June 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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A. Call to Order
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The Board President or his/her designee will call the meeting to order.
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B. Roll Call
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The Board President or his/her designee will call the roll of members.
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C. Pledge of Allegiance
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D. Public Hearing
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E. Proposed Findings and Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes with Big Star Solar, LLC, # 1531.
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Hearing to provide information and allow public input regarding the Big Star Solar project.
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F. Public Communications
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Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees have so indicated by listing their name on the Communications from the Public sign-in sheet located on the table at the entrance to the boardroom if the meeting is done in person, or at the link provided on the published board agenda if conducted remotely. Those signing have given a brief indication of the topics to be addressed.
Comments to the Board of Trustees under this provision will be limited to three minutes. The members of the Board of Trustees will listen to citizen presentations during this portion of a regularly scheduled meeting, but they will not comment or participate in a discussion of the topic. |
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G. Consent Agenda
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Board members routinely approve items on the consent agenda as a group. These are routine agenda items. Board members have the option to ask questions regarding any of the items listed under "consent agenda".
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G.1. Minutes
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State law requires that a record be kept in the form of official minutes on each meeting held by a governmental body and that these minutes be approved at the next regular meeting.
Attached are the minutes from the May 17, 2021 regular meeting and the June 1, 2021 special meeting.
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G.2. Financial Statements
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Monthly reporting of financial position in relation to the budget. The Board is provided monthly financial statements.
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G.3. Investment Report
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Meet legal reporting requirements for investments.
In order the meet legal reporting requirements for investments, the Board receives quarterly reports on District investments.
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G.4. State Aid Comparison - Budgeted vs. Earned
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The Board has requested a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget.
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G.5. Earned vs. TEA Payments
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The Board has requested a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget.
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G.6. Tax Collection Report
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Attached is the Tax Assessor-Collector's Report.
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G.7. Budget Amendments
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Budget amendments are necessary to properly appropriate funds for necessary expenditures of the District. Budget amendments on the function level require Board approval. The CFO routinely performs monitoring of District finance and reports to the Board any potential areas that require amendment and the reason the amendment is necessary.
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H. Information Items
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H.1. Financial Report
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The Chief Financial Officer, Jean Ann McCarthy, will review the financial disbursements for the previous month with the Board of Trustees. No action is required.
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H.2. Superintendent's Report
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The Superintendent will update the Board on important issues pertaining to the District.
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H.3. School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) Annual Report
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As per Texas Education Code, Chapter 28, at least annually, the local school health advisory council (SHAC) shall submit a report to the board of trustees. The board packet includes a report of activities from the 2020-2021 school year.
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H.4. Technology Report
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In an effort to keep the Board of Trustees updated on the status of technology in the district, Dr. Michael Caudill, Assistant Superintendent, will give a short report on the status of technology in the district.
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H.5. First Draft of the 2021-2022 District Budget
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The school district staff is currently in the process of developing the proposed budget for the 2021-2022 school year. The process began in January with budget planning at the campus level. The Board must adopt the final budget on or before August 31, 2021 in accordance with legal requirements.
Budget hearings were conducted with each campus principal and each department director. Expenditure adjustments from the first draft were made based upon input received from SISD staff as well as the public. The expenditure side of this draft has been thoroughly reviewed by the superintendent and business manager. However, the revenue side is very vague at this point. Jean Ann McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer, will present the first draft of the 2021-2022 budget to the Board.
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H.6. Tentative July Agenda Items
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Tentative items to be included on the July agenda are:
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I. Closed Session
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J. Deliberation and consultation with legal counsel and financial consultant to discuss proposed findings and Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes with Big Star Solar, LLC, # 1531. Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.071, 551.087, 551.129
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K. Action Items
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K.1. Consideration and possible action to approve findings related to the proposed Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes with Big Star Solar, LLC, #1531.
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K.2. Consideration and possible action to approve proposed Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes with Big Star Solar, LLC, # 1531.
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K.3. Consider Authorizing Superintendent to Approve the Possible Sale of Portable Buildings
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In order to proceed with security fence at the Brown Primary campus, SISD Brown Primary portables will be relocated and/or sold. We have advertised the sale of two portables. Sealed bids will be received and reviewed as required by state bidding regulations.
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K.4. Approval of Expenditure in Excess of $50,000
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The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the purchase of 2 networking servers that are vital to Smithville ISD's infrastructure.
The technology department budget currently has $38,000 remaining in the budget. With the approval of the budget amendment presented tonight, the requested expenditures are within the current budget. The District would like to proceed with this action to ensure that the work can be completed prior to all staff and students returning to the district. |
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K.5. Schedule Board Meeting Dates for 2021-2022
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The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees traditionally meets on the third Monday of each month. There are several months throughout the year that those regular meeting dates conflict with school holidays, etc. At this time, we would like to recommend the following dates for regular board meetings during the 2021-2022 school year:
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K.6. Board Self-Evaluation
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The Board conducts a self-assessment once a year to accomplish the following:
1. Assess governance team effectiveness 2. Review roles and responsibilities in the decision- making process 3. Identify the continuing education needs of the governance team and team members 4. Initiate dialogue among team members to enhance communications 5. Establish goals for the governance team The Board is using a survey instrument and process recommended and developed by the Texas Association of School Boards. The instrument is organized according to the Framework for School Board Development. The question arises "Can this be done in executive session since some of the discussion might be about a particular member of the governance team?" TASB Legal has been consulted regarding this question, and the response from them was that it had to be conducted in open session. The only exception would be if the discussion needed to address directly the conduct of board member X. Then according to TASB that discussion could occur in closed session.
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K.7. Personnel
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K.7.a. Resignations of Certified Personnel
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The Superintendent would like to inform the Board of the resignations of:
Shari Bang - Special Education Coordinator Kurt Gross - Special Education teacher at Smithville Elementary School Patricia Morrow - teacher at Smithville Elementary School Lauren Prine - General Agriculture teacher at Smithville High School Leanne Gray - newly hired teacher at Smithville High School No action is required. |
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K.7.b. Employment of Certified Personnel
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According to Board Policy DC [Local], the Superintendent has the authority to make recommendations to the Board regarding the selection of all personnel.
The Superintendent would like to recommend employment of the following personnel: Derek Crunk - Teacher Degree - BS from Baylor University Certification - Science grades 8-12 Years of Service - 8 years Campus - Smithville High School To replace Barbara Benson Rebecca Walla - Teacher Degree - BS from Sam Houston State University Certification - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources grades 6-12 Years of Experience - 2 years Campus - Smithville High School To replace Lauren Prine Tammy Mayberry - Assistant Principal Degree - M.Ed from Concordia University Certification - Principal grades EC-12, Elementary Self-Contained grades 1-8, Elementary Life-Earth Science grades 1-8 Years of Service - 18 years (5 years administrative) Campus - Smithville Junior High To replace Sarah Davis Brian Kinsler - Teacher/Coach Degree - BA from Texas State University Certification - History grades 7-12 Years of Service - 0 years Campus - Smithville Junior High To replace Gary Anthony Amaris White - Teacher Degree - BS from University of Houston Downtown Certification - Special Education grades EC-12 Years of Experience - 0 years Campus - Brown Primary To replace Nicole Cromey (but will teach Early Childhood) Goldie Sunshine - Teacher Degree - BS from Grand Canyon University Certification - Special Education grades EC-12, Generalist grades EC-6 Years of Experience - 5 years Campus - Smithville Elementary To replace Kurt Gross Erin Stephens - Teacher Degree - BA from Texas State University Certification - Core Subjects with STR grades EC-6 Years of Experience - 1 year Campus - Brown Primary To replace Kylie Cruz |
