DEKALB ISD

Board of Trustees Minutes

November 21, 2011

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the DeKalb ISD was called to order on the above date by President Kelly Hopkins at the Central Office at 7:00 p.m.

Roll call was made with the following members present: T.O. Pynes, Lesa Thompson, Blake Hodges, Tommy Crouch, Jimmie Whittle, James Strain and Kelly Hopkins. Others present were Superintendent David Manley, Jennifer Matteson, Richard Coleman, Kim Birdsong, Mr. Reeves, and Stephanie Sparks.

Blake Hodges voiced the invocation.

Blake Hodges made the motion to approve consent agenda, minutes from October 17, 2011, second by T.O. Pynes, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by Tommy Crouch to commit $1,585,754 of the fund balance for 2010-2011 school year for retirement of loans or notes payable and construction seconded by James Strain, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by James Strain to approve the Annual Audit Report for the 2010-2011 school year as presented by Kelly Birdwell from Wilf & Henderson CPA’s, seconded by Blake Hodges, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by Jimmie Whittle to approve Policy Update 91 with exception of same sex paddling in grades Pk-4^th grade, seconded by Tommy Crouch, all voted for, motion carried.

Stephanie Sparks and Richard Coleman went over Student Level Academic Review based on TEA criteria that they sent. This benchmark was done early in the school year. These benchmarks were compared to the 9week grade for the students that are struggling on these tests.

Motion by Tommy Crouch to nominate Ron Riddle for the 2012-2014 Bowie Central Appraisal District Board of Directors and give all 106 votes to him, seconded by T.O. Pynes, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by T.O. Pynes to authorize the DeKalb ISD Board of Education to join with other Texas Public Schools, taxpayers and parents as the Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition for the purpose of speaking with one voice in the litigation of public school finance matters, seconded by Jimmie Whittle, all voted for, motion carried.

Facilities:

• Putting up new fence around front of Middle School A/C units
• May put something up around sink hole at Elementary
• Getting prices on putting covered walk way, all the way in the front of Elementary
• Getting bids on painting rooms at the Middle School
• The glazed block wall at Elementary has problem getting anything to stay on the wall – paint is peeling
• Need rails at basketball gym going up stairs and in bleachers

Superintendent Report:

High School – Canned Food Drive – Senior’s brought in over 200 canned foods – They will be treated with donuts and a movie.

Running 97% attendance at HS

Elementary – Enrollment was 98.67%, we are fogging to help with that. Thanksgiving dinner last week had over 150 visitors

At this time the Board was called into executive session at 8:17 p.m. in accordance with the Texas Open Meeting Act, government Code, Chapter 551.074 Subchapter D and E and returned to open meeting at 8:51.

Motion by James Strain to accept the resignation of Heath Shelton as Technology Director, seconded by Tommy Crouch, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by Tommy Crouch to hire Randall Brown as Technology Director, seconded by James Strain, all voted for, motion carried.

Motion by Tommy Crouch to adjourn the meeting a 8:55 p.m., seconded by James Strain, all voted for, motion carried.

December Board Meeting will be on December 12^th.

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Kelly Hopkins, President Lesa Thompson, Secretary