SMITHVILLE I.S.D.

BOARD BRIEFS

MAY 15, 2006

 

 

The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, May 15, 2006 beginning at 6:00 P.M.  Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:

 

1.   Oath of Office for re-elected Board members - Denise Behrens, acting in her capacity as

      notary, issued the oath of office to Kamron Saunders, Place 3 and Craig Williams, Place 4 who

      were elected without opposition to serve three year terms on the Board of Trustees.

 

2.   Reorganization of the Board - Board policies BDA [Legal] and BDA [Local] specify that the

Board will elect a president, vice-president, and secretary at the first regular meeting after the election and qualification of Trustees.  Kamron Saunders nominated Craig Williams as president.  Howard Burns seconded, and Mike Morgan moved that nominations cease.  Craig Williams seconded that motion, and Mr. Williams was elected president by acclamation.  Mike Wittrock nominated Kamron Saunders as Vice-President.  Mike Morgan seconded.  Howard Burns moved to cease nominations, and Craig Williams seconded.  Kamron Saunders was elected vice-president by acclamation.  Craig Williams nominated Peggy Walicek as secretary.  Howard Burns seconded, and Kamron Saunders moved that nominations cease.  Mike Morgan seconded the motion, and Peggy Walicek was elected secretary by acclamation.

 

3.   Recognition of DECA State and International Qualifers, Persuasive Speaking, and Cross Ex

      Debate State Qualifiers - The Board took this opportunity to recognize the achievements of

      DECA students who advanced to state and international competition, as well as their instructor,

      Stewart Burns.  The students were Sarah Jane Glenn, Taylor Bishop, Kelsey Hicks, Leslie

      Zimmerhanzel, and Torye Bishop.  They also recognized Amanda Hartfield for advancing to state in

      Cross Ex Debate, and Brittany Page for advancing to state in Cross Ex Debate and Persuasive

      Speaking.

 

4.   Employees of the Month for April - The Board congratulated Jo Ann Champion and Sara Goertz for their selection as Employees of the Month for April.

 

5.   Communications from the Public - There were no public communications.

 

      Consent Agenda - Kamron Saunders moved to approve items 5 through 11 on the Consent Agenda as presented.  Mike Wittrock seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.  The Consent Agenda included:

 

6.   Minutes of the April 17, 2006 regular board meeting

7.   Disbursements for the month of April 2006

8.   Financial Statements for April 2006

9.   Investment Report

10. Tax Collection Report

11. Budget Amendments

 

12. Superintendent's Report - Mr. Sage updated the Board on important issues including information on the upcoming graduation ceremony and the current special legislative session.  He also distributed materials for the Board Self-Evaluation and the Superintendent's Formative Assessment.

 

13. Grades 3 and 5 Reading and Math TAKS Testing Results for Spring 2006 - Cheryl Burns, Director of Curriculum, reported to the Board on the second administration of the TAKS reading test for 3rd and 5th graders.  She also reported on the first administration of the mathematics test for 5th graders.

 

14. TELPAS Report - The Texas Education Agency has implemented a new monitoring system of English Language Learners (ELL) in response to No Child Left Behind law.  This is a test that is administered to ELL students and reported to the Board on an annual basis.  Cheryl Burns presented to the Board a power point presentation on how SISD ELL students performed on the 2005-2006 TELPAS.

 

15. Tentative June Agenda Items - Tentative agenda items for the June meeting are:

      a.   Superintendent's Report

      b.   Board Self-Evaluation

      c.   School climate survey report

      d.   Review Board Operating Procedures

      e.   Preliminary Spring TAKS Testing Report

      f.    Recognition of Outstanding Students for the Sixth Six-Weeks

      g.   Superintendent's Formative Assessment

      h.   Review and approve District Crisis Management Plan

      i.    TPRI Results

      j.    Set Transfer Tuition Limit

      k.   Annual Maintenance Report

      l.    Review and approve campus handbooks, Student Code of Conduct, and athletic

            handbook

      m.  First Draft of the 2006-2007 District Budget

 

16.  Delegate selection for the 2006 TASB Convention delegate assembly - The TASB Delegate Assembly is a crucial component of the Association’s governance structure.  Each active member (school board) of the Association is entitled to have a delegate and an alternate attend the Assembly and cast our district’s vote on action items coming before the Assembly.  The TASB Convention this year is October 6th-8th, 2006, and will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.  The 2006 Delegate Assembly will meet on Saturday, October 7th..  Kamron Saunders nominated Michael Goertz to serve as delegate from Smithville ISD.  Mike Morgan seconded the motion.  Craig Williams moved that nominations cease, with a second from Mike Wittrock.  Craig Williams nominated himself as alternate.  Mike Morgan seconded.  Howard Burns moved that nominations cease, with a second from Mike Wittrock.  Mike Morgan moved that Michael Goertz be named as delegate, and Craig Williams as alternate.   Mike Wittrock seconded.   The Board then voted 5-0 on all motions.

 

17a. Resignations of Certified Personnel - The Superintendent informed the Board of the resignations

      of Christina Wilkinson and Judy Enis.  No action was required.

 

17b. Employment of Certified Personnel including Brown Primary and  Smithville Elementary

      Assistant Principals - In support of the Superintendent's recommendation for employment, Kamron

      Saunders moved to employ Barbara Maresh as the Brown Primary Assistant Principal, Steve Schroeder as

      the Smithville Elementary Assistant Principal, and  Jennifer Edwards, Katharine Rogers, Krystel

      Gutierrez, and Stacey Schmidt as teachers for the 2006-2007 school year.  Mike Wittrock seconded, and

      the motion carried 5-0.

 

18.  Adjournment - The Board ended its meeting at 7:00 p.m.