Governance

Kaufman: KISD board approves new codes of conduct
Life's not fair, but Kaufman ISD school board members made strides to increase the fairness in local schools as they approved a measure that standardized codes of conduct for students involved in extracurricular activities. Now students involved in athletics, cheerleading and Lionettes will all have equivalent expectations. Previously, students that violated the code of conduct were subject to differing levels of punishment. However, coaches and sponsors worked together to create reasonable expectations for students with similar punishments. [ View Article ] Mar 12, 2010, 07:45

McKinney: Two district issues top in Johnson’s mind
With the worries of campaigning for his seat on the McKinney ISD Board of Trustees brushed aside, Wade Johnson (Place 6) can give all his attention to the issues currently facing the district, including the decision to be made this month of whether or not McClure Elementary will open in the coming school year and what measures are necessary to balance enrollment at McKinney North and McKinney Boyd high schools. [ View Article ] Mar 12, 2010, 07:45

Raymondville: RISD contract allegations aired at school board meeting
Allegations of irregularities in contracts with a financial consultant hired by school Superintendent Johnny L. Piñeda were aired Tuesday before the school board. Local resident Joe Torres said school officials refused to place the issue on the meeting agenda, so he was forced to raise the issue in the meeting’s public forum period, which limited him to a five-minute presentation. [ View Article ] Mar 11, 2010, 08:00

Ft. Bend: FBISD board votes to restore half-credit health requirement
Incoming freshmen in the 2010-2011 school year in the Fort Bend Independent School District will be required to complete a half-credit in health to graduate based on a Monday night vote by board trustees. In January, the State Board of Education adopted several amendments to state graduation requirements, including removing the requirement that students take a half-credit of health to graduate. [ View Article ] Mar 11, 2010, 07:45

Henderson: HISD will decide on school uniform plan for Northside, HMS
Standardized dress codes proposed for Northside Intermediate and Henderson Middle School will most likely go before Henderson Independent School District trustees next month. During Monday's regular monthly board meeting, deputy superintendent Dr. Raylene Conner told trustees about the results of surveys sent home to parents of children who will be attending Northside, HMS or Henderson High School next year. Results from parents were favorable at Northside and HMS, Conner said, but parents of HHS students voted against the proposal. Northside parents favored a standardized dress code by a 3-to-1 margin, Conner said, and HMS parents were in favor by 2 to 1. [ View Article ] Mar 11, 2010, 07:45

Ingram: Hicks wants to talk consolidation with Hunt
The president of the Ingram Independent School District, Olen Hicks, voiced his support of exploring a potential merger between his district and the Hunt Independent School District. At a meeting of the Ingram board of trustees Monday night, Hicks said the board should be open to further researching a proposal by Ingram superintendent J.T. Stroder to combine the districts and take advantage of a state funding loophole. [ View Article ] Mar 10, 2010, 08:32

Fort Bend ISD trustees approve financial exigency resolution
The message was clear at Monday night’s regular board meeting as board members declared a “financial exigency” in response to the district’s current budget crisis. “Without a significant change in the district’s expenditure patterns or a change in the state funding formula, the district is projected to be fiscally unstable in three years,” board president Bob Broxson said. The declaration allows the administration to restructure programs to allow the district to remain “structurally sound” and identify certain areas for possible reductions in the workforce. [ View Article ] Mar 10, 2010, 07:48

San Angelo School board revises calendar because of snow day
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Shelly Hullihen, assistant superintendent of educational support services, asked the San Angelo school board to approve a revision to the spring semester calendar in the wake of the Feb. 23 snow storm. The original calendar had a day to allow for bad weather early in the semester, but also provided 176 instructional days for the students, she said at the San Angelo Independent School District’s board meeting Monday. Texas Education Agency requires students to have 175 instructional days in the school year so the missed school day does not have to be made up, Hullihen said. [ View Article ] Mar 9, 2010, 08:03

Heggins Files To Oppose Washington For Tyler ISD Seat
Longtime Tyler ISD board member Therelee Washington now has an opponent in the single member District 3 race. On Monday, the last day for filing, Howard Heggins, 33, a factory worker, filed to run for the seat. Heggins could not be reached for comment on Monday. Washington, 75, has been on the board for 16 years. He worked as principal at Bonner and Peete elementary schools and taught at Douglas Elem-entary before retiring after 37 years. [ View Article ] Mar 9, 2010, 07:52

Corpus Chriti: CCISD trustees to look at classroom behavior
Behavior in the classroom is an issue the CCISD trustees want to survey teachers, bus drivers and staff about after one trustee said Monday he sees it as a growing problem. The Corpus Christi Independent School District has various policies and procedures to address student discipline, but Trustee Tony Diaz said more needs to be done to improve behavior because it is interfering with learning. [ View Article ] Mar 9, 2010, 07:45

Embattled school trustee seeking re-election
After staying mum for more than a month on whether or not she would seek re-election, Hitchcock school trustee Shirley Price filed her paperwork on Monday to hold onto her District 2 trustee seat. The trustee, who has been under fire and was rebuked by the school board for turning a motivational speech to a group of fifth- through eighth-grade girls into a chat about sex, will be challenged in her quest to serve a second term. Price, a retired NASA human resources specialist, will face administrative assistant Hayley Winkelmann in the race. Price is among six incumbent school board trustees who drew challengers for the office they hold. [ View Article ] Mar 9, 2010, 07:45

Ingram ISD to hear case for consolidation
The Ingram Independent School District board of trustees will get its first chance to formally weight in on a proposed consolidation with Hunt Independent School District Monday evening. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the district boardroom, 510 College St. There, superintendent J.T. Stroder will present the research to support his recent proposal to incorporate his school district into Hunt’s in order to take advantage of a loophole in the state’s public school funding formula. [ View Article ] Mar 8, 2010, 08:32

Titus county schools prepare for May vote
Various schools across the State of Texas are preparing for their May election of school board trustees. Monday, March 8, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for applications of hopeful school board candidates. [ View Article ] Mar 8, 2010, 07:47

Beeville: BISD wants to inform public on cost of new bleachers
Beeville ISD trustees opted to delay spending between $1 million and $1.3 million for new bleachers at the high school stadium until they hear from the public. Trustee Tom Beasley, during Tuesday’s afternoon meeting, said that he was concerned that the public didn’t know the amount of money the trustees would be spending. “I don’t see anything in the agenda item that we are going to spend $1.3 million,” Beasley said. The agenda item did identify the bleachers and press box replacement but didn’t include a price tag for the work. [ View Article ] Mar 8, 2010, 07:46

Abilene: AISD reviews custodial bids
Assistant Superintendent Charles Perkins remembers the rough transition five years ago when the Abilene Independent School District privatized custodial services with Sodexo with hopes to save money and district jobs. When Sodexo took over in the fall of 2005, some schools ran short of paper supplies. Others said their rooms were poorly cleaned. New paperwork led some custodians to get late paychecks and benefits were confusing. Meanwhile, many believed school lawns looked better than ever. [ View Article ] Mar 8, 2010, 07:45

Aledo ISD Called School Board Meeting 3-9-2010
A Special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Aledo ISD will be held March 9, 2010, beginning at 8:00 AM in the Aledo ISD Administration Board Room. The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. [ View Article ] Mar 8, 2010, 06:45

Brazosport: BISD takes peek at budget
As Brazosport ISD begins its budgeting process for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Financial Director Dan Schaefer said it can expect a budget similar to this year’s — tight. For the most part, the budget will stay the same, Schaefer said. With the current year’s budget, the district had to do without proactive maintenance, a situation they can expect to continue. [ View Article ] Mar 5, 2010, 07:45

Marshall: MISD to attend governance training
A Marshall Independent School District team, consisting of the school board and Superintendent Dr. Bruce Gearing, is among five Texas school district leadership teams that will participate in the 13-month professional development program Reform Governance in Action. [ View Article ] Mar 5, 2010, 07:41

Pearland ISD Trustees make lease decision
Pearland ISD trusteess again considered what to do with the old Dawson High School at their regular board meeting last week. After a question and answer session with Michelle Smith, Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Pearland and another two hours in closed session discussion with their attorney, trustees ultimately voted to approve the counteroffer made by city officials, but rejected considering leasing the facility to non-governmental entities. Crosspoint Church had previously offered district officials $180,000 annually to lease 100,000 sq. feet. [ View Article ] Mar 4, 2010, 07:47

Pearland: Tempers flare at PISD board meeting
Pearland Independent School District’s board of trustees exchanged heated words Tuesday night during discussion of a recent handgun incident on district property, the second incident involving firearms in less than a year. “Dr. Cain, it bothers me that there’s an atmosphere that’s been created in Pearland ISD where guns on district property are either no big deal or nothing to worry about,” Thomas Heinz said during public comments. “I have been teaching for 20 years and have never heard of a gun remaining on site. I have also never heard of a person committing an offense going unpunished. In less than a year, it has happened on Pearland ISD property twice.” [ View Article ] Mar 4, 2010, 07:45

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