School Board Workshop January 20, :30 p.m. (Time Certain) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrative Center 5775 Osceola Trail - Naples, FL 34109

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1 January 20, Osceola Trail - Naples, FL STATEMENT OF MEETING GUIDELINES: All electronic devices, such as cellphones, must be turned to the silent setting when entering the board room. Members of the public wishing to speak regarding the Workshop topic must complete a Speaker Registration Card and deliver it to the Executive Director of Communications and Community Engagement who will announce the names and order of speakers. No speaker shall indulge in personal attacks while speaking. All comments and questions are to be addressed directly to the District School Board. Members of the public who wish to address the Board regarding items not on the agenda may do so during a Regular School Board Meeting, normally held on the second Tuesday of each month. Speakers will be limited to three minutes unless granted additional time by the Board Chair. To assist the speaker, a yellow caution light will appear on the timer when one minute remains, and a red light will appear when the time expires. The Chair, with the consent of the Board, shall have the right to limit public debate on any agenda item. The District General Counsel, as the Parliamentarian, shall work with the Board Chair to enforce the Meeting Guidelines. Call to Order 1. Call to Order Pledge to the Flag Minutes: Mrs. Kathleen Curatolo, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Pledge to the Flag Roll Call 3. Roll Call Minutes: Mrs. Curatolo invited everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Page 1 of 6

2 Minutes: The roll was called by Jennifer Weimer. All members were present. Statement of Meeting Guidelines 4. Statement of Meeting Guidelines Minutes: Mrs. Curatolo reviewed the Statement of Meeting Guidelines. Comments from the Superintendent 5. Comments from the Superintendent Minutes: Superintendent Dr. Kamela Patton shared opening remarks and introduced Mr. Luis Solano, Associate Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction, to begin the presentation on Curriculum and Instructional Materials. Topics for Discussion Curriculum & Instruction 6. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Attachment: BdWorkshopPresentation.pdf Attachment: CollierCountyPublicSchoolsObjectionForm.pdf Attachment: ApplicationforInstructionalMaterialsReviewCommittee.pdf Minutes: Mr. Luis Solano shared introductions to the presentation on Curriculum and Instructional Materials. The following district staff members presented on the topic: Beth Coryell, Coordinator, English Language Arts 6-12 Amber Nottidge, Coordinator, Mathematics K-5 Jennifer Kincaid, Executive Director, Elementary Programs Mrs. Jennifer Kincaid then introduced Mr. Jon Fishbane, District General Counsel, to review the draft changes to Board Policy 2520 which are being made due to the State's recent adoption of Senate Bill 864 (SB864). 7. First Reading: Adoption of School Board Policies Attachment: ReplacementForPolicies2520and2510_FirstRead.pdf Minutes: Page 2 of 6

3 Public Comments 8. Public Comments Mr. Jon Fishbane presented the proposed changes to Board Policy 2520 due to the recent adoption of Senate Bill 864 (SB864). The review of the draft policy is a first reading and will be brought to the board for the second reading in February Before moving to public comments, Dr. Patton shared some closing remarks related to the topic and proposed changes. Attachment: DBolduc_Comments.pdf Attachment: VJohnston_Comments.pdf Attachment: MECash_PublicCommentMaterials.pdf Minutes: Public comments were shared by the following individuals on the topics listed: Statement of Meeting Guidelines/Procedures: Douglas A. Lewis Curriculum and Instructional Materials: Marcia Cravens Dr. Joseph Doyle First Reading - Adoption of School Board Policies: Marcia Cravens Bill Korson Sandy Doyle Dr. Joseph Doyle Greg Gargan Donald Dunn General Comments Related to the Topic of Curriculum: Jim Moritz Annette Hall Kyle Manders Dr. Karen Dwyer Dr. John Dwyer Louise Taylor Jaime Duran-Pinzon Charles Freydberg Page 3 of 6

4 Doug Lindsay Deirdre Clemons Mary Ellen Cash Ms. Cash submitted materials to the board secretary to be included in the record. Dr. Iris Bland Dr. Joseph Doyle John Lynch Cynthia Odierna Linda McDonald Marcia Cravens Bill Korson Cynthia Green Wrenn Martha McKee David Bolduc A copy of Mr. Bolduc's comments are attached as part of the record (refer to comments from District General Counsel during Item #9 Changes to the Agenda at the February 10, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting). Mrs. Curatolo called for a brief recess at 7:58 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8:13 p.m. Public comments continued with the following individuals: Brit Lewis Valerie Johnston A copy of Ms. Johnston's comments are attached as part of the record (refer to comments from District General Counsel during Item #9 Changes to the Agenda at the February 10, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting). Cory Seegmiller Michele Caswell Robin Birnhak John Levy Anne Hartley Darcey Olscamp Tom Hayes Sarah Ross Eric Otto Laurie Cowan Phillips Luis Bernal Douglas A. Lewis George Frye Joseph Cofield Erin K. Garcia Annisa Karim Anne Marie Clemons Steven Bracci Larry Wilcoxson Questions & Comments by the Board Page 4 of 6

5 9. Questions & Comments by the Board Minutes: Questions and comments were shared by the board and addressed by district staff. Board discussion ensued. Mr. Fishbane asked the board for clarification on some of the proposed changes to be made to the draft of Board Policy Further discussion ensued to achieve consensus regarding the proposed changes. Board Policy 2520 will be brought back with the recommended changes for a second reading at the February 2015 Regular School Board Meeting. The board decided to table discussion regarding the two forms (1. Application for Instructional Materials Adoption Committee and 2. Objection to Instructional and/or Media Material) that were presented as part of proposed Board Policy 2520, adding that suggestions should be sent to the Superintendent. The forms would then be added to the agenda of the on February 17 as a first reading. Superintendent's Closing Comments 10. Superintendent's Closing Comments Minutes: Dr. Patton closed by thanking the board and community members for their input. She also thanked the staff for their work on the presentation and proposed policy. Report of the School Board Attorney 11. Report of the School Board Attorney Adjournment Minutes: Mr. Fishbane thanked the board for their discussion and colleagues for their time and effort in working on the proposed policy. 12. Adjournment Minutes: There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn at 10:43 p.m. Motions: A motion was made to adjourn at 10:43 p.m. - PASS Page 5 of 6

6 Vote Results Motion: Julie Sprague Second: Roy Terry Kathleen Curatolo Erika Donalds Kelly Lichter Julie Sprague Roy Terry Page 6 of 6