NOVEMBER 18, 2002

The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, November 18, 2002 beginning at 6:00 P.M. Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:

A. Board Recognitions

1. Employees of the Month for October – The Employees of the Month for October were present at the meeting to be recognized by the Board. They are Janet Russo, teacher at the high school, and Belinda Waters, technology technician for the district.

2. Outstanding Students for the Second Six Weeks - The Board recognized the outstanding students for the second six weeks from the junior high and high school campuses. Selected from the junior high was Dustin Eddy, eighth grade son of Traci Meier. Sophomore Brianna James, daughter of Elijah and Matilda James, and senior Clifford Archer, son of Tim and Amy Archer, were chosen from the high school.

B. Public Hearing

3. Public Hearing – Academic Excellence Indicator System Report - According to Texas Education Code §39.053, every school district is required to publish an annual report describing the district’s educational performance on the AEIS indicators (and include the campus performance objectives), and to hold a hearing for public discussion of the report. Mr. Sage presented the SISD AEIS Report to the public and the Board.

C. Public Communications

4. Communications from the Public – The Board heard from Mr. Raymond Patridge regarding an altercation that occurred on October 10, 2002 in which his grandson’s arm was broken.

D. Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda - Peggy Walicek motioned to approve items 5 through 11 on the Consent Agenda as presented. Mike Davis seconded, and the motion carried 5-0. The Consent Agenda consisted of the following:

5. Minutes of the October 21, 2002 regular board meeting

6. Disbursements for the month of October 2002

7. Financial Statements for October 2002

8. Investment Report

9. Tax Collection Report

10. Approve Adjunct Faculty Agreement for Bastrop County Extension Agents

11. Approve Resolution regarding Extra-Curricular Status of 4-H Organization

E. Information Items

12. Construction Status Report – Sam Best and Steve Rogers, of Best Construction, were present at the meeting to advise the Board regarding the progress of construction on the new high school.

13. Superintendent’s Report - Mr. Sage briefed the Board on current happenings within the district. He presented Sheri Lehnick, principal of Smithville Elementary and Zoraya Trevino, Migrant Coordinator, with a certificate from the Texas Education Agency recognizing the Elementary campus for their outstanding migrant student performance in TAAS. He also presented certificates from T.E.A. to the high school principal for that campus’ Gold Performance in recommended high school program participation and improvement in reading.

14. Nurse’s Report for all campuses - Included in the board packet was a monthly report of cases seen through the nurse’s office at all campuses for the month of October.

15. Tentative December Agenda Items – Tentative agenda items for the December board meeting are:

a. Superintendent’s Self-Evaluation

b. Board Goals Status Report

c. Employee of the Month for November

d. Construction Status Report

e. Superintendent’s Report

f. Nurse’s Report

g. Consider bids for furniture and equipment for new high school

F. Action Items

16. Approval of Annual School District Financial Audit - As required by the Texas Education Agency, an annual audit of financial information is conducted to assure that all legal requirements are being met and sound fiscal responsibility is maintained. The audit was conducted by Gindler, Chappell, Morrison & Co., certified public accountants from Austin, TX. Mr. Earcle Chappell was present at the meeting to provide the Board with the 2001-2002 audit. Mike Morgan motioned to approve the 2001-2002 as presented. After a second by Peggy Walicek, the motion carried 5-0.

17. Appointment of Textbook Selection Committee - Board policy EFAA [Legal] and EFAA [Local] outline the process for selecting textbooks for the school district. The superintendent is required to recommend a textbook adoption committee, consisting of 5 to 15 members, to the Board. Mr. Sage recommended approval of the following committee members for 2002-2003: Lexie Hamm, Peggy Zion, Cynthia Hoyt, Adella Smith, Laura Schaatt, Brenda McEntire, Ken Moree, Tony Condit, Leona Jones, Mike Stone, Jeremy Shaw, Darius Bharucha, and David Edwards. Mike Wittrock motioned to approve appointment of the individuals recommended for the District Textbook Adoption Committee for 2002-2003. Peggy Walicek seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

18. Change Regular Board Meeting Dates for January and March 2003 - Due to conflicts between holidays and regular meeting dates, it is necessary to reschedule regular board meetings for January and March. Peggy Walicek made a motion to change the regular monthly board meeting dates for January to January 21^st, and for March to March 25^th. Mike Morgan seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.

19. Adjournment – The Board adjourned its meeting at 8:00 P.M.