Hernando School District  
School Board Regular Meeting  
Minutes - Final  
6:00 PM  
Tuesday, June 14, 2022  
District Office-Board Room  
919 N. Broad Street  
Brooksville, FL  
CALL TO ORDER  
Present:  
Board Chair Gus Guadagnino  
Vice Chair Susan Duval  
Board Member Jimmy Lodato  
Board Member Linda Prescott  
Remote:  
Board Member Kay Hatch  
The meeting was called to order at 6:04 P.M. Also present were Dennis Alfonso, School Board  
Attorney and John Stratton, Superintendent of Schools.  
REFLECTION  
by Linda Prescott, Board Member  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ADOPTION OF AGENDA  
1. 22-0710 Approval to adopt the agenda dated June 14, 2022.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Susan Duval  
SECONDER: Linda Prescott  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
Board Chair Guadagnino announced that he finds good cause to allow the revisions to  
item #13 and #14 - attachments were corrected; and for the addition of item #31, which  
was added after the publication of the agenda.  
ELECTED OFFICIALS  
PRESENTATIONS  
2. 22-0666 Update on the Half Cent Sales Tax Accountability Committee  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised NO Financial Impact ACC  
Attachments:  
Lori Sowers and Gregg Laskoski came forward to provide an update on the half cent  
sales tax.  
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES  
3. 22-0709 Approval of the Minutes from the Special Meeting of May 17, 2022 and the Informal,  
Workshop and Regular School Board Meeting of May 24, 2022.  
05-17-22 Special Meeting Minutes ACC  
05-24-22 Informal Minutes ACC  
05-24-22 Workshop Minutes ACC  
05-24-22 Meeting Minutes ACC  
Attachments:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Susan Duval  
SECONDER: Jimmy Lodato  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
CITIZEN INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS (GREEN FORMS)  
4. 22-0711 Citizen Input on agenda items for this meeting (Green Form)  
Citizen Input Speaker Green Form 110917 ACC  
Attachments:  
Dennis Alfonso, School Board Attorney read the instructions for this item. The follow  
citizen came forward to speak:  
Tina Vieira - Items 10 through 14 - Job Descriptions  
ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER: Linda Prescott  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Susan Duval  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
The following agenda items were pulled from the consent agenda for discussion:  
5. 22-0700 - Approval of the Personnel Recommendations by Board Member Lodato.  
16. 22-0646 - Approve piggybacking of Lake County, Florida, RFP/Contract No. 22-908A and  
22-908B, Pre-Cast Concrete Structures, for pre-cast concrete structures awarded to Leesburg  
Concrete Company, Inc. and Advanced Commercial Contractors, Inc., and authorize the purchase  
for an estimated annual amount of $1,000,000.00 using various capitol funds by Board Member  
Lodato.  
22. 22-0676 - Approve Piggybacking the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida,  
Solicitation #21C-49P, Wireless Classroom Sound Field Enhancement with Security Capabilities,  
awarded to Audio Enhancement and authorize the purchase for an amount of $3,338,818.89 by  
Board Member Lodato.  
23. 22-0677 - Approve the agreement and authorize the purchase of pre-construction services for  
Fox Chapel Middle School HVAC Replacement, from The A. D. Morgan Corporation, for an  
estimated budget of $3,500,000.00. At this time, we request approval of the purchase of $35,000.00  
(using ESSER 3 funds) in pre-construction services which is one percent of the estimated budget by  
Board Member Lodato.  
Personnel Recommendations  
All Other Teaching & Learning Agenda Items  
6. 22-0665 Approve out of state field trip for Mr. Herman Scriven, sponsor of Hernando High  
School’s FBLA club to Chicago, Illinois to attend the FBLA National Leadership  
Conference on June 28, 2022 through July 2, 2022.  
2022 HHS FBLA National Leadership Conference Budget Sheet  
ACC  
Attachments:  
7. 22-0684 Approve the MOA with the Dawn Center for referral and service provision processes.  
Dawn Center ACC  
Attachments:  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised NO Financial Impact ACC  
8. 22-0691 Approve Contract with the Boys and Girls Club of Hernando County to Provide  
Before and After School and Summer Programs  
HCSD Agreement with Boys and Girls Club ACC  
HCSD Addendum 2022 ACC  
Attachments:  
Budget Sheet Boys & Girls Club 2022 ACC  
9. 22-0692 Approve the Contract with the YMCA of the Suncoast to Provide Before and After  
School and Summer Programs.  
YMCA Final Contract ACC  
Attachments:  
YMCA Standard Addendum ACC  
Budget Sheet YMCA 2022 ACC  
All Other Business Services Agenda Items  
Job Descriptions  
10. 22-0662 Approve the re-organization of Food and Nutrition Services including two new job  
descriptions, Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Food and  
Nutrition Operations Specialist.  
Current FNS Organizational Chart - ACC  
New Proposed FNS Chart - ACC  
Attachments:  
Assistant Director FNS strike through- ACC  
Assistant Director FNS Clean - ACC  
Operations Specialist strike through - ACC  
Operations Specialist Clean - ACC  
Salary Budget Spreadsheet - ACC  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised NO Financial Impact ACC 2  
11. 22-0663 Approve Job Descriptions for Teen Parent Nursery Assistant and Teen Parent Head  
of Nursery.  
Teen Parent Head of Nursery Strikethrough REV ACC  
Teen Parent Head of Nursery Clean Copy ACC  
Attachments:  
Teen Parent Nursery Assistant strikethrough ACC  
Teen Parent Nursery Assistant Clean Copy ACC  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised NO Financial Impact ACC  
12. 22-0679 Approve the Job Description Revision for District Technology Network Security  
Specialist  
DTNSS Corrected Strikethrough-ACC  
DTNSS Corrected-ACC  
Attachments:  
Budget Sheet-Security-ACC  
*13. 22-0686 Approve revised Job Description for Supervisor of Instructional Technology  
Instructional Technology Supervisor Strikethrough 52522 ACC  
Instructional Technology Supervisor Clean 52522 ACC  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised NO Financial Impact ACC  
Attachments:  
14. 22-0695 Approval of the Superintendent’s Reorganization Plan  
Current Organizational Structure ACC  
Bus Serv and Support Ops Reorg ACC  
Job Descriptions Bus Serv and Support Ops ACC  
Academic Reorg Plan ACC  
Attachments:  
Job Description - Academic ACC  
Budget Sheet ACC  
All Other Purchase Order/Bid Agenda Items  
15. 22-0645 Approve the renewal of the piggyback of School Board of Manatee County bid no.  
22-0004-MR, Bleacher Repair Services, awarded to Lyle Bleachers for Bleacher  
Repair Services and authorize the purchase for an estimated annual amount of  
$138,540.00.  
220645 Bleacher Repair Bid Tabulation ACC  
220645 Bleacher Repair Budget Sheet ADA  
Attachments:  
17. 22-0647 Approve the emergency purchase of 5 compartment scround trays from Citrus County  
School District and authorize the purchase order for the amount of $47,040.00.  
1Citrus County - ACC  
Attachments:  
1ACDC PO 46 - ACC  
1Citrus PO - ACC  
1EMERGENCY FNS LETTER - ACC  
6-10 Trays Budget Sheet - ACC  
18. 22-0664 Approve Piggybacking School District of Polk County, Florida RFP  
#025-MDW-1122: Alternative Student Transportation Services, awarded to  
HopSkipDrive and approve the purchase of services for an estimated spending of  
$225,000.00.  
22-962-56 PB Alternative Student Trans (06-14-22) - ACC  
HOP SKIP DRIVE BUDGET SHEET ACC  
Attachments:  
19. 22-0670 Approve the purchase of ELA Instructional Materials for Exceptional Student  
Education Pre Kindergarten (ESE Pre K) and one day of training from Teaching  
Strategies and authorize the purchase for $32,590.00.  
2022-2023 Teaching Strategies Standard Addendum ACC  
2022-2023 Teaching Strategies Sole Source Letter ACC  
2022-2023 Teaching Strategies Quote Q188008 ACC  
2022-2023 Teaching Strategies Quote Q202101 ACC  
2022-2023 Teaching Strategies Financial Form ACC  
Attachments:  
20. 22-0674 Approve the purchase of an annual license subscription, onsite training, web training  
and project management from Insights to Behavior and authorize the purchase for  
$83,700.00.  
2022-2023 Insights to Behavior Data Security Agreement ACC  
2022-2023 Insights to Behavior New Software Request ACC  
2022-2023 Insights to Behavior Sole Source Letter ACC  
2022-2023 Insights to Behavior Standard Addendum ACC  
2022-2023 Insights to Behavior Financial Form ACC  
2022-23 Insights to Behavior Proposal Stamp ACC  
Attachments:  
21. 22-0675 Approve the amendment to Bid #19-485-03 RN: Toilet Paper/Paper Towels, awarded  
to Buckeye Cleaning Center and approve the purchases for an estimated $250,000  
annually.  
19-485-03 RN AMEND Toilet Paper (06-14-22) - ACC 3  
updated Warehouse Budget sheet -ACC  
Attachments:  
24. 22-0680 Approve the purchase and issue a purchase order in an estimated amount of  
$1,237,400.00 for OKIN Process Inc.  
OKIN Process Inc. Agreement 5.26.22 ACC  
OKIN Process Inc. Sole Source Letter ACC  
Standard Addendum to Agreements ACC  
Federal Terms and Conditions ACC  
Data Security Agreement ACC  
Attachments:  
Budget Sheet - OKIN Process Inc ACC  
25. 22-0685 Approve the MOA with Hernando County Sheriff’s Office detailing the collaboration  
for the Criminal Justice Academy at Wilton Simpson Technical College with  
expenditures not to exceed $15,000.00.  
Police Academy MOU Final ACC  
Attachments:  
Budget Sheet Sept 2021 Revised WITH Financial Impact ACC  
26. 22-0688 Award Bid No. 22-770-44, Roofing Repair & Installation, to Advanced Roofing,  
Precision Roofing Solutions, and Protech Roofing Services, for Roofing Repair and  
Installation Services and authorize the purchase for an estimated annual amount of  
$800,000.00.  
22-770-44 Roofing Repair & Installation (06-14-22) - ACC  
Roofing Repairs & Installation Budget Sheet_ ACC  
Attachments:  
27. 22-0689 Approve renewing bid no. 18-031-48 RN: Water Treatment Services, to C R Water  
Treatment Services for water treatment and testing services and authorize the  
purchase for an estimated annual amount of $35,000.00.  
18-031-48 RN Water Treatment Services (6-14-22) - ACC  
Water Treatment Services Budget Sheet_ ACC  
Attachments:  
28. 22-0690 Approve renewing bid no. 20-910-02 RN Air Conditioning Duct Cleaning &  
Sanitizing Services, to Balanced Mechanical & Plumbing Services, Cleaning &  
Restoration Services, Climate Control Mechanical Services, and Simpson  
Environmental Services for air conditioning duct cleaning and sanitizing services for  
an estimated annual amount of $400,000.00.  
20-910-02 RN Air Duct Cleaning (06-14-22) - ACC  
Duct Cleaning Budget Sheet_ ACC  
Attachments:  
29. 22-0693 Approve the contract and issue a purchase order in an estimated annual amount of  
$4,100.00 for the first year of the YMCA Pool Use Agreement.  
YMCA Pool Agreement ACC  
YMCA Standard Addendum ACC  
Budget Sheet YMCA 2022 ACC  
Attachments:  
30. 22-0704 Approve the Contract between PACE Center for Girls of Hernando County and the  
Hernando County School District for services to High Risk Females in Identified  
Schools with an estimated annual spending of $290,000.00.  
PACE Agreement ACC  
Attachments:  
PACE Hernando Standard Addendum to Agreements ACC  
PACE Budget Sheet ACC  
ADDENDUM ITEMS  
*31. 22-0682 Approve the Federal Programs Department Reorganization and Job Descriptions  
Proposed Organizational Chart_ACC  
Attachments:  
Current Organizational Chart_ACC  
Federal Progams Proposed Salaries-ACC  
Federal Programs Staff Funding Sources- ACC  
Specialist_of_Monitoring_and_Compliance-strikethrough ACC  
Specialist_of_Monitoring_and_Compliance-clean ACC  
Supervisor_of_Federal_Programs-strikethrough ACC  
Supervisor_of_Federal_Programs-clean copy ACC  
Manager of Federal Programs Strikethrough ACC  
Manager of Federal Programs Clean Copy ACC  
Federal Programs Reorg Budget Sheet- ACC  
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR ACTION  
5. 22-0700 Approval of the Personnel Recommendations  
June 14 2022 ACC  
Attachments:  
2022 Inst Supplements and Differentiated Pay for June 14 2022 ACC  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Susan Duval  
SECONDER: Jimmy Lodato  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Jimmy Lodato for discussion. Lisa  
Becker, Executive Business Director came forward to answer questions addressed by the  
Board. Mr. Lodato would like to see an "exit poll or survey" as to why people are  
leaving and where are they going. Mrs. Becker explained that when teachers leave the  
district, there is a voluntary exit survey that they ask them to complete and she can  
gather that information.  
16. 22-0646 Approve piggybacking of Lake County, Florida, RFP/Contract No. 22-908A and  
22-908B, Pre-Cast Concrete Structures, for pre-cast concrete structures awarded to  
Leesburg Concrete Company, Inc. and Advanced Commercial Contractors, Inc., and  
authorize the purchase for an estimated annual amount of $1,000,000.00 using various  
capitol funds.  
220646 Precast Concrete Structures Bid Tabulation ACC  
220646 Precast Concrete Structures Budget Sheet ada  
Attachments:  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Susan Duval  
SECONDER: Linda Prescott  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Jimmy Lodato for discussion. Brain  
Ragan, Director of Facilities and Construction came forward to answer questions  
addressed by the Board.  
22. 22-0676 Approve Piggybacking the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, Solicitation  
#21C-49P, Wireless Classroom Sound Field Enhancement with Security Capabilities,  
awarded to Audio Enhancement and authorize the purchase for an amount of  
$3,338,818.89.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Susan Duval  
SECONDER: Linda Prescott  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Jimmy Lodato for discussion. Gina  
Michalicka, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning came forward to answer  
questions addressed by the Board.  
23. 22-0677 Approve the agreement and authorize the purchase of pre-construction services for Fox  
Chapel Middle School HVAC Replacement, from The A. D. Morgan Corporation, for an  
estimated budget of $3,500,000.00. At this time, we request approval of the purchase of  
$35,000.00 (using ESSER 3 funds) in pre-construction services which is one percent of  
the estimated budget.  
220677 FCMS CM Agreement ada  
Attachments:  
220677 FCMS HVAC EA GMP ada  
220677 FCMS HVAC EB Insurance B ada  
220677 FCMS HVAC EC Standard Addendum ada  
220677 FCMS HVAC ED Conflict ada  
220677 FCMS HVAC Fed Terms ada  
220677 FCMS HVAC Budget Sheet ada  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Linda Prescott  
SECONDER: Jimmy Lodato  
AYES:  
Guadagnino, Duval, Hatch, Lodato, Prescott  
This item was pulled from the consent agenda by Jimmy Lodato for discussion. Brian  
Ragan, Director of Facilities and Construction came forward to answer questions  
addressed by the board.  
CITIZEN INPUT ON GENERAL TOPICS (PINK FORMS)  
32. 22-0712 Citizen Input on Hernando County School issues on which the School Board customarily  
takes action (Pink Form - non-agenda items)  
Citizen Input Speaker Pink Form 110917 ACC  
06-14-22 Meeting Handout by D. Liptak - Pink Citizens Input ACC  
06-14-22 Meeting Handout by P. Greenwood - Pink Citizens Input  
ACC  
Attachments:  
Dennis Alfonso, School Board Attorney read the instructions for this item. The following  
citizens came forward to address the Board: Danielle Abernethy, Joe Pecora, Carla  
Johns, Lisa Savarese, Diane Limbrecht, Diane Liptak, and Patricia Greenwood. Mr.  
Alfonso stated that the handout that was provided by Ms. Liptak as an investigation  
request will be looked at and address it as appropriate.  
INFORMATIONAL AGENDA ITEMS  
GENERAL COUNSEL  
33. 22-0715 Recess public meeting for shade session pursuant to F.S. §286.011(8) to discuss pending  
litigation regarding surtax ballot - HCSB v. Hernando County. Following shade session,  
follow up action if and to the extent necessary.  
Complaint 060622 ACC  
R22-007 ACC  
Attachments:  
Dennis Alfonso, School Board Attorney asked the Board to meet with him in private to  
discuss pending litigation HCSB vs. Hernando County Board of County Commissioners.  
He stated that special counsel, Mr. Mason, has arrived and a court reporter has been  
hired. The regular school board meeting recessed at 6:57 P.M. and reconvened at 7:22  
P.M.  
Mr. Alfonso announced that the shade session has been completed and was concluded at  
7:18 P.M. He asked the board to consider taking an off agenda item. Ms. Duval made a  
motion to take an off agenda item and Mrs. Prescott seconded. The vote was unanimous,  
5-0.  
Mr. Alfonso then asked the board to consider a resolution allowing the court to proceed  
with litigation notwithstanding the county's request that the matter be abated pursuant to  
FL Statute 164. Mr. Lodato made a motion to approve the resolution and Mrs. Prescott  
seconded. The vote was unanimous, 5-0.  
SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at 7:29 P.M.  
_______________________________  
Superintendent  
_______________________________  
Board Chair  
Mission Statement  
The Hernando County School District Collaborates with students, parents and other community stakeholders to effectively  
prepare all students for a successful transition into a diverse and changing world.