SISD Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Sherman High School Little Theater
7:05 p.m.
Board Members Present: Mae Burton, Randy Fluke, David Kennedy, Cary McDougal, Cathy
Renshaw, Betty Stoker, Al Zorrilla
* A petition for the detachment and annexation of the Bentbrook and Forest Glenn
properties was presented and a hearing was requested. by the citizens of these
properties. President Randy Fluke stated the Board would take the petition under
advisement and a hearing would be scheduled within 60 days.* Superintendent/Board
Dialogue -
The board recognized several coaches of various athletic
achievements and also recognized the director of the band
program, Joe
Frank.
Director of Technology Mignon Plyler presented a technology
update.
Piner principal Mike Mitchusson told the Board that 104
Piner 7th graders participated in the Duke Talent Search. The results
of these tests will be
announced in February.
Chuck Edwards, SISD Maintenance Director, presented a
report on the progress of the Piner Middle School
renovation. Mr.
Edwards said the project was ahead of schedule and would be completed by December 26,
2002.
Team of 8 Training for the Board was discussed and the
3-hour training was tentatively scheduled for January 13th or 14th.
School Board Member Mae Burton was chosen to serve on the
2003 State Textbook Review Panel.
* On behalf of the Sherman I.S.D., the Board accepted the following gifts.
Sherman High
School Athletic Department
From the Sherman
Athletic Booster Club – various gifts totaling $11,737.
Wakefield
Elementary School
From Mr. John Stephens
of Sherman - $85 to be used to purchase the basic series of Laura Ingalls Wilder books
for the Wakefield
library. This gift was given in memory of Ms. Jane Blurton, a former Wakefield teacher.
* The Board approved joining the TexSTAR Investment Pool and the Participation
Agreement.
* The Board approved staying with CIGNA as the third-party administrator and ING ReliaStar
as the stop-loss and life insurance company for the 2003 calendar year.
* The Board approved expenditures for the month of November 2002.
* The Board approved various budget amendments.
* The Board approved the Campus Improvement Plan and the Campus Performance Objectives.
* The Board approved by consent agenda the following items:
SHS Baseball Equipment Bids
Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report
Purchase of HEAT Help Desk Software for Technology
Department.
* The Board approved a term contract for the 2002-03 school year for Stacy Harlin at
Douglass Learning Center and the superintendent’s acceptance of resignations for boot
camp teacher Denise Thomas (effective 11/29/02) and Dillingham teacher Michelle Dunn
(effective 12/20/02).
* The Board denied a parental request for the continuance of a Level III grievance until
the January board meeting and voted unanimously to uphold the actions of the SISD
administration regarding the Level III.
* The Board meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
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