October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  The Board President or his/her designee will call the meeting to order.

Description:  The Board President or his/her designee will call the roll of members.

Description:  Students from Smithville Elementary who have received the most Tiger Tokens for the month will lead the group in the pledge.

• 1st Grade: Christopher Bailey, Kerri Grace Addleman, London Altman, and Bridger Birdwell
• 2nd Grade: Camila Aguliar Castillo, Zoe Arellano Hernandez, Casen Allen, and Renata Andrade Soto
• 3rd Grade:Emilee Alvarado, Penney Behrens, Nico Borja and Blayne Bennett
• 4th Grade: Julieta Andrade Soto, Maisie Aleman, Lane Abshier, Maximiliano Aguilar Jaimes
• 5th Grade: Tessa Barragan, Liberty Alloy-Bailey, Keatyn Becker, and Henley Browning

Description:  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 Anson Davis, who is a second-grader in Ms. Hunsucker's class.  

Description:  Each nine-weeks the middle school and high school faculties select an outstanding student from their respective campus.  Students are selected based upon criteria including grades, honesty, enthusiasm, cooperation with teachers and their peers, class participation and leadership.

• Lynleigh Roberts and Tyson Kristynik have been chosen for the first nine-weeks from the junior high.  Lynleigh is a sixth grader, and the daughter of Chris and Crystal Roberts.  Tyson is a seventh grader and is the son of Brandon and Amber Kristynik.
• Emilia Metcalf and Caleb Magden are the selections for the nine-weeks from Smithville High School.  Emilia is a ninth grader, and the daughter of Kristin Burns and Alex Metcalf.  Caleb is a senior, and is the son of Joshua and Elizabeth Magden.

Description:  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 - Leann Vinklarek
• Smithville Elementary - Jackie Tucker
• Smithville Junior High - Luke Marx
• Smithville High School - Stephen Fobert
• Central Office - Caitlen Harper

Description: 

In recognition of their outstanding support for staff and students of SISD, special recognition will be provided for: 

• SISD Education Foundation 

• TCS Mechanical

Description:  As a mandate of the 77th Texas Legislative session, public school districts are required to hold a public hearing and report the rating received by the district based upon financial performance in relation to the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating standards. 

Stacy Tiner, Smithville I.S.D. Business Manager, will present the FIRST ratings to the Board of Trustees and the community.

Description:  Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees must indicate their intent by listing their name on the Communications from the Public sign-in sheet located on the table at the entrance to the boardroom prior to the meeting.

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. 

Description:  Board members routinely approve items on the consent agenda as a group.  These are routine agenda items. 

Description:  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 September 15, 2025, regular meeting.

Description:  Monthly reporting of financial position in relation to the budget.  The Board is provided monthly financial statements as an information item.

Description:  Meet legal reporting requirements for investments.  In order to meet legal reporting requirements for investments, the Board receives quarterly reports on District investments.

Investment Report
Lone Star Newsletter
TexPool Newsletter

Description:  The Board is provided a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget as an information item.

Description:  The Board has requested a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget.

Description:  Attached is the Tax Assessor-Collector's Report.

Description:  The business manager, Stacy Tiner, will review the financial disbursements for the previous month with the Board of Trustees.  No action is required.

Description:  Approve the use of committed fund balance in the amount of $42,000 for the Category 2 E-Rate project for upgrades to the district switching, hardware, network, and W-Fi. 

Description:  Approval of annual insurance coverage renewal for property, automobile liability, automobile physical damage, school liability, and cyber liability & security with TASB Risk Fund in the amount of $269,565, from the general operating budget.

Description:  Approval of a resolution to update the SISD Investment Officers to include the current Superintendent, Dr. Molley Perry, and Business Manager, Stacy Tiner.

Description:  Accept a directed donation from TCS Mechanical valued at approximately $20,000 to provide supplies and equipment for the SHS Welding Program.

Description:  Accept a directed donation from the Smithville Education Foundation in the amount of $15,000 for paid student internships at TCS Mechanical and translator pens for ESL/EB students.

Description:  The Superintendent will update the Board on important issues pertaining to the District.

• Enrollment Update
• National Principals’ Month
• TESLA Partnership Expansion
• Student Success 
• 2026-27 Instructional Calendar Development 
• Team of 8 Training on October 29 

 

Description:  District leadership will provide an update on the Smithville ISD Strategic Plan.  This month's update will focus on Priority 2: Staff Satisfaction & Engagement.

Description:  In accordance with §89.1265, each year districts must provide a presentation of their Bilingual/ESL program evaluation to the school board. Whitney Brown, Special Programs Coordinator, will provide this required annual report.

Description:  Tentative items to be included on the November agenda are:

1. Public Hearing and Approval of TIPs for SES & SJHS
2. Superintendent’s Report
3. Strategic Plan Update — Priority 3
4. Voting for the Bastrop Central Appraisal District Board of Directors
5. Safety and Security Update
6. Review and Approve 2024-2025 District Financial Audit 
7. 2025 Bastrop County Tax Levy Report

Description:       
Site-Based committees, campus principals, and central office staff began working on revising our improvement plans and establishing performance objectives for the 2025-2026 school year last spring.  Following discussion at the September 2025 meeting, additional review and updates were completed and are now presented for approval. Included with the board packet are the performance objectives and improvement plans established for the district and each campus.

Description:  According to Board Policy DC [Local], the Superintendent has the authority to make recommendations to the Board regarding the selection of all personnel.

• Cheryl Moore, Registered Nurse - High School Health Science Teacher. Ms. Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Tarleton State University.