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HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Monday, July 29, 2024 · School board meeting record

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What the board considered

The Hardee County School Board met to review administrative policies, approve service contracts for student support, and manage school district finances. Key items included updates to various school policies, approval of therapy and behavioral service agreements, and financial adjustments for facility projects.

Why it matters

This meeting determines the operational policies, service providers for student support, and financial allocations for the 2024-2025 school year in Hardee County schools.

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No later meeting or follow-up date is stated in the reviewed record.

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1 Monday, July 29, 2024 HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ROOM 230 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE WAUCHULA, FLORIDA 33873 5:10 P.M. DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT "Empower and inspire all students for success" 1. OPENING OF MEETING Subject 1.01 CALL TO ORDER Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments Subject 1.02 INVOCATION AND FLAG SALUTE Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments Subject 1.03 ROLL CALL Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 1. OPENING OF MEETING Type Information File Attachments 2. AGENDA Subject 2.01 Add: TheraLinks Related Services, LLC Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 2. AGENDA Type File Attachments 3. MINUTES Subject 3.01 Consider approval of revision to the minutes for June 27, 2024 (page 10) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 3. MINUTES Type Action File Attachments JUNE 27, 2024 Revised.pdf (206 KB) Subject 3.02 Consider approval of the minutes of the meeting for July 11, 2024 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 3. MINUTES Type Action File Attachments JULY 11, 2024Minutes.pdf (169 KB) Subject 3.03 Consider approval of the minutes of the meeting for July 23, 2024 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 3. MINUTES Type Action File Attachments JULY 23, 2024 Budget Advertisements 900 a.m..pdf (37 KB) 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Subject 4.01 Events Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Type Information File Attachments ANNOUNCEMENTS July 29, 2024.pdf (50 KB) 5. RECOGNITIONS Subject 5.01 None Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 5. RECOGNITIONS Type File Attachments 6. PRESENTATIONS Subject 6.01 None Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 6. PRESENTATIONS Type File Attachments 7. EMERGENCY ITEM Subject 7.01 Consider approval of agreement with Theralinks Related Services, LLC Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 7. EMERGENCY ITEM Type Action File Attachments Binder6 Agreement with TheraLinks.pdf (522 KB) 8. ACTION AGENDA - HUMAN RESOURCES Subject 8.01 Consider approval of final adoption of the proposed Board policies being considered for revision, deletion and rejection Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 8. ACTION AGENDA - HUMAN RESOURCES Type File Attachments 1242 - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.pdf (134 KB) 1281 - USE OF EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AT SCHOOL.pdf (66 KB) 1362 - ANTI-HARASSMENT.pdf (289 KB) 2210 - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.pdf (96 KB) 2271 - ARTICULATION AND ACCESS TO FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS.pdf (94 KB) 2421 - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.pdf (169 KB) 3242 - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.pdf (138 KB) 3281 - USE OF EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AT SCHOOL.pdf (66 KB) 3362 - ANTI-HARASSMENT.pdf (287 KB) 4242 - STAFF DEVELOPMENT.pdf (107 KB) 4281 - USE OF EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL PROPERTY AT SCHOOL.pdf (66 KB) 4362 - ANTI-HARASSMENT.pdf (288 KB) 5410.01 - PROMOTION, ACCELERATION, PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION.pdf (156 KB) 5463 - CREDITS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS.pdf (80 KB) 5517.01 - BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.pdf (201 KB) 7310 - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.pdf (82 KB) 8330 - STUDENT RECORDS.pdf (278 KB) 8405 - SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.pdf (233 KB) 8407 - SAFE-SCHOOL OFFICERS.pdf (114 KB) 8510 - WELLNESS.pdf (130 KB) 9211 - BOOSTER CLUBS AND OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.pdf (154 KB) AA School Board Policy Updates.pdf (1,430 KB) 9. CONSENT AGENDA Subject 9.01 Consider approval of the Consent Agenda Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 9. CONSENT AGENDA Type File Attachments 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Subject 10.01 Approval of agreement with Brittany Torres, dba Spark Your Heart, LLC for Speech/Language Therapy Services Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Agreement - Brittany Torres, dba Spark Your Heart.pdf (1,173 KB) Subject 10.02 Approval of agreement with Gretchen Cabranes for Bilingual (Spanish) psychological Evaluations Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Agreement - Gretchen Cabranes.pdf (790 KB) Subject 10.03 Approval of agreement with Alternative Behavioral Concepts, Inc. for Behavioral Services Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Binder2 Agreement Alternative Behavioral Concepts.pdf (405 KB) Subject 10.04 Agreement with Hardee County Sheriff's Office for SWD youth under age of 22 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Binder1Agreement - Hardee County Sheriff.pdf (362 KB) Subject 10.05 Approval of Mental Health Assistance Allocation (MHAA) Plan Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments 2024-2025 Mental Health Application.pdf (6,347 KB) Subject 10.06 Approval of the Multi-District Cooperative Agreement for the Regional Local Assistive Technology Specialist (RLATS) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 10. CONSENT AGENDA - AGREEMENTS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Letter of Agreement - RLATS.pdf (1,738 KB) 11. CONSENT AGENDA - FACILITIES Subject 11.01 Approval of contract change order #001 to close out the recreation complex renovation project and to reduce the GMP by $57,392 to 598,234.97 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 11. CONSENT AGENDA - FACILITIES Type File Attachments Rec Complex Finaal Project Close-out.pdf (1,047 KB) 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Subject 12.01 Purchase orders greater than $35,000 (Information item - no action) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type File Attachments PurchaseOrders 07292024 (1).pdf (657 KB) Subject 12.02 Payment of bills (Information item - no action) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Payment of bills (Information item - no action) File Attachments Payment of Bills 07292024.pdf (1,651 KB) Subject 12.03 Approval to do business with Perseverance Soft Wash, LLC, a business owned by Vance Dickey, a teacher at the Jr. High Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 12. CONSENT AGENDA - FINANCE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Perseverance Soft Wash.pdf (329 KB) 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Subject 13.01 Approval of continuing with Portion Pac Chemical Corporation in fiscal year 2024-2025 for a comprehensive food safety and sanitation program Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Food Safety and Sanitation Program.pdf (1,354 KB) Subject 13.02 Approval or request to buy Milk Products from M&B Products of Florida off of the Putnam County School Board Dairy Products Bid (RFP 540072415 for the 2024-2025 school year Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Milk Products Bid.pdf (22,451 KB) Subject 13.03 Approval of cafeteria change fund for SY2024-2025 as follows: Bowling Green Elementary School - $50; Wauchula Elementary School - $50; Zolfo Springs Elementary School - $50; North Wauchula Elementary School - $50; Hardee Senior High School - $100; Hilltop Elementary/Hardee Junior High School - $100 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Cafeteria Change Fund 2024-25.pdf (279 KB) Subject 13.04 Approval to update Wellness Plan to current policy regulations Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Wellness Plan Update.pdf (3,685 KB) Subject 13.05 Approval to continue buying Food and Non-Food items from Sysco Corporation West Coast Division in SY 2024-2025 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 13. CONSENT AGENDA - FOOD SERVICE Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Sysco Food & Non-Food Items Bid.pdf (18,951 KB) 14. CONSENT AGENDA - HANDBOOKS Subject 14.01 Approval of Hilltop Elementary School Faculty and Staff Handbook 2024-2025 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 14. CONSENT AGENDA - HANDBOOKS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Binder3 Hilltop Elementary Faculty and Staff Handbook 2024-2025.pdf (634 KB) Subject 14.02 Approval of Hilltop Elementary School Student Handbook 2024-2025 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 14. CONSENT AGENDA - HANDBOOKS Type File Attachments Binder4 Hilltop Elementary Student Handbook 2024-2025.pdf (597 KB) 15. CONSENT AGENDA -MIS Subject 15.01 Approval of contract for student data services from Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 15. CONSENT AGENDA -MIS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Contract - Student Data Services from PAEC.pdf (2,191 KB) Subject 15.02 Approval of destruction of Student Cumulative Records - Category A Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 15. CONSENT AGENDA -MIS Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Binder5 Destruction of Student Cumulative Records.pdf (3,074 KB) 16. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Subject 16.01 Approval of personnel recommendations Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 16. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Consider approval of all personnel recommendations File Attachments PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS 07292024 - Sheet1.pdf (68 KB) Subject 16.02 Approval of additional personnel recommendations Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 16. CONSENT AGENDA - PERSONNEL Type Action (Consent) Recommended Action Consider approval of additional personnel recommendations File Attachments ADDITIONS 07292024 - Sheet1.pdf (65 KB) 17. CONSENT AGENDA - RESOLUTION Subject 17.01 Approval of Heartland Educational Consortium Resolution 2024-2025 Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 17. CONSENT AGENDA - RESOLUTION Type Action (Consent) File Attachments Resolution - Heartland Educational Consortium 2024-25.pdf (1,616 KB) 18. DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS Subject 18.01 Thursday, August 8, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, August 22, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - Workshop @ 10:00 a.m. (School District Master Plan Presentation) Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 18. DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS Type File Attachments 19. NEW BUSINESS Subject 19.01 Administration Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 19. NEW BUSINESS Type File Attachments Subject 19.02 School Board Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 19. NEW BUSINESS Type File Attachments 20. PUBLIC COMMENTS Subject 20.01 *Guidelines for Public Comments Meeting Jul 29, 2024 - HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Category 20. 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 21. ADJOURNMENT 22. 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. 23. *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.

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