Monroe County School District

This document outlines the detailed timeline for the Monroe County School Board's superintendent search process. It covers key stages from August 2024 to July 2025, including initial board input, community and staff engagement through surveys and forums, defining superintendent qualifications and contract terms, advertising the position, and a multi-stage applicant screening and interview process. The plan culminates in the selection of a new superintendent with a projected start date of July 1, 2025.

This document outlines the Monroe County School District's comprehensive English Language Learner (ELL) Plan, serving as a procedural handbook for the ESOL program. It details procedures for student identification, English language proficiency assessment, program placement, instructional models, statewide assessment participation, and criteria for exiting the program. The plan also covers monitoring, parent notification and involvement, Parent Leadership Council functions, personnel training requirements, and procedures for extending services, all aimed at ensuring compliance with educational regulations and fostering academic success for multilingual learners.

This document outlines the Monroe County School District's Student Progression Plan for 2025-2026, detailing the rules and administrative procedures for student progression in accordance with State and local requirements. The plan encompasses policies and guidelines for student admission, placement, and transfers, curriculum and instruction, special programs for English Language Learners, Gifted, Exceptional Student Education, and 504 students, as well as promotion, retention, and academic support through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). It also covers student attendance, grading, assessment programs, and reporting student progress and conduct, aiming to provide effective instructional and remedial programs to monitor progress, promote continuous achievement, and make provisions for individual differences.

The board meeting agenda covered a wide range of operational and administrative items. Key topics included the review of the School Start Time Workshop, various consent agenda items such as procurement card transactions, district travel requests, charter school reports, monthly financial statements, and contracts with Soliant Health and Johns Eastern Company. The board also reviewed Head Start program updates, academic travel requests for high school students, and strategic objective reports. Action items focused on the final guaranteed maximum price for the Plantation Key School project, the renewal of the risk management and property insurance package, the award of the construction management contract for the Stanley Switlik School project, and the appointment of a Communications and Community Relations Coordinator.

This Comprehensive Evidence-Based Reading Plan details the Monroe County School District's strategies to enhance K-12 student literacy achievement and reduce achievement gaps. The plan integrates district and school-level administration, professional development, assessment, and curriculum aligned with B.E.S.T. English Language Arts Standards and Florida's Formula for Success. Key components include strengthening literacy leadership teams, implementing a robust coaching model, utilizing tiered interventions, providing tutoring programs, and fostering family engagement to ensure comprehensive support for all learners.