Below is an update from the School Board Meeting from Monday, August 28, 2018

*These are not the official minutes from the meeting – only a recap.

Board Recognitions

• Students from Brown Primary, Smithville Elementary, and Smithville Junior High were recognized for perfect scores on the 2018 End of Year Benchmark and 2018 STAAR test.  
• Brown Primary
• Emeline Gutierrez – 2^nd Grade EOY Benchmark
• Smithville Elementary
• Alberto Flores – 4th Grade Reading  
• Roy Thomas – 5th Grade Math and Science  
• Addison Waneck – 5th Grade Reading  
• Caylee Hill – 5th Grade Reading
• Smithville Junior High
• Brianna Knight -- 6th Grade Reading  
• Kylie Rosborough – 7th Grade Writing

• Smithville Elementary 5th Grade Teachers
• Their hard work helped the campus earn a Distinction Designation on the 2018 STAAR Science test.
• Teachers: Michele Mathis, Ciji Burnham, Crystal Heimann, Crystal Vinklarek, Candice Trench, and Misty Vasquez

Budget

• The School Board Trustees unanimously approved the budget for the 2018-2019 school year which includes:
• SISD increased contribution to employee health coverage to $367 a month.
• 3% employee salary increase
• The largest areas of increased in the budget were Instruction and Transportation.  
• Instruction includes salaries and supplies.
• Transportation will be purchasing 2 new school buses

 Tax Rate

• The School Board Trustees unanimously approved the SISD tax rate of $1.43 which is 4 cents higher than the 2017-2018 tax rate. (8 cents lower than the original tax increase projection for the year)

Construction

• Package 1 – Site, Stadium, and Concession Building
• A. Construction is ongoing.
• Press box scheduled for September
• Scoreboard scheduled for October
• Package 2 - SJHS
• A. Construction is ongoing
• B. Second of four concrete slab pours took place 08/23/18
• C. First steel delivery scheduled for 08/30/18
• District photo updates available on:
• SISD website at www.smithvilleisd.org → 2016 Bond
• SISD Facebook Page at /SmithvilleISD

Upcoming Events:         

• Labor Day weekend (No School Monday, September 3rd)
• Brown Primary Grandparents Day Luncheon (Friday, September 7th)
• District Site Base Meeting (Monday, September 10th)
• September School Board Meeting (Monday, September 17th)
• High School Open House (Monday, September 24th)
• Brown Primary - Pre-K Parent Night (Tuesday, September 25th)