Board Briefs- Jan. 20, 2015 Pledge of Allegiance Prayer I. Roll Call II ...
Board Briefs- Jan. 20, 2015 Pledge of Allegiance Prayer I. Roll Call II. Celebrations: (This agenda item is highlighting “happenings” around the district given by Ms. Stacey Gatlin.) Lady Bronco Basketball was highlighted at both high school and middle school levels for their accomplishments. Boys Basketball was honored with various tournament wins and season record of 17-4 as of today. Communities in Schools press conference with Nottingham, WWJH and DHS all represented along with Representative John Otto. Reading/Math Celebrations at both SFA and Richter were discussed. HLSR winners were announced. o KMB Best of Show – Aracely Flories o KMB Gold Medal – Azenth Zavala o WWJH Best of Show – Cade Bartee o WWJH Gold Medal – Savannah Lee o DHS Best of Show- Zachary Muskiet o DHS Gold Medal- Garrett Reavis o DHS Gold Medal- Karen Garcia o Honorable Mention- Amber Allsbrook WWJH and DHS BPA are sending 54 students to STATE! Way to go to all of the students and the staff! DHS Debate Team have been participating in meets and had a team place 3rd. Dayton Varsity and JV Powerlifting Teams both placed 2nd at the Dayton Meet this past weekend. Congratulations to all participants. AAEP has graduated 16 students so far this year! Way to go graduates and staff of our AAEP! Transportation Training is on-going and continues to work towards team-building and customer service. Mr. Herrera worked with all campuses and departments to organize and plan a late start plan in case of bad weather days. Proactively putting this plan in place will cut out confusion and ensure consistency around the district. School Board Appreciation- Dr. Johnson and the entire DISD staff “thanked” the Trustees for their time, efforts, commitment and love for DISD. III. Communication from the Public (none) IV. Items Board Action: A. Approved the Consent Agenda (previous Board Minutes, Disbursements, and Budget Amendments). B. Approved the statement of impact for three new Charter Schools in the Houston area. Charter schools are required by TEA to notify districts and have this form presented to the Board. C. Approved the order and notice of upcoming Board Election for the Dayton Independent School District’s Board of Trustees on May 9, 2015 to fill positions #5, #6, and #7. All three positions will be for a three year term. The Election Day will run from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and conjunction with the City of Dayton’s elections. D. Approved the continued Inter-local agreement with Harris County Precinct 3 for 2015. E. The Board did not take action but listened to the Schematic Designs for Woodrow Wilson Jr. High and Dayton High School. There was discussion and additional suggestions for the schematic designs from the Board. V. Board Information: A. Superintendent Johnson’s Report 1. Ron Bailey continued with the Design Teams’ Updates with the two new elementary schools. 2. Suzanne Chachere gave the Board a brief update of the new Technology Plan. 3. Camille Bob gave an update on Chartwells Food Service which included: Food Service Associates Trainings and regularly held meetings to improve customer service and teambuilding/problem solving.
Introduction/honoring of staff members- (Sandra Hunter-Area Supervisor, Theresa Younger- Support Service Personnel, Alicia Diaz- Richter Café Manger, Brenda Condos- Nottingham Café Manager, Jennifer Britton- SFA Café Manager, Debbie Johnson- November Employee of the Month and Carlette Jones- December Employee of the Month) Thanksgiving and Christmas lunches were a success and he thanked Central Office staff for helping served over 1500+ adults. Taste Testing at DHS with over 250 students participating. New Offerings were added to the menu including more fruits and slushies. Design Team Meetings with PBK and collaboration with the new/renovated kitchens are on-going. Chef’s Visit to school and hosted various events including: Veggietainment, Omelet Bar and Chef Extravaganza Speaker, Viva Fiesta 4. Principals Reports- Each Principal briefly spoke of ways we are working to build capacity and staff morale at the various campuses. B. Assistant Superintendent Pierce’s Report 1. Financial/Budget Statement 2. Check Register from Activity Funds 3. Tax Collector’s Report The Board went into Executive Session at 8:47 p.m. to discuss the following items: 551.074 – Personnel- Substitute List 551.074 – Personnel 551.072 – Property 551.074 – Personnel- Superintendent’s Contract Items for Board Action after Executive Session @ 9:42 p.m.: A. Board approved all Personnel recommendation as presented. (Welcome aboard Lorrie Ramirez to Richter as a Special Education Teacher) B. Board approved all resale of foreclosed properties as listed. C. Board extended the Superintendent’s contract. Official Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:44 p.m.
Introduction/honoring of staff members- (Sandra Hunter-Area Supervisor, Theresa Younger- Support Service Personnel, Alicia Diaz- Richter Café Manger, Brenda Condos- Nottingham Café Manager, Jennifer Britton- SFA Café Manager, Debbie Johnson- November Employee of the Month and Carlette Jones- December Employee of the Month) Thanksgiving and Christmas lunches were a success and he thanked Central Office staff for helping served over 1500+ adults. Taste Testing at DHS with over 250 students participating. New Offerings were added to the menu including more fruits and slushies. Design Team Meetings with PBK and collaboration with the new/renovated kitchens are on-going. Chef’s Visit to school and hosted various events including: Veggietainment, Omelet Bar and Chef Extravaganza Speaker, Viva Fiesta 4. Principals Reports- Each Principal briefly spoke of ways we are working to build capacity and staff morale at the various campuses. B. Assistant Superintendent Pierce’s Report 1. Financial/Budget Statement 2. Check Register from Activity Funds 3. Tax Collector’s Report The Board went into Executive Session at 8:47 p.m. to discuss the following items: 551.074 – Personnel- Substitute List 551.074 – Personnel 551.072 – Property 551.074 – Personnel- Superintendent’s Contract Items for Board Action after Executive Session @ 9:42 p.m.: A. Board approved all Personnel recommendation as presented. (Welcome aboard Lorrie Ramirez to Richter as a Special Education Teacher) B. Board approved all resale of foreclosed properties as listed. C. Board extended the Superintendent’s contract. Official Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:44 p.m.
