October 21, 2024 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. Student Led Pledge of Allegiance
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Students who have earned the most Tiger Tokens at Smithville Elementary will lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Those students are:
1st Grade: Sawyer Badders, Brooke Andrus, Andrew Stark 2nd Grade: Landon Harper, Nolan Ortiz 3rd Grade: Blake Hilbig, Olivia Abreo, Sara Cordova 4th Grade: Sofi Jaime-Maldonado, Owen Chaloupka, Brooke Wilson 5th Grade:Josselyn Jaimes Perez, Kinslee Taylor, Jesse Garza |
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D. Board Recognitions
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D.1. Smithville Elementary School Tiger of the Month
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This year, Smithville Elementary School is excited to celebrate outstanding students by introducing the "Tiger of the Month" recognition. Elementary staff will nominate students who exhibit characteristics such as kindness, strong character, and helpfulness. Each month, one exceptional student will be honored by the campus, recognized at the school board meeting, and will receive a special yard sign to proudly display at home.
The Tiger of the Month for October is Blake Hilbig, a third grader in Mrs. Natal's class. Congratulations, Blake! |
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D.2. Recognition of Outstanding Students for the First Nine-Weeks
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Each nine-weeks the middle school and high school faculties select an outstanding student from their respective campus. Students are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 on such criteria as grades, honesty, enthusiasm, cooperation with teachers and their peers, class participation and leadership.
Ariana Praditbatuga and Efrain Barron, Jr., have been chosen for the first nine-weeks from the junior high. Ariana is a seventh grader and the daughter of Michael and Adrianne Praditbatuga. Efrain is a sixth grader and the son of Jesenia Guerra and William Aparicio. Arabella Gutierrez and Christian Osorio are the selections for the nine-weeks from Smithville High School. Arabella is a senior, and the daughter of Grant and Krystel Gutierrez, and Christian is also a senior and the son of Maria Jaramillo. Our congratulations to all of these students! |
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D.3. Tiger Award Recipient Recognition
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Tiger Award recipients are nominated by peers. Each campus and department will nominate a representative. Final nominations will be voted on by a select committee. Each campus and department will have an award winner that will be recognized at the board meeting every nine-weeks.
Tiger Award winners for the first nine-weeks are: Brown Primary - Renee Segura Smithville Elementary - Melissa Vladyka Smithville Junior High - Valerie Rodriguez Smithville High School - Jason Peterson Central Office - Bethany Logan Congratulations to our outstanding staff! |
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E. Public Hearing
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E.1. Present F.I.R.S.T. Ratings
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As a mandate of the 77th Legislative session, districts must hold a public hearing to report the rating received by the district based upon financial performance in relation to the FIRST rating standards.
Sean Sanchez, Smithville I.S.D. Business Manager, will present the FIRST ratings to the Board of Trustees and the community.
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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.
The minutes from the September 16, 2024 regular meeting are included in the board packet for approval.
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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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H. Information Items
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H.1. Financial Report
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The business manager, Sean Sanchez, 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.
October Superintendent Report
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H.3. Smithville ISD Strategic Plan 2023-2027 Update
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Dr. Logan, Assistant Superintendent, will give a regular progress report/update on the Smithville I.S.D. Strategic Plan. The update this month will be incorporated into the approval of District and Campus Improvement Plans under Action Items.
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H.4. Bilingual Report
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TEC 7.028 states: (b)The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school has primary responsibility for ensuring that the district or school complies with all applicable requirements of state educational programs. Whitney Brown, Special Programs Coordinator, will provide the report to the Board as required by the Texas Education Code.
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H.5. Report on 2024 TASB Delegate Assembly
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The Texas Association of School Boards Annual Convention was held on September 27-29, 2024 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. Board member Michael Hancock served as our voting delegate to the TASB Delegate Assembly on September 28th. Mr. Hancock will give a summary report of the assembly at the board meeting.
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H.6. Tentative November Agenda Items
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Tentative items to be included on the November agenda:
a. Financial Report b. Superintendent’s Report c. Strategic Plan Update d. Voting for Bastrop Central Appraisal District Board of Directors e. Personnel |
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I. Action Items
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I.1. Consider Approval of District and Campus Improvement Plans and Performance Objectives
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Board Policy BQ [Legal] requires the Board to annually approve district and campus performance objectives and ensure that the district and campus improvement plans are mutually supportive to accomplish identified objectives and at a minimum, support the state goals and objectives. Smithville ISD presents these plans and objectives to the Board of Trustees in order to meet legal requirements for approving campus performance objectives and to improve student achievement.
Site-Based committees, campus principals, and central office staff began working on revising our improvement plans and establishing performance objectives for the 2024-2025 school year last spring. The committees have made final revisions this fall and are ready to present their performance objectives and improvement plans to the Board for approval. Included with the board packet are the performance objectives and improvement plans established for the district and each campus.
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I.2. Review Membership of School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
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As per Texas Education Code, Chapter 28, at least annually, the local school health advisory council (SHAC) shall review possible changes to current bylaws. Dr. Bethany Logan, Assistant Superintendent, will report to the Board of Trustees regarding possible changes to SHAC, including the following:
1. Direct to the Determination of Officers to be reflected in updated by-laws SISD is recommending the following changes to be directed from the Board of Trustees:
4. Grant a waiver of the annual board report for 2023-2024 to reset for the Annual Report for Spring 2025 |
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I.3. Personnel
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I.3.a. Resignations of Certified Personnel
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The Superintendent would like to inform the Board of the resignations of Rachel Mahaffey, a prekindergarten teacher at Brown Primary, effective the end of the semester.
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I.3.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 is recommending hire of the following individuals for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year: Lauren Copeland - Teacher Degree - Bachelor of Science from UT Austin Certification - alternative certification pending Years of Experience - 0 years Campus - Smithville High School Sarah Justus - Teacher Degree - Master of Arts from St. Mary's University Certification - Generalist EC-6 Years of Experience - 0 years Campus - Brown Primary Additional PreK position Kaytlyn Stewart - Teacher Degree - Bachelor of Science from Texas State University Certification - Mathematics 8-12 Years of Experience - 10 years Campus - Smithville High School |
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J. Closed Session Disclaimer - During the course of the meeting, the Board of Trustees may conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D and E. Decisions may be made as a result of executive session.
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