Okay, we are going to call this regular meeting of the Martin County School Board to order and I would like to invite Pastor Rick Evans to lead our opening prayer followed by the pledge of allegiance. that you are according to your word a
God who sees us and hears us and chooses to love us sometimes in spite of us. We thank you, Father, that we get to meet like this and make decisions that affect lives. Your word tells us in the book of James that if we need wisdom, simply ask you
for that wisdom and you will give it to us without finding fault in us. So we ask you now for wisdom for this meeting that the words exchanged, the ideas exchanged, and the decisions made would be wise and beneficial to everyone
involved. That our children and students would be blessed in Martin County because of what's said here today and decided here today. That our teachers and parents would be blessed and happy because of decisions made here today. Thank you so much for the opportunity we
have to meet and to be free and to make decisions that affect the culture. We pray these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Thank you very much. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> [clears throat] >> Miss FS, would you call the role, please? >> Mrs. Russell, >> here.
>> Mrs. Roberts, >> here. >> Mrs. Pritchette, >> here. >> Dr. Morardi, >> here. >> Mrs. Powers, >> here. >> Thank you. Okay. And now I will take a motion to approve the agenda with the following items added. 3.08
is the renewal. Uh 3.09 09 addendum to the boys and girls collaborative agreement or boys and girls club 7.02 addendum to personnel recommendations items updated is 11.01 field trip requests
18.02 requisitions over $100,000 and the following items move to action only 3.03 3.04 and 3.09 09 >> motion >> second.
>> I have a motion by Miss Pritchette, a second by Dr. Morardi. All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries unanimously. Okay, moving right along. Is there any board member discussion on any items at this
point? >> Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. >> That's okay. as we um will I I will take a motion to approve the consent agenda with the following items moved to action 3.03, 3.04, and 3.09.
>> Um I will second that, but I will ask that 3.09 be pulled for discussion to have Dan Moore explain a little more about the Um >> Yes, we um I also moved that one. So we're Yes, thank you. We'll move uh Miss
Roberts moved approval. Miss Pitchette seconded. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Okay. Now we have our uh uh board member discussion. Is there
any items that the board would like to sign? Seeing none, we'll move right along to our 2026 Martin County School District Sunshine State Scholar Recognitions. Dr. McMahon.
Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the board, and Superintendent Maine. My name is Paige McMahon and I serve as the coordinator of curriculum and instruction for our district. This evening, I'm honored to recognize our district's Sunshine State Scholar and alternate winners. The Sunshine State Scholars program is a statewide
initiative that celebrates Florida's highest achieving high school juniors who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, a strong commitment to STEM learning, and a clear vision for their future contributions to society. Students selected for this honor represent the very best of our district
and go on to participate in a prestigious state level program focused on innovation, leadership, and service. It is truly a privilege to highlight two of our students whose achievements, dedication, and passion exemplify the purpose of this program. It is my honor to recognize Arya Call of South Fork
High School as the Martin County School District Sunshine State Scholar. And we are also pleased to recognize Nina Goyal of Martin County High School as our Sunshine State Scholar alternate. Congratulations to these two exceptional students. [applause]
And Arya and Nina, if you'd like to come up and receive your award and we'll have a picture with the board, please. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Sorry. >> Congratulations. [applause]
Okay, [clears throat] we're going to take the district presentations um out of order. We're going to hear from item 14.02, the impact of school social services workers. Um Deb Riley Good evening, Madame Chair,
Superintendent Maine, board members, uh, Director of Student Services, Deborah Riley. Thank you for going out of order. We do have in the back, they're hiding a little bit, in our sea of green and blue, our U. Martin County School District school social service workers.
And we truly appreciate being able to highlight the job that they do every single day for our schools, our students, and our families. Um they do have other items including I know some home visits to deliver things this
evening. So again, thank you for going out of order for us. So we wanted to just Oh, sorry. I got to switch. We wanted to quickly highlight their impact. I'm going to let Mr. Hall fix me.
Thank you, sir. Thank you. Do I need to do anything for full screen? Okay, that's fine. Thank you. Let's see if we can scroll this way. [snorts]
So, just some highlights for our social workers. Um they are trained mental health professionals who do address our barriers to learning. They focus on attendance, behavior, health and our mental health for our students.
We do have 12 total affectionately known with our acronym. Sorry, Mr. Cal. >> Oh, thank you. Um our acronym of SSSW in the community. They're also known as our crisis response team. But we do have 12
total. All of our traditional secondary schools. And we're moving again. Thank you. [laughter] Thanks, Max. Um, all of our traditional secondary schools do have a full-time SSSW assigned to them. Our elementary schools
and our alternative education schools have an SSSW assigned one day a week. our charter schools, both Clark Indiantown High School, Hope Center are also um supported as needed. And then just forformational purposes, all of our
charter schools um through DOE do have the option to they call it opt out of being part of our mental health assistance allocation plan and they can create their own. So TCCA does have their own mental health assistance
allocation plan. um but our funding is included for them. So just some some information with that. Some of the roles that are um SSSWS perform are individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, anger
management, conflict resolution. Um they also help our students with appropriate social skills, coping with stress, and addressing certain issues. I do have a quote that was shared with me uh by one of our students on what was the impact of participating in small groups and the
student said in so many ways it's taught me to change my perspectives on life and take moments to grow and I thought that was really impactful for just how one small group meeting with our SSSWS has impacted just one of our students.
our family services. They do provide services to our parents. They go out and do home visits um on a regular basis with our families because sometimes it's hard for our parents to come into school to meet with them, especially depending on their job schedule. So, our SSSWS,
while yes, they're on contract hours, home visits do occur for them in the evenings. They're out at 5, 6, 7 o'clock at night. They're also delivering items on their home visits. um if our parents can't get forms signed and sent back to us, they go to them not just necessarily
during the school days in school time, but also in the evenings. So, our school and district um service supports, they collaborate very closely with our teachers, our administrators.
They are our first responders in the event um should a crisis occur on campus or a community crisis occur that would impact our students and family. Um they are our critical members of the district crisis response team. They also
coordinate with our school counselors and community members as well. Community liaison is a big part of their job also. Um they communicate and coordinate with a lot of our community resources to meet our student needs
advocating for new and improved services. They attend um communitywide um meetings with many of our community resources both from what we affectionately are called circuit 19 which is Indian River County, Okchobee
County, St. Lucy County and Martin County and they participate in those meetings as well so that we're ensuring that we're getting as much support for our kids as we can. This week particular, our social workers have paired up so that they can go out and
support the United Way um holiday gift drive. So they'll be out with our local United Way chapters helping to hand out gifts to our kiddos at United Way. Just for your own information, these
were our mental health outcomes and the number of services provided. I'm not going to read through those for you, but you can browse those. And then really what is our direct impact of our students and families? Um, if you saw during Thanksgiving, what our
students did with Elevate Hope with collecting all of the baskets, but in the background helping to coordinate distribution of all of those baskets was our school social service workers. The plan originally, which a lot of people don't realize, was that they were taking
their own vehicles and loading up all the baskets to start delivering to schools and to homes as well if families could not come to the schools. Miss Reena at Elevate Hope is amazing. She got all these huge trucks that we helped
load up the baskets and they delivered. And then any from the schools that the parents couldn't come, our social workers helped to deliver well into that evening going to deliver from their personal vehicles on their own to deliver those baskets to ensure our families had those. So, [snorts] I just
wanted to share that with you. This was directly from our district post. Um, we did impact over 20,000 people in our community because of the Thanksgiving basket drive. Again, that was studentled, but our SSSWs were supporting in the background.
uh labor statistics that even I didn't realize until I started researching more and finding out more is um overall employment of the social workers is projected to grow 6% from 2024 to 2034. It's the fastest faster than average for
all occupations. So I just found that to be an interesting statistics for us. And then just again a note of thanks for our school social workers. They are the bridge between our students, our families, and our community. Their unwavering dedication ensures that every
child has the support needed to overcome barriers and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Anytime there is a need, a barrier, they don't say, "What's the barrier?" They say, "How do we fix it? How do we help?" That's always their first response. So, I'm
very honored and proud to help lead our group and just give them another note of thanks. [applause] [applause] Thank you very much. Thank you. Do we want to get a picture with
everyone to come up and >> No. Yes. I think it's better closer. Thank you very much. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. [applause] Okay. Now, um, up next we have our worldrenowned SPAM FRC team 180
presentation. >> Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board, Superintendent Maine, everybody in attendance, everybody watching online. My name is Mark CS, serve as the coordinator of executive initiatives for this A-rated school district. It's my honor to introduce members of SPAM soon, but uh as Miss
Riley pointed out, I can't stand acronyms. So, I do have to say, does anybody know besides you over here what SPAM stands for? >> Anybody? Okay, let's see what you got. >> Yeah, the word and. That's that's like the easy one. Yeah. Speed, power, and
maneuverability. So, good job. 75%. Nice job. Um, if you've never had a chance to go in that room and see what they're doing, I can't pretend to know what they're doing in there. It's amazing. I I know that they incorporate a lot of science, technology, I think engineering
as well, if I got that right. and they get their robots to do all these magical things. But I do know that they are elite at it because there are championship banners hanging all over that room in there. So it gives me great pleasure to introduce the spam team.
[applause] I got you. All right, you're up. >> Good afternoon, distinguished board, Superintendent Michael Mine. My name is Zach Dean. I'm the the president of Spam Robotics. I'm a senior at Southwork High School and uh today we'll pres be presenting about what we did over the offseason and uh how we're preparing for
the new season. Good evening. My name is Leonard Maraphino. I'm the technical lead and one of the c the computer aed design teachers of our team and I'm a senior at Southwork High School. >> Good evening. My name is Kora Asvito and
I am a high school senior at Martin County High School. >> Good afternoon. I'm Arya and I'm a current junior at South Fork High School. So, we're here to give you a review of our 2025 season and a look forward at what we're going to be doing
with our our upcoming season. So, last season we built a 115 pound robot that we took to two regional events as well as our world championship event and we became one of the a part of one of the eight alliances um of the top robots in
the entire world at the world championship. So we competed at two regionals as well as the world championship. We competed at the Orlando regional where we won the first impact award which is which will be discussed later but we essentially won it for our impact on our community
and our community outreach. And Kora and I were actually able to work on that throughout the season and we were also the regional winners for the entire competition. Um, and then at the South Florida regional, we had a deans list finalist who which was Zach. And we were
also the regional winners for that competition as well. And we won the autonomous award. We also made it to the world championship thanks to our previous wins in our impact award where we made it to the finalists where we were part of the Galileo division and we were the championship v winner for that
division and we also won the autonomous award at the world championship as well. So the impact award is one of the most prestigious awards that you can win within first. Um it is awarded to teams
who best embody first core values as well as their mission to inspire um STEM values. So, we won this award by hosting local robotics camps, logging 2,000 plus student outreach hours, um
opening our new 6,500 square foot SPAM robotics STEM center, thanks to our lovely school board, um becoming a hub for FTC, FLL, andLL explore competition robotics teams, mentoring these teams in
local schools, and assisting other FIRST teams, as well as sharing our spamalytic scouting system which has helped other F FRC teams nationwide elevate their strategy. We are committed to inclusion and mentorship. We have doubled female
participation and uniting students from five public high schools, private schools, and homeschoolers. With 77% student volunteer rate at first events and six deans list finalists,
we continue to set the standard for leadership and excellence in first. So our upcoming season, the game this year is going to be archaeology inspired. Um our official game release is going to be January 10th. Um our
competitions are going to be in March 18th to 21st, the Orlando regional. That's going to be in uh at UCF. April 8th to 11th is going to be our South Florida regional. And then April
29th to May 2nd is going to be the first World Championship. So, at the beginning of the school year, um, we set up a booth at South Fork, Jensen, and Martin for incoming students. And that we had a decent
amount of interest, and we have I think this is the I' I've only been on the team for a year, but there was a lot more newer members this year than there was last season. And it's been cool to give all of them the opportunity to learn and show them what we know as the being on the team for longer.
And then we've been with all these new students, we've been having computer AED design classes, which is 3D modeling, which Zach and I both teach. And then we have electrical classes where we're teaching the kids to solder and crimp wires to actually transfer these skills to the robot in the um upcoming season.
And then as well as machining, so on the next slide, I think, >> yeah, they we laid out a bunch of drawings and we're telling them we you got to find the stock and then drill the holes. and they're basically assembling a mock robot so they can get the skills to when our kickoff comes around on
January 10th, they're ready to start making letting their ideas come out and basically showing us what their prototypes will look like. And then also programming as well and they've been doing a lot of simulation on like coding
the robot in a simulation and testing out different arms and designs and getting oriented with that so they're ready for the season. And then they're getting we're getting them ready or that was before we had a a Pirates pillillage competition which is basically an
offseason event that was a um I believe in October. Yeah, in October. So the rookies um the new the newer members got to make their own robot and we we designed it for them because that's the hardest part and then we were let them figure out everything else. The how to
assemble it and how to problem solve when things don't work. A lot of things didn't work. Um, so they got to figure that out and we got to stand there and watch. It was pretty fun. Um, and then so that's Pirates Pillillage, which we'll give you the Zach. >> All right. So, before we talk about the
event itself, um, during the the previous year, we we constantly had teams over to uh to use our field because we're one of the only teams in Florida that's lucky enough to have a full field because it's absolutely massive. It takes up about half our warehouse. Um, so we had a ton of teams doing that. And we also had teams for
Pirates Pillillage come in and practice for the offseason event. So on Pirates Pillillage itself, this was 100% like rookie based. That was our goal of the whole event was to keep people interested. As Lenny said, we had a a ton of new members this year. I think
it's the mo the most we've had since uh since CO. Um and when I first saw how many people were here on our kickoff, I was absolutely amazed because it was like double or triple. Um, anyways, um, so yeah, it was completely rookie based, so that's why we had an offseason robot
as well. We haven't done that since 2022, I believe, um, which was my first year. So that was a really good impact I wanted to share. Um, so these are some pictures from the from other teams coming over and Pirates Pillillage. And here's the event on the right. You can
see that tiny robot. Um, it only has one motor uh to actually spit out game pieces. It's very simple, but it was completely built by rookies and they were really proud of it. Um, at that event, they actually went pretty far. There was only 25 teams there, but out
of all of them, they placed uh fourth in their alliance, so they went pretty far. And then SPAM went undefeated in um in qualifications and won the regional, but um that wasn't as important as the rookies. Um yeah. >> [applause]
>> Um, sorry, I want to keep talking about rookies because I'm really proud of them. But literally at that event, there was not a single veteran that touched the robot the entire time. All there was was an adult coach. Um, the rookies, they switched out with with human player. We switched drivers constantly. We switched technicians. Everybody was
in the pit learning. It was really hands-on. And this all came uh this experience came with the price to join the team. So, there's no added cost or anything. So, it's really good experience. And after that, we had the air show, which as we know was a little bit down
in attendance this year, but it was still successful for us. We, uh, we were able to make sales there. We sell Meatsticks. We sell We sell ornaments. Meatsticks is random. Well, not really. Our name is Spam, isn't it? But, um, >> yeah. Um, we sold ornaments and Legos,
and it's really cool because show off uh our robots to to all the little kids. like they like to go catch the stuff when we were shooting a robot. That's fun. It always gets a lot of attention. But yeah, >> so SPAM has been continuously working towards growing um this community's
future in STEM. Our STEM center is home to four first Lego League Challenge teams, one first Lego League explore team, and one first tech challenge team. We also hosted three STEM camps this year. Two over the summer and one over
Thanksgiving break. So, part of our growing um growing STEM future within our community is our STEM center field trips. We have had Crystal Lake Elementary School, Anderson Middle School, Hidden Oaks Middle School, and Steuart Middle School participating in
the in these STEM center field trips. During these field trips, students learn about innovation, technology, and future careers within STEM. They also get to learn about F FRC and FIRST and about
our team. Thank you so much for your support. [applause] >> Well, with veteran leadership like this, you can see why they're an elite group. So, thank you. Thanks again. Happy holidays, everybody. >> The smiles on your faces um show how
proud you are of the program, and I know um we are very proud, too. Thank you all very much. Okay, next up, we have our student representative, Delaney Miller. Good afternoon, everyone.
These are the December notes from the three high schools. To start off with Martin County High School, the MCHS debate team had an outstanding month. In November, Ian Hodes, Macy Trail, and Tonnie Whiteside all placed in the top
six at their regional tournament. Then in December, the team traveled to George Mason University in Virginia where Ella Moray advanced to the semifinals and Miranda Lubon reached the quarterfinals. both finishing in the top 30 nationally.
Congratulations to these incredible students. Looking ahead, MCHS will host a specialty pathways night on January 12th at 600 p.m. in the media center. This event is open to all prospective families, including those outside of our
zone and will showcase our academic and CTE programs. The Sunshine Committee honored Katherine Manahan, our amazing science teacher and green club adviser, as November's employee of the month. Congratulations, Miss Manahan. Our AVID
program has launched its annual guest speaker series, connecting students with local leaders and professionals to learn about their careers and experiences. We're always looking for more speakers, so check out our social media or contact MCHS if you'd like to
participate. On the topic of school spirit, we recently held our winter festival where students could participate in free games and activities during their lunch break. Our new principal, Miss Vogle, started the teacher spirit week for the 12 days
of Christmas. Leadership led a coffee cart door to door yesterday delivering holiday cheer to faculty and staff. The 12 days of Christmas celebrations organized by leadership, faculty, and staff committees are being delivered each day. Today, club sponsors received
snow globes. MCHS is decking the halls, a competition across the school where third period classes decorate their hallways coordinating with their academic subject. This year's theme was Nutcrackers. The winner will be announced on Thursday. On Friday, band,
Opus, ROC, and cheer will be performing in the pep rally planned by the leadership school spirit committee. Our fall and winter sports will be represented and get to participate in fun games for the school to watch. Finally, our performing arts department is spreading holiday cheer
with two concerts this week. The Tiger Regiment winter performance uh tonight at 6:00 p.m. and the Coral Department concert on Thursday, December 18th at 700 p.m. in the auditorium. Everyone is welcome to join us and celebrate the
season with this wonderful music. Now for Jensen Beach High School. The JBHS band held its annual holiday concert on December 9th, drawing a full crowd and collecting canned goods to support House of Hope. They are incredibly grateful to everyone who came
and donated. A big congratulations to Falcons Lizzie Fitzwwater who scored her 1,000th career point in girls basketball at Jensen Beach High School, which is a huge achievement. She has been nominated for the TC Palms athlete of the week.
The JBHS drama department is hard at work rehearsing for the spring musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with performances scheduled for late February and early March. To celebrate teachers before the holiday break, campus clubs have donated beautiful gift baskets for
a raffle. Teachers will also enjoy festive music in the courtyard from the band and jubilate, plus homemade pancakes served by the administration team. Finally, for South Fork High School, WPBF surprised South Fork's Mr. Derek
Kroom as their teacher of the month, awarding him a $1,000 check for his program. One of his students nominated him with a heartfelt letter that impressed the station. His segment aired November 26th. Visit Martin or martinschools.org to watch the story.
The esports team attended its first in-person event at Kaiser University, competing against schools from across the state. The team placed third in Super Smash Bros. and second in Marvel Rivals. Great job, Bulldogs. The Spanish National Honor Society inducted 60 new
members in November, bringing the total to 139. They're currently hosting a Toys for Tots drive for Holy Cross Church in Indian Town and celebrating the holidays with f a festive fiesta. South Fork's girls soccer is having an
incredible season, ranked first in the district with a 9-2 to one record. Soccer star Kayn Jones was nominated for TC Palm athlete of the week, and is ranked among the among the top three nationally, top two in Florida in first
in class 5A for goals scored. She's on track to break the school record of 38 goals in a season. FFA members showcased incredible talent at the recent subd district competitions. Jack Savarce
competed in the FFA Creed speaking contest, delivering the official Creed from memory with confidence and precision. Julius Mirabal excelled in safe tractor operations, earning second place and missing first by just seconds
after acing both the written and oral portions of the event. McKenzie Martinez tackled the extemporaneous public speaking event where participants draw a topic at random and have only 15 minutes to prepare a five-minut speech using three reference books. Her topic
myths and agriculture was especially challenging since it's not a standard section in any book. But she rose to the occasion with creativity and poise. Congratulations to all of these students for their hard work and impressive achievements. That is all I have for this month. Thank you everyone.
>> Thank you Delaney. And um as you all know this is a really stressful time of year for our seniors as they per are preparing college applications and um early action decisions came out and Delaney do you want to share with the rest of I heard you sharing some good
news and I would like for you to share it with the rest of the board. I did get accepted and I have fully committed to the University of Miami and I will be starting in fall of 2026. [applause] Congratulations.
>> I am a simol, but I'm I'm so proud of you. [laughter] We'll see you on the football field. Okay, moving on. We have our superintendent update. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, we will move through this time of year. Uh, always
like to bring the many updates that the district has achieved and accomplishments throughout the year uh as this will be our last board meeting of the 2025 uh 25 school year. So, the first thing that we're going to highlight is going to be some of our operations team. This year, our
operations teams continue to demonstrate exceptional dedication in supporting all of our students in our schools. Our food nutrition services team has provided more than 2.4 million nutritionist meals to students, ensuring that they are prepared to learn each day. Our
maintenance [snorts] teams have completed over 60 major projects across the district and closed close to 6,000 work orders improving the safety and functionality of our campuses. And last, but certainly not least, on the operations side of the house, our
transportation department traveled more than 1.4 million mile miles delivering students to and from school safely. Let's give them a round of applause. Those are big [applause] feets. These accomplishments reflect the commitment of our staff who keep our
schools running smoothly and help create conditions for student success. Next up, we'd like to spend a little bit of time recognizing our instructional team who completed our most comprehensive cycle of instructional monitoring. To date,
every school participated in full rigor walks followed by targeted miniwalks, debriefs, and action plans that clearly identified growth uh areas that we need to continue to work on. We also introduced targeted support visits to provide principles with real-time
collaborative coaching aligned to those to their needs. These visits strengthened our feedback loops, improved monitoring of instructional practices, and reinforced alignment between the district and our schools. Together, these efforts have created a more consistent, supportive approach to
elevating classroom instruction across the district. And from our PM1 data to PM2 data, which we will begin to give the board updates uh on all of our RA schools, we are seeing progress and growth in every single areas. So, uh, hats off to the curriculum and
instruction department. Thank you. Uh moving into our professional learning department, we expanded and strengthened our district's professional learning and leadership development systems. This year, the district launched the professional learning communities leadership network, a year-long job
embedded series aimed at deepening the work of collaborative teaching teacher teams and building sustainable structures across all of our schools. We also hosted a comprehensive assistant principal leadership day that brought together HR, student services,
curriculum and instruction to provide aligned cohesive support for all of our school leaders. In addition, several schools participated in teaching study cycles, an approach like lesson study that encourages peer observation, collaborative reflection, and professional dialogue around effective
instruction. These efforts along with ongoing support for all of our new educators, coaching partnerships, and alignment to our strategic plan have collectively strengthened leadership capacity and reinforced our district instructional priorities. We also had a
huge focus in early literacy this school year by implementing the University of Florida, sorry, Mrs. Powers, literacy institute foundations in all schools. Teachers received ongoing coaching to deepening deepen their understanding of
the structured phonics while district teams conducted regular walkthroughs of each of these early learning classrooms to ensure instruction was consistent and aligned with the UFly framework. We developed systems to track phonics instruction quality, foundational
skills, and resource use, creating a more coherent approach across each and every one of our schools. Our partnership with the University of Florida further supports this work, helping us integrate UFly into our broader literacy strategy and ensure that every student has the strong
reading foundation they need prior to entering into third grade. Little bit more information on our raise schools, otherwise known as our no C schools initiative. This year we have significantly strengthened those supports at all identified Ray schools.
Each school now has identified a dedicated district mentorship team of two leaders who provide ongoing guidance through frequent check-ins, walkthroughs, and the monitoring of each of those schools literacy and math goals. We also have a monthly raise
literacy literacy leadership council that brings together principles, literacy leaders and their mentorship teams to review the student progress at those schools, share best practices, and engage in professional learning together as Ray school principles focused on
early literacy and intervention. bi-weekly visits to each of those schools have been focusing on instructional quality, all of their intervention systems, and the implementation of our expectations with fidelity at each of those schools. Teams
from our federal programs department, curriculum and instruction, assessment and accountability, professional learning, ESSE, and student services have all been working collaboratively to ensure that the schools received all of the aligned resources that we believe
will provide consistent growth in each of our expected measures. Little bit of highlights for our ESSE accomplishments this year. I'm proud to share that several key achievements from our ESSE department um have met our goals.
Students uh in those areas, students with disabilities at 15 of our schools tested as proficient. 16 schools either maintained or improved their ESSA performance scores on federal percents index for students with disabilities
increased overall um from the previous year, highlighting measurable growth. Additionally, over 1,000 second grade students have been screened for gifted education, helping us to identify students throughout the district that are advanced learners. And finally,
restraint and seclusion incidents decreased by more than 37% compared to last year, underscoring our focus on creating safe and supportive learning environments. Is important to note that uh the board that in 2223
we had 110 incidents. In 2324 we had 99 and I'm proud to report that last year closing out the year for 2425 we decreased to just 62 incidents and we will continue to decrease these incidents uh each year. We also uh the
assessment and accountability team uh led by Gus and Katie Bond have tackled a very large initiative that I've pushed this year to move us to back to PowerBI with our instructional uh data dashboards to give our schools and district leaders clear interactive view
of data from multiple sources, transforming what we often saw as fragmented information into actionable insights. And by providing a common language and single source for our school administrators to use these dashboards, it is allowing them to make
informed decisions in real time as we pull all of their data from performance matters, their summitive assessments, their formative assessments, as well as all of the PM1, PM2 data and by subject area into one location by school. This
supports the targeted instructional planning that we work that we are working towards maximizing uh for the spring assessments all while ensuring that the data is secure and fully compliant with student data uh
protocols. And I'm glad that SPAM stayed because I do want to thank Stacy and the team and Dan Moore and his team along with Kevin Ferrell for the lift this year and kicking off our robotics uh field trips that have been absolutely a
pleasure to go over and watch the students interacting from our local schools. um and I think has uh will continue to help with your recruitment efforts and I'm happy that you had one of the largest recruitment classes and interest that that you've ever had. So,
thank you to the team. Students in elementary and middle schools participated in fullday immersive experiences building and programming robots, solving challenges uh through engineering design protocols and exploring those real world applications of robotics, coding and automation. They
also collaborated with high school robotics mentors who were there to help coach them and STEM professionals through the community, gaining early exposure to STEM pathways. This program has generated strong enthusiasm among our amongst our students, teachers, and
school leaders, and its successful roll out lays the groundwork for further expansion and partnerships that will support workforce readiness. So again, thank you. And last, but certainly not least, uh, thank you for giving me this time, Madam Chair. We, as we approach the winter
break, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for students, families, all of our employees, and community partners. This season is a time to definitely pause, reflect, and celebrate on the incredible work that is happening across our
district each day. I'm grateful to our teachers and staff for their dedication to our families for their trust and partnership and to our students for the joy, curiosity, and resilience that you bring to our schools every day. Your collective efforts are what make our
school district such a special place to learn and grow. I hope this holiday season brings you peace, rest, and meaningful time uh with the people who matter most to you in your lives. Happy holidays uh from me to all of you. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Superintendent Maine. Okay, next up we have um any other information reports. I know Miss Roberts, you had a question about two items. Um 15.08. Take that one. Um the charter school financial reports.
>> Um yeah. So, I noticed in the charter school financial reports the fund balance piece for Indian Town High School um had a their current budget had an adjustment
of $842,000. I don't know if you noticed that, Carter, but it put them back where they're like at less than 100,000. It's like 50 something,000 now for their fund balance piece. I'm looking at the income statement,
Mrs. Roberts. I'm not seeing the balance sheet, fund balance. >> Um, so I'm looking at the page almost to the end. It's like the >> Yes, >> it's the one that has the spreadsheet right before the thing that says Indian River State College summary of item for
action performance pay. It's right before the performance pay page. So right before the performance pay when it talks about revenues and it shows the present budget at 8.89 89 729 a budget
amendment of 842245 and leaving a remaining budget balance of 47,000. Do you see that? >> It's like the fifth fifth line down on that page. >> Are we looking at the Indiantown High School? >> I'm looking at Indiantown High School
sub summary of revenues and expenses operating fund unuded for the period ending 9:30 2025. Bear with me for a moment. >> Okay, it's the page right before their um performance pay pieces.
It's the second page of the page that talks about the charter school PICO charter school local capital improvement LCIR. And then right after that is the summary of revenues and expenses. >> Yes, I see the amendment for the 842245.
>> Yeah, that leaves the remaining budget balance at 47,000 when you scroll across to the next to the last column. >> Yes, we will we will check with the high school and see what that is. >> Yeah, if you could check and report back to the board. That just seems like a huge huge number and a really low low
fund balance. Thank you. Um, are there any other questions on any of the items? 15.07 910. Mr. Roberts has a question on 15.11. So 15.11
is the um fiscal year 2025 operational performance audit that audited in eight different categories. Um I know that three of the categories got criticality findings um and five of them got high
criticality findings and the other five got medium ones. So no greens, five yellows and three reds. Um I noticed a couple things when I read this. I noticed that one was there were three items that um that said in the item as
they were looking the they were giving the synopsis of it it was saying that management's management didn't appear to be aware I think it was 1 six and 8 where the the um
the cause says based on management inquiry management was not fully aware of their responsibility ility to main comp with compliance with a law. Um, and that kind of concerns me that three out of the eight we were unaware of knowing that we had that compliance issue. Um, I
noticed that a lot of these things and I'm not I don't think this whole audit is is on the shoulders of Mark Serest. I think Mark is doing a wonderful job. There's a lot of interrelated parts in here that are relating to whether it has to do with enrollment, whether it has to
do with ET. Um there's two cases that are talking about oh I think it's ET we're looking for a larger solution um and we're going through that process and that will be available at the end of the year that doesn't answer how we're going to take care of it now and what we're
going to do with it as of now and I think this is something that um the audit when we get an audit from an outside entity and we get the audit findings I think it's something that the board instead of it just being anformational item I think it's something that the board needs to discuss whether we discuss that at a
workshop or something. I know that the deputy superintendent isn't here, but she's the one who's in charge of operations. Um, and I think we probably need to do a deeper dive into these eight things and kind of see what's going on with those eight things and which things are, you know, there were two things that were a scribers error
and there's things where the person was approving the person who was submitting a request was approving the request at the same time and it just doesn't seem that saying, okay, well, we're going to do some training and that's all going to be fixed. It doesn't um address a larger issue. So, so Miss Roberts, I actually
made a note to add the operations audit. I think we I agree with you. I think we need to have a deeper discussion. What is our plan moving forward if we want to add that to our January workshop or possibly February? I know that um this
is wrapping up. it's not going to have time to really evaluate it, but um I would suggest that um we there be a plan in place to address all of these and then we'll have the discussion at the board meeting in or the workshop in
February. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Um any other questions on the um information only reports? Okay. Seeing none, uh, board member information share, Dr. Morardi.
>> Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. Um, as many of you know, I've been doing school site visits with various members of the district, uh, Superintendent Maine, uh, Dr. Miller, and, uh, PTA representatives. Upon one of these visits to Citrus Grove Elementary, I was informed that there is
an ice cream cooler. Uh, if you could put that pick up, Mr. Hall. There we go. There's an ice cream that provides various ice cream options like chocolate sundaes, cookies and cream cones, ice cream sandwiches, and even the chocolate scooter crunch bar. These items are
available for purchase every single day to our students regardless if they eat their lunch or not. As community leaders, our priority is the health and well-being of every student. While treats like ice cream are enjoyable on occasion, making them a daily part of a
child's diet is not advisable for several reasons. First, from a nutritional standpoint, foods like ice cream are high in added sugars and saturated fats and provide what public health experts call empty calories, calories without meaningful nutrients.
Regularly consuming high sugar foods uh can contribute to obesity, type 2 diabetes, dental cavities, and long-term cardioabolic issues. Excess sugar also plays a role in patterns of energy and behavior that can
be challenging for children. Frequent large sugar intakes can lead to blood glucose spikes and crashes, which may affect concentration and mood. Nutrition experts and parents alike often note that the high amounts of sugar can worsen inattention, impulsivity,
hyperactivity, uh, and behaviors like ADHD. ADHD is one of the most common neurodedevelopment conditions affecting children today. Recent data shows that roughly one in nine children has been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in
their lives. Children with ADHD may already struggle with impulse control, focus, and self-regulation. A diet consistently high in sugary items like ice cream could compound difficulties with sustained attention, energy balance, and overall behavioral
regulation, especially when healthier fuel sources are displaced. That's why balanced nutrition, including fruits, whole grains, lean proteins, and dairy with less sugar, is critical for supporting cognitive and physical development. In fostering a school environment that supports healthy bodies
and healthy minds, we encourage families and our school nutrition programs to offer sweet treats occasionally rather than on a daily basis and to emphasize meals and snacks that support sustained energy, attention, and long-term health. Sadly, right now, these products are
available on a daily basis with no parental choice on the matter. Literally, children have been spotted going through the lunch line, dumping their meal in the trash, and buying ice cream on a daily basis. This should be a treat, not the norm. I ask that this
school board take action to write this wrong. Our kids are depending on us. Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there any other information that the board would like to share? Any
um Dr. Mr. Morardi, if you'd like to get with the superintendent and determine what action, if any, that we >> I >> superintendent would like to recommend um to the board and then we present it as an action item. >> Well, that I mean that's kind of why we're here. I did meet with the
superintendent and he said to bring this to the board and decide if we'd like to have a workshop about this. Again, I would think it's very very important. So, is there consensus or >> Well, I' what do we um what do we want the superintendent to bring to the
workshop? I'd like to know if this what the issues are schools are facing. Are they seeing? I have heard that some kids are racking up bills, you know, on their lunch uh account, ice cream and things,
and parents have voiced some concerns about that. So, let's just decide what information do we want the superintendent to bring to us to make the best decision. >> Miss Bridgetette, >> is is this at all of the schools?
>> So, we Yes. And I think I think what I would like to do is at a workshop have Laura Hamadal in the food nutrition department uh present what the current practice is as well as uh what is
actually being served in those bins. Every school has them. Um and give you the data that you're looking for by way of you know how how many outstanding bills there are uh and things of that nature. I know that for just the reason
why I wanted it to come to the board is because um if we make a decision to stop selling snacks, there's obviously a whole another group out there that would like for their students to be able to have access to those snacks and to be able to purchase them. So, we need to approach this in a way that's going to
be uh fair and equitable across the board. whether we are only serving those snacks on Fridays, whether we're doing it Monday through Friday, whether the board would like to have policy around not having snacks. But I also would like you all to know the nutritional value or
non nutritional value of what's in those coolers. Uh so that you're aware of that as well and can make an informed decision. >> Mr. Roberts. >> Um, yeah. And I' I'd also like to know, [clears throat] can parents say, "I don't want my kid to have any ice
cream." Yes. >> Are they able to say, "I only want my kid to have one ice cream on Friday." Are they able to say that, or is that out of their parents control? >> Yes. When we receive calls, I know I'll use my own kiddos as an example, there is a note in the system that they are
not allowed to buy certain products. So, when they go through the POSOS line and they get to the the register, uh their the note will pop up on the system the same way it flags an allergy, a food allergy, uh and the cashier at that time will ask the student to uh put the, you
know, the item back. They're not allowed to have it. I Laura Homod, our director, is here. She's shaking her head. I want to make sure that I get all that information correct. Uh but we parents who call or email the the the school and or have conversations with the manager
uh the cafeteria manager, those notes are put in the system. They also have the ability, Laura, you correct me if I'm wrong, to go in and put the notes in themselves. So if they log into their account online, the same account that they use to pay uh put money on their students account, they can put
restrictions into that system as well. >> So that's whether it's an allergy or a preference. >> Correct. >> Correct. They're treated the same. Thank you. Yeah, I think it would be good to have a workshop and and look at exactly what if any there's nutritional value is in those products and in what
and what that revenue is used for and what that looks like and exactly what the optin opt out piece looks like too. Thank you. >> Yes. And I I'd like to know like the sales numbers, but if we're going to look at snacks, we should probably
probably look at snacks as a whole, not just um ice cream or you know, all the snacks. I know we've had conversations about that in the past. So um just bring an updated presentation um for the board members that have not heard that. I know we addressed the red dye in the past.
We've addressed certain health um issues. So, let's um we'll we'll present that at a workshop. >> We can talk about it. >> Let's talk about when it would fit into the agenda. So, I'll get with Diane, you
and Diane, and we'll figure out when it'll fit on an agenda between >> after the first of the year. >> Perfect. Thanks for bringing that up. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Okay. Next up, we have um open um public
comment. Sorry. Public comment. Citizen input is vital to the improvement of our district. Most times, your remarks may be listened to without comment from the board members or superintendent. This does not mean they are heard with any less intensity or concern. Where
appropriate, the superintendent and staff will investigate your comments and report back to you and the board with an answer. We thank you for taking the time and having the concern to make our district better. Your presentation to the board should not exceed three minutes. Letters or statements from
others not present can be given to our clerk who will be sure that each school board member and the superintendent receive a copy. To keep our records straight and authentic, our policy does not permit you to read statements of others into the record.
You will have three minutes. And our first um speaker is Jeremiah Johnson. Good evening, Madame Chair, board members, Superintendent Maine, and district staff. My for the record, my name is Jeremiah Johnson with the construction management firm of
Jacqueline and Sons Construction. And with me today is our president, Mike Jwin, off to my right, and my colleague, Chris Singley. So, we're just here and we're honored and we're thankful this time of giving, this season of giving and and we're just appreciative of everything that you do as a district,
all your accomplishments and and hearing that list. Uh so, congratulations. Of course, as an engineer myself, hearing about the Spam Club, it's just so exciting to see what you do and your investment in in students. That exact investment is how I became uh here today
or came here today. Uh so I wanted to share with you. We were looking back on some of our projects and it's been almost exactly two years since we moved you and partnered with you and the district into this facility here. The Jacqueline and Sons team was able to build this out in this beautiful
facility. Also in a couple years or a couple year anniversary in March would be a special project for me, Palm City Elementary School where we took on a task of moving the entire old school over spring break into the new school. And uh what what a challenge, what an
exciting time. We were able to do the ribbon cutting, but I wanted to share that with the board members that that uh maybe were not there at that time, but we wanted to just appreciate that history. Uh but why am I here? Really, it's a season of giving like I stated before. uh it's you know it's very good
time to just bless others and and so we were talking with the education foundation and we thought of a unique idea of sharing with you all an opportunity through the education foundation of providing funds to each of your districts but it's it's in one
contribution to the education foundation where you can work with Lisa roads and just figure out what your needs are within your district uh maybe it's some kind of an initiative or a project that's special to you as board members through the education foundation. So,
the Jacqueline and Sons team is just very thankful for what you do. And tonight, we're here to share with you and to present to the education foundation a gift of $10,000 uh to the Education Foundation of Martin County on behalf of your students and
your community. So, we just want to say thank you very much and we very appreciative and merry Christmas. >> Thank you. [applause] Thank you very much. That's that's really exciting. We appreciate uh our continued partnership with you and the
education foundation um as we continue to do great things for our students. So, thank you. Next up is Carol Saki. Good afternoon. I wrote this last month but was unable to make it to the superconven convenient school board meeting time and was surprised that
while listening today as I rushed over this pertains to your first presentation about social workers. Uh a few years ago I attended a workshop and during the presentation heard a statistic that was stunning to me as a longtime Martin County resident. The statistic the district put out was that 53% of our
students live below the poverty line. That number has resonated with me, although it may have changed up or down since I originally heard it. Regardless, it's way too high. Children with inadequate access to food and medical care can never function at their peak and statistically will be trapped in a
circle of poverty. While government is politically weaponizing food assistance as they punch down on the neediest among us, I need to bring to your attention another simultaneous crisis happening in a to a percentage of our students in the Hispanic communities. On the afternoon
of October 23rd, I was a firsthand witness to a massive multi- agency response to an arguably minor traffic infraction. Within minutes, I witnessed 25 to 30 law enforcement units with vis highly visible weapons, plus helicopters
converge on the Golden Gate community. As I witnessed the spectacle, I noticed the afternoon school buses driving right into the middle of it. As students exited the buses to head home from the school day, I watched in helpless horror as they ran crying through backyards and side streets trying to get home. One of
those students was met with their front door busted in and their family gone. There are many details of the incident and the and the week-long task force activity that I'm leaving out due to time constraints. But it if you do not recognize that the children of our district communities are in crisis and
being terrorized, we don't belong in oversight. Mr. Germaine and board members, I'm asking that your overburdened mental health team concentrate efforts on your title one schools because they are dealing with a level of trauma we've never seen before. Your educators care so deeply about the students and so many
of them are watching them struggle with the trauma being inflicted upon them while others suffer suffer silently. Still waters run deep and children in our community are suffering in ways none of you can really imagine due to their ethnosticity and their skin color. I
implore you to add more bilingual mental health specialists to your budget and this board provide the oversight to ensure additional funds and staffing are put in place as quickly as possible. I am changed forever by what I witnessed and I can only imagine the effect it had on those students. Lastly, I read
reports yesterday that the governor is proposing 200 million torticha pay for the new year. The point of using the 200 million figure is to make it sound significant when the fact is spread out. The fact is, spread out over 220,000
educators in the state of Florida, that will equate to roughly $20 a week. Not enough to buy a pizza on the way home on a Friday. Let's make sure our community is not manipulated again by the headline and break down the reality of what it really means to the educators who are
still trying to stick it out in our failing system. Here, hearing you tell Tallahassee not good enough is long overdue. Thank you. Thank you, Melissa Burke. >> Good evening. I've had [clears throat] concerns about algebra honors class and
the middle schools, particularly Murray Middle. Um, it seems to be that a class is being taught with a group of low learners and six ES students with two teachers. But the way
the day looks is teacher number one tells the students to get working while teacher number two works a little bit and um we've been paying for tutors for the entire year because our student keeps coming home saying he's just not learning, he's not being taught. Well,
finally there was a substitute and some things changed and we found out that um they're doing a building thinking classroom model, but they're not getting direct instruction first from teacher number one. So when she was absent,
teacher number two stepped up and did direct instruction, labeled the algebra problem for the students. It took her six minutes to do direct instruction and then allowed the students to go out and work collaboratively on the whiteboards. So, my concerns been going on for a
while. You should be concerned as well. Your December progress monitoring test for math was very poor. You may want your students to be at about 50% at this time of the year. Um maybe 40 if you're really really accepting that. Our
district average was 30 something. My son 32. So, he comes home and says 32 out of 100. If it's halfway through the year and he just doubles his score on the last test,
the EOCC, he still fails. Your district average is failing. If they double, they will still fail the EOC. I'm asking for you to after break do something with money to allow intervention at Marie Middle to help
these students now so they can catch up and get the skills gaps so they can feel confident to show up at the EOCC. Lastly, the test is concerning to all parents. The test is an endofear 8th grade EOC mock test. The kids have only
seen algebra since August. Again, low testing kids, six ES students, and they've only seen it since August. Come to find out, the test is geared to be at the end of the year. So, these students really come home thinking they earned a 32, a 34 out of a 100 and are failing.
There needs to be more communication to the students what that test means and a lot more communication to the parents as to what that test means. And if you don't understand what I'm talking about, that's a problem, too. Lastly, parental consent. I can fill out a form for
books, but I can't get those books back. I want ice cream. I'll fill out a parental consent. You cannot take ice cream away from everybody. If they want no ice cream, have them sign. They've always been able to do it. It's just like removing books. Thanks. Happy holidays.
>> Thank you, Kelly Rando. Hi. Did I >> say that right? >> Yes, Robboto. It's hard. It's okay. It was actually better than most people get. Um, okay. So, I am part of Citrus Grow PTA board. I was lucky enough to
have Brian come visit us. Um, and I am also on the Martin County board. The mission statement for the school district is to educate all students for success. We cannot do that if students are fed
ice cream all the time. Now, it's different for middle school than it is for elementary school. There are 12 elementary schools in your district. You're asking five-year-olds to make good choices. Let me be clear. I'm not asking you to eliminate ice cream to
take away a parent's choice. A parent can choose to send their kid with as many desserts as they want. But a 5-year-old cannot make healthy choices. My 5-year-old would live off of ice cream. She thinks that's a food group. That's what she would eat for ice cream.
I would encourage all of you to not just listen to whatever is presented to you. I would ask that you come visit the school, walk the lunch line. Act at the elementary school level, you can come in and you can help during kinder and first grade lunch and you can see what they
do. For the large portion of the kids, they will take their meal, they will dump it out, and then they will go get their snacks. Up at the snack bar, there are Doritos, there are all sorts of chips, whatever treats, and then there's
the ice cream section. Yes, they are they are smart snacks, so they are healthier, but they're not healthy. There's no nutritional value. Okay, smart snacks are still processed. There's still added sugar. There's still refined carbs. There's no nutrients in
it. Okay, there's something special. And we have to as a school district make decisions to help our younger kids live a healthy life. We're our job. I would love to say that my job as a parent is I I take care of all my kids and I I'm the only person that's contributing to that.
But the reality is is that they're with the schools eight hours a day. And so I work in partnership with the teachers and the staff to make sure that I'm building a whole human being and I'm teaching my kids healthy eating habits. And yes, as a parent, we do have the right to say, "Okay, my kid can't eat
ice cream every day." But I'll tell you what, I come from a household when I was young where I had a mom and a dad who are working. And mom and dad have a lot going on on their plate. And they don't realize that kids are throwing away their whole lunch and living off ice cream. And they're not the ones dealing
with the behaviors. There's teachers involved in this. So please, please do not just sit here and get the information. Go out to the schools, contact me. I will get you in I will get you in contact with a parent who can walk the line with you. See what the kids are doing. Participate in kinder
and first grade lunch and and help open up snacks and watch how many of them dump out their lunch. Talk to the teachers who are working there who have to experience it. So if you as the board really want to dig into this, please take your time to go out there and contact me anytime.
>> Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. >> Okay, that will conclude um public comment. And now we're moving on to um item number 18. There's no school board travel 18.02,
which is requisitions to be approved for purchase orders over $100,000. Are there any questions? >> Second. >> Have a motion by Miss Roberts, a second by Dr. Morardi. All those in favor? >> I >> I.
>> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Uh, next up we have committee appointments. I know that everyone submitted their um committee appointments. Um, there were a couple of of committees that did not have
um that no one selected. I did go ahead and one of them was the insurance committee and I did go ahead and select that one for myself. Um, but we had a couple. Oh, the other one is a district advisory council. Um, and I guess I'll
take that one. I just have to make sure it doesn't conflict with um other meetings, but um, one is the Children's Services Council. Um, Miss Roberts and Dr. Dr. Morardi
both asked to be on that and we can obviously only have one appointee. So, Miss Roberts and Dr. Morardi, do you want to kind of talk through that or do you want us to just vote on it? This is
our first year, you know, going through this process, which I think is a good process. Um, >> we can talk about So, like Miss Roberts, you Well, we can talk about the other ones >> children's. So, I'm fine with Dr. Mority um taking that one. >> I just didn't want I was concerned if
nobody put it down there would it would have a gap. So that's why I put it down there. >> Perfect. >> Okay. And then Clark Management Board is um Miss Roberts asked for that one. Um Council for the Arts is Miss Pritchette. Um DAC is me. Education Foundation um
Jen. Head Start Policy Board. Jen Indiantown High School Management Board. Um, Jen and Lee both asked for that one as well. >> So, what have you assigned me to? That's what I
>> um Well, the ones that didn't have anybody else want them were Clark Management Board, um, School Health Advisory, and Town of Ocean Breeze. Okay. So, I can take Town of Ocean Breeze.
That's fine. So, at this point I have Town of Ocean Breeze and Clark. Is that right? >> And the school health advisory committee. >> Um I don't but >> I put that down. I think I had a
>> um February 19th and May 21st. Let me look those up. I don't remember. Did I put that down as a >> Yes, I did. Oh, then I must have checked them. That's fine. So then the only other So you and Miss um
um Russell asked for Indian Town High School Management Board. >> What do you have? >> Yeah. Yeah, that's fine. >> So that I I agree. I think that's in your district. I think it's appropriate. >> Okay. So that'll be Jen. And then I just
have one comment on the Treasure Coast Council for Local Governments. Um Amy, you requested that. I am on that. I am the incoming secretary, but I'm I told when they asked me to do it, I warned
them that I may not be the representative on the committee. So, I'm fine. I can let them know that I can't serve. If you want to take that committee, I it's It really >> I never did it before and I
>> still come right. >> Yeah, I can open it >> probably. Um do we talk about things as a group? It would probably be best to have one board member and quite honestly I have done it since we um I'm the only one that's ever requested it. So I'm
fine giving it up and I'll let them know that you want to be the secretary. But it's not >> um [laughter] it's not a um by >> they don't do the secretary is really just um
>> there's someone there that takes the minutes the and types them up and it really is just because it's in the bylaws. Okay. >> So, it's not like a but I'll let them know that you're interested in being the secretary and I'm I'm fine giving that one up. >> Okay.
>> Congratulations. >> Yes. >> Can you read us those again as to who has >> Okay. Children's Services Council, Brian, uh, Clark Management, Lee, Council for the Arts, Amy Dak, Marsha,
Education Foundation, Jen, Head Start Policy Board, Jen, Indiantown High School Management Board, Jen, Insurance Committee, Marsha, School Health Advisory Committee, Lee, Town of Ocean Breeze, Lee, and Treasure Coast Council
of Local Government. is Amy and then of course we are um right now Amy is the main person for the value adjustment board and then we are all listed as alternates. When do we we vote on that at a certain
time of year, right? Is it in June or Okay. Yeah. So we'll we'll see this one again before the appointments come about in December of next year of 26. >> So So I'm seeing that Brian just has
CSSE. Is that the only thing he >> Well, and we have the Chamber of Commerce that has >> We all have the Chamber of Commerce, >> right? >> So if you want Brian, if you want either Clark or the school health advisory, >> I just only put myself down there because I know it's a a lot of meetings and it's a lot of heavy lifting for
that. So, I'd solely put that down just out of respect to time, but if if you don't want something, I could take it on. But, >> well, I mean, because um Clark only has a couple meetings a year and the same with school health advisory. So, if you wanted
>> and they have their dates already set, February 2nd and June 22nd at 4 PM. I don't know what your schedule is, but if >> um >> and I think the dates for Did I put the dates down for the shack, the school health advisory might be good for you,
Brian, just because of what you know, your involvement with wanting to change things. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that's February 19th and May 21st, twice a year at 3 p.m. >> Okay. >> You I mean, so if if you're okay with that, I just >> Sure. Yeah. >> Okay, let's do that. >> Okay.
>> Thank you. >> I'll give this to you, Miss Okay. Are there any other questions? I know we have the chambers, but I know I go to multiple chambers. I know that others do as well. So, I think we have them all covered. And if um at ever a
chance they want to um a board member to um present, we will reach out to um the board to see if you we're willing to do that. All right. went pretty smoothly for our first time doing that.
>> Um, all right, moving on to the items that were pulled. We have item 3.03. Um, sure. I pulled 3.03. I don't know who which attorney and I guess I'm asking you, Mr. George. I don't know who's reviewing this, but that contract,
this is a community-based vocational education agreement between Sammy J's restaurant and the school board. Um, it appears to be missing the liability, um, insurance piece, um, confidentiality and public records.
So, I don't know um if if you're reviewing these for those things, but I mean it just seemed that that was, you know, I I know a long time ago we adopted some common language that's supposed to be appearing in these documents, but especially the insurance one I think is um but those three things
I think were missing. Um it it says some it's a general statement that um the entity agrees to maintain a comprehensive general liability and workman's comp insurance cover coverage or similar coverage via a self- insurance program in accordance with
applicable law. Mrs. Roberts, I reviewed it in preparation for this meeting. Um I don't disagree with you. If you all are able to pass it to the next meeting, then we can look at that language and
add it. >> Okay. So, does that handle it? >> So, we'll pull this item u remove this item from the agenda and bring it back or >> what's the best way for us to do that? I
don't want to. It's hard when you table something. So, I'd rather >> Well, if we just did no action and brought it back next time, does that >> either no action or otherwise postpone it to the next meeting and then I'll have a chance to add the language prior to it being put on the agenda.
>> And I'm okay with um a motion to approve it requesting that the attorney add the language for liability, insurance, confidentiality, and public records to the final document. If you want to do it that way, >> that works for me. >> Okay. So, I move to approve 3.0 03 with
our attorney adding liability insurance confidentiality and public records to that document. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion by Miss Roberts, a second by Miss Russell. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. 3.04.
>> 3.04. Um, that one appeared to also be missing insurance. Paragraph four says, "Each party will maintain at its own expense commercial general liability insurance for the extent required by the applicable law. Upon request, each party
will provide the other with a certificate of insurance from its insurer evidencing such coverage, but it doesn't have the limits, doesn't have the language that we would normally have. And it also doesn't have anything about public records, maintaining the public records piece. It does have the confidentiality piece, but I think that
those things um would be included in the contract. So, I will also move approval of 3.04 with the attorney adding um the insurance information and the public records piece. If there's a second, I have a motion by
Miss Roberts. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Miss Russell. All those in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Uh 3.09. Miss Pritchette, you had some questions or
>> Yes. Um Dan, Dan, can you um give us some information regarding >> disagreement? Yeah, >> bring your mic on. >> There we go. Hi everybody. So, this proposal is a partnership with Boys and Girls Club to provide after school and
Saturday ACT, SAT prep to help support um college readiness for application scores and for scholarships and also for graduation concordance. And so, these would be Martin County School District teachers that work for us, but they would be employed by the Boys and Girls
Club to provide test prep for ACT and SAT in the after school and Saturday space. >> Thank you. So I also had some questions that I shared with the superintendent about how um I know that they will be certified
teachers, what are the qualifications, what is the training that they will receive. Um I just know first from firsthand experience with my own children. Um there is a there are a lot of things that go into prepping for SAT
whether it's a concurrent score which is obviously it's all about evaluating the data and evaluating the test determining um how the student tests and which test is better for them which which plays to
their strengths um whether it's SAT or ACT if they're trying to get a concurrent score. Um but also for um college prepar for college prep there's also that there's still that determination but a lot of it is about
reading the data that comes as a result of the test that they probably have already taken one. How is that um you know evaluated so that you're focusing on the areas where the student actually can improve. Um because a lot of times
especially with concurrent scores um just because I did have this experience with my son is really evaluating where they can make um the most improvement in order to get that concurrent score. And
so if they're not trained in all of those aspects then you're just ba basically practicing taking the test all over again. And what are their credentials? So, for example, when you're prepping for the SAT or ACT
college prepping, you typically have um a math teacher that teaches advanced mathematics and can teach trigonometry, which is on the ACT versus what's on the math that they will focus on on the SAT.
Um, English, an English teacher that focuses on commas and periods and punctuation and the um the deciphering of a paragraph. So, there's more than goes into it than just paying someone
$35 an hour. Um I'm just hesitant as a school district to endorse something without knowing what that looks like because I don't want to set parents up um if the if our teachers aren't properly trained. >> Yeah, I can speak to that. So I had
similar concerns and so when we worked with the Boys and Girls Club um we considered many of those factors. So our team would identify which students based on a couple of different cohorts. The first one being firsttime test takers and the second one would be students who don't yet have that concordant score. And so how many points do they need to
go? Our team um in assessment and accountability has the ability to evaluate each student's performance and figure out what their specific needs are. And so with Boys and Girls Club um we the structure for them. And so we would have three separate cohorts that
run Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and then Saturday. So depending on their area of need. As far as the requirements for the position, we did um provide them with what we would like the job description to u entail, and they won't post anything until it is approved by the board. Um but it is
upper level English and math teachers, and it is experience with high level test prep. And so our goal is to recruit some of those teachers that currently do it for Tutoring Advantage or Khan Academy. Um we recognize that those places pay significantly more than R35
an hour. So Boys and Girls Club is going to post the position at $125 an hour to be aligned to what those tutors would receive working for a private tutoring company. And they would be vetted by our curriculum team for any candidates that they choose to hire.
>> So why Um, what? So, I guess I'd like to see the job description and I'd like to see that in writing that there that's what they're paying because that doesn't say anything. That doesn't say that in the agreement,
all the things that you're telling me. >> Yeah, it's in the proposal. I don't think it's in the actual collaborative. I think the agreement was just to allow us to offer it to our students and have them on campus. The proposal that um I shared last week does include the all
the logistics and the hourly rates and the requirements for the teachers. >> The only one I saw was the $35 an hour. >> The 35 would be for a literacy support initiative which is different. Um that was to help supplement some additional
interventionists at our raise schools to fill that after school space after that tutoring initiative concludes the ACT. SAT prep it is 125 an hour. >> So, Madame Chair, this this was an outside entity, Boys and Girls Club,
requesting to enter into partnership with the school district uh to do this. So, I would like to propose that we pull this item again, provide further clarification to the board or get further clarification from Boys and
Girls Club uh before bringing this back to uh the park. >> Yeah. And can we understand when this like exactly when this is going to take place? Is there already a schedule in place to know like this is going to happen on these days at this time and
that we have started recruiting? Have they started recruiting teachers? I mean, for $125 an hour, like I think that's that's very fair. Um, but I want to understand like are we going to be able to recruit
teachers to do that? I know private tutoring companies already a lot of our teachers work for them after school. Now, is that going to >> Yeah. So, we did not advertise anything yet. We wanted to make sure we had approval from the board before we sent anything out to teachers. But we do have
flyers ready. The schedule was designed to start in mid January um through March for ACT and then we would switch to ACT because we do offer our free district testing day for ACT in April. And so through March we were going to prepare them for ACT and the kids who didn't get
the scores they needed there, we would shift to SAT and they would continue through May up until that test date. So the schedule and the cohort rotations are in the proposal that I can share again so that you have all the information. >> And how many students
>> we were targeting? Presently about 180 students met the the requirements that we outlined for um students that are first-time test takers. It would be firsttime college students and students that did not quite hit that concordance
score yet. And so it was about 191 students >> high schools. >> Yeah, I had a couple things. So when I'm reading this, it says that we're identifying students and we're giving access to facilities. Um it it doesn't
say that we're we are um soliciting teachers. It doesn't say that we're doing the solicitation of the teachers. So I think we need a little bit more information about how that piece is going to work. I also look to the second piece about the literacy intervention
support and I'd kind of like to know a little bit more. It's targeted afterchool literacy interventions and I know that we're trying take the raise schools. We're trying to do as much as we can with them but I think it's all part of a big plan. So for example if I
identify Mrs. Powers as a person who needs assistance to get her things up I I don't want to throw everything at her. I want it to be somewhat strategic as to which pieces I'm doing. So, if it's a school that's getting support from the education foundation or if it's a school
that's getting tutoring support through an outside entity or through the children's services council that how are you know is the same is is this same student getting bombarded with four different pieces and are all those pieces because I think you're going to
reach a saturation point when you're looking at a student. So I mean I I don't know whether there's um a rating system for the students that these were doing this with these we're doing that with that certain things that students need these students need this piece so they can be handled here these need this
piece it can be handled here so if you understand what I'm saying I just think that as far as the raise school goes for that literacy piece I think we need an overall picture as to how all those things are interacting and working together
um and and kind of some numbers for what we're looking at. You're saying hundred and something for the SAT. I don't know how many we're looking at at which schools that we're going to be doing the literacy support into. So >> yeah, I I'm happy to share the proposals for both of those. And so we've
identified um the target students by their data, by their need. There is some overlap with the Ed Foundation group, but that is by design to provide extension services. But I'm happy to share both proposals for the ACT and the um for school literacy initiative so that you guys can review all the
details. >> Yeah. I I think it's you know so for the literacy thing I don't want to be in a position at some point later where we have the ability to point a finger at somebody else and say well they were supposed to do that the reason we didn't do well is because we were counting on so and so and that didn't come true.
Whether we're bling pointing the finger at Lisa whether we're pointing the finger at Boys and Girls Club whoever we're pointing the finger at at that point to say hey this is why it didn't happen. I think some forethought into that. Um, and I think as far as the SAT
prep goes, what is it replacing? Is it replacing something or is this something that's a brand new piece that's coming in? But I think all those things need to be looked at as to exactly what I mean when my grandkids, bless your sweet little hearts, took um SAT prep, there
were good SAT prep things and there were bad SAT prep things. I mean, and it was, you know, they would come home from some things more confused than when they started, and it was kind of like, I don't want to be teaching SAT prep to you, but I guess I have to at that point, and I don't want to um put our parents in that position or
grandparents. >> So, and I guess I have another So, Boys and Girls Club is paying for all of this. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And then I would want to know what our oversight is. That's that's what I get
concerned about is bringing kids in and then we the qualifications of the instructor are really important. um if the kids are going to if the students are going to be successful um where I want to see what
control I I would like to see some more control on our part if we're going to endorse something like that and tell parents that this is your this teacher is getting paid $125 an hour um and we're endorsing this program for your student
but we don't have any control over what's happening and how it's happening. I that concerns me. >> Yes ma'am. We maintained that in our proposal and so boys and girls club would pay them but our curriculum department would oversee the materials and ensuring that they have the appropriate training and if not um
scheduling them to receive that training from act. Our proposal just outlines the Boys and Girls Club will provide the funding to pay for this program and our team um play the majority role in developing the program.
>> Okay. Uh, I have still have a lot of questions, but I'll ask separately if we're going to bring this item back at another board meeting. Is that the consensus of the board to bring this back with more information? >> Yes, please. >> Everybody good with that?
>> Okay. >> And what's the timeline for this when the program would start? >> We were initially targeting mid January. I think January 14th was the date um in our proposal, but if we're going to have to bring it back to another meeting, we'll have to push it back. February
start date. >> Okay. Only because obviously we're going to do this. We want to get our kids as much help as early as possible. So, uh I hear their concerns. So, I understand that. So, I guess can we make sure that
this is on the January docket that we can get this going if we're going to do this? >> Madam Chair, is there a way to um hook a a meeting onto the January workshop? So once we get maybe we could have a little bit of a discussion, get the get us the
information, have a little bit of discussion at the workshop and then roll into a meeting where we can actually vote which would be at the workshop as opposed to because I think the workshop is um early obviously earlier than >> January 6th is our workshop.
>> Yeah. >> So if we do that um and advertise it as a meeting that gives us enough time to do it and that way it would get approved on January 6th with whatever pieces there are. And if you're if you're a board member and you have specific questions, um
let's uh get with staff in the meantime before I know there's not very much time, but um we could get those questions try to get those questions answered and then we'll talk about it again at the January 6 board meeting. All right. Thank you.
All right. Moving on. All right, that's it. Do we have open to the board? >> MS. >> Sure. Merry Christmas. I hope everybody has a nice holiday. Thank you. >> Hey, I also want to say merry Christmas
and happy holidays that everybody takes time to enjoy their families and rest and be ready for the new year. Bridget, >> I echo those sentiments and I just want to thank everyone for their support throughout the year. I know how hard all of you work and I know you're all
looking forward to some rest and relaxation with your family and I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you. >> Yeah, and I'd like to echo those sentiments as well. A merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and hope everyone has a safe and wonderful break. It's hard to
believe that 2025 is coming to a close, but just a few short weeks, we'll be in 2026 writing checks with different numbers on them. So, merry Christmas, everyone. >> Thank you. Um, I would also, uh, one of
the things that, um, I'd like to see coming up in the new year is to see the progress monitoring 2 data. Um, to get a presentation on that where, um, compared to progress to PM1 And so we can see where
uh we need to target improvement overall. Um and I will probably be asking I don't know how many what what the PM2 window are. Are we we should be in PM2 right now. Um I don't know if some may be
later and probably not in January for PM2. Um, so I'll be interested to look at that data too when we talk about the ACT and SAT prep. Um, I also want to remind everyone that um, David Heaton is
retiring from the Children's Services Council and there will be um, an open house tomorrow evening from 4 to 7 PM at the Children's Services Council to um, wish Dave a farewell and um, and to
enjoy his retirement. So, if you can make it, that would be wonderful. Anytime between 4 and 7 PM. Um, also the Toys for Tots, um, sponsored by United Way is starting up tomorrow. They'll have at the fairgrounds, they'll do the shopping
with all of the families that have registered. Um, will be tomorrow and Thursday. And I know they added gift wrapping. I will be there Thursday wrapping presents. So, if you um, feel inclined to volunteer, they will all be there. It's it really is a very fun a
fun event to volunteer at. And I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas, happy holidays, happy new year. Um I look forward to working alongside you all in 26. It's been a great 2025 and I know it's going to be even better 2026. So I
hope everyone relaxes and enjoys their time with their family and those they love the most. And merry Christmas. This meeting is adjourned.