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SCHOOL BOARD OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA

APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT

REVISIONS TO SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 2.02 (Application

and Recruitment) to add 2.02E (Unlawful Employment Practices)

AND THE CREATION OF SB POLICY 4.66 (Curriculum and Instruction Required Instruction)

Approval to Advertise: The School Board of Clay County, Florida (“the Board”) approved, on June 30, 2022, the advertisement of revisions to SB Policy 2.02 (Application and Recruitment) to add 2.02E (Unlawful Employment Practices) and the creation of SB Policy 4.66 (Prohibition Against Discrimination; Required Instruction).

Purpose & Effect: The proposed amendments are intended to simplify, update, and ensure alignment of School Board Policies with state law, federal law, State Board of Education Rules, and other applicable rules and regulations. 

Access to Text of Proposed Amendments: The full text of the proposed revisions to SB Policy 2.02E and 4.66 is available for inspection and copying by the public in the Office of the Superintendent for Clay County District Schools, located at 900 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043. The full text is also available via the School District’s website at www.oneclay.net under the School Board Meeting Links, School Board Agendas -  June 30, 2022.  The Superintendent is authorized to correct technical errors in grammar, numbering, section designations, and cross-references as may be necessary to reflect the intention of such Policy amendments.

Rule Making Authority:  The Board is authorized to adopt revisions to SB Policy 2.02E and 4.66 under sections 120.54, 1001.31, and 1001.32 of the Florida Statutes. 

Laws Implemented: The laws implemented by the above-referenced policy revisions are noted under each section of the Policy.

Person(s) Originating Policy Changes:  The proposed policy was originated by the Superintendent and his designee(s) in collaboration with the School Board Attorney. 

Public Hearing: The Board intends to formally adopt the revisions to SB Policy 2.02 (Application and Recruitment) to add 2.02E (Unlawful Employment Practices) and the creation of SB Policy 4.66 (Prohibition Against Discrimination; Required Instruction) following a public hearing. The public hearing shall be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022, during the course of the Board’s regular meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m. and takes place in the Boardroom at the Teacher In-service Training Center at Fleming Island High School, 2233 Village Square Parkway, Orange Park, Florida.  

Any person requiring special accommodations to attend or participate in public meetings should advise the School District at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Superintendent’s Office at (904) 336-6508. If you are hearing or speech impaired, you may contact the District by email addressed to bonnie.onora@myoneclay.net or by calling (904) 336-6584 (TDD).

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Legal 36193 Published July 7, 2022 in Clay County's Clay Today Newspaper