Present:

 

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Laura Bowes, Alex Marx, Darrin Williams, Laureen Ricks, and Michele Floyd-Hatcher

 

Board member Dr. Kelly Coker was also in attendance.

 

School-based Administrators: Shana Adams (Don Brewer ES), Natasha Clark (Merrill Road ES)

 

Consolidation Impact Review Committee Members: 

Stakeholder Group	Member Name	School
Current/Prospective Principal	Shana Adams	Don Brewer
Current/Prospective Principal	Natasha Clark	Merrill Road
Teacher	Erica Jones-Mack	Merrill Road
Teacher	Leslie Thomas	Don Brewer
Teacher	Virginia Hawkins	Merrill Road
Parent/Guardian	Tameka Fitzpatrick	Merrill Road
Parent/Guardian	Amy Saladeen	Merrill/ Brewer
Parent/Guardian	Dorena Dockery	Merrill/ Brewer
School Staff (non-certificated)	Riley Maxwell	Don Brewer
School Staff (non-certificated)	Dabney Taylor	Don Brewr
School Staff (non-certificated)	Margarett Knight	Merrill Road
Supporting Org.	Darrin Williams	Merrill/ Brewer
Local Government	Maureen Robinson	Merrill Road
Local Community Member	Mary Brooks	Merrill Road
Alumni	Jordan Whitsell	Merrill Road

 

 

It was determined that a quorum was present (15 members x .50) + 1.  Nine (9) members required; 15 members present.

 

Tracie Abraham presented the Florida Sunshine Law PowerPoint as well as a synopsis of Policy 8.53: Closing and Consolidation Impact Review Process.

 

Next Consolidation Impact Review Committee meeting is set for Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Merrill Road ES – Media Center beginning at 5:30 p.m.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.

 

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Marshana Bush Rivers, Laura Bowes, Vicki Schultz, Matt Biegun

 

School-based Administrators:  Jovana Williams (Biltmore ES), Stephanie Manabat (Annie R. Morgan ES), Tisa Montgomery (Annie R. Morgan)

 

Consolidation Impact Review Committee Members: 

Jovana Williams, Stephanie Manabat, Adrian Canela, Kimberly Gray, Patricia Worth, Nicola Gibson, Stacy McDougald, Artilley, Anderson, Ava Anderson, Kiarry Powers-Snodgrass, Vince Crosby, Dennis Hodges, Tisa Montgomery.

It was determined that a quorum was present (13 members x .50) + 1.  Eight (8) members required; 13 members present.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  No cards were received.

 

Marshana Rivers presented the Florida Sunshine Law PowerPoint as well as a synopsis of Polic 8.53: Closing and Consolidation Impact Review Process.

 

Meeting serves as a method to engage the community concerning closures and consolidations – Annie R. Morgan ES | Biltmore ES

 

Consolidation Impact Review Committee nominated and voted on the election of the following positions:

• Chairperson – Dennis Hodges
• Vice-Chairperson – Nicola Gibson
• Secretary – Stacy McDougald
• Parliamentarian – Adrian Canela
• Timekeeper – Patricia Worth

 

Committee Discussion:  General discussion was had by the committee around the obstacles faced with school consolidation.  Discussion ensued around teacher morale as well as the acceptance of students from the receiving school.  Suggestions were presented that included ways to bring the Annie R. Morgan students over to Biltmore prior to the end of the school year so that they could begin feeling part of the combined population. 

 

Other discussion was had focusing on the re-naming and re-branding of the school (lunchroom, etc.) since there had been significant dollars spent on “branding” the school’s cafeteria with artifacts representing the Biltmore Bobcats.  There were concerns raised regarding staffing support and the fact that Biltmore had a small bus loop and there was concern about the potential increase in bus ridership.

 

The following actions were voted upon by the Consolidation Impact Review Committee:

1. The committee voted to accept and support the consolidation of Annie R. Mogan ES into Biltmore ES.
2. The committee voted to keep the mascot as a Bobcat, while looking for a more “kid-friendly” icon to represent said mascot.
3. The committee voted to have the school colors red, black, and white understanding that additional “accent colors” could be infused.
4. The committee voted to maintain such clubs as Communications/News Crew and Safety Patrol.
5. The committee voted to maintain the relationship with the Boys/Girls Club and Team-Up.
6. The committee tabled the discussion on school name so that the members could take some time to gather information and think about possible names.  This topic would be the sole topic of discussion at the second meeting to be held in October.

 

 

Next Consolidation Impact Review Committee meeting is set for Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at Annie R. Morgan ES – School Auditorium beginning at 4:00 p.m.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.

 

Meeting Notes:  ACE – Adding Magnet Designation |Mandarin Oaks – Wednesday, May 29, 2024

 

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus, Allyson Popp, and Sharwonda Peek

School Board Member:  Dr. Lori Hershey

School Based Administrators:  Leigh Butterfield, Principal

 

Working Group Members:  Leigh Butterfield, Amando Latsko, Alicia Pitts, Kristen Davis, Margaret Hastings, Melissa Hancock, Craig Fertenbaugh, and Stephanie Monabat

 

Eight Working Group Members were present thereby establishing a quorum (10 members x .50) + 1.  Six members required, eight present

 

Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus explained Florida’s Open Government Expectations and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51

 

 

This ACE Process is a method to engage the community in developing a Proposal to Change, Add, or Modify a Magnet Program

 

Working Group Officers were chosen: 

• Chair – Amanda Latsko
• Vice Chair – Melissa Hancock
• Secretary – Margaret Hastings
• Parliamentarian – Craig Fertenbaugh
• Timekeeper – Kristen Davis

 

Presentation of Magnet Program/School Data 

Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus led a presentation covering: 

• History of Mandarin Oaks Elementary School
• Goals of Magnet Schools  
• Mandarin Oaks 2023-24 School Profile 
• Assessment Data
• Data on gifted and academically talented schools
• Information on priorities, transportation, lottery, etc.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  Two people from the public spoke.

Working Group Discussion:

• The working group considered the proposal they put together requesting a school within a school magnet be added to Mandarin Oaks with the theme of Gifted and Academically Talented
• A motion was made to accept the completed Proposal to Change, Add, or Modify a Magnet Program as written and to forward it to the Superintendent or designee 

• The motion was seconded, and a unanimous vote was shown accepting the document completed as is
• No further meetings were scheduled
• The signature sheet was signed and the Office of School Choice was given the proposal and signatures to pass on to the superintendent or designee

The meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE – Discontinue Magnet Designation | Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler – Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Gary Bryan, Marshana Rivers, Dr. Denise Hall

School Based Administrators: Tamara Feagins, Principal; Treva Christensen, Assistant Principal

Working Group Members: Tamara Feagins (Principal), Latrice Carmichael (Civic Leader), Tiffany Clark (Business Owner), Antoinette Eady (Magnet Parent), Monique Tookes (SAC), Wendy Cox (Shared Decision Making), Hank Rogers (Local Comm. Member), Alzic Upton (School Union Rep), Devin Coleman (Civic Leader)

All working Group members were present thereby establishing a quorum (9 members x .50) + 1. Six members required, 9 present.

Gary Bryan reviewed Florida’s Open Government Training.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance. No public comments were presented.

This ACE Process is a method to engage the community in district recommendations as it relates to the discontinuance of the magnet program designation.

Working Group Discussion:

· Working Group opposed the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.

· A motion was made to oppose the district recommendation. Motion was seconded and a unanimous vote was shown opposing the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy.

· Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program was shared with the Working Group and discussion was led by Committee Chair – Devin Coleman.

a. Monique Tookes – SAC Chair and committee member presented a PowerPoint presentation covering the historical milestones related to YM/YWLA.

b. Working Group review a formal proposal that had been created to modify the magnet program at YM/YWLA. The group used this as a starting point to create the final proposal.

c. Working Group had a robust discussion and asked questions that were responded to by Dr. Denise Hall, Gary Bryan, and Marshana Rivers.

· Timekeeper called for time at 7:50 p.m.

· Motion made to extend 10 minutes beyond the established two-hour window. Motion seconded and carried. Discussion continues.

· Final edits to the program proposal were completed and signature page was signed by the appropriate representatives.

· A final copy of the proposal will be emailed to the entire working group by Gary Bryan.

· Having no further business, a motion was made to adjourn the ACE meeting of Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Meeting Notes:  ACE – Discontinue Magnet Designation | Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler – Monday, May 20, 2024

Present:

District Staff:  Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Sharwonda Peek, Dr. Denise Hall, Board Member Warren Jones

School Based Administrators:  Tamara Feagins, Principal; Treva Christensen, Assistant Principal

Working Group Members:  Tamara Feagins (Principal), Latrice Carmichael (Civic Leader), Tiffany Clark (Business Owner), Antoinette Eady (Magnet Parent), Monique Tookes (SAC), Wendy Cox (Shared Decision Making), Hank Rogers (Local Comm. Member), Alzic Upton (School Union Rep), Devin Coleman (Civic Leader)

All working Group members were present thereby establishing a quorum (9 members x .50) + 1.  Six members required, 9 present. 

Working Group Roles and Responsibilities were reviewed, and officers were elected as follows:

Chairperson – Devin Coleman

Vice Chairperson – Latrice Carmichael

Recording Secretary – Tiffany Clark

Timekeeper- Wendy Cox

Parliamentarian – Monique Tookes

 

Board Member Jones was acknowledged and addressed the audience and Working Group from a district perspective as it pertained to schools, community, and the Master Facility Plan.

 

Gary Bryan presented Florida’s Open Government Training and reviewed the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

Gary Bryan shared data points, student achievement, and student demographics for the past five years.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  14 public comments were presented. Concerns of public notification, viewing students as numbers, closing of neighborhood schools

This ACE Process is a method to engage the community in district recommendations as it relates to the discontinuance of the magnet program designation.

School SAC Chair thanked the audience for their input.

 

WorkiGroup Discussion:

• The working group considered the recommendation presented from the district with the following comments:

1. Funding from the district has been limited over the 10 years
2. Prior proposals for changes or modifications to the technology theme with single gender have been submitted over the years and denied
3. Influx of students from HOPE Scholarship caused the program to become fragile
4. District cannot advise what the future of the Leadership Academy will look like

• Working Group opposed the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.
• A motion was made to oppose the district recommendation.  Motion was seconded and a unanimous vote was shown opposing the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy.
• Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program was shared with the Working Group by Gary Bryan.

1. Working Group explained that demographic data collected from the last proposal could be used to develop a new proposal
2. Working Group requests a survey for additional community input: What type of Magnet Program will be successful at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy?
3. Survey Categories will be as follows: Gifted & Academically Talented, Career and Technical Education (STEM/CYBER), Performing Arts, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)

• Timekeeper called for time at 7:50 p.m.
• Motion made to extend 10 minutes beyond the established two-hour window. Motion seconded and carried.  Discussion continues.
• Tracie Abraham will develop the survey and forward to school principal
• The previous proposal, Open Government Training, and School Data will be forwarded to Working Group by Gary Bryan with the intent to be prepared for discussion in next meeting.
• Next ACE meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the media center of Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Meeting Notes:  ACE – Modification of Magnet Program | Chimney Lakes ES – Tuesday, May 15, 2024

 

Present:

District Staff:  Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Gary Bryan, Sharwonda Peek

School Based Administrators:  Marianne Lee, Principal; Harmony Darr, Assistant Principal

 

Working Group Members:  Marianne Lee (Principal), Piper Colette (Faculty/Staff Rep), Kori Johnson (Faculty/Staff Rep), Daisy Silva (Magnet Parent), Noah Thomas (SAC), Jamie Bazinet (Shared Decision Making), Jocelyn Norbeck (Local Comm. Member), Mimi Baldwin (PTA), Yolanda Williams (School Union Rep), Harmony Darr (Ass’t. Principal), Tony Weston (School Counselor)

All Working Group members were present, thereby establishing a quorum (11 members x .50) + 1.  Seven members required, 11 present.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  No public comments were presented.

 

Meeting was called to order.  Tracie Abraham reviewed Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

ACE Process is a method to engage the community in developing Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program

Working Group Discussion:

• The working group reviewed and made edits to the responses to the Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program to be forwarded to the Superintendent or designee.
• A motion was made to accept the completed document.  A motion was seconded, and a unanimous vote was shown accepting the document as completed.
• No further meetings were scheduled.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Gary Bryan

 

School Based Administrators:  Marianne Lee, Principal; Toby Brandon, Assistant Principal; Harmony Darr, Assistant Principal

 

Working Group Members:  Marianne Lee (Principal), Kori Johnson (Faculty/Staff Rep), Daisy Silva (Magnet Parent), Noah Thomas (SAC), Jamie Bazinet (Shared Decision-Making), Jocelyn Norbeck (Local Comm. Member), Mimi Baldwin (PTA), Yolanda Williams (School Union Rep), Harmon Darr (Ass’t. Principal), Tony Weston (School Counselor)

 

All Working Group members were present, thereby establishing a quorum (11 members x .50) + 1.  Seven members required, 11 present.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  No public comments were presented.

 

Tracie Abraham presented a video recorded by the Office of Policy and Compliance on Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

 

The ACE Process is a method to engage the community in developing a Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program.

 

Working Group Officers were chosen:

• Chair – Kori Johnson
• Vice Chair – Marianne Lee
• Secretary – Jamie Bazinet
• Parliamentarian – Daisy Silva
• Timekeeper – Yolanda Williams

 

Working Group Discussion:

• Principal Marianne Lee explained the rationale for modifying Chimney Lake’s magnet programs from International Studies to International STEAM.
• Tracie Abraham worked with the group to capture responses for the Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program to be forwarded to the Superintendent or designee.
• Tracie Abraham indicated that a second meeting would be needed to complete the process. The next meeting date is May 15, 2024.  Invitations are sent by the Office of School Choice.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE – Discontinuation of Magnet Program | Rufus E. Payne ES – Thursday, May 9, 2024

Rufus E. Payne ES Working Group Meeting called to order at 7:38 a.m.

Present:

District Staff: Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Gary Bryan

School Based Administrators: Weisha Killette, Principal; Carrie Warren, Assistant Principal

Working Group Members: Weisha Killette (Principal), Kerwyn Neal (SAC Chair), LaJona Harris (Shared Decision Making), Angela Rochay (Shared Decision Making), Valerie James (PTA President), Cynthia Wright (School Union Rep), Issac Kennedy (Community Leader), Barbara Wright (Community Leader), Latricia Baker (Bus Owner), Maura Red (Magnet Parent Rep),

All Working Group Members were present members, thereby establishing a quorum (10 members x .50) + 1. Six members required, 10 present.

There was no general public in attendance; therefore, no Public Comments cards were issued.

Gary Bryan presented a video recorded by the Office of Policy and Compliance on Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

ACE Process is a method to engage the community in developing Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program

Working Group Officers were chosen:

· Chair – Cynthia Wright

· Vice Chair – Kerwyn Neal

· Secretary – Barbara Wright

· Parliamentarian – Issac Kennedy

· Timekeeper – Valerie James

Presentation of Magnet Program/School Data

Allyson Popp led a presentation covering:

· History of Rufus E. Payne ES as it related to Magnet Programs

· School Profile

· Current Transportation Costs

· Assessment Data

Working Group Discussion:

• Barriers & Obstacles
• Although the committee discussed the success of their STEM program, the feeling is that the loss of the magnet status would hurt the school.
• Transportation was viewed as a large barrier in that school buses were not showing up to transport students, thereby forcing parents to withdraw their children from the school.

Next meeting to occur on May 23, 2024, at 3:15 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m.

Meeting Notes:  ACE School Consolidation Pickett ES | S.A. Hull ES | Reynolds Lane ES Meeting – Monday, January 22, 2024

 

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Briana Nelson, Michele Green, Marianne Simons, Ericka Hardin, and Darrin Williams. 

 

School Based Administrators:  Violet Stovall (Pickett ES), Kimberly Jennings (Reynolds Lane ES), and Rashard Willis (S.A. Hull ES)

 

Working Group Members:  Violet Stovall (Principal Pickett), Rashard Willis (Principal S.A. Hull), Kimberly Jennings (Principal Reynolds Lane), Elandra Jones (Local Government SAC), Victoria Pickford (Teacher), Marquita Clark (School Staff), Norma Brock (Supporting Organization), Antonio Solomon (Student), Xavier Soloman (Parent), Stavius Powell (Business Owner), Tyneisha Brock (Student).

 

It was determined that a quorum was present.

 

Tracie Abraham presented the agenda.

 

Minutes from December 18^th meeting were adopted with corrections.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  One public comment was presented.

 

Tracie Abraham shared the Project Overview including renderings and reviewed School Board Policy regarding number of meetings.

 

ACE Process is a method to engage the community concerning consolidation – Pickett ES| S.A. Hull ES| Reynolds Lane ES

 

Working Group Discussion:

• Working Group discussed creating a survey to get input from parents, students, and community stakeholders. Determined not to include everything that was already decided on (mascot, school colors…).
• Mr. Darrin Williams (Director Community Ed and Extended Day Program) was called to respond to questions about summer programs in the three schools.
• Working Group discussed possible school names. 
• Working Group motioned and approved to send the following three school names forward:

Kings Crossing Elementary School

Pickett Elementary School

Pickett Crossing Elementary School

• Working Group discussed school colors and uniforms.
• Working Group discussed what should be surveyed, how it will be surveyed (social media, students in school…), and a timeline for the survey. 
• Tracie Abraham worked with the group to capture its recommendations so she can create a survey to send to the principals this week. Working Group determined the following should be surveyed: 
  • Activities/enrichment to be provided (Safety Patrols, Leaders of Tomorrow, News Crew, and Student Council)
  • After school activities (Extended Day/Community Sponsored Agency)
  • Uniform shirt colors.  (Top three in order of preference - Black, Blue, White, Gray, Gold)
• It was agreed that the next meeting will be 5:30 p.m. on February 5^th at S.A. Hull.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE School Consolidation Pickett ES | S.A. Hull ES | Reynolds Lane ES Meeting – Monday, February 5, 2024

Pickett| S.A. Hull| Reynolds Lane Review Group Meeting called to order at 5:50 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Briana Nelson, Michele Green, and Jacqueline Kelley

School Based Administrators: Violet Stovall (Pickett ES), Kimberly Jennings (Reynolds Lane ES), and Rashard Willis (S.A. Hull ES)

Review Group Members: Violet Stovall (Principal Pickett), Rashard Willis (Principal S.A. Hull), Kimberly Jennings (Principal Reynolds Lane), Elandra Jones (Local Government SAC), Victoria Pickford (Teacher), Marquita Clark (School Staff), Norma Brock (Supporting Organization), Stavius Powell (Business Owner), and Tyneisha Brock (Student).

It was determined that a quorum was present.

Tracie Abraham presented the agenda.

Meeting was called to order.

Minutes from the January 22nd meeting were adopted after one question was asked.

Tracie Abraham shared the Project Overview.

ACE Process is a method to engage the community concerning consolidation – Pickett ES| S.A. Hull ES| Reynolds Lane ES

Request for Public Comments was presented to everyone in attendance. Two public comments were presented.

Review Group Discussion:

• Review Group discussed survey results.
• Review Group agreed to go with majority of responses for uniform colors, clubs, and after school/morning care.
• Review Group agreed on which decisions to leave up to incoming SAC at new school.
• Review Group asked about the potential of the new school becoming a magnet.
• Review Group worked with Tracie Abraham to complete the Executive Summary. Tracie Abraham typed it while Review Group participated in all responses. The Review Group reviewed dates of meetings, group members, school name suggestions, school colors, the school mascot, and all other recommendations. They also reviewed and agreed on the rationale for each. The Executive Summary will be submitted to Superintendent Kriznar.

The meeting was adjourned by Stovall at 7:35 p.m. 

Meeting Notes:  ACE Modify Magnet Program | A. Philip Randolph Career Academies – Thursday, February 2, 2024

 

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Jacqueline Kelley, Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus, Tracie Abraham, Tashonia Grant, Jill Fierle

 

School Based Administrators:  Mary Flynn, School Principal and Charles Lyles, Assistant Principal

 

 

Working Group Members:  Melissa Amburgey, Jamison Amburgey, Cherie Montoya, Michael Burt, Celeste Sciandra, Michelle Crumbley, Tyrica Lundy, Sean Bielman, Dr. Peter Carafano

 

Quorum was determined- all members of the Working Group were present.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  One public comment was presented.

 

Tashonia Grant (Policy & Compliance) conducted Open Government Training/Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

 

Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus (School Choice) gave a brief overview of the purpose and facilitated the election of officers for the Working Group.  Positions are as follows:

• Chair – Pete Carafano
• Vice-Chair – Michael Burt
• Timekeeper – Sean Bielman
• Parliamentarian – Celeste Sciandra
• Secretary – Tyrica Lundy

 

 

ACE Process is a method to engage the community when creating, modifying, or discontinuing magnet programs in district schools.

 

Mrs. Lisella-Marcellus presented the current scenarios for changes to the magnet program at A. Philip Randolph Academies –

• Health Science Academy conversion to Medical Assistant Collegiate Career Opportunity
• HVAC conversion to NCCR, Environmental Protection Collegiate Career Opportunity
• Computer Science Academy conversion to Modeling and Simulation Academy
• Culinary Arts Academy – Discontinue
• Pharmaceutical Tech Academy – Discontinue

 

CTE Director, Jill Fierle elaborated on proposed modifications Health Science and HVAC Academies

 

Principal Flynn clarified modifications to Computer Science Academy.  Principal Flynn also shared that students have expressed an interest in the proposed modifications and the team feels the changes will foster growth at the school.

 

Mrs. Kelley, School Choice shared a list of current academies on the 2024-25 Magnet School Lottery Application

 

Working Group Discussion:

Chair motion to move on the discontinued magnet academies before discussing magnet academy modifications. Motion seconded and carried.

 

Motion to discontinue Culinary Arts Academy with zero students and Pharmaceutical Tech Academy with zero students from magnet program offerings.  Motion seconded.

• Point of Discussion

Are there any other magnet schools in the district offering Culinary Arts and Pharmaceutical Tech? Yes

Call for vote: seconded, vote carries unanimously. Culinary Arts and Pharmaceutical Tech Academies will be discontinued at A. Philip Randolph Academies.

 

Motion to discontinue Health Science and add Medical Assistant Collegiate Opportunity. Motion seconded.

• Point of Discussion

What certification will the students receive at the successful completion of 12^th grade? As per FSCJ at Jacksonville representative, Registered Medical Assistant through the CC Medical Assisting

Call for vote: seconded, vote carries unanimously. Discontinue the current Health Science Academy and add Medical Assistant Collegiate Opportunity at A. Philip Randolph Academies.

 

Motion to discontinue HVAC Academy and add HVACR Collegiate Opportunity. Motion seconded.

• Point of Discussion

What certification will the students receive at the successful completion of 12^th grade? As per FSCJ at Jacksonville representative, NCCR and Environmental Protection Agency

Call for vote:  seconded, vote carries unanimously.  Discontinue the current HVAC Academy and add HVACR Collegiate Opportunity at A. Philip Randolph Academies.

 

Motion to modify Computer Science Academy to Modeling and Simulation Academy. Motion seconded.

• Point of Discussion

Will current certification in Computer Science remain in place? Yes, modeling and simulation is an expansion. Unity Certification will be earned at the end of successful 12^th grade completion.

Call for vote: seconded, vote carries unanimously.  The current Computer Science Academy will be modified to Modeling and Simulation Academy at A. Philip Randolph Academies.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.

Englewood | Spring Park | Love Grove Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:32 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Briana Nelson, Michele Green, and John Dougherty

School Based Administrators: Davina Parker (Spring Park ES), Hope Teper (Englewood ES), and Kendall Parris (Love Grove ES)

DTU Representative was present.

Working Group Members: Emily Meacham (Englewood ES), Anthony Aiuppy (Englewood ES), Miranda Butler (Englewood ES), Victor Bruce (Love Grove ES), Suzanne Kane (Love Grove ES), Karla Harper (Spring Park ES), Emily Gideon (Spring Park ES), Lenwood Bruce (Love Grove ES), Donna Fogle (Love Grove ES), Melissa Goodman (Englewood ES), Ambal German (Love Grove ES), Jennifer Narron (Love Grove ES), and Lynda Corely (Spring Park ES).

It was determined that a quorum was present (22 members x .50) + 1. Twelve members required, 13 present.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance. No public comments were presented.

Tracie Abraham presented a review of Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

ACE Process is a method to engage the community concerning boundary designations – Englewood ES | Spring Park ES | Love Grove ES

Working Group Discussion:

· John Dougherty (Operations) presented information with Scenario 1 (original from district), Scenario 2 (original from district), and Scenario 3 (requested by working group) along with planning cells documents.

· Mr. Dougherty explained that floor plans were included showing that any of the three scenarios can accept all of the students projected.

· Working group member Lynda Corely presented to the group information on why Scenario 2 should be eliminated from the mix.

· Working group had a robust discussion culminating in the following vote for the three scenarios:

o Scenario 1 = 7 members in favor

o Scenario 2 = 0 members in favor

o Scenario 3 = 6 members in favor

· Tracie Abraham worked with the group to capture its recommendation to be forwarded to the Superintendent or designee.

It was explained that the final recommendation would be presented at a Community Meeting to be held in the future. Date/Time/Place TBD.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE Consolidation Review Meeting – Monday, December 18, 2023

Pickett | Reynolds Lane | S.A. Hull Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:53 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Jacqueline Kelley, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Briana Nelson, Michele Green, TaShonia Grant, Marianne Simon, DTU Representative

School Based Administrators: Violet Stovall (Picket ES), Kimberely Jennings (Reynolds Lane ES), and Rashad Willis (S.A. Hull ES)

Board Member: Warren Jones

Working Group Members: Bishop Kevin Hardy (Civic Organization), Elandra Jones (Local Government – SAC), Ami Ritter (Local Community Member), Vicotria Pickford (Teacher), Marquita Clark (School Staff), Norma Brock (Supporting Organization), Xavier Solomon (Parent), Antonio Solomon (Student), Stavius Powell (Business Owner), Tyneisha Brock (Student), Violet Stovall (Principal-Pickett), Kimberely Jennings (Principal – Reynolds Lane), and Rashad Willis (Principal – S. A. Hull)

It was determined that a quorum was present (13 members x .50) + 1. 8 members required, 13 present.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance. There were no comment cards received.

Tracie Abraham presented a review of the meeting agenda and called for attendance to verify all members of the review committee were present. TaShonia Grant reviewed and explained Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.53

ACE Process is a method to engage the community concerning the consolidations impact on the school and geographic community – Pickett ES | Reynolds Lane ES | S.A. Hull ES

Working Group Discussion:

· Group identified their organizational order to include:

o Chairperson - Principal Stovall

o Vice-Chairperson - Principal Willis

o Recording Secretary - Principal Jennings

o Parliamentarian - Mrs. Pickfort

o Timekeeper- Bishop Hardy

· Conversation regarding School Mascot

o Recommendation to Adopt the Panther as Mascot

o Discussion regarding the Icon (actual Panther vs Paws) recommendation to adopt the current Icon logo for S. A. Hull

· Conversation regarding School Colors and color of Panther.

o Black Panther with Blue Accent

o Electric Blue/Black/White

o Uniform will be adopted beginning in the 2025 SY with the opening of school.

o Colors will be decided later for implementation in 2025

· Mission and Vision will be deferred and determined by the new SAC.

· Theme – Leadership and Technology was recommended for adoption.

· Names – Old Kings Crossing, Pickettville Elementary, Pickett Hull, Pickett Lane, Kings Crossing

Woking Group Questions/Responses:

· How will the after-school programs be allocated and/or maintained?

o Hear from Community & Engagement and contract for after school programs, as each of the 3 schools have a separate program.

Next ACE meeting is set for Tuesday, January 22, 2024, at Reynolds Lane ES in the Media Center from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Meeting Notes:  ACE Boundaries Englewood ES | Spring Park ES | Love Grove ES Meeting – Thursday, November 30, 2023

 

 

Present:

 

District Staff:  Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Briana Nelson, Michele Green, and John Dougherty

 

School Based Administrators:  Davina Parker (Spring Park ES), Hope Teper (Englewood ES), and Kendall Parris (Love Grove ES)

 

Working Group Members:  Emily Meacham (Englewood ES), Anthony Aiuppy (Englewood ES), Miranda Butler (Englewood ES), Victor Bruce (Love Grove ES), Suzanne Kane (Love Grove ES), Emily Gideon (Spring Park ES), Lenwood Bruce (Love Grove ES), Donna Fogle (Love Grove ES), Melissa Goodman (Englewood ES), Ambal German (Love Grove ES), Beverly Filer (Spring Park ES), Chris Folds (Spring Park ES), Jennifer Narron (Love Grove ES), and Lynda Corely (Spring Park ES).

 

It was determined that a quorum was present (22 members x .50) + 1.  Twelve members required, 14 present.

 

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  Two cards were received:  Marie Schuller and Scott Lyncker.

 

 

 

ACE Process is a method to engage the community concerning boundary designations – Englewood ES | Spring Park ES | Love Grove ES

 

Working Group Discussion:

• John Dougherty (Operations) presented the scenario developed for boundary changes to the working group members.

 

Woking Group Questions/Responses:

• How will the size of the classrooms in the proposed renderings compare to the size of the classrooms in the existing schools (square footage)?
• What are the State class size numbers for ESE and PreK?
• Can an overlay be created showing the middle schools and high schools affected by these boundary changes?
• What are the projected counts for ESE and PreK?  Are these numbers included in the projections listed in the scenario? 
• How many ESE and PreK classrooms are designated in the renderings of the two new schools?  How many total classrooms are in each school?  Are the ESE and PreK classroom counts included in this total?
• How will special circumstances be addressed (e.g., ESE placement of a student – what about the student’s siblings?)
• Discussion of two other possible scenarios:
  • Movement of several cells in the district’s scenario moved between Spring Park ES and Englewood ES
  • Using the river as a natural boundary instead of what was presented by the district.

 

 

Next ACE meeting is set for Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Spring Park ES – Media Center from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

Englewood | Spring Park | Love Grove Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:33 p.m.

Present:

Board Members: Cindy Pearson, District 3

District Staff:  Sharwonda Peek, Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Allyson Popp, Tashonia Grant, and Briana Nelson

 

School Based Administrators:  Davina Parker (Spring Park ES), Hope Teper (Englewood ES), and Kendall Parris (Love Grove ES)

Working Group Members:  Emily Meacham (Englewood ES), Anthony Aiuppy (Englewood ES), Miranda Butler (Englewood ES), Suzanne Kane (Love Grove ES), Lenwood Bruce (Love Grove ES), Victor Bruce (Love Grove ES), Karla Harper (Spring Park ES), Emily Gideon (Spring Park ES), Donna Fogle (Love Grove ES), Melissa Goodman (Love Grove ES), Montrece Cooley (Spring Park ES), Ambal German (Love Grove ES)

Tashonia Grant presented Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51 –

• Scope of the Sunshine Law
• Working Group Meetings
• Penalty
• Public Records Law

School Board Policy 8.51 was referenced – What is a work group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51)
  • Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members were selected
  • Chairperson: Emily Gideon
  • Vice-Chairperson: Ambal German
  • Parliamentarian: Lenwood Bruce
  • Recording Secretary: Emily Meacham
  • Timekeeper: Melissa Goodman
• Time window was reviewed for the meeting
  • Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by Working Group
  • If no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned

 

Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance.  No public comments recorded.

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning boundary designations – Englewood ES | Spring Park ES | Love Grove ES

 

Working Group Discussion:

• Maps were displayed to the Working Group

Working Group Questions/Responses:

How will transportation routes be affected by the boundary changes?

How did Operations arrive at the scenario represented?

How will wrap-around services be affected by the boundary changes?

Next ACE meeting set for Thursday, November 30 at Englewood ES – Media Center from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Meeting ended at 7:26 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting October 17, 2023

The new Chafee Middle School Working Group Meeting was called to order at 5:39 p.m.

Present:

Board Members: Charlottee Joyce; Warren Jones

District Staff: Dr. Dana Kriznar, Corey Wright, Ericka Harding, Tracy Pierce; Marianne Simon, Byron Page; Jacqueline Kelley, Michelle Green, Traci Abraham

School Based Administrators: Principal Jamie Griffin, Principal Andrea Talley, Principal David Errico, Principal Jamie Griffin

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School Choice opened the meeting @ 5:30 pm. A welcome message was shared and the 2 attending Board Members along with District staff were introduced to the body in attendance.

The Meeting was called to Order at 5:39 pm.

The Specialist presented a PowerPoint which reviewed:

· Overview of the ACE process,

· Working Group Meeting &purpose as articulated in School Board Policy 8:51

· And All prior ACE Meetings with dates and times.

· Results and Reported Recommendations presented to the superintendent’s designee for consideration.

Furthermore, the specialist reviewed the existing and the proposed boundaries of all impacted schools (Baldwin Middle-Senior HS; Charger Academy, Westside Middle School, and Westview K-8 for community members who may not have attended any of the prior meetings.

Public Comments – comment cards were distributed and only one (1) Public Comment was received at this time – Pam Padgett” Not Sure it’s a rumor or not. Closing BMSH or MS? Specialists responded by sharing the proposed Master Facility plan which outlined existing and proposed boundaries.

The meeting was turned over to the Chair of the Working Group to take attendance of the committee’s participants. Eight (8) members of the working group were present. The working group did not have a quorum present.

At 6:05 p.m. the chair moved to close the meeting after determining that a quorum was not met. After convening the working group meeting, the chair addressed the attending community group and presented a formal complaint regarding the lack of attendance by other’s working group members from school’s that would benefit from the proposed boundary changes. The Chair spoke to attending principals regarding lack of supporting attendance and shared other concerns with the ACE process. The Chair opened the floor for questions and/or statements. District Staff and School Board Member, Charlotte Joyce, and Board Member Jones addressed the community group and answered questions. Board Members made note of the concerns regarding:

· Closing the school

· Transitioning to a K-8

· Boundary lines and how to determine the school where their children would be assigned.

· Final remarks were shared by Both Board Members, who once again reiterated the purpose of the meeting was only to present additional recommendations regarding the proposed boundary changes.

· Conversation about a date and time to reconvene the working group was had and a tentative re-scheduling was made.

Next Steps Include: polling all families to see the best day of the week to reconvene and conclude the groups recommended changes.

Meeting concluded: 6:50 p.m.

Below is information about the school district's proposal for school boundary change scenarios beginning in the 2022-23 school year. These three scenarios were:  

• Beauclerc Elementary School and Greenfield Elementary School
  • The existing boundary splits a new apartment complex (Steele Creek Apartments on A.C. Skinner Parkway) in an unusual manner, this has resulted in unusual school assignments.  i.e., one apartment goes to Greenfield ES while the apartment next door attends Beauclerc ES.

 

• Westview K-8, Enterprise Learning Academy and Charger Academy
  • The existing boundary splits a new subdivision (Longleaf Residential Subdivision on Old Middleburg Road S.) into the three schools mentioned above in an unusual manner, i.e. school assignments change abruptly in the middle of a new street.

 

• Rutledge Pearson ES, Martin Luther King, Jr ES and Henry F. Kite ES
  • A temporary boundary modification is necessary for Rutledge Pearson ES students who will be required to vacate their current school location during the construction of a replacement facility.  Staff recommends consideration of Martin Luther King, Jr. ES and Henry F. Kite ES as potential locations. A subsequent modification is needed effective August 2023 at the completion of the new Rutledge Pearson Elementary.  At that time, committed occupancy from Martin Luther King, Jr. ES, Henry F. Kite ES and Rutledge Pearson ES will locate to the New Rutledge Pearson facility.

 

Each proposal is being reviewed and discussed by members of their school community. This process is known as Academic and Community Excellence meetings or ACE for short. The ACE meetings are designed to gather school community feedback and guide the school district as it makes decisions about school boundaries. 

You can review the meeting notes and the updates of each ACE meeting by clicking on "Expand All" under the Working Groups below.  To obtain the minutes for each meeting, contact public records coordinator Tashonia Grant at PRR@duvalschools.org. 

 

Change, Add, Modify Existing Magnet Programs

• Mandarin High School            
  • Current Choice Program: Cambridge Secondary 2 Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)
  • Recommendation: Discontinuation of Magnet Designation (programming will remain the same)
  • Rationale: The magnet program at Mandarin High School is a "school within a school magnet". Currently only 3.5% of the enrolled students are counted as "true" magnet students. The school is able to self-sustain the program with students from within the attendance area in the absence of a magnet designation.

 

• A. Philip Randolph College and Career Academies
  • Current Choice Program: Social Web Deisgn Animation Graphics (SWAG) Academy
  • Recommendations: Digital Sports Technology Academy and adda a Pharmaceutical Tech Academy and a Culinary Arts Acacemy
  • Rationale: The Digital Sports Technology Academy will provide students the opportunity to engage in activities involving E-Sports. APR will become the E-Sports Hub for the district. The Pharmaceutical Tech and Culinary Arts programs will provide unique opportunities for students to master the skills necessary to pass the certification tests set by the state in these areas. These programs will provide-cross curricular activities that engage students in Reading and Math that will lead to improved scores in these areas. These highly sought-after programs will enhance the program offerings at APR.

 

• Baldwin Middle-High School
  • Current Choice Program: Communication/Information Technology
  • Recommendation: Digital Communications
  • Rationale: To clarify program concept, Baldwin proposes a "Digital Communications" focus. The emphasis will continue to prepare students with 21st Century skills including communications, information literacy, media literacy, and technology literacy, which contribute to a student’s success in future careers. Magnet students will be scheduled into digital communications elective courses, giving them opportunities to develop in digital learning.

Moving programs in or out of the school - The following recommendations are made regarding program changes and or discontinuation:

 

• Rufus E. Payne Elementary School
  • Current Choice Program: Math, Science, Pre-Engineering (STEM)
  • Recommendation: Discontinuation of Magnet Designation (programming will remain the same)
  • Rationale: Building utilization with and without magnet students is declining at Rufus E. Payne Elementary School. The school has not shown an increase in student enrollment. The magnet program has not proven to be attractive to the community or those outside the attendance area. Per the Master Facilities Plan, Rufus Payne ES will be part of the Phase 1 George Washington Carver ES replacement.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes were not held for discontinuance of the magnet designation. The ACE process will be initiated in August 2022 in preparation of a consolidation with George Washington Carver Elementary.

 

• Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School
  • Current Choice Program: Middle Years Exploration with Technology
  • Recommendation: Discontinuation of Magnet Designation (programming will remain the same)
  • Rationale: The magnet program has had many themes throughout the years but struggles to attract students from outside the attendance area. This has resulted in a small population of students being served in the "school within a school magnet". Currently less than 12% of the students enrolled are "true" magnet students. The school has not met the diversity goal and has provided minimal evidence of theme implementation. The district will work with LiftJax on partnerships for the school.   *** The school capacity no longer supports attraction to enroll from outside of the attendance area.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes were completed April 19, 2022.

 

• Baldwin Middle-High School
  • Current Choice Program: Communication/Information Technology
  • Recommendation: Digital Marketing
  • Rationale: To clarify program concept, Baldwin proposes a "Digital Marketing" focus. The emphasis will continue to prepare students with 21st Century skills including communications, information literacy, media literacy, and technology literacy, which contribute to a student’s success in future careers. Magnet students will be scheduled into digital communications elective courses, giving them opportunities to develop in digital learning.     ***The school’s capacity is 135%. The elimination of the magnet status will reduce the student population by 296 students and help meet the goal of utilization.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes were completed November 9, 2021.

 

• Asa Philip Randolph Career Academies
  • Current Choice Program: Social Web design Animation Graphics (SWAG) Academy
  • Recommendation: Digital Sports Technology Academy
    • • • Add Pharmaceutical Tech Academy
        • Add Culinary Arts Academy
  • Rationale: The Digital Sports Technology Academy will provide students the opportunity to engage in activities involving E-Sports. APR will become the E-Sports Hub for the district. The Pharmaceutical Tech and Culinary Arts programs will provide unique opportunities for students to master the skills necessary to pass the certification tests set by the state in these areas. These programs will provide cross curricular activities that engage students in Reading and Math that will lead to improved scores in these areas. These highly sought-after programs will enhance the program offerings at APR.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes were completed October 28, 2021.

 

• Mandarin High School
  • Current Choice Program: Cambridge Secondary 2 Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)
  • Recommendation: Discontinuation of Magnet Designation (programming will remain the same)
  • Rationale: The magnet program at Mandarin High School is a "school within a school magnet". Currently only 3.5% of the enrolled students are counted as "true" magnet students. The school is able to self-sustain the program with students from within the attendance area in the absence of a magnet designation.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes were completed October 26, 2021.

 

• Beauclerc Elementary School
  • Current Choice Program: Operating as a Special Transfer Option School
  • Recommendation: Elementary Dual Language and International Leadership Magnet School
  • Rationale: Beauclerc operates as a traditional neighborhood school with Dual Language and International Leadership theme in place. This theme was implemented in 2008 and has evolved into a school-wide program. A transition to a magnet school will open opportunities for students outside of the zoned area to apply for a Dual Language and International Leadership Program at the elementary level.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes completed April 12, 2022.

 

• Alfred I. duPont Middle School
  • Current Choice Program: International Business and World Language (6-8)
  • Recommendation: Proposal to revise existing middle grades magnet to a middle-high program for International Business and World Languages and create a middle-high Dual Language Magnet program.
  • Rationale: Alfred I. duPont offers a non-magnet Dual Language program to 45+ English Language Learners with 50% of the students having English as a first language. Englewood High School’s Dual Language Program only offers 22 seats district-wide for students outside of the zoned area. A modification to a middle-high school campus at Alfred I. duPont will allow the opportunity for Alfred I. duPont’s Dual Language students to continue in their current Dual Language Program, as well as have other students apply.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes completed April 19, 2022.

 

• Edward H. White High School
  • Current Choice Program: Military Leadership Magnet
  • Recommendation: Revise existing Military Leadership program to Leadership and add a Logistics magnet program.
  • Rationale: Magnet enrollment data shows no significant increase in student population. Edward H. White has a desire to increase student enrollment and align magnet programs to student wants and needs for the future to include more technical and logistical courses.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes completed April 21, 2022.

 

• Highlands Middle School
  • Current Choice Program: Aviation and Military Sciences
  • Recommendation: Modify existing magnet theme to Leadership and Finance Academy
  • Rationale: Highlands Middle has branded the Aviation and Military Sciences since 2006. The program has been inoperable for 7+ years, lending to false advertisement. After careful study of students enrolled as well of students lost to competitor schools, a proposal to brand and implement a more applicable program to district students is needed. Coupled with CTE and accelerated courses, students will matriculate to high school with credits earned and a financial literacy foundation.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and community Excellence processes completed May 10, 2022.

 

• Jean Ribault Middle School
  • Current Choice Program: Early-High School
  • Recommendation: Modify the current magnet program to include Business, Technology and Entrepreneurial Academy (BTE Academy)
  • Rationale: Jean Ribault Middle currently has the Early High School magnet which provides students the opportunity to take high school courses in the middle grades. The magnet is not unique since students at all our current middle schools have the same opportunity. By modifying the program and adding the Business, Technology and Entrepreneurial Academy it would be the first of its kind in Duval County and make the school more attractive for students both in the current attendance area and outside the attendance area. During this middle, early high school experience, students will increase their opportunity to matriculate into our existing high-school CTE programs.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence process completed on May 5, 2022

 

• Rutledge Pearson Elementary School
  • Current Choice Program: Operating as a Special Transfer Option School
  • Recommendation: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM)
  • Rationale: The Master Facility Plan consolidates Rutledge H. Pearson #95, Martin Luther King, Jr. (FAME) #220 and Henry F. Kite #37 Elementary schools to merge into a modern facility located at Rutledge H. Pearson. The STEAM magnet program will combine the key elements from the Global Understanding at Henry F. Kite and the Visual and Performing Arts program at Martin Luther King, jr. Students will be able to take advantage of the state of art learning facility that is being constructed at Rutledge Pearson through grade-level units of study.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes completed on October 21, 2021.

 

• Young Men’s and Young Women’s Leadership Academy
  • Current Choice Program: Leadership and Single-Gender Education
  • Recommendation: Modify existing magnet program
  • Rationale: Student attraction to the magnet program is low despite ongoing marketing efforts.
  • ACE Meetings: Academic and Community Excellence processes began March 22, 2022. The ACE process is ongoing due to a lack of quorum from the working group to take a vote on a final scenario. The next ACE meeting is scheduled for June 7, 2022, at 1:00 pm

 

Each proposal is being reviewed and discussed by members of their school community. This process is known as Academic and Community Excellence meetings or ACE for short. The ACE meetings are designed to gather school community feedback and guide the school district as it makes decisions about school boundaries. 

You can review the meeting notes and the updates of each ACE meeting by clicking on "Expand All" under the Working Groups below.  To obtain the minutes for each meeting, contact public records coordinator Tashonia Grant at PRR@duvalschools.org. 

 

Meeting Notes: ACE Program Change Meeting April 19, 2022

Alfred I. duPont Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:02 p.m.

Present: 

District Staff: Lisa Gadson, Ingrid Carias, Tashonia Grant, Barbara Gerdes, Tracie Abraham

School Based Administrators:  Principal Marilyn Barnwell

Representative from Policy & Compliance presented Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51 –

• Scope of the Sunshine Law
• Working Group Meetings
• Penalties
• Public Records Law

The specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51)
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members introduced themselves
• Jessie Pinkney – Chairperson
• Carmen Polanco– Vice-Chairperson
• Marcia Luettchau – Parliamentarian
• Autumn Drozd – Recording Secretary
• Jessica Sotomayor– Timekeeper
• Time window was reviewed for the meeting.
• Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by working group.
• If no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned. 

• Specialist provided background history of school
  • Profile and demographic information
  • Magnet student data
  • ELL numbers and data
  • Stakeholder survey results

• Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. No public comments recorded. 

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning a program change from middle school to a 6-12 International Business and World Languages and expand to a 6-12 Dual Language Magnet.

 

 

Recommendation Proposal:

• REVISE CURRENT WORLD LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (6-8) TO A 6-12 PROGRAM
• CREATION OF A NEW MAGNET PROGRAM: DUAL LANGUAGE 6-12

Working Group Discussion:

Principal shared data and vision for new programming with the working group:

• Global Marketplace
• Sense of Community
• Students attain biliteracy
• Consistency in Dual Language curriculum
• CTE Courses for industry certifications and internships
• Students and families remain within the residential community through graduation

Dual Language population is 8967 ELL district-wide, 452 at Englewood High School

ELL students outperform general education students in ELA, Math, Science

45-50 ELL at DuPont, only 22 seats available at Englewood for special assignment

Culture of Alfred I. duPont has been established

• Realistic goal setting for students
• Students learn second language for free
• Job and career field for bi-lingual graduates is competitive

 

Transportation: 

 

• Provided to most students
• Routes to be determined

 

Working Group Questions/Responses: What is the benefit to expanding Alfred I. duPont to a 6-12? ·         Students from Beauclerc, San Jose, West Riverside elementary schools only relocate to one school after primary education. ·         Course offerings at DuPont will not be offered in any other schools ·         Student accessibility and opportunity   How will academic achievement be affected? ·         Living Learning Communities will branch out to general education students ·         DuPont rates as partially organized for change on the 5 Essentials in a post-pandemic era to recoup learning loss ·         DuPont will follow district graduation requirements and curriculum and instruction guidelines   What will school hours be? ·         Request for one hour change to accommodate middle and high school sports and clubs   What is our targeted enrollment number? ·         Two 9th grade cohorts.

 

A motion was made to accept the recommendation to expand Alfred I. duPont to a 6-12 International Business and World Languages magnet with the addition of a Dual Language magnet program.

Motion carried unanimously.

The Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE Program Meeting April 12, 2022

Beauclerc Elementary Working Group Meeting called to order at 3:22 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Paula Renfro, Ingrid Carias, Brian Mcduffie, Sharonda Peek, Jacque Kelley, Charita Penny, Pamela Dyer

School-Based Administrator: Principal Aaron Walker

Meeting was called to order by specialist, P. Dyer

B. Mcduffie, Executive Director of Policy and Compliance, presented Florida’s Sunshine State Law parameters including, but not limited to:

· Scope of the Sunshine Law

· Working Group Meetings

· Florida Public Records Law

· Penalties

Specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51-What is a working group?

Working group discussed Roles/Responsibilities and nominated the following:

o Chairperson – Dan Daley

o Vice-Chairperson – Ashlie Wilson

o Recorder – Jenelle Dunathan

o Parliamentarian – Aaron Walker

o Timekeeper – Rosa Sanchez

Specialist shared the Beauclerc proposal. Beauclerc proposes to transition from a neighborhood school with Special Transfer Option to a Magnet School featuring the program that has been in place since 2008, Dual Language and International Leadership. Information was shared including

Ø How a Magnet differs from an STO

Ø Beauclerc’s specialized curriculum

· 50/50 implementation and 2-way immersion

· 50/50 Spanish and English instruction

· School Profile indicating the demographics/diversity/enrollment

· Achievement data relative to the effects of a Dual Language Program

·

Request for Public Comments was made.

Ingrid Carias, Director of ESOL, World Language, and Dual Language programs, commented on the success of the Beauclerc program and how they are working with students from broad socio-economic needs, encouraging cultural diversity in many ways, and preparing students for success.

Recommendation Proposal:

For Beauclerc to transition from a neighborhood school with a Dual Language and International Leadership Program to a Magnet School with a Dual Language and International Leadership Program.

Working Group Discussion

The Working Group discussion included the following points:

o Already aligned with what the school is doing and the understanding that others outside of Beauclerc will know about the school and what it has to offer. No longer feeling inferior to the other programs.

o With magnet status, transportation would be provided for dual language students, zone 1

o Magnet status and added transportation will help build K-2 being a huge benefit for growth

o Currently they see 77% of the kids at Beauclerc are from the neighborhood.

A motion was made for Beauclerc to pursue magnet status.

The motion carried unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 p.m.

Edward White High School

Meeting Notes: ACE Program Change Meeting April 12, 2022

Public Meeting Notice was posted April 8, 2022, at 8:20 A.M.

Detailed Notes to follow.

Edward White High School Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:10 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Cassandra Thomas, Toshania Grant, Tracie Abraham, Barbara Gerdes

School Based Administrators: Principal Traci Battest, Assistant Principal Abraham Reising, Assistant Principal Damon Murphy

_________________________________________________________________________Welcome and Introductions were provided.

The specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

· Open Government Overview

o Ms. Grant-Policy and Compliance explain the meaning and purpose of the Sunshine Law as it pertained to School Board Policy 8.51 ACE Meetings

o Overview included: Access for an Open Meeting, Working Group, Public Comments, Penalties for not following law, Retaining Public Records, Access to Public Records, and Requesting Public Records

· Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51):

o Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities

· Working Group members introduced themselves

o Natasha Skipper– Chairperson

o Kizzy Montgomery– Vice-Chairperson

o Ruth Duncan– Parliamentarian

o Latisha Harvey– Recording Secretary

o Yvette Montgomery– Timekeeper

· Time window was reviewed for the meeting.

o Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by working group.

o If no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned.

· Summary of Program Modification Proposal and School Data as it applied to the discussion for the program change.

· ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning a program designation change for the Ed White HS Military Leadership magnet program to a Leadership and Logistics Academy.

· Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance.

Public Comments:

The desire of the school is to increase enrollment. The programs need to align with student wants and needs for the future.

Recommendation Proposal:

The Leadership program will continue at Ed White HS as a magnet program but will be modified to include Logistics and discontinue the military facet.

Working Group Discussion:

School data and the proposal was presented and reviewed by the working group:

· Growth trends: only 10 more from previous year.

· Growth occurs in small increments. No significant increase.

· Technology attracts students to a program.

· Review of magnet history for Ed White HS- Multiple programs since becoming a magnet

· Enrollment data reviewed from School

A motion was made for to hold a second meeting and adjourn.

New Meeting: April 21, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.

The Meeting adjourned at 6.26 p.m.

ACE 2nd meeting:  Meeting Called to Order:  3:06 p.m. 

Minutes from last meeting read and approved 

• Selected members of the working group 
• Discussion of the current program 
• Review of proposal to change from Military Leadership program to A Leadership and Logistics Academy 
• Working group wished to revise proposal to include additional items- Transportation component and CTE course certification courses 

New Business 

• Public Comments- no comments  
• Working group discussed the revisions of the proposed plan 

• Goals of schools include diversity, unique curriculum, stabilized enrollment 
• recruitment effects design to support magnet goals 
• Middle School of the Month- recruitment event that allows middle schools to visit school and classes 

• Program:  A Leadership and Logistics Academy 
• Curriculum CTE electives:  Additions to include (Transportation-Roadmasters), UPS, Leadership electives, students maintain 2.0, adjust master schedule  
• Students will earn Certification 

• Motion was made to approve proposed recommendation of “A Leadership Academy” and dropping the Military Leadership from program to meet the needs of students. 
• Working group Motion and vote was unanimous.  One member of the working group was virtual. (Ms. Bridgewater) 

Meeting Adjourned:  3:26 pm  

 

This meeting will be held in the cafeteria.

Detailed notes to follow.

AGENDA

Introduction / Welcome

New Business

oOpen Government Overview

oAcademic and Community Excellence (ACE) Planning

• What is a Working Group?
• Election of Officers

oSteele Creek Apartment Development Boundary Adjustments

Call to Order / Determination of a Quorum

Public Comments

o3 minutes per person

o30 minutes total for public comments

Working Group Questions and Discussion

Next Meeting Confirmation /Adjournment

Meeting Notes

Greenfield-Beauclerc Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:33 p.m.

Present: 4 participants

District Staff: Tracy Pierce, Sharwonda Peek,  Paul Soares, Byron Page, Randy Gallup, Barbara Sistrunk, Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus, Tracie Abraham, Barbara Gerdes

School Based Administrators:  Principal Gentry and Assistant Principal McGee from Greenfield ES and Ashlie Wilson (Instructional Coach) from Beauclerc ES

Brian McDuffie (Executive Director of the Office of Policy and Compliance) explained Open Government Law (Sunshine Law).

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group:
• Operations will explain the boundary issues
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members introduced themselves
  • C. McCray-Abbi – Time Keeper
  • B. Barbour – Chairperson
  • J. East – Vice-Chairperson
  • G. Bellamy – Parliamentarian
  • S. Velazquez – Recording Secretary

Paul Soares, Assistant Superintendent Operations reviewed the two boundary scenarios.

The Steele Creek Development was built in 2018. According to the current boundaries, this development crosses the Beauclerc and Greenfield ES boundaries and lies entirely in the Southside MS and Englewood HS boundaries.​

There are 300 units in Steele Creek, which have the potential to produce 51 ES students, 22 MS students, and 28 HS students.​

 

Scenario 1 sends the entire development to Beauclerc ES.

Total Capacity: 1,041

2021-22 Enrollment: 660

2021-22 Utilization: 63%

School Grade (2020): B

Distance to School: 3.21 miles

 

Scenario 2 sends the entire development to Greenfield ES.

Total Capacity: 592

2021-22 Enrollment: 546

2021-22 Utilization: 92%

School Grade (2020): B

Distance to School: 2.85 miles

School Grade (2020): B

Working Group Discussion

Scenario 1 (to Beauclerc)

Cost of busses – same at each school

Demographics – very similar

Greenfield has many co-teacher situations

Beauclerc has more available capacity

Beauclerc will be rebuild in Phase 2 and Greenfield will receive a new 10-classroom wing in Phase 2

Scenario 2 (to Greenfield)

Greefield's enrollment is currently 92% of the capacity.

The campus is at capacity for portable space with five portables.

There are a few co-teacher classrooms at Greenfield

Ten additional classrooms will be added a part of Phase 2 of the Master Facility Plan ( 7 - 8 years from now)

A motion was made for the Steele Creek Apartment Development to be rezoned to Beauclerc Elementary School.

The Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.

 

Meeting Notes: ACE Program Change Meeting May 10, 2022

Highlands Middle School Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:36 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Barbara Sistrunk, Brian McDuffie, Tracie Abraham

School-Based Administrators: Principal Leon Mungin

Representative from Policy & Compliance presented Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51 –

· Scope of the Sunshine Law

· Working Group Meetings

· Penalties

· Public Records Law

· Penalties

The specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

· Purpose of meeting explained by specialist- Proposal to discontinue magnet designation

· Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51)

o Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities

· Working Group members selected. Motion was made to approved members.

o Antoine Atwater – Chairperson

o Amari Berry – Vice-Chairperson

o Abbegayle Walker – Parliamentarian

o Sonya Rahming – Recording Secretary

o Archie Bennett– Timekeeper

· Time window was reviewed for the meeting.

o Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by working group.

o If no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned.

· Specialist provided background and data of school

o Profile and demographic information that included diversity trends

o Explanation of diversity goal- 20% black, 45% nonblack

o Mathematics of Highlands Middle student data

o Magnet student numbers-Trend data

o Recruitment numbers-Trend data

· Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. Two public comments recorded

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning discontinuation of the magnet designation.

Recommendation Proposal:

· Change the existing magnet theme from Aviation & Military Sciences to Leadership & Finance

Working Group Discussion:

Chairman requested all working group members read/review proposal before discussion.

· Five to ten minutes allowed.

Chairman asked working group for their noticings after the proposal review.

· Noticings of Working Group

o Opportunity to visit other counties with thriving Financial Literacy Programs

o Number of students lost to other magnets could be recouped if the program changed (Losing Biscayne Elementary Students)

o Business partnerships in place. Partnerships will continue. New partnerships with financial institutions can be made

o Everfi Software can be used for the finance component of the new magnet

o A new magnet opens the school for an exclusive cohort

Working Group Questions: District Specialist answered questions

o Can a second magnet be added to Highlands?

§ STEM

§ Pre-Early College

o How long does the school have to get its curriculum in place?

§ One school year between acceptance and implementation

o Can the micro-economy Dean’s Store continue?

§ Yes

o Can the school explore the NFTY program be used to teach finance?

§ The Office of School Choice will reach out to Mandarin High to secure a contact person

o Can the program continuity pattern change?

§ The Office of School Choice can revisit the program continuity

A motion was made to accept the recommendation to change the magnet theme at Highlands Middle School.

Motion carried unanimously.

The Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

Jean Ribault Middle School Ace Working Group Meeting

March 24, 2022

5:30 pm

Meeting called to order by Marshana Rivers, Specialist in the Office of School Choice at 5:33 pm.

Welcome by Mrs. Rivers and the purpose of this meeting, which is program modification and/or addition

Mr. McDuffie introduced himself as the Executive Director of Policy and Compliance. He began by asking how many have set on the board or SAC, etc. He explained the scope of the meeting, including:

· Discussion of the working group meeting, i.e., the meeting must be noticed, the working group can ask district staff questions but can’t poll other members of the staff about the business of the working group. The sunshine law will apply to the working group.

· Three basic requirements: meeting notice, keep minutes, and schedule.

· Anyone can record the meeting if it does not disrupt the meeting. Public comment, 90 seconds to 3 minutes. Public comment is a one way communication.

· Public Records Law was overviewed. Meetings are open to public records. The group was given an example of what is not a public record: any notes keep notes for yourself and are not shared is not a public record. The minute one shares their notes, it is subject to the public records. To request a public record, contact the Office of Policy and Compliance. If a request requires more than 30 minutes, it could be fees involved. The use of private device, emails, etc. is public records. Florida Law allows the owner of a private device to provide that records request.

· Records are retained and managed by the Office of Policy and Compliance.

· Provided a link for resources

There were no questions or concerns for Mr. McDuffie from the working group.

After Mr. McDuffie, Mrs. Rivers explained to the Working Group and reiterate the purpose of the meeting and informed the meeting attendees that she will facilitate until a chairperson is nominated. Working Group has been provided a folder. Inside the folder is the agenda, copy of the PowerPoint, roles and responsibilities of the working group officers, survey results from parents and/or students, reference guide, school profile, and the scenario.

The principal identified 7 people for the working group and 5 were present. They all introduced themselves.

Mr. Diallo Sekou nominated himself to be chair and the working group unanimously voted to have him as chair. The other officers were nominated and unanimously voted to serve in the roles as a vice-chair, recording secretary, parliamentarian, and timekeeper. The officers are as follows:

Chair, Diallo Sekou

Vice-Chair, Dyamond Rogers

Recording Secretary, Marcellette Brundge

Parliamentarian, Shannon Ingram

Timekeeper, Danita Reed

Public Comments:

Northside Coalition wanted an introduction of others who were present. All outside of the working group introduced themselves and what organization they represented. Northside Coalition, Mr. Joe Ross & Mr. Elgin Foreman along with Jewish Coalition/Community in Schools, Mr. Matthew Burt; Front Office Clerk from Ribault Middle School; a Teacher from Ribault Middle School; and a Family Advocate.

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Mrs. Rivers shared current data with the working group so that they could review and come up with a consideration for the magnet program at Jean Ribault Middle School.

Reference Guide:

Share information concerning Jean Ribault: page 10 theme stream, page 14 & 16 priorities; page 49 & 50 transportation; page 54 school listed with program.

Goals of the Magnet and how the School Profile address 3 of the 4 goals: Diversity, Achievement, and Student Assignment/Capacity.

Shared with the group, Ribault’s – Building Utilization for the last 8 years.

Question from the Chair: What change in the magnet program?

Answer: We will get there in the presentation next.

Goal 2: Unique Curriculum/Programming

- Current Magnet Program Pre-Early High School, which resembles the pre-early college curriculum. Jean Ribault does not require students to take the college entrance exam.

- Provide transportation from the Arlington, Fletcher Middle, Kernan, Landmark, and Twin Lakes Middle.

- There are Pre-Early College Program offered at other middle schools – Arlington Middle, duPont, Highlands Middle, Charger Academy, Joseph Stilwell, Kernan Middle, Lake Shore, Landmark, Matthew Gilbert, Southside Middle, Twin Lakes Middle, Westview K-8 and YMYWLA.

There was a survey administered to the students and parents asking what programming offerings that they like at their school. The results were shared: 24% Physical Education & Sports; 23% Gaming & Web Design; 15% Visual & Performing Arts; 9% Just good, challenging education; 9% other; 8% Computer Information and Technology; 8% Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); and 4% Global Leadership & Understanding.

Chair asked could there be a survey administered asking students and parents why did they chose this school? This could be a one question administered over the phone or face to face. It could be an entrance and exit survey.

Working Group started 6:23 pm and ended at 7:00 pm.

Working Group Minutes:

JRMS Working Group Meeting Minutes-March 24th at 5:30pm

Ø New Magnet-Business leadership all under the S.T.E.A.M category

Science

Technology

Entrepreneurship/Economics

Arts and Agriculture

Military Science/Managing Money

· Teaching students how to work for themselves

· Building wealth in the community.

· A way to encompass all of what the students and parents want from the survey.

Ø Getting teachers for classes

o The next meeting invites CTE for position and qualifications for a magnet program

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 7 at 5:30 pm; will need a representative from CTE and Transportation in attendance.

Meeting adjourned at 7:07 pm.

Chair, Diallo Sekou

Vice-Chair, Dyamond Rogers

Recording Secretary, Marcellete Brundge

Parliamentary, Shannon Ingram

Timekeeper, Danita Reed

Working Group started 3:35 pm and ended at 5:14 pm.

Meeting adjourned at 5:14 pm.

• Next Business-discussions of reports relevant to the scenario and a review proposal

 

Why this goal?

A Business Technology and Entrepreneurship program theme will promote diversity and improve academic achievement for all students participating in the magnet program here at Jean Ribault Middle School. This program will aim to ensure students are prepared well for rigorous high school magnet programs and beyond.

Theme:

How did you select this theme? Describe how you will acquire sufficient information about the magnet theme in order to implement it effectively at your school site.

 

The working group decided to go with Business Technology and Entrepreneurship (BTE) program that would provide students with a choice to attend a thriving diverse school close to their homes. In order to operate a strong program, we understand that we must invest in staffing, find funding, time, research, gather materials, support, use technology, partnership, and rebuild facilities.

Describe the components of the proposed magnet program. What are the characteristics that will make it unique and set it apart from the education/program available in a traditional school setting?

 

Our program will promote business leadership and entrepreneurship skills that would allow students to enhance their practical life skills such as collaboration, public speaking, collecting and analyzing data, problem-solving, and creative and innovative approaches.

 

How will the program enhance academic achievement?

The program will provide students with real-world connections.

 

How will the proposed theme be implemented throughout the school?

This program allows our students to use their skills to promote the academic achievements that are happening here at Jean Ribault Middle School. It also exposes the students to opportunities to market the school and the program. It gets them to broaden their horizon by displaying their skills and learning.

 

What staff will you need to hire to implement the magnet theme at your school? How will you fund this staff?

A request for 3-4 business education teachers would be submitted within the proposal. Preferably for a teacher that has a background in business, journaling, marketing, and web design.

 

List the anticipated cost of implementing the new magnet program. How will the school fund the program?

A partnership with the school choice office will help fund our program here at Jean Ribault Middle School. Prep students for the CTE exams and partner with the CTE office. Drone certification.

 

How will you integrate your proposed theme into the regular curriculum?

CTE will come together with a curriculum design for the courses, giving the lower level basic level courses.

 

Describe the activities (including training) that you will implement to ensure faculty, staff, and community support and buy-in for the new magnet theme.

 

Townhall meeting, Professional Development for Teachers, SAC meeting, school assemblies, career fair, and ground break ceremony.

 

List schools/programs that you plan to visit in order to observe the magnet program theme in operation.

 

High School

APR

First Coast

Frank H Peterson

Andrew School

 

Middle School

Dupont

Springfield

 

The working group agreed on the theme: Business Technology entrepreneurship Academy

Meeting Notes: ACE Program Change Meeting October 26, 2021

Mandarin High School Working Group Meeting called to order at 3:06 p.m.

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Present:

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Barbara Sistrunk, Pamela Dyer, Angela Wright, Tracie Abraham, Barbara Gerdes, Erika Harding (via phone)

School Based Administrators:  Principal Sara Bravo, Assistant Principal Karen Thomas, Assistant Principal Elizabeth Pecarek

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The specialist presented Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51 –

• Scope of the Sunshine Law
• Working Group Meetings
• Penalties
• Public Records Law

The specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51)
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members introduced themselves
• Laurie Boyd – Chairperson
• Jennifer Oglesby– Vice-Chairperson
• Paula Mickler – Parliamentarian
• Sara Bravo – Recording Secretary
• Angie Gregory– Timekeeper
• Time window was reviewed for the meeting.
• Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by working group.
• In no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned. 

Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. No public comments recorded. 

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ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning a program designation change for the Mandarin HS AICE program.   

Recommendation Proposal:

The program will continue at Mandarin HS but not as a magnet program.  Program will fall under the High School Acceleration department.     

Working Group Discussion:

AICE data was presented to the working group:

• Number of AICE students in the district programs
• Percentage of students attending out of their zoned neighborhood school.
• Review of four magnet goals
• Review of magnet history for Mandarin HS- Two Magnet schools currently have the AICE program (Mandarin and Raines HS)
• Number of black/nonblack AICE students (4%/96%)
• Seat Availability Number: 100 seats available
• Overall school diversity: 20/80%; 2468 students
• Transportation numbers not available during presentation

Working Group Questions/Responses:

What is the benefit to keeping the magnet designation? What are the numbers for magnet transportation- how many AICE students ride the magnet bus? Can STO students be AICE Students? How does diversity % change without magnet? What is our targeted enrollment number? Clarification of purpose is needed. Is AICE a necessary program? Does magnet guarantee transportation? STO? Do charter schools have dual enrollment? If we render a decision not to end the magnet designation because of no transportation data, can we amend the decision after the data is received?

Transportation: 

Erika Harding participated on the phone for information for the group.

• Current year has 14 nonblack students not zoned for the area.
• 10 students using magnet busing
• 8 students used magnet busing option 20-21.
• Transportation cost $705,000

A motion was made for the Mandarin HS to drop the magnet designation and continue the current AICE program thru High School Acceleration.

Meeting Notes:  ACE – Discontinue Magnet Designation | Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler – Monday, May 20, 2024

 

Present:

District Staff:  Gary Bryan, Tracie Abraham, Sharwonda Peek, Dr. Denise Hall, Board Member Warren Jones

School Based Administrators:  Tamara Feagins, Principal; Treva Christensen, Assistant Principal

Working Group Members:  Tamara Feagins (Principal), Latrice Carmichael (Civic Leader), Tiffany Clark (Business Owner), Antoinette Eady (Magnet Parent), Monique Tookes (SAC), Wendy Cox (Shared Decision Making), Hank Rogers (Local Comm. Member), Alzic Upton (School Union Rep), Devin Coleman (Civic Leader)

All working Group members were present thereby establishing a quorum (9 members x .50) + 1.  Six members required, 9 present. 

Working Group Roles and Responsibilities were reviewed, and officers were elected as follows:

Chairperson – Devin Coleman

Vice Chairperson – Latrice Carmichael

Recording Secretary – Tiffany Clark

Timekeeper- Wendy Cox

Parliamentarian – Monique Tookes

 

Board Member Jones was acknowledged and addressed the audience and Working Group from a district perspective as it pertained to schools, community, and the Master Facility Plan.

 

Gary Bryan presented Florida’s Open Government Training and reviewed the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51.

Gary Bryan shared data points, student achievement, and student demographics for the past five years.

Request for Public Comments presented to everyone in attendance.  14 public comments were presented. Concerns of public notification, viewing students as numbers, closing of neighborhood schools

This ACE Process is a method to engage the community in district recommendations as it relates to the discontinuance of the magnet program designation.

School SAC Chair thanked the audience for their input.

 

WorkiGroup Discussion:

• The working group considered the recommendation presented from the district with the following comments:

1. Funding from the district has been limited over the 10 years
2. Prior proposals for changes or modifications to the technology theme with single gender have been submitted over the years and denied
3. Influx of students from HOPE Scholarship caused the program to become fragile
4. District cannot advise what the future of the Leadership Academy will look like

• Working Group opposed the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.
• A motion was made to oppose the district recommendation.  Motion was seconded and a unanimous vote was shown opposing the district recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy.
• Proposal to Change or Modify a Magnet Program was shared with the Working Group by Gary Bryan.

1. Working Group explained that demographic data collected from the last proposal could be used to develop a new proposal
2. Working Group requests a survey for additional community input: What type of Magnet Program will be successful at Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy?
3. Survey Categories will be as follows: Gifted & Academically Talented, Career and Technical Education (STEM/CYBER), Performing Arts, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)

• Timekeeper called for time at 7:50 p.m.
• Motion made to extend 10 minutes beyond the established two-hour window. Motion seconded and carried.  Discussion continues.
• Tracie Abraham will develop the survey and forward to school principal
• The previous proposal, Open Government Training, and School Data will be forwarded to Working Group by Gary Bryan with the intent to be prepared for discussion in next meeting.
• Next ACE meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the media center of Young Men’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Young Men’s and Young Women’s Leadership Academy Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:32 p.m.

Review of information meeting from May 10, 2022

One public comment: Accelerated and Advanced Learning Tracks as they relate to PRIDE unit…request to consider the effect on students with disabilities

Working Group Discussion

Representative from Career and Technical Education (CTE) presented middle grades courses and multiple facets of the courses

· Cost of courses

· Sustainable courses

· Funding earned from the courses

· Digital tools middle schoolers leave with

School Choice Specialist requested the Working Group Chair call for a quorum… no quorum was made

· Working Group Chair asked stakeholders if they wanted to continue with an information session

· Stakeholders agreed to hear all district representatives who came to present

Representative from High School Acceleration Programs (HSAP) presented middle grades pre-early college requirements

· Percentage of students advancing through each grade level

· FSA qualifying scores for Early College

· Teacher certification requirements

· Student course enrollment

Working Group Questions: District Specialist answered questions

Working Group Chair posed a question of legality: adding and or removing members from the working group who do not attend the meetings, and hinder progress because there can be no vote without a quorum.

· ACE Specialist will contact district Policy & Compliance for clarification and guidance. Findings will be reported back to the Working Group Chair by the end of the week.

· Public comment addressed by the Working Group Chair in a request for clarification as to the academic track options in a school as they relate to students with disabilities in a PRIDE unit.

Next ACE Meeting scheduled for June 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.

Young Men and Young Women Leadership Academy at Eugene J. Butler

Present:

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek (Assistant Superintendent School Choice), Dr. Barbara Sistrunk (Supervisor, School Choice), Jill Fierle (Director – Career & Technical Education), Angela Wright, Marshana Rivers, Allyson Popp

School Based Administrators:

Principal Tamara Feagins, Assistant Principal Alexandrea Knoll

 

Purpose of the Meeting: Proposal of a Program Modification

1. Call to Order

Meeting called to order by Mr. Rogers at 5:38 PM

1. Introductions
2. & IV. Agenda/Approval

Mr. Rogers - Take moment to review minutes and then I will turn over to Madame Chair. Asked for motion to approve minutes...any corrections?  All in favor…none opposed for minutes

Motion and seconded Agenda approval

1. Public Comments

No public comments

1. District Report Out

Mrs. Wright called for Mrs. Fierle to provide the working group with an overview of CTE and to answer any questions the working group may have.

• Overview of CTE (by District Representative – Jill Fierle): Career and Technical Education (prepare our kids to be successful citizens in our society – goal).  Practice with skills, show them pathway to get there… 
• General discussion about CTE Programs and ideas for YMYWLA

Mr. Rogers - Any questions as it relates to CTE program?  What does a CTE program look like at a middle school?

Mrs. Fierle - Most are IT related.  Trying to expand outside of this…If we do something outside of IT here it would be new. We do have Mayport Middle… It is very exploratory at MS level. Website can be shared from DOE. 

Mr. Rogers: 

• When I look at bigger districts, they have more robust opportunities with CTE in their middle schools outside of IT..I would like to see a list.
• We need continuity. Would not want culinary because all students not going to Peterson. 
• Business ownership/marketing in the same business cluster…
• Ours needs to be tangible…

Mrs. Peek:

• Shared more general information about CTE

Mrs. Wright

• Survey Results from the students, faculty/staff, parents, and stakeholders from YMYWLA and the 20 elementary magnet schools was reviewed with the working group and all were provided copies of the data collected.
• Provide the working group a copy of an Initial/Current Scenario. It was reviewed with the working group. 

Working Group Discussion

• Want information on Microsociety and want to research why the program wasn’t sustained in schools in Duval
• Information on the Ron Clark Academy
• Would like information from middle magnet school from other counties that are doing CTE
• Suggested having programs like Aviation, Criminal Justice, Culinary, and Cosmetology
• Requested another survey be conducted to be sent out district wide as well as research on the above items

Mrs. Tookes (Chair)

Moved a motion to suspend the remaining ACE agenda because we have lots to talk about and the time was getting late. She asked that for research to be done and to come back ready to discuss.

1. Next meeting: April 26^th at 5:30 in Media Center
2. Adjourn Meeting at 7:17 PM

This meeting will be held in the media center.

Detailed notes to follow.

AGENDA

Introduction/Welcome

New Business

· Academic and Community Excellence (ACE) Planning Process

Public Comments

· Members of the public complete blue cards prior to the meeting.

· Three (3) minutes per speaker for a total of 30 minutes.

ACE Working Group

· Roles and Responsibilities

YMYWLA School Information

Working Group Meeting

· Determine roles and responsibilities

· Review Magnet Program Information

· Next Meeting Date/Time

Agenda Framework

Adjourn Meeting

Meeting Notes

School Board member present: Warren A. Jones

School District Staff Present: Tashonia Grant, Barbara Sistrunk, Allyson Popp, Pamela Dyer, Marshana Rivers, Angela Wright

School Based Administrators: Principal Feagins

Tashonia Grant (Director of the Office of Policy and Compliance) explained Open Government Law (Sunshine Law).

Working Group Present: M. Tookes, C. Tookes, H. Rogers, M. Raines, W. Cox, R. McCray, L. Williams

Angela Wright, School Choice specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group? The roles of the working group were explained.

Barbara Sistrunk shared key points of the 2019, 2020, and 2021 Student Applicant Data, which included Priorities and how the lottery impacted the school. She pointed out the breakdown of on-time applicants, late window applicants, and then the total new student applicants for the last 3 years.

Working Group roles were established

The working group elected members to the required roles and set the next meeting date as April 5th at 6:00 p.m.

Roles:

Chair: M. Tookes

Vice-Chair: H. Rogers

Secretary: C. Tookes

Parliamentarian: M. Raines

Timekeeper: W. Cox

Concerns/questions brought forward by working group:

· The need to fund professional development for single gender.

· The importance of surveying the stakeholders to ensure there is community support for the theme, Single Gender/Leadership at YMYWLA

· The need to invest in marketing-- to cast a wide net--and market the magnet program across Duval County, not just in the neighborhood.

· Requests for assurance that there would be follow-through this time regarding past promises.

· The previously approved 6th-12th program that has not materialized—is this still an option?

· The PRIDE unit’s impact on the enrollment, school morale, and progress.

· The desire to have a certain number of students in the Pride unit.

· Does Pride impact the magnet program when students are placed at the school without applying through the lottery process?

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Working Group meeting called to order at 5:20 p.m.

Present: 21

District Representatives: Shawanda Peek, Tracie Abraham, Pamela Dyer, Marshana Rivers, Angela Wright, Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus, and Dr. Barbara Sistrunk.

School Based Administrators: Megan McKinney

Mrs. Jennifer Lisella-Marcellus, Specialist from the Office of School Choice, explained the following:

• Open Government Law (Sunshine Law)
• School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

Working Group introduced themselves and discussed roles/responsibilities

• Franz Wallace (Chair)
• Rev. Aaron Flagg (Vice Chair)
• Michelle Crumbley (Secretary)
• Virginia Gray (Parliamentarian)
• Megan McKinney (Timekeeper)

Mrs. Marcellus shared the Superintendent's recommendation.

Current magnet program: Social Web Design Animation Graphics (SWAG) Academy     

Recommendations 

• Digital Sports TechnologyAcademy 
• Add a Pharmaceutical TechAcademy 
• Add a Culinary Arts Academy

Specialist reviewed the four goals of magnet programs (diversity, unique programming, academic achievement, student placement) were discussed based on School Board Policy 5.46.  

Public Comments: 

Walter Graves: Digital Sports Technology Academy needs to have the integration of E-E-Sports and technology because it allows students to have a variety of skills needed for both todays and future job market. The Olympics are having conversations regarding E-Sports becoming a game for the 2024 summer games. The goal is to allow students to have the necessary skill sets and to marry the current school’s club day to allow students to have more meaningful experiences.

Angel Sanchez: Current Robotics competitions allow students at the elementary level to gain exposure about E-Sports and technology. These students were a part of a weekend robotics competition and developed some powerful skills.

A Pharmaceutical academy at the high school level will be a unique experience and A.P.R. would be the only school in the district to offer the program and provide students with an advantage for their post-secondary options and allow the student to earn 50,000 upon graduation.

 

Mrs. Lisella-Marcellus went over the Overview: The Digital Sports Technology Academy will provide students the opportunity to engage in activities involving E-Sports. APR will become the E-Sports Hub for the district. The Pharmaceutical Tech and Culinary Arts programs will provide unique opportunities for students to master the skills necessary to pass the certification tests set by the state in these areas. These programs will provide-cross curricular activities that engage students in Reading and Math that will lead to improved scores in these areas. These sought-after programs will enhance the program at APR.

Current magnet programs: Social Web Design Animation Graphics (SWAG) Academy.

Recommendations:

• Digital Sports Technology Academy
• Add a Pharmaceutical Tech Academy
• Add a culinary Arts Academy

 

Principal McKinney shared with the working group that currently there is a English teacher who is currently teaching components of E-Sports that focuses on a Social Media Certification.

The following concerns were raised about Pharmaceutical Tech Academy. Industry professionals have indicated that the greater need is for nursing. While it is difficult to find a teacher for nursing it is even more difficult to find a certified teacher for pharmaceutical tech.

Currently, A.P.R. has a Culinary Arts teacher that is on the campus on a part-time basis. There is a waiting list for students to be apart of the program.  

Chair spoke about the previous obstacles (student age or police record) with students who in the past were enrolled in the A.P.R. nursing program were unable to complete their certification.

The following was discussed:

• The recruitment efforts are to attract a learners who are motivated and understands the academic demands of earning their certification. The current 9^th grade average Lexile is 975 while the previous 9^th graders average 795 Lexile.
• One of the teachers recommended that the students be interviewed over the summer to assist them with understanding the academic and CTE demands for the program that they are entering. This will ensure more students will complete the program and willing to remain in the program during the duration of the program.
• There are academic performance standard for all A.P.R. students, must maintain a 2.0 to remain at the school. The role of the school is to provide all students with the necessary safety nets. However, those students who are unable to keep up will unfortunately, have to enroll into their neighborhood school.
• The Mayo Clinic desires to have a partnership.  The principal requested that The Mayo provide half of the funding for an instructor. In addition, they would provide on the job training for students to ensure they are able to gain the necessary clinical hours, making an exception for underage students who are able to be able work in health care facilities to complete their patient hours

Working Group Questions and Answers

How many students can the building hold? 1200 building capacity.  Current enrollment is 300.  

The following motion was made by Franz Wallace to modify the following Social Web Design Animation Graphics (SWAG) Academy. Change the name to Digital Sports Technology Academy with an emphasizes on E-Sports. To add a Health Academy that focuses on Nursing and eventually adding Pharmaceutical Tech and to add a Culinary Arts Academy

 

Rev. Aaron Flagg second the motion

5-0 pass the following recommendation

Adjourned at 5:58 pm

This meeting will be held in the media center.

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Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting September 29, 2021

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Present: 31

School Board Member: Honorable Warren Jones

District Staff: Sonita Young, Paul Soares, Byron Page, Randy Gallup, Tashonia Grant, Laureen Ricks, Jaqueline Kelley, Barbara Sistrunk, Lisa Gadson, Tracie Abraham, Barbara Gerdes

School Based Administrators:  Principal Jeffrey Collins (Enterprise Learning Academy), Principal Jaqueline Jones, (Westview K-8) and Principal Andrea Talley (Charger Academy)

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Tashonia Grant (Director, Office of Policy and Compliance) explained Open Government Law (Sunshine Law) and Public Records Law

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a Working Group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51):
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members introduced themselves
• Paula Nixon – Chairperson
• Terrance Hurst– Vice-Chairperson
• Natasha Jackson – Parliamentarian
• Sarah Dardon – Recording Secretary
• Regina Middleton– Timekeeper

Operations will explain the boundary locations up for discussion.

• Paul Soares, Assistant Superintendent Operations reviewed the need for the boundary change and the recommendation.

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning a boundary change regarding the new Longleaf House Development.  The new development includes 71 homes (61 houses, 10 townhouses).  Area maps of boundaries for schools and the Longleaf Development were shared. 

Recommendation will send all students from the Longleaf Housing Development to Enterprise Learning Academy (K-5) and Charger Academy (6-8) based on projection data and utilization percentages of schools.     

• Development has 71 total homes
• Enterprise Learning Academy- Capacity 896, 84% utilization
• Charger Academy- Capacity 1438, 64% utilization
• Westview K-8- Capacity 1496, 87% utilization

Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. No public comments recorded. 

Working Group Discussion

Members wanted clarification on:

The boundary map provided by operations- Members wanted the different areas on the map explained. 

Transportation- Wanted travel time for the new consolidated boundary area.

Demographics of each school was requested.  The black/nonblack numbers were provided.

            Westview- 743/560; Enterprise- 339/415; Charger 525/396

Future Project- Why demolish Charger and build new Chaffee MS?

Decision based on projections for enrollment

Cost projections of renovation vs. new construction

A motion was made for the Longleaf Housing Development to be included in the Enterprise Learning Academy (elementary) and Charger Academy (Middle) boundary areas.   

Motion carried unanimously.

The Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting November 9, 2021

Baldwin Middle-High School Meeting called to order at 3:13 p.m.

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Present: 

District Staff: Charlotte Joyce (School Board Member), Sharwonda Peek (Assistant Superintendent School Choice), Tracie Abraham, Barbara Gerdes, Allyson Popp

School Based Administrators:  Principal Mike Townsend

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Purpose of the Meeting: Proposal of a Magnet Program Theme Change to reflect “Digital Marketing”

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

• Reviewed Open Government- Sunshine Law
• Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51):
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Public Records
• Public Comments
• Working Group members introduced themselves
• Mike Townsend– Chairperson
• Chris Drum– Vice-Chairperson
• Dana Young – Parliamentarian
• Lori Hutson – Recording Secretary
• Pam Pageant– Timekeeper
• Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. No public comments recorded. 

Working Group Discussion:

• Mike Townsend reviewed the need for the program name change and the recommendation to change from Digital Communication to Digital Marketing for the 2022-2023 school year.
• Courses aligned to certifications will be aligned to the digital design program. Students will create marketing plan   
• Students completed a survey of need (program-based questions)
• Digital Design fits with student goals and includes grade continuity grades 6-12.
• FBLA- Future Business Leaders of America will be offered.
• Upon completion of the program, students will earn industry certification in Marketing, Sales & Service as well as Intuit Quick Books for small business.

Members wanted clarification on:

Is this motion connected to the previous discussion held- CTE?

A motion was made for the program name to include Digital Marking

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Meeting adjourned at 3:38 p.m.

Matthew Gilbert Working Group Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m.

Present:

District Staff: Barbara Sistrunk, Tashonia Grant, Barbara Gerdes, Tracie Abraham

School-Based Administrators: Principal Latonya Parker, Terrel Campbell

Representative from Policy & Compliance presented Florida’s Sunshine Law and the Academic and Community Excellence Planning Process as it applies to School Board Policy 8.51 –

· Scope of the Sunshine Law

· Working Group Meetings

· Penalties

· Public Records Law

· Penalties

The specialist referenced School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

· Purpose of meeting explained by specialist- Proposal to discontinue magnet designation

· Explained the following to the Working Group (8.51)

o Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities

· Working Group members selected. Motion was made to approved members.

o Terrel Campbell – Chairperson

o Tiffany Sutton– Vice-Chairperson

o Ansonio Mitchell – Parliamentarian

o Karen English – Recording Secretary

o Lakedra Harley– Timekeeper

· Time window was reviewed for the meeting.

o Meeting not to exceed two hours unless agreed upon by working group.

o If no recommendation is rendered, a new meeting date will be established before meeting is adjourned.

· Specialist provided background and data of school

o Profile and demographic information that included diversity trends

o Explanation of diversity goal- 20% black, 45% nonblack

o Mathematics of Matthew Gilbert student data

o Transportation and estimated cost data

o Magnet student numbers-Trend data

o Recruitment numbers-Trend data

· Request for Public comments provided to everyone in attendance. No public comments recorded.

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning discontinuation of the magnet designation.

Recommendation Proposal:

· Discontinue magnet designation for middle years Career Exploration Informational Technology

Working Group Discussion:

Chairman requested all working group members read/review proposal before discussion.

· Two to five minutes allowed.

Chairman asked working group for their noticings after the proposal review.

· Noticings of Working Group

o Current population meets district capacity percentage (17/703) 2.4%

o Removal of magnet students does not negatively impact enrollment

o Business partnerships in place. Partnerships will continue.

o Section D: Stabilization Data- No dramatic shift in number of students.

o Minimal impact on school FTE.

Working Group Questions: District Specialist answered questions

o What is the financial impact on the school if program is discontinued?

§ Minimal

o Can the school reapply for the magnet designation?

§ Yes, you can reapply in the future to build enrollment.

o Where are students zoned for the school going?

§ Data chart from school profile provided to working group.

A motion was made to accept the recommendation to discontinue the magnet designation at Matthew Gilbert Middle School.

Motion carried unanimously.

The Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.

Call to Order:

• Meeting called to order at 5:04 pm.

 

Public Comments:

• Blue card was offered to stakeholder. No comments at this time.

 

Reading/ Approval of Minutes:

• The minutes were accepted and approved by the board.

 

New Business:

• A school proposal draft was shared and explained by the choice office.

 

Work/Discuss:

• The proposal was read to ensure that it covered everything discussed at the last meeting.
• Rivers reviewed the language of part two of the proposal.
• The Board requested for the arts to be spelling out in the proposal.
• Usually in the STEAM, students have field experiences, mandatory in school science fair.
• A member asked for a basic program to ensure that it is funded and expand it later.
• Another member asked to put everything on the table now.
• Art, music and PE are resources that are offered to every school.
• Suggestions for the board:
  • You can always do a wheel to get that exposure during the school day. Wild Wednesday for instance. Every kid may not get the added additional layer.
• With the increasing number of charter schools in the area, we want to keep a rigorous program with additional program.
• We don’t want to have a beautiful school with all of the extra that’s a low performing school.

 

Voted/Approved:

• The ACE Work voted to accept and approve the proposal at 5:54 pm.
• Peek will review the proposal and minutes; then, present them to Superintendent Dr. Green.

 

Meeting Adjourned:

Meeting was adjourned at 5:57 pm.

 

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting October 14, 2021

Martin Luther King J. FAME- Rutledge H. Pearson- Henry F. Kite Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:08 p.m.

Present: 17

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Byron Page and Marshana Rivers 

School Based Administrators:  Principal Laquitrice Johnson (MLK), Principal Raquel Foxworth (Kite ES) and Principal Carolyn Davis (Pearson ES)

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – and the purpose of the meeting

• Working Group Officers
• Ms. Thomas– Timekeeper
• J. Mennefee – Chairperson
• J. Edge – Vice-Chairperson
• B. Gallaway – Parliamentarian
• R. Cooper – Recording Secretary
• Request for Public comments provided

Public Comments – there were none

Old Business

The recording secretary R. Cooper read the minutes from the meeting that was held on October 7 2021, at Henry F. Kite Elementary School.

There was a motion for the minutes to be approved as read seeing that no corrections were needed and then second by Ms. Thomas and the working group approved the minutes with no one opposing the minutes as read.

New Business:

School Choice Specialist shared information from the data that was provided by stakeholders from all three schools. The results showed that STEM and Computer Information combined were the top choice for stakeholder followed by Fine Arts.  

A review of previous survey data regarding programming request for the consolidation of the schools from the schools. The top two special programs that were indicated on the survey was Visual & Performing Arts and Computer Information Technology.

Information was shared regarding the current VPK and Head Start programs that is currently at Martin Luther King, Jr. The three classes will be apart of the consolidation process for the New Rutledge Pearson.

There are still concerns regarding how teachers will be selected for the new school. To better address this concern it was suggested that this conversation will continue next year during the construction phase of the New Rutledge Pearson School.

Mr. Page shared the current building rendering that showed the current New Rutledge Pearson and the layout of classrooms and resource rooms. There were questions regarding the safety and entry way for student arrival. Mr. Page explained that the windows are 6 ft off the ground.

The working group wanted to know the possibility for the school to open the

Questions were asked regarding how the needed positions would be funded. There was discussion on what is the benefit of a magnet program for our community. Does the magnet program offer our neighborhood students something different outside of the academic program that a traditional school offer? It was determined if the students were not going to offer students something different through the magnet program. It is important that the Design Team create a PreK through 5^th grade scope and sequence to ensure that students are receiving this specialized magnet program.

The Design Team will consist of teachers and administration and district specialists from the three schools to create the team. Then from the work of the design team will develop a program and training for teachers and staff of the New Rutledge Pearson.

The type of magnet program was voted on for 7 to 8 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).

The working group voted to reconvene the meeting and information regarding how to create a scenario for the Superintendent at the next meeting.  

Next meeting- Thursday, October 21, 2021- 5:00 p.m. Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary in the Media Center.  

The Meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.

The next meeting for Boundary change and consolidation of Henry F. Kite, Martin Luther King Jr. FAME, and Rutledge H. Pearson:

 

The meeting will be held Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary, located at 4346 Roanoke Blvd. Jacksonville, Florida 32208 in the school’s Media Center.

The next meeting for Boundary change and consolidation of Henry F. Kite, Martin Luther King Jr. FAME, and Rutledge H. Pearson:

 

The meeting will be held Thursday, October 14 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School located at 8801 Lake Placid Dr. E. Jacksonville, FL 32208

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting October 7, 2021

Martin Luther King J. FAME- Rutledge H. Pearson- Henry F. Kite Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:02 p.m.

Present: 20

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Barbara Sistrunk, and Marshana Rivers 

School Based Administrators:  Principal Laquitrice Johnson (MLK), Principal Raquel Foxworth (Kite ES) and Principal Carolyn Davis (Pearson ES)

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – and the purpose of the meeting

• Working Group Officers
• Ms. Thomas– Timekeeper
• J. Mennefee – Chairperson
• J. Edge – Vice-Chairperson
• B. Gallaway – Parliamentarian
• R. Cooper – Recording Secretary
• Request for Public comments provided

Public Comments – there were none

Old Business

The recording secretary R. Cooper read the minutes from the meeting that was held on September 30, 2021, at Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School.

There was a motion for the minutes to be approved as read seeing that no corrections were needed and then second by Ms. Thomas and the working group approved the minutes with no one opposing the minutes as read.

There was one correction that Martin L. King, Jr. does not have a before school extended day program.

New Business:

Working Group Members were provided an in depth understanding of the School Choice Reference Guide. That included understanding magnet theme streams and how priorities are awarded to students when they apply for a program.

School Choice Specialist shared information from the data that was provided by stakeholders from all three schools. The results showed that STEM and Computer Information combined were the top choice for stakeholder followed by Fine Arts.  

It was stated that the New Rutledge H. Pearson will have rigorous curriculum that will challenge all students.

Survey information was shared regarding programming request for the consolidation of the schools from the schools. The top two special programs that were indicated on the survey was Visual & Performing Arts and Computer Information Technology.

There was information that was shared regarding each school program theme magnet and none-magnet program. The working group were able to gain additional insight into choice assignments that are offered to students.

Each school profile was analyzed with emphasis on the number of students who are either magnet and/or special transfer students that attend each school.

The working group was able to indicate that there were benefits to either being a magnet program or non-magnet.

A motion was made that the New Rutledge Pearson should have a magnet theme program.  It was second and a vote was taken and unanimously the motion passed.

The type of magnet program was undecided based on questions regarding the layout of the building and allocation of rooms that could properly support a magnet theme program.

The working group voted to reconvene the meeting and brought to the next meeting.  

Next meeting- Thursday, October 14, 2021- 5:00 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the cafeteria.  

The Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

The next meeting will be held October 7, 2021- 5:00 p.m. Henry F. Kite in the Auditorium.

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting September 30, 2021

Martin Luther King J. FAME- Rutledge H. Pearson- Henry F. Kite Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:04 p.m.

Present: 25

School Board Member: Warren Jones

District Staff: Sharwonda Peek, Paul Soares, Byron Page, Alex Marx, Barbara Sistrunk, Marshana Rivers 

School Based Administrators:  Principal Laquitrice Johnson (MLK), Principal Raquel Foxworth (Kite ES) and Principal Carolyn Davis (Pearson ES)

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – and the purpose of the meeting

• Working Group Officers
• Ms. Thomas– Timekeeper
• J. Mennefee – Chairperson
• J. Edge – Vice-Chairperson
• B. Gallaway – Parliamentarian
• R. Cooper – Recording Secretary
• Request for Public comments provided

Public Comments – there were none

Old Business

The recording secretary R. Cooper read the minutes from the meeting that was held on September 23, 2021, at Martin Luther King, Jr. FAME

There was a motion for the minutes to be approved as read seeing that no corrections were needed and then second by Ms. Thomas and the working group approved the minutes with no one opposing the minutes as read.

Scenario 1: All students attending the current Rutledge Pearson Elementary school will temporarily consolidate into Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary while the new Rutledge Pearson Elementary school is being constructed.

Scenario 2: All students attending Henry F. Kite Elementary School will consolidate into the rebuilt Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary site along with Rutledge H. Pearson and Martin Luther King Jr. students.

• Current populations of the three schools is approximately 790 students.

New Business:

Working Group Members were provided an in depth understanding of the School Choice Reference Guide. That included understanding magnet theme streams and how priorities are awarded to students when they apply for a program.

School Choice Specialist shared information from the Sneak Preview from the May Open House that was held at Rutledge H. Pearson.

Survey information was shared regarding programming request for the consolidation of the schools from the schools. The top two special programs that were indicated on the survey was Visual & Performing Arts and Computer Information Technology.

There was information that was shared regarding each school program theme magnet and none-magnet program. The working group wanted to know what type of extended day program was available at each school. Henry F. Kite has both before and after school care that parents are paying for; while the other two schools have a partnership with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rutledge H. Pearson.

Each school profile of racial breakdown and which school students from the zoned schools attend.

Transportation of students was discussed for both during and after construction. The goal is to have a stop close to the school while honoring previous bus stops for each of the school.

There was a question regarding how will HR handle the following category of personnel:

• Administration – The superintendent will appoint the principal for the New Rutledge H. Pearson which is similar to how appointments are handled traditionally.
• Teachers/Staff – This group of individuals will have the option for priority transfers by selecting three schools within the same region. Then seniority will be used to appoint the new staff based on all three schools.
• Custodial/Cafeteria Workers – These are contracted out and these individual companies will determine who will be assigned at each school. Be mindful that we have natural turn over annually.

If a program is selected how will training be offered to these schools. Training will be offered by the Office of School Choice based on the thematic magnet program for administrators, faculty, and staff.

Based on the type of program there are times that Memorandum of Understanding is designed to make sure that resources remain in the building for the most part.

Furniture will be moved to Martin L. King and once the New Rutledge H. Pearson will be outfitted with new furniture. The old/unused furniture will be sent to consolidated services.

Working Group Discussion was stalled and members wanted more time to review the information that was presented.

Next meeting- October 7, 2021- 5:00 p.m. Henry F. Kite in the Auditorium.

The Meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.

The next meeting for Boundary change and consolidation of Henry F. Kite, Martin Luther King Jr. FAME, and Rutledge H. Pearson:

 

The meeting will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary, located at 4346 Roanoke Blvd. Jacksonville, Florida 32208 in the school’s Media Center.

The meeting will be held in the media center.

Meeting Notes: ACE Boundary Change Meeting September 23, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. FAME- Rutledge H. Pearson- Henry F. Kite Working Group Meeting called to order at 5:01 p.m.

Present: 25

District Staff: Tracy Pierce, Sharwonda Peek, Paul Soares, Byron Page, Randy Gallup, Cassandra Thomas, Barbara Sistrunk, Marshana Rivers Barbara Gerdes

School Based Administrators:  Principal Laquitrice Johnson (MLK), Principal Raquel Foxworth (Kite ES) and Principal Carolyn Davis (Pearson ES)

Brian McDuffie (Executive Director of the Office of Policy and Compliance) explained Open Government Law (Sunshine Law).

The specialist reference School Board Policy 8.51 – What is a working group?

• Explained the following to the Working Group:
• Working Group discussed roles/responsibilities
• Working Group members introduced themselves
• Ms. Thomas– Timekeeper
• J. Mennefee – Chairperson
• J. Edge – Vice-Chairperson
• B. Gallaway – Parliamentarian
• R. Cooper – Recording Secretary
• Request for Public comments provided

Operations will explain the boundary issues

• Paul Soares, Assistant Superintendent Operations reviewed the two boundary scenarios.

ACE process is a method to engage the community concerning a boundary change regarding the new school on the current Rutledge Pearson ES site. The new school capacity of 906 students is based on the MLK, Kite, and Pearson boundaries and student projections.  

Scenario 1: All students attending the current Rutledge Pearson Elementary school will temporarily consolidate into Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary while the new Rutledge Pearson Elementary school is being constructed.

Scenario 2: All students attending Henry F. Kite Elementary School will consolidate into the rebuilt Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary site along with Rutledge H. Pearson and Martin Luther King Jr. students.

• Current populations of the three schools is approximately 790 students.

 

Working Group Discussion

Scenario 1 (Rutledge Pearson students to attend Martin Luther King, Jr. during construction of new school)

Transportation for students – notification of transportation for families and safety of students while the students are temporarily displaced.

Number of students in area who are enrolled in other schools- will there be space available for those students to attend the newly built school.

Working group stated that a new school for the area was needed.

Possible Increase of enrollment for new school- Will it exceed capacity?

Scenario 2 (One new school Boundary)

Working group asked for clarification of Scenario 2- Is this a consolidation of schools? The three schools will be consolidated into one school using the existing boundaries of each of the schools.  The new school will have a capacity of 906 students.  The current projected enrollment for the new school is 790 students.  This district allows for growth of a school to have a capacity for up to 105% for approximately 951 students enrolled. 

Transportation all students- The new consolidated boundary area will have district transportation based on the current bus stops.

School grade- what is the process or assigning a school grade when combining three schools?

A motion was made for the Rutledge H. Pearson students to be relocated to Martin Luther King, Jr. FAME during construction process.  Motion carried with a unanimous vote.

A motion was made for the three school boundaries (Rutledge H. Pearson, Henry F. Kite and Martin Luther King, Jr. FAME) to be one school boundary for the new school (Rutledge H. Pearson). Motion carried with a unanimous vote.

Next meeting- September 30, 2021- 5:00 p.m. Rutledge H. Pearson in the Media Center.

The Meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.