Martin County

File #: 21-0393   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 7/13/2021 Final action:
Title: APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Attachments: 1. School District Letter

PLACEMENT: Consent

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APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

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The School District is in the process of creating the state-required Boundary Advisory Committee (BAC) which will facilitate input from District staff, parents, and community members for the development of student demographics, expansion due to growth, and site selection.  The School Board is requesting the County Commission to appoint one representative to this new Committee.

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DEPARTMENT: Administration                     

PREPARED BY:                      Name: Donna Gordon                     

                     Title:                     Executive Aide                     

REQUESTED BY: Martin County School Board                                          

 

PRESET:     

PROCEDURES: None                     

 

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

 

This is an Additional Item as the School District is asking for a representative’s name by July 19, 2021.

 

The Assistant County Administrator received a letter from Ginger Featherstone, Deputy Superintendent, requesting the Board appoint a representative to their Boundary Advisory Committee.  The tasks for the committee include:  reviewing student data, countywide population trends and growth patterns, providing recommendations regarding new school facilities in accordance with School Board Policies, recommending appropriate concurrency service areas and site boundaries with consideration given to age and appropriate feeder patterns, fulfilling any additional roles as assigned by the Superintendent or School Board Member, and making all decisions with consideration given to the needs of the entire County.

 

The first BAC meeting is scheduled for August 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM and will be held at the Stuart Learning Center, (1050 SE 10th Street, Stuart).  It is anticipated that all meetings will be held at this same time and location and will meet on a monthly basis.

 

ISSUES:

 

None.

 

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:

 

To the extent this item contains legal issues; it has been reviewed for legal sufficiency, however, it is primarily a matter of Board policy.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

 

RECOMMENDATION

Move that the Board appoint Samantha Lovelady, Principal Planner, as Martin County’s representative on the Martin County School District Boundary Advisory Committee.

 

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and direct staff accordingly.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

RECOMMENDATION

Staff’s time.

                     

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

None

 

DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:

Budget Transfer / Amendment                      Chair Letter                                                               Contract / Agreement

Grant / Application                                          Notice          Ordinance                     Resolution

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