SISD Board Report
Monday, August 16, 2004
  

SISD Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Monday, August 16, 2004
SHS Little Theater

Board Members Present: John Altland, Sue Frazier, John Hendricks, Cathy Renshaw, Al Zorrilla

Board Members Absent: David Kennedy, Betty Stoker

* SHS Principal Buck Gilcrease presented a report on the career and technology department.

* Superintendent/Board Dialogue:

• Assistant Superintendent Dr. Al Hambrick reported on the opening of the 2004-05 school year. He reported that the schools had a very good first day with an enrollment of 6,091 students.
• Dr. Hambrick reported that the SISD K-12 core curriculum is online and available on the SISD Web site.
• Connie Baker reported that there are 87 new teachers in the district this year and that these new teachers spent eight days in new teacher induction and staff development before the start of the school year. Mrs. Baker also reported that the five days of staff development during the week of August 9-13 included Thinking Maps, TESA and Ruby Payne training.
• Bootie Terrell reported on the 4th annual school fair that was held on Saturday, August 8th and the new teacher luncheon that had been held at Fairview on Thursday, August 5th. Many area businesses participated and supplied door prizes, which helped to make the luncheon such a success.
• Chuck Edwards introduced two students, Joel James and David Morales that worked for the district during the summer. Mr. Edwards said the students used a CAD program and worked on the district’s blueprints.

* Dr. Sandi Froese presented a report on the Sherman Education Foundation campus grants and the Major Saver Inc., fundraiser for the SEF. Dr. Froese and Dr. Hutto presented checks to SHS, Piner, Dillingham, Crutchfield, Fairview, Jefferson, Perrin, Wakefield, Washington and the DLC for various campus projects totaling $69,752 for 2004-05.

* The Board adopted the following tax rate per $100 valuation for the 2004 tax year: 

            Maintenance and Operations                        $1.50

            Debt Service                                                       .18

            Total Tax Rate                                                 $1.68

* The Board approved expenditures for the month of July in the amount of $1,035,636.02.

* The Board approved awarding re-roofing of Piner, Dillingham, Fred Douglas and DAEP to the following contractors:

• Piner Middle School – Paragon Roofing, Dallas, TX - $668,084
• Dillingham Intermediate – Paragon Roofing, Dallas, TX - $559,335
• Fred Douglas – CBS Roofing, Denton, TX - $268,500
• DAEP (“Old” Dillingham Campus) – McClung Roofing, Everman, TX - $316,520

* The Board appointed Dr. John Allen Hendricks and Dr. Sue Frazier to serve on the Sherman Education Foundation Board of Trustees.

* The Board approved a budget amendment to the General Operating Fund in the amount of $9,999.00 to provide funds to purchase the Pinnacle Gradebook System for SHS.

* The Board approved the purchase of two GMC Yukons from Grayson Motors.

* The Board approved the PDAS Teacher Appraisal Calendar.

* By consent agenda, the Board approved the following items:

• SHS and Piner boys and girls basketball equipment bid
• SHS athletic training supplies bid
• PDAS teacher appraisers
• Purchase of 50 computers from Gateway
• SISD Student Code of Conduct
• PEIMS data reporting

* The Board acknowledged the superintendent’s acceptance of a teacher’s resignation.

* The Board approved probationary contracts for new teachers.

* The Board approved a probationary contract for a diagnostician.

* The Board approved term contracts for teachers.

* The Board approved a term contract for a counselor.

* The Board meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m.