October Board Brief 2014
October Board Brief 2014
Pledge of Allegiance Prayer I. Roll Call II. Celebrations: (This agenda item is highlighting some of the “happenings” around the district given by Ms. Mary Ellen Conner.)
The Bronco Cross Country Meet was held on September 20 with over 1000 runners representing 55 schools. Congratulations to all the runners and thanks to all of the staff/parents who helped make this meet a success. See You at the Poles Activities were held at our campuses and also the Administration Building on September 24. Drive One for UR School was held on September 27 and was a huge success. They raised $5400 that day. Thank you all who came out and drove. Community Tailgate and Pep Rally held Oct. 10 at WWJH. Well attended and lots of talented students performed. Oct. 11 and Nov. 8 are dates for Lee College Parent Workshops. Early College High School meeting took place with Lee College (more information later in Mr. Painter’s report). Winnie Rice Festival both our students and 4H award winners include: o 2nd Place Judging Team: Coy Brackin, Wesley Walker, Cody Dear o 3rd Place Judging Team: Emma Chachere, Jessica Payne, Emma Robinson o
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Dayton 4H Team placed 4 as a team: Jake Williams, Logan Chachere, Chase Anderson, and Jaclynn Schwander Volleyball Write to Learn and Teacher Appreciation was recognized. Great “win-win” for students, teachers and academics. Congratulations to Shanna McCracken who has been selected to College Board as Advanced Placement Advocate. Congratulations to Travis Young who has been named by Texas Association of Secondary School Principals to Assistant Regional Coordinator to develop student leaders. Congratulations to Dayton HS All-Region Choir Members include: o Asacia Wiley o Mera Candelaria o Alyssa Cast o Victoria Weir o Essence Stevenson o John Bartee o Justus Alvarez o Dakota Burris o Aaron Baker o Jonah Tyler o Jonathan Hill Congratulations to WWJH All-Region Choir Members include: o Matthew Stutz o Abigail Hernandez o Rosendo Rodriguez o Olivia Nieto SFA Pumpkin Patch Field Trip was highlighted. New safety latches were installed at the high school nurse’s office as a pilot (and at no cost to the district). Dining with Dad at Richter with over 300 Dads coming up to eat with their children. Bond campus events and early voting opportunities were highlighted. Ms. Tami Pierce and DISD was presented with a $72,900 check from Mr. Joe Blasi, Insurance Consultant with McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc. for our lowering/savings from our workman’s comp over the last year. Peter Griffiths was selected to serve on???????
III. Communication from the Public (none) IV. Public Meeting on Dayton ISD’s Financial Accountability Rating: Given by Ms. Tami Pierce
Annual Financial Report for the Year ending June 30 from Wiggins and Smith Accounting Firm This year’s TEA rating was Superior Achievement Rating of 68 out of a possible 70 Previous year’s TEA rating comparison from previous year’s audit was also Superior Achievement Rating with 67 out of a possible 70
VI/ Items Board Action: A. Approved the Consent Agenda (previous Board Minutes, Disbursements, and Budget Amendments). B. Approved the new designees to sign service records. Mary Ellen Conner and Stacey Gatlin were added to the designees as Sophie Etheridge will be retiring in December, leaving Dr. Jessica Johnson as the only designee to sign. C. Approved two additional Special Education positions due to the increase of the number of identified Special Education students. Approved positions were one paraprofessional position and one professional staff to be either a LSSP or diagnostician.
VII. Board Information: A. Superintendent Johnson’s Report 1. Peter Griffiths gave an annual report on the District Executive Summary of District and Campus Improvement Plans. This is a requirement from TEA and told the Board that the plans will continue to be a living document and change as the need/necessity arises. 2. Bond Update- Dr. Johnson gave an update on the Bond process. In the report, it was noted that the enrollment as for the district had hit 5,189. By the end of the early voting weeks, Dr. Johnson, Tami and Kim will have held 41 Bond meetings/presentations to answer/educate the community. Johnson’s Journal this week included 5 Top things to do for the Bond including: (a) one-stop-shop and the length of the ballot, depending on where the voter lived would either be four pages (2 pages front and back) or 3 pages with the DISD Bond always the last on the ballot. (b) Rumors vs Facts. Dr. Johnson gave high credit to Suzanne Chachere for her updated information on the Bond on our website. She continues to answer questions and urged folks to learn the facts of the bond. (c) She addressed the so-called “bells and whistles” of the Bond. Our philosophy is to educate the whole child and encourage all students to be active in some type of academic, athletic, fine arts, extra-curricular program, clubs and/or organizations. (d) Take the “high road” and always be respectful of others’ opinions. We should all be mature adults to agree to disagree and respect others. (e) Get the vote out. Encourage folks to exercise their right to vote. B. Assistant Superintendent Pierce’s Report 1. Financial/Budget Statement 2. Check Register from Activity Funds 3. Tax Collector’s Report Ms. Abbie C. Assistant Superintendent Painter’s Report 1. CTE Early College High School Planning- Mr. Painter updated to Board about the CTE ECHS planning. It is looking like there will be about 100 slots if the designation is granted by TEA with DHS getting 20-24 of those slots based on the enrollment numbers. He went through the selection process and how the designation agreement would be with several other school districts and the partnership with Lee College. Executive Session: II. Executive Session- A. 551.074- Personnel- (went in 7:01 p.m. and came out 7:30 p.m.) III. Items for Board Action: A. No action was taken from the Executive Session The Board went into Executive Session at 7:55 p.m. to discuss the following items: 551.074 – Personnel- Superintendent’s Evaluation 551.074 – Personnel 551.072 – Property 551.082- Student Discipline/Appeal of Expulsion Order Items for Board Action after Executive Session @ 9:54 p.m.:
A. B. C. D.
Board upheld the Level 2 decision on the Student Discipline/Appeal of Expulsion Order. Board approved all Personnel recommendation as presented. Board approved the abandonment of a professional contract. Board accepted the following properties as recommended.
Official Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance Prayer I. Roll Call II. Celebrations: (This agenda item is highlighting some of the “happenings” around the district given by Ms. Mary Ellen Conner.)
The Bronco Cross Country Meet was held on September 20 with over 1000 runners representing 55 schools. Congratulations to all the runners and thanks to all of the staff/parents who helped make this meet a success. See You at the Poles Activities were held at our campuses and also the Administration Building on September 24. Drive One for UR School was held on September 27 and was a huge success. They raised $5400 that day. Thank you all who came out and drove. Community Tailgate and Pep Rally held Oct. 10 at WWJH. Well attended and lots of talented students performed. Oct. 11 and Nov. 8 are dates for Lee College Parent Workshops. Early College High School meeting took place with Lee College (more information later in Mr. Painter’s report). Winnie Rice Festival both our students and 4H award winners include: o 2nd Place Judging Team: Coy Brackin, Wesley Walker, Cody Dear o 3rd Place Judging Team: Emma Chachere, Jessica Payne, Emma Robinson o
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Dayton 4H Team placed 4 as a team: Jake Williams, Logan Chachere, Chase Anderson, and Jaclynn Schwander Volleyball Write to Learn and Teacher Appreciation was recognized. Great “win-win” for students, teachers and academics. Congratulations to Shanna McCracken who has been selected to College Board as Advanced Placement Advocate. Congratulations to Travis Young who has been named by Texas Association of Secondary School Principals to Assistant Regional Coordinator to develop student leaders. Congratulations to Dayton HS All-Region Choir Members include: o Asacia Wiley o Mera Candelaria o Alyssa Cast o Victoria Weir o Essence Stevenson o John Bartee o Justus Alvarez o Dakota Burris o Aaron Baker o Jonah Tyler o Jonathan Hill Congratulations to WWJH All-Region Choir Members include: o Matthew Stutz o Abigail Hernandez o Rosendo Rodriguez o Olivia Nieto SFA Pumpkin Patch Field Trip was highlighted. New safety latches were installed at the high school nurse’s office as a pilot (and at no cost to the district). Dining with Dad at Richter with over 300 Dads coming up to eat with their children. Bond campus events and early voting opportunities were highlighted. Ms. Tami Pierce and DISD was presented with a $72,900 check from Mr. Joe Blasi, Insurance Consultant with McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc. for our lowering/savings from our workman’s comp over the last year. Peter Griffiths was selected to serve on???????
III. Communication from the Public (none) IV. Public Meeting on Dayton ISD’s Financial Accountability Rating: Given by Ms. Tami Pierce
Annual Financial Report for the Year ending June 30 from Wiggins and Smith Accounting Firm This year’s TEA rating was Superior Achievement Rating of 68 out of a possible 70 Previous year’s TEA rating comparison from previous year’s audit was also Superior Achievement Rating with 67 out of a possible 70
VI/ Items Board Action: A. Approved the Consent Agenda (previous Board Minutes, Disbursements, and Budget Amendments). B. Approved the new designees to sign service records. Mary Ellen Conner and Stacey Gatlin were added to the designees as Sophie Etheridge will be retiring in December, leaving Dr. Jessica Johnson as the only designee to sign. C. Approved two additional Special Education positions due to the increase of the number of identified Special Education students. Approved positions were one paraprofessional position and one professional staff to be either a LSSP or diagnostician.
VII. Board Information: A. Superintendent Johnson’s Report 1. Peter Griffiths gave an annual report on the District Executive Summary of District and Campus Improvement Plans. This is a requirement from TEA and told the Board that the plans will continue to be a living document and change as the need/necessity arises. 2. Bond Update- Dr. Johnson gave an update on the Bond process. In the report, it was noted that the enrollment as for the district had hit 5,189. By the end of the early voting weeks, Dr. Johnson, Tami and Kim will have held 41 Bond meetings/presentations to answer/educate the community. Johnson’s Journal this week included 5 Top things to do for the Bond including: (a) one-stop-shop and the length of the ballot, depending on where the voter lived would either be four pages (2 pages front and back) or 3 pages with the DISD Bond always the last on the ballot. (b) Rumors vs Facts. Dr. Johnson gave high credit to Suzanne Chachere for her updated information on the Bond on our website. She continues to answer questions and urged folks to learn the facts of the bond. (c) She addressed the so-called “bells and whistles” of the Bond. Our philosophy is to educate the whole child and encourage all students to be active in some type of academic, athletic, fine arts, extra-curricular program, clubs and/or organizations. (d) Take the “high road” and always be respectful of others’ opinions. We should all be mature adults to agree to disagree and respect others. (e) Get the vote out. Encourage folks to exercise their right to vote. B. Assistant Superintendent Pierce’s Report 1. Financial/Budget Statement 2. Check Register from Activity Funds 3. Tax Collector’s Report Ms. Abbie C. Assistant Superintendent Painter’s Report 1. CTE Early College High School Planning- Mr. Painter updated to Board about the CTE ECHS planning. It is looking like there will be about 100 slots if the designation is granted by TEA with DHS getting 20-24 of those slots based on the enrollment numbers. He went through the selection process and how the designation agreement would be with several other school districts and the partnership with Lee College. Executive Session: II. Executive Session- A. 551.074- Personnel- (went in 7:01 p.m. and came out 7:30 p.m.) III. Items for Board Action: A. No action was taken from the Executive Session The Board went into Executive Session at 7:55 p.m. to discuss the following items: 551.074 – Personnel- Superintendent’s Evaluation 551.074 – Personnel 551.072 – Property 551.082- Student Discipline/Appeal of Expulsion Order Items for Board Action after Executive Session @ 9:54 p.m.:
A. B. C. D.
Board upheld the Level 2 decision on the Student Discipline/Appeal of Expulsion Order. Board approved all Personnel recommendation as presented. Board approved the abandonment of a professional contract. Board accepted the following properties as recommended.
Official Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
