SISD Board Report
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
  

SISD Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
SHS Little Theater

Board Members Present: John Blystone, Mae Burton, David Kennedy, Cathy Renshaw, Betty Stoker, Al Zorrilla
Board Members Absent: None

• Mike Cass of Supreme Roofing requested that the Board review the pre-qualifications of the roofing contracts and reconsider accepting the bid from his company. The bid from Supreme Roofing was rejected because the bid was arrived after the SISD’s deadline for receiving bids. Mr. Cass told the Board that Supreme Roofing has helped the district many times over the years without receiving compensation for their services and requested that their bid be reconsidered.
• Greg Dick and Mark Deans addressed the Board with concerns about the transfer policy.
• Sue Frazier spoke on behalf of the district’s great G/T program and thanked the Board and administration for their support of the program.

* Superintendent/Board Dialogue -

• Dana Purcell recognized the members of the Special Olympics students that had participated in the bowling tournament that was held in Houston. Ms. Purcell thanked all the sponsors and parents that accompanied the students to Houston.
• Superintendent Hutto announced that all board members had received or were in the process of receiving the continuing education hours that are required annually for school board members.
• Dr. Sandi Froese presented information the Sherman Education Foundation’s March for Fitness and Major Saver’s fundraising events and reminded everyone that the Circle of Success Recognition Banquet would be held on March 26^th at 6:30 p.m. at Austin College.

* On behalf of the Sherman I.S.D., the Board accepted gifts totaling $6,675 to Sherman High School, Perrin Elementary and Wakefield Elementary Schools.

* The Board approved the request for a new math course at Piner Middle School and also approved the request for revised criteria for entry into the restructured G.T and honors math courses.

* The Board approved that a staff development waiver for three additional days of staff development in lieu of three days of student instruction be submitted to the Texas Education Agency.

* The Board approved the 2004-05 proposed school year calendar. August 16^th is the first day of classes and the last day of classes will be May 26^th.

* The Board approved various budget amendments in the General Operating, Food Service and Debt Service Funds.

* The Board approved the following revisions to Policy FDA (Local) Interdistrict Transfers:

• Permit non-resident students of full-time employees to attend the SISD tuition free
• Permit non-resident students who were grandfathered in April 2002 as “conditionally exempt students” to continue uninterrupted enrollment tuition free for four years (through the end of the 2007-08 school year)
• Charge tuition to any new non-resident student (including siblings of conditionally exempt students), beginning with the 2004-05 school year (if space is available)
• Tuition for non-resident transfers will be $2500 per student, beginning with the 2004-05 school year
• For a student residing in a single-family dwelling, if part of the originally platted lot on which the dwelling rests is within more than one district, the student shall be considered a resident of the district of which the majority (at least 51%) of the platted lot rests as determined by the appraisal district.

* The Board approved changing the beginning date of employment contracts from September 1 to August 1, beginning with the 2004-05 contract year.

* The Board approved rescheduling the regular March school board meeting from March 16 to March 23, 2004.

* The Board tabled approval of the roof contractors for bidding roof replacement work for the 2004 SISD roof replacement project.

* The Board approved that a school trustee election be called for Saturday, May 15, 2004 to fill places 3, 4 and 5. The Board also approved the Election Order and Certificate of Order for Establishing Election Precincts.

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

* The Board approved the purchase of 246 Gateway Computers.

* The Board approved expenditures for the month of January in the amount of $3,289,283.86.

* The Board approved that a class size waiver for kindergarten sections at Washington Elementary and Jefferson Elementary be submitted to the Texas Education Agency.

* The Board acknowledged the superintendent’s acceptance of two counselor resignations, a teacher resignation and a teacher resignation for retirement.

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

* The Board meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.