SISD Board Report
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
  

Board Members Present: Mae Burton, Randy Fluke, David Kennedy, Cary McDougal, Cathy Renshaw, Betty Stoker, Al Zorrilla

Board Members Absent: None

* Dr. Melanie Price, Wakefield Principal, introduced seven 4^th grade Wakefield Koalaty Kids that presented a newscast on the various activities at Wakefield Elementary School.  The seven Koalaty Kids were Brianna Hughes, Carley Behrend, Savanna Crawford, Audrey Morrow, Calvin Owens, Mitchell McDougal, and Isaac Rodriguez.

* Dr. Hutto presented SISD Board Member Mae Burton with a Texas Association of School Board ISD Boardsmanship Basic Certificate

* Mr. Glen Smith of Linebarger Goggan Blair Peña & Sampson, LLP presented a Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax Collection Performance report.            

* The Board accepted gifts to Sherman High School, Piner Middle School, Fred Douglass School, Crutch-field, Fairview, Jefferson, Perrin, and Wakefield Elementary Schools in the amount of $15,350.00.                

* The Board approved the Proposed 2002-2003 School Calendar with classes beginning August 19, 2002 and ending May 29, 2003.

* The Board approved the Grant Writing Incentive Plan for SISD Non-administrative staff.  The SISD will provide monetary incentives of 5% of the face value of the grant(s) up to a maximum of $3,000 to non-administrative staff members or campus teams who write and receive a funded grant.  This incentive plan will be implemented effective September 1, 2002.

* The Board approved the expenditures for the month of January in the amount of $3,227,166.61.                                             

* The Board approved budget revisions among functional expenditure categories in the General Operating, Food Service and Debt Service Funds.

* The Board approved awarding bids for 2002 Sherman High School/Piner Football Equipment Bids.             

* The Board approved the Call of Trustee Election and Certificate Order for Establishing Election Precincts for Saturday, May 4, 2002 to fill places 6 and 7. 

* The Board approved the Joint Election Agreement with the City of Sherman for the May election.

* The Board approved the SISD Summer School 2002 plan. 

* The Board approved TASB Localized Policy Update 67 as recommended by TASB Policy Service.

* The Board approved acceptance of SHS Counselor Judy Aleman’s resignation for retirement, resignations for retirement of SHS math teacher Yvonne Butler and Fairview Special Education teacher Jean Martz, and the resignation of Dillingham orchestra director Pam Foster.

* The Board approved contracts for administrators, principals, counselors, diagnosticians, and non-teaching positions.