SCHOOL SAFETY UPDATES SUMMER 2018 Superintendent perintendent Bill - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation. John
SCHOOL SAFETY UPDATES – SUMMER 2018
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“Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” John F. Kennedy
YOU HEAR ARMED GUARDS … WE SEE THIS!
security officer. Our secondary schools are covered by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Our elementary schools will be secured by members of our own police department run by Safety and Security Chief Mike Jones.
schools, we want to build relationships first and make sure that all
VERY RIGOROUS training program offered by the BCSO to become Aaron Feis Guardians. We won’t disclose who or where, but rest assured they are WELL TRAINED.
and we depend upon, and appreciate, all members of our community who assist us in maintaining the safety of our students.
TODAY’S SAD REALITY CHECK
A NECESSARY CHANGE IN PRIORITIES …
If you asked us a few years ago about our priorities, we would have said we strive to provide all students with a solid foundation, as many academic opportunities as possible, strong relationships with adult role models and to keep them safe. Today, if you asked us the same question, you would get a different answer. All of those things are still important but we have our minds on one single goal:
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS ACT
Permits a sheriff to establish a Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program.
The legislation allows school districts the decision to participate in the guardian program if it is available in their county.
A guardian must complete 132 hours of comprehensive firearm safety and proficiency training, pass a psychological evaluation, pass drug tests and complete certified diversity training. The Guardian Program is named after Coach Aaron Feis, who lost his life protecting students during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Guardian Program is completely voluntary for a sheriff to establish, for a school district to participate and for an individual to join.
Individuals who exclusively perform classroom duties as classroom teachers are excluded from participating in a Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program. However, this limitation does not apply to classroom teachers of a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, a current service member or a current or former law enforcement officer.
Creates the mental health assistance allocation to assist school districts in establishing or expanding school-based mental health care.
Your School Board members recently voted to take out a $5 million loan that will allow us to “fast track” a five year “school hardening” plan. We hope to complete the projects in approximately 12-18 months as a result of the loan instead of the initial five year projection. Some safety projects are being funded by the loan while others are funded by proceeds from the half-cent sales tax which is up for renewal in August of this
Early in June, Board members voted to spend more than $500,000
and Tyndall Elementary School to begin this rapid phase of construction and remodeling. A “controlled access point” project simply means remodeling the front office to ensure a single point of entry.
SCHOOL HARDENING REQUIRES CREATIVITY
Design teams are working to develop innovative solutions to these questions.
We don’t want
feel like prisons BUT we have several campuses which were signed to be OPEN and must now be secured.
School “hardening” has become a frequently-used buzzword and it’s changing the way we design new construction and renovation.
Security features are embedded in all new projects.
WE DO HAVE SOME GREAT EXAMPLES ALREADY
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ADA ACCESSIBLE DOOR SYSTEMS ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT
VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT OFFICE OF LUCILLE MOORE
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR CHALLENGES
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MOWAT SITS AT THE CORNER OF TWO MAJOR ROADS
MOWAT’S CURRENT FRONT ENTRANCE
A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF AN OPEN HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL
J.R. ARNOLD STREET VIEW
J.R. ARNOLD FRONT ENTRANCE / OFFICE
WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW WON’T WORK
OTHER SCHOOLS THAT NEED SECURITY UPDATES/RENOVATIONS
Merritt Brown Middle School (built in 1988) Tommy Smith Elementary School Patronis Elementary School Callaway Elementary School (new building to address expanding student population) Deane Bozeman School (new building to address expanding student population)
For a full list of proposed half-cent sales tax projects please email BDScomm@bay.k12.fl.us
PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR CHARTERS AS WELL
Rising Leaders: Renovate cafeteria and restrooms. Palm Bay Elementary & Palm Bay Prep Academy: New kitchen and cafeteria with science rooms and restrooms. Palm Bay Elementary: New PE pavilion. University Academy: New structure for PE and adjacent sports fields. Bay Haven: Renovations and expansions to include lunchroom, kitchen, band and choir areas. Additional classroom and computer lab space also under consideration along with some new construction of facilities to support extra-curricular activities. North Bay Haven: Additional infrastructure improvements to support extra-curricular activities. Eventual acquisition of land for construction of a fine arts center.
MERRITT BROWN AERIAL VIEW
renovations
MERRITT BROWN’S FRONT OFFICE IS NOT A SECURE ENTRANCE
TOMMY SMITH DRONE SHOT
measures for after-school programs
PERIMETER SECURITY AND NEEDED RENOVATIONS
PERIMETER SAFETY ISSUES TO FIX
WE HAVE AGING FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT NEED SOME RENOVATION/SERIOUS ATTENTION
THERE ARE LOTS OF AREAS LIKE THIS TO BE ADDRESSED
ARTIST’S RENDERING OF THE NEWLY-RENOVATED CALLAWAY
OTHER PROJECTS … DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL
RENOVATIONS AT BAY HIGH SCHOOL
Bay High will be the home of the new Barbara W. Nelson Fine Arts Center.
Along with this construction project, we plan to completely renovate the administrative buildings to restore them to the vintage, red brick facade they originally had. We believe this will have a HUGE positive impact on the Harrison Avenue corridor. Bay High will also get a state-of-the-art STEM Building and a facelift to the existing quadrangle at the center of the campus.
ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING OF BAY HIGH SCHOOL’S ADMIN BUILDING AND FINE ARTS CENTER
VIEW FROM THE HARRISON AVENUE SIDE
THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX ALSO FUNDS …
“It’s amazing to see the way that
into their lives. You can see them before school, and after school, gathered together working on assignments and so many of them have told me that they are using the Chromebooks to communicate with their teachers outside of the school day. In my 24 years as a school administrator, the incorporation of the Chromebook as a learning tool is the one initiative that has changed the way students learn and teachers teach.”
Britt Smith Principal, Jinks Middle School
TECHNOLOGY:
More than 6,000 Chromebooks have been purchased for our middle school students. Every 3-4 years these items must be upgraded/replaced.
A FEW MISCONCEPTIONS
This is not a NEW half-cent sales tax … simply an continuation
sales tax.
Projects are not funded based on a popularity contest nor are they funded based on
ensures expenditures are within the required
and security issues and to funding improvements that have district-wide impact (such as the technology improvements made during the early part of the current 10-year cycle).
Half-cent sales tax money CANNOT be utilized for salaries, additional personnel, textbooks or classroom supplies. It CAN be used for technology, infrastructure, construction, renovation and safety/security projects.
AS PROMISED, WE’VE HELD THE LOCAL MILLAGE DOWN THANKS (IN PART) TO THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE HALF-CENT TAX
2018-2019 2017-2018 Difference Projected Un-weighted FTE 27,598 27,669 (71) Base Student Allocation $ 4,204.42 $ 4,203.95 $ 0.47 Required Local Effort Tax Millage 4.084 4.303 (0.219) Discretionary Local Effort Tax Millage 0.748 0.748 0.000 Capital Improvement Fund Tax Millage 1.290 1.290 0.000 Total Tax Millage 6.122 6.341 (0.219)
#YOURHALFCENTS #OURBIGCHANGE
Current projects being considered add up to an excess of $100 million.
The projects presented in this presentation are not in any particular order and do not represent ALL of the pending projects, just some of the most pressing ones.
The Oversight Committee reviews and approves all expenditures of half-cent sales tax funds.
BDS Facilities Department is working closely with BCSO and BDS Safety and Security Office to address any
Approximately 17 million tourists pay the majority of the sales tax collected.