SMITHVILLE I.S.D.

BOARD BRIEFS

OCTOBER 18, 2004

The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, October 18, 2004 beginning at 6:00 P.M. Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:

1. Outstanding Students for the First Six Weeks – The Board recognized outstanding students chosen from the junior high and the high school for the first six weeks. Chosen from the junior high was seventh grader Kyle Lastovica, son of Maurice and Lisa Gonzales. The high school representatives were Crystal Gutierrez and Christopher Sparks. Crystal is a senior, and the daughter of Javier and Rosie Gutierrez. Christopher is also a senior and the son of Jeff and Tracy Petty. Kyle and Christopher were present at the meeting to be recognized. Crystal was not able to attend due to a conflict with a cross-country meet.

2. Employees of the Month for September – The employees of the month for September are Wayne King, director of the Tiger Band, and Pam Gregory, paraprofessional at the junior high. Both were present at the meeting to be recognized by the Board.

3. Communications from the Public – There were no public communications.

Consent Agenda – Howard Burns moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mike Wittrock seconded, and the motion carried 7-0. The Consent Agenda consisted of the following:

4. Minutes from the September 20, 2004 regular board meeting, and the October 11, 2004 special board meeting

5. Disbursements for the month of September 2004

6. Financial Statements for September 2004

7. Investment Report

8. Tax Collection Report

9. Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative Board Resolution

10. Approve resolution regarding extra-curricular status of the 4-H organization

11. Superintendent’s Report – The Superintendent reported to the Board regarding various information items including a possible grievance issue that may be addressed in the next regular board meeting.

12. TASB Delegate Report – The Texas Association of School Boards Annual Convention was

held September 17 – 20, 2004 in Dallas. Board member Mike Morgan served as our voting

delegate to the TASB Delegate Assembly. Mr. Morgan gave a short report to the Board on

the assembly.

13. Secondary Campuses Student Council Reports – A current board goal has been to “Improve the emphasis and involvement of student councils at the secondary campuses.” This board goal includes an annual board report on the membership and planned activities of the secondary student councils. Leona Jones, student council sponsor at the high school, along with student council representatives Katy Nyc and Katie Diedrich, and

Jimmy Trousdale, junior high principal, gave the Board a report on their student council

activities.

14. Tentative November Agenda Items – Tentative agenda items for the November regular board meeting are:

a. Employees of the Month

b. Superintendent’s Report

c. A.E.I.S. Report and Public Hearing

d. Textbook Selection Committee

e. Change board meeting dates due to holidays

15. Consider First Reading of Policy Update 73 – Included in the board packet were

explanatory notes from Board Policy Update 73, a document recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards to keep our district policies updated with recent legislative changes. Mr. Sage briefed the Board on pertinent changes in policy included in the update. Howard Burns moved to approve Board Policy Update 73 as presented. Peggy Walicek seconded, and the vote was 7-0.

16. Land Acquisition Process – The school district is in a position to purchase some small

parcels of land that are adjacent to current district property. As the district moves closer to

finalizing the transactions, the superintendent is requesting the Board to discuss who they

wish to be signature holders for title and closing paperwork on the properties. The Board

reviewed the process, and authorized the superintendent to proceed with negotiations, as well

as to sign the title and closing paperwork on real estate purchases. No motion was necessary.

17. Adjournment – The Board adjourned its meeting at 6:38 p.m.