DECEMBER 12, 2005

The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, December 12, 2005 beginning at 6:00 P.M. Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:

1. Employees of the Month for November – The Board extended their congratulations to Adolfo Ponce and Pam Gregory for their selection as Employees of the Month for November.

2. Gold Performance Acknowledgements for Smithville High School – High School department chairs Tony Quitta, Leona Jones, Stewart Burns, and Marganna Martin were present at the meeting to receive awards recognizing the high school’s accomplishment in achieving Gold Performance. This recognition is awarded annually by the Texas Agency, and is based on accountability data.

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

4. Public Hearing – Academic Excellence Indicator System – 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 to hold a hearing for publicdiscussion of the report. Mr. Sage presented the 2004-2005 AEIS Report for Smithville ISD to the public and the Board.

Consent Agenda – Kamron Saunders moved to approve Consent Agenda items 5 through 9 as presented. Peggy Walicek seconded, and the motion carried 7-0. The Consent Agenda included:

5. Minutes of the November 21, 2005 board meeting

6. Disbursements for the month of November 2005

7. Financial Statements for November 2005

8. Investment Report

9. Tax Collection Report

10. Superintendent’s Report – The Superintendent updated to Board on important district issues

including an overview of a recent meeting he attended with Mr. John Sharp, former

comptroller for Texas, on school finance, and the status of restoring/repairing internet

connections at the administrative building.

11. Update on delinquent tax collections – Mr. Shelly Veselka, of McCreary, Veselka, Bragg &

Allen, P.C. was present at the meeting to update the Board on collection of delinquent

taxes for the past year and to answer any questions the Board may have about the process.

12. TASB Delegate Report – The Texas Association of School Boards Annual Convention was held on October 28 – 30, 2005 in Dallas. Board member Kamron Saunders served as our voting delegate to the TASB Delegate Assembly. Mr. Saunders gave a short report to the Board on the assembly.

13. Tentative January Agenda Items – Tentative items for the January agenda include:

a. Employees of the Month

b. Superintendent’s Report

c. Report of Benchmark Results from the First Administration

d. Superintendent’s Evaluation/Contract Renewal

e. Consider Purchasing School Buses for next school year

f. Outstanding Students for the Third Six Weeks

g. Campus Improvement Plans Status Report

14. Wellness and Health Services Policy – The Texas Education Agency and the State Legislature now requires that every school district adopt a local policy that addresses the health and wellness of its students. TASB has provided the district with a Starting

Points document to assist us in formulating this policy. The Board reviewed the document, and Peggy Walicek moved to approve the Starting Points document that will lead to the formulation and adoption of Board Policy FFA [Local]. Mike Morgan seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

15. Consider Refinancing 1997 and 2001 Series Schoolhouse Bonds – In order to continue the effort to find ways to stretch the funds of the district, the Superintendent requested that the Board consider refinancing the 1997 and 2001 Schoolhouse Series Bonds. After discussion, Peggy Walicek made a motion to grant the Superintendent, Gary Sage, authorization to enter into agreement to refinance schoolhouse bonds when and if the market conditions are favorable for financial savings for the district. Kamron Saunders seconded, and the motion passed 7-0.

16. Review and approve changes in 2005-2006 High School Course Catalog and related policies EIC [Local] and EIF [Local] – In order to establish course offerings, policies and procedures for enrollment of students for the 2006-2007 school year, high school staff have been working to update the current course catalog. The catalog was presented to the Board for approval. Kamron Saunders moved to approve the High School Course Catalog as presented. Howard Burns seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.

17. Superintendent’s Self-Evaluation and distribution of materials – The Superintendent

provided the Board with results of his self-evaluation, as required by Board Policy BJCD

[Legal], and also distributed materials for his evaluation by the Board, to take place at the January meeting.

18. Adjournment – The Board adjourned its meeting at 7:47 p.m.