March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Announcement by the Board President whether a quorum is present and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551 as required by law.

Description:  "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Description:   "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." 

Description:  Coach Jose Pena teaches PE, Pre-Athletics, and Athletics at Florence Middle School. He also sponsors the UIL Chess team, leads the Student Connections Committee, and is on the campus SBDM. He is the head boys soccer coach at FHS, coaches middle school cross-country, and high school track. His colleagues said the following in his nomination:
"Coach Pena pushes our students to be the best that they can be every day. He brings out the best in all of his students and the results are seen everywhere across campus."
"Coach Pena is doing great things in PE class. He is having the students write about physical education topics using the RACE strategy, which helps students be successful in their ELAR classes."
"Coach Pena works very hard to provide structure and discipline for all students, while maintaining a fun learning environment." 
Congratulations to Coach Pena for being named as the FISD Teacher of the Month!

Description:  The Board encourages comments about the district from members of the public.  Anyone who has signed up to speak in advance of the meeting in accordance with the Board procedures may do so at this time.  The Board asks that each participant's comments pertain to district business and be no longer than 5 minutes.  For any member of the public who is accompanied by a translator, your time will be doubled as required by law.  Remember that the Board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda.  In addition, the Board has adopted policies to provide prompt and equitable resolution of complaints and concerns for employees, students or their parents, and the general public.  Copies of our district policies and procedures on public comments and filing complaints are available on the district website. 

Description:  New Elementary
Band Hall Practice Field

Description:  An expected significant amendment is expected for House Bill 2, the school funding bill in the House of Representatives. If it is released by the time of the board meeting, I will provide an update on it.

Description:  Policy CW(LOCAL) specifies the parameters by which the Board of Trustees may name a facility. One of the parameters is naming a facility after a, "Distinguished prominent citizens who have served the District or community, especially in service to children." Bobby Rosenbusch served as a teacher in our Ag Department for 31 years. His daughter, Melissa Rosenbusch, spent 28 years serving as a teacher in the Ag Department and is a Florence High School graduate. Between the two of them and their coworkers, they are responsible for 41 straight District Sweepstakes, a feat that is hard to fathom. Countless students have passed through their classrooms and have been taught lessons that will serve them for the remainder of their lives. Bobby is the teacher responsible for the creation of the FHS Meat Market, which continues to thrive today under his former student, Denielle Bailey. 

Description:  This is the final step in securing water from the City of Georgetown for water for the New Florence Elementary School. The Easement is approximately 3,260 square feet and provides the City of Georgetown access to the water line prior to the meter. The water line has already been installed.

Description:  Two draft versions of the calendar were presented to both my Buffalo Advisory Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee and they both chose the presented calendar. The calendar is very similar to the calendar adopted this year, providing for 169 school days for students, 187 days for teachers and aids, and 18 Professional Development Days, 5 of which will be student waiver days. The calendar provides a total of 81,220 instructional minutes when the professional development waiver is applied. The district would have 5620 excess minutes in the calendar should school be canceled for any reason.

Description:  Personal Financial Literacy and Economics is a new one-half credit high school course developed in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1063 and Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.025(b-22). Students may successfully complete either this new course or the Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits course to satisfy the half-credit economics requirement for high school graduation. This new economics course is part of the required secondary curriculum.

FHS is requesting to utilize the Personal Financial Literacy and Economics course as the course FHS will offer beginning during the 25 - 26 school year and no longer offer Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits. The new course addresses the need for students to be prepared to manage their finances once they leave their home. There is no cost for this change as the District already has the curriculum and instructional materials.

 

Description:  Eight (LOCAL) policies will be impacted by approving this update. The changes in CAA and CDA align policy with new regulations. Policy CY clarifies the circumstances under which the district's intellectual property may be used and where ownership of intellectual property lies when the material is created by a district employee. Policy DH adds nicotine products regardless of whether the product contains tobacco to the list of banned items. Policies EHB and EHBB align policy with changes to the Administrative Code and/or Education Code. Policy FFG aligns with the Education Code and states that when making a report about child abuse or neglect, the reporting party must provide their name and contact information. Finally, Policy GKA adds electronic vaporizing devices and clarifies that individuals authorized by the board to carry weapons are not subject to the prohibition provisions. 

Description:  The District has worked diligently with Indeco Sales to furnish the new Florence Elementary School. This furniture package covers every space on the campus and a 10% contingency is included in the price to purchase additional items identified as being needed. Indeco Sales is a BuyBoard vendor, contract # 677-22

Description:  The Board of Trustees will meet in Executive Session to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

Description:  The list provided includes all employees recommended for a Chapter 21 contract or a District of Innovation term contract as indicated for each employee.