming Donation) 30. Approval of Request to Declare Surplus and Donate Portables 207, 221 and 961 (No Financial Impact) 31. Approval of Revisions to the Job Description of Deputy Superintendent of Operations (No Financial Impact) 32. Approval for Parrish Community High School Chorus and Theatre Students to Attend and Perform in New York City on January 2-6, 2026 (School Internal Accounts) 33. Approval for Travel In-State Overnight and Out-of-State to Various National Career, Technical Student Organization Competitions and Leadership Conferences for Qualifying Elementary, Middle School, High School, Postsecondary Students and Advisors During the 2025-2026 School Year (Multiple Funding Sources) 12. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS 13. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT) 14. NEW BUSINESS (NON-CONSENT ITEMS) 1. Approval of New High School AAA - Agreement Between Owner and Schenkel and Shultz, Inc. - Amendment 1 - in the Amount of $1,176,648.00 (Capital Funds) 2. Approval of New High School AAA - Agreement Between Owner and Gilbane Building Company, in the Amount of $522,340.00 (Capital Funds) 15. NEW BUSINESS (NO SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION) 1. Approval of Proposed Revisions to the Audit Committee Charter which will merge the Citizens' Financial Oversight Committee (CFOC) into the Audit Committee - updated 8- 22-2025 16. INFORMATION ONLY (No Board Action Required) 17. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY) 18. UPDATES A. INSTRUCTION UPDATE B. OPERATIONS UPDATE C. LEGAL UPDATE 19. SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS 4

20. BOARD COMMENTS 21. ADJOURNMENT 5