Quarterly safety report shows high compliance; superintendent highlights hiring fair and student achievements

Dr. Matt Boyak, director of safety and security, presented the Office of Safe Schools quarterly report under Section 101.21213C, Florida Statutes, telling the Clay County School Board on May 7 that three campuses were inspected or reinspected during the quarter (about 7% of district campuses). Year-to-date, Boyak said, the district completed 12 inspections with 10 passing on the first visit (an 83% initial success rate); the two campuses that initially had deficiencies have since passed reinspection, which Boyak said means 100% of inspected schools met state safety requirements for the year so far.

“This high level of compliance is a direct result of the commitment shown by our school leaders, teachers, and support staff,” Boyak said, thanking board members and district leadership for their support. He cited the statute as requiring identification of inspected schools and the percentage found to have no safety requirement deficiencies.

In a separate operational update, Superintendent David Broski highlighted district activities including staff and student appreciation events, the district hiring fair (about 350 attendees), science-fair and band accomplishments, reminders about kindergarten registration and upcoming graduation dates, and district food-service metrics (Broski said the district serves roughly five million meals a year).

Board action: During the meeting the board adopted the consent agenda by motion (mover: Miss Hansen; second: Miss Gilhousen) and the chair stated the motion carried (five in favor); no roll-call vote detail was recorded in the transcript.

Why it matters: The safety report is a statutorily required transparency measure and the superintendent’s operational summary highlighted recruitment and student achievement efforts that affect district staffing and program capacity going into the next school year.

Next steps: District staff will continue inspections and corrective actions as required by state statute; board members suggested follow-up workshop items on items raised during remarks and public comment.