SISD Board of Trustees
Regular Board Meeting
Monday, November 21, 2005
Board Members Present: Debbie Burnett, Sue
Frazier, John Hendricks, David Kennedy, Betty Stoker, Al Zorrilla
Board Members Absent: Cathy Renshaw
*Public Hearing – First Day of Instruction (2006-07)
- A public hearing
was held to begin the process of determining the first day of instruction for the 2006-07
school year.
- Dr. Hambrick
requested that consideration be given to begin the school year on August 14, 2006, in
order to end the first semester before the Christmas break.
*Superintendent/Board Dialogue:
- Mr. Bradford
recognized the Bearcat Band for achieving 3rd in State. Mr. Bradford thanked the
Board, SISD Administration and the band parents for their support.
- The Bearcat Fall
Sports Teams, including Drill and Cheer, Cross Country, Girl’s Volleyball and the
Bearcat Varsity Football team were recognized.
- Dr. Frazier
reported she had attended a Bond Progress Committee meeting in Denton, Texas. The Denton
committee is a citizen run committee made up of 17 residents, which reflects the voters’
desires back to the board.
- Dr. Hambrick
recognized Piner Middle School for making the Just for Kids Honor Roll.
- Dr. Hambrick also
presented Gold Performance Academic Awards.
- During his
Academic Program Update, Dr. Hambrick reported the SHS Robotics Team is advancing to
State.
- Chuck Edwards
reported the Douglass parking lot is 90% complete and should be striped on Friday.
He also reported the district is negotiating for two elementary sites, one in north Sherman
and one in south Sherman.
- Mignon Plyler
reported the Sherman ISD Technology Team had evaluated solutions and options for our
e-mail. Mirapoint is an industry leader and would include an e-mail server, storage
for archiving purposes, 24/7 hardware/software support, strong encryption and
subscriptions for anti-virus and anti-spam protection. The district thanked Internet
Texoma who has graciously hosted all Sherman ISD e-mail accounts since 1996.
- Bruce Barnett
introduced Jeff Baker of Prologic Software. This software is built specifically for Texas
school districts.
*Action Items:
- The Board approved
the 2005-06 Campus Improvement Plans for each SISD campus as presented.
- The Board approved
the preliminary financing plan for the 2005 Bond Program as presented by RBC Dain
Rauscher.
- The Board approved
the 2004-05 audit report as presented by Snyder and Grisham LLP.
- The Board approved
five underwriters for the 2005 bond program as follows: UBS Financial Services,
First Southwest Company, A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc., Edward D. Jones and Company, and
Raymond James and Associates.
- The Board approved
three change orders for the SHS lights and curtains project.
- The Board approved
budget changes as presented.
- The Board approved
expenditures and revenue for the month of October 2005 in the amount of $3,844,304.93.
- The Board approved
the purchase of the Mirapoint e-mail solution and support for $54,257.00.
- The Board approved
the acceptance of gifts from the community totaling $27,675.00.
- The Board approved
the rescheduling of the December school board meeting for December 12, 2005.
- The Board approved
the election of Debra H. Smith to serve as a non-member Secretary of the Board of
Trustees.
- The Board approved
the casting of 834 votes for Al Zorrilla and 397 votes for L. D. Byrd to elect them to the
Grayson Appraisal District Board of Directors.
*On the consent agenda, the Board approved the following
items:
- Policy Update 76.
- SHS Boys’
Baseball/Girls’ Softball Bids.
*From Closed Meeting
- The Board approved
the Superintendent’s Acceptance of Educational Diagnostician’s Retirement
effective December 16, 2005.
*The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
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