Education Advisory Council committee update

VILLAGE OF PINECREST Education Advisory Council MEETING MINUTES February 24, 9:15 a.m. Pinecrest Community Center / Pine Room 5855 Southwest 111 Street Pinecrest, FL 33156 1. Welcome and Introductions The meeting was called to order by Vice Mayor Jerry Greenberg at 9:18 a.m, 11. Presentations: None 1ll. Reports/Updates a. 1. Principals’ Updates: MPSH (Principal Dobbs) gives a brief update on recent accolades including wins and advancements for sports, and mentions upcoming events including wins in soccer, girls wrestling, basketball, and the start of spring sports. Howard Drive Elementary (Mrs. Diaz) gives an update of a recent events, accolades and competition outcomes. Mentions the ongoing concerns for Howard Drive and School of Hope. Palmetto Middle School (Mrs. Valero) provides the group a recap of construction projects, and mentions recent events, accolades and competitions. Notably mentioning wins in various sports. Palmetto Elementary (Mr. Torres) lists recent activities happening at Palmetto elementary including music accomplishments, math excellence, sporting and club accomplishments, and recent success on school tours. True North (Monica Suarez) gives the group a brief update on recent events and accomplishments at True North. Pinecrest Elementary (Mrs.Fraginals) gives an update on various accolades for PES including an placements at competition, top attendance at 100% for over 20 classrooms, and wins in AR usage. School Board Report: On Behalf of Luisa Santos, Former Council Member Abbot gives an update for the school board. 1. Abbot reminds the group of A Night in D-9 and encourages all to attend. Abbot gives notice that the time for Miami Palmetto Sr. High Graduation has been scheduled and announced. Region Report: No report from the Region. District Report: 1. Khristal Gooding mentions School Spirit week throughout the district, listing daily themes. Gooding encourages participation, and asks students and families to tag the district, schools and teachers on social media. 12645 Pinecrest Parkway, Pinecrest, Florida 33156 T:305.234.2121 | F: 305.234.2131 www.pinecrest-fl.gov 6e February 24, 2026, 2025 EAC Meeting Page 2 of 3 2. Gooding provides 3 documents in reference to the district updates. The documents include Budget Allocation categories with proposed house & senate budgets, A policy Brief on Schools of Hope proposed Amendments, and a list of legislative bills of interest that the district is closely following. Documents attached. Gooding continues to explain the documents and give an update on legislative bills that the district is monitoring. e. Legislative Update: 1. Nancy Lawther provides an extensive update on the legislative session, and the bills that apply to education, including a document outlining various educational bills, their status, and which party has sponsored each bill (see attachment). 2. Lawther mentions that the District has an interest in surplus property at schools and discusses the process and possible impact that may take place if the district enters a use agreement on surplus property of schools. 3. The group opens the floor for discussion on the School of Hope issue. f. PTA/PTSA Reports: 1 Palmetto Elementary PTA — Congratulates the school on success of Carnival, mentions upcoming events including movie night, career day, etc. Pinecrest Elementary PTA thanks the group for turning out at fundraiser and STEAM night and reminds the group of an upcoming book fair. MPSH PTA let thew group know that sponsor banners have been installed on fence line, and invites the group to a sponsor appreciation party on 3/13. HDE PTA mentions the School of Hope petition, and the continued efforts that their group has made in securing HDE from becoming a school of hope candidate. PMS PTA gives mention of Spring fest hosted on 3/19 and speaks to a forward looking wellness initiative that will launch next school year. g. Library Updates: None h. Pinecrest Gardens Updates: 1. Lacey Bray mentions the recent event, Space Night, and the success of the event in the gardens. Bray continues to mention summer camps, upcoming Garden Day event & field trips. i. Pinecrest Parks and Recreation Updates: 1. Dany Alberty provides construction updates for Coral Pine Park, Veterans’ Wayside Park, and Aleyda Mas parks. Alberty mentions upcoming events including the vintage car show, on 2/28/2026. J. Village Council Report: 1 2. Vice Mayor Greenburg Gives an update on the banner restrictions for schools and mentions the council’s efforts to revisit the code. Council Member Ariel Meyer gives an update on the shared use agreement between the school board and local schools with specific interest in the fields as shared use. Meyer also proposes to the group to consider for next school year engaging in a carpooling initiative to help foster community and reduce traffic. Mayor Lerner brings up the topic of the school brochure and encourages the group to consider reengaging in the project to continue to market Pinecrest schools so new and existing residents. February 24, 2026, 2025 EAC Meeting Page 30of 3 Lerner also makes a case for our public schools to consider adding additional Magnet programs to continue to compete with other options in the area. k. Communications/Social Media Updates: None IV. New Business: None V. Announcements: None VI. Schedule of Future Meetings April 21, 2026 — Community Center/Pine Room May 19, 2026 — Community Center/Pine Room X. 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These changes establish new procedures for Schools of Hope (SOH) to co-locate within underused, vacant, or surplus school district facilities. Facility Utilization & Eligibility To determine which facilities are eligible for co-location, the rule introduces specific metrics: « Facility Utilization Rate: Calculated by dividing the total capital outlay full-time equivalent (COFTE) student enroliment by the total student stations per the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) report. Defines schools at 90% or more facility capacity are “fully used,” excluding them from being deemed underused, vacant, or surplus. + Weighted Enrollment: Students receiving Level [V or V supports (ESE) in self-contained classrooms for at least 50% of the day count as 2.0 COFTE for this calculation. « Eligibility Thresholds: A facility is eligible if it has a utilization rate of 75% or less OR a surplus of at least 400 student stations. « Exclusions: Facilities that first received occupancy or were placed into service within the previous four years are ineligible for co-location. Schools of Hope are not eligible to open inside buildings that opened within the past four years. Operator Designation & Requirements In addition to existing standards, an entity must meet specific performance and financial standards to be designated a Hope Operator: « Student achievement exceeds the district and state averages where they currently operate. « Average college attendance rates at their high schools exceed 80%. « Over 70% of enrolled students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. + The operator is in good standing with authorizers and has audited financial statements free of material misstatements. Establishment & Co-location Process 1. SOH Building Notice: Operators must submit a notice to the District Superintendent and the Department of Education between one and two years before the planned opening. 2. Limitations: A Hope Operator may submit no more than five Building Notices statewide within a 12-month period. 3. District Objections: Districts have 20 business days to object, but only on the grounds of material impracticability. 4. Agreements: Within 30 days of finalizing a facility choice, the parties must agree on a Shared Facility Plan (for space allocation) and a Mutual Management Plan (for maintenance and services). Operational & Financial Terms « Mutual Management Plan: This plan governs facility-related services. While districts must provide space at no cost, they may charge the operator for the additional incremental costs of utilities, custodial services, nursing, and food services resulting directly from the SOH's use. « Safety and Transportation: If an SOH uses district security or transportation, it must remit the full amount of its state allocations for those services (e.g., Florida Safe Schools Allocation) to the district. House Senate Bill Number Sponsor Companion| ~ Sponsor Bills of Interest Title Description HB 157 Hinson 8182 Jones School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program Creates s. 1012.988, F.S., establishing a mentoring program for retired or current classroom teachers to support new or struggling teachers in schools with low performance grades. -Requires teacher mentors to have at least 3 years of experience and a highly effective rating, and allows them to receive a stipend and mentor multiple teachers. -Directs the Department of Education to set program standards and a standard contract template governing the mentor-mentee relationship. -Allows funds from the educational enrichment allocation in s. 1011.62, F.S., to be used for the new mentoring program. HB 453 HB 561 Gossett- Seidman/ Rizo B 556 Berman Requirements for Standard High School Diploma Bill filed to provide increased options for disabled students to gain their Physical Education credits and enhance their participation in High School activities. This bill ensures students with disabilities may apply their Special Olympics participation to satisfy the physical education requirement for students. Essentially, this bill is not mandatory, but provides students with options. It has no fiscal, and provides oversight by Special Olympics, the high schools and parents providing authorized paperwork and consent. Gerwig sB1718 Calatayud Educator Certifications Expand eligibility for a temporary educator certificate, revise reinstatement requirements for expired professional certificates, and require the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center to provide no-cost professional learning lopportunities. -Allows individuals whose previously issued professional certificate has expired to qualify for a new temporary certificate. -Requires every subject area coverage and endorsement held at the time of an expired professional certificate to be reinstated if certain requirements are met, while removing the test requirement previously tied to reinstatement. -Prohibits using credits or inservice points already counted toward the expired certificate to meet the requirements for reinstatement -Mandates collaboration between the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence and the David C. Anchin Center, including submission of a professional learning system for state approval and providing no-cost professional development options for certified educators seeking to renow or reinstate their certificates. HB753 Hunschofsky $B1036 Calatayud Certified School Counselors Provides that persons employed as certified school counselors are exempt from specified educator certification requirements, unless required for employment by school district. Establishes new evaluation criteria for certified school counselors and exempts certain educator certification requirements for aspiring school counselors. Requires evaluation criteria for certified school counselors to be based on the Florida School Counseling Standards. Exempts individuzls seeking employment as school counselors from some educator certification requirements while allowing school districts to maintain specific employment conditions. HB 1187 Gonzalez/ Pittman $B 1216 Rodriguez Public School Personnel Compensation Expand cost-of-living adjustments for all school district employees and remove certain restrictions on salary schedules and advanced degree pay. -Allow cost-of-living adjustments for all employees, including instructional personnel, prekindergarten instructors, noninstructional staff, and school administrators -Remove the previous 50% maximum limit on cost-of-living adjustments -Broaden acceptable advanced degrees for instructional personnel and school administrators to include related fields with a minimum of 18 relevant graduate semester hours -Eliminate specific percentage requirements for performance salary adjustments while ensuring only employees rated as effective or highly offective are eligible for annual increases HB 765 McFarland/ Basabe SB1690 Calatayud Child Care and Early Leaming Services Renames family day care homes to family child care homes, revises various child care definitions, removes certain parent notification requirements, and creates the Brighter Futures Program, among other changes. -Revises definitions for “child care facility,” “child care personnel,” and large family child care home,” and adds a new definition for *school- age children.” |-Removes requirements for family child care homes and large family child care homes to provide certain informational notices to parents regarding influenza and the risk of leaving a child unattended in a vehicle. -Clarifies that before- and after-school programs offered by public and private schools for their students are exempt from child care licensing. -Expands the scope of the Department of Education’s direct-support organization to include early learning programs and creates the Brighter Futures Program to support chid care and early learning funding needs. -Authorizes the newly established Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition under the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program, contingent upon funding. HB 1139 Gentry $B548 McClain Growth Management/ Impact Fees Introduce a plan-based methodology for impact fees and revise local government rules on concurrency, interlocal agreements, and extraordinary circumstances. -Defines “plan-based methodology” for new or updated impact fee studies using local data and a 10-year growth projection tied to specific capital projects. -Requires intergovernmental coordination mechanisms to include mitigation funding plans for extrajurisdictional development impacts. -Mandates that any interlocal agreement charging transportation capaciy fees adhere to the plan-based methodology and prevents agreements from extending beyond October 1, 2031 -Defines "extraordinary circumstances" and requires a demonstrated- need study, using a plan-based methodology, to justify impact fee increases beyond certain phase-in limits. -Prohibits using older data, incorporating previous fee deductions, or raising impact fee rates above certain thresholds without meeting new conditions. -Grants entitlement to refunds with nterest for improperly assessed impact fees and provides reasonable attorney fees and costs for prevailing pefitioners. HB 1253 LaMarca $8178 Jones Athletics in Public Schools |Authorize coaches to use personal funds to provide certain student welfare services, up o a specified limit, without being considered impermissible benefits. -Requires the Florida High School Athietic Association (FHSAA) to adopt bylaws allowing a coach to use personal funds in good faith for food, transportation, physical therapy, or rehabilitation services for students. -Limits these provisions to one coach per athletic team and requires each coach to report any personal funds used to the FHSAA. -Presumes such use of personal funds is not an impermissible benefit unless it is unreported, deemed not in good faith, or used for recruiting. -Establishes a $15,000 annual cap per athletic team for personal funds usage, beginning July 1, 2026. -Authorizes other governing athletic associations to adopt similar bylaws. -Updates cross-references in related statutes to reflect these changes. 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