TEMPLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES January 11, 2016 Minutes The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday, January 11, 2016 in the Joe Everton Conference Room of the TISD Central Administration Offices, 200 North 23rd Street, Temple, Texas in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Government Code. President Wright called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. and declared a quorum present. The Pledge of Allegiance was led Mr. Wright. Members Present
Mr. Steve Wright, President; Mr. Dan Posey, Vice President; Mrs. Jennifer Davis, Secretary; Mrs. Linell Davis; Mr. Ronnie Gaines; Mrs. Shannon Gowan; and Ms. Virginia Suarez, Members.
Members Absent
None.
Others Present
Dr. Robin Battershell, Superintendent; Mrs. Marilyn Krumnow, Secretary to the Superintendent; representative of the news media; and various staff members and citizens.
Public Forum
A reception was held at 5:30 p.m. for School Board Appreciation and TISD Wildcat Mentor Recognition. The following persons addressed the Board of Trustees during the Open Forum section of the meeting: Carson Ingram, Student Council representative, expressed gratitude to the School Board stating they are Super Heroes and thanked them for their time, integrity and dedication for providing quality education in TISD. Students in Kathleen Crosser’s classroom from Scott Elementary sang German songs to the board and thanked them in German to show their appreciation in honor of School Board Appreciation Month. Dr. Battershell thanked the school board by presenting them a signed picture of the 2015 Bond sign which was signed by Temple High School students. THANKS TO AN INCREDIBLE SCHOOL BOARD!!! January is School Board Recognition Month and Temple ISD is proud to recognize our elected board of trustees for the crucial role they play in our community and schools. The Temple Independent School District will join districts across the state to thank board
members for their dedication and hard work who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing our school district. Thank you for your service. A copy of the Governor’s Proclamation was included in the board packet. Board President’s
Mrs. Fran Smetana, introduced Mr. Heath Abel, President of Wildcat Mentor Board, reported the mentors have increased from 105 to 127 from last year which is a 20% increase. Mentors spend about 45 minutes two times a month with a 5th grade student. When students have a sense of belongingness it makes a difference in their educational career. Thank you Mentors! Mr. Wright stated the School Board will conduct a SelfEvaluation at its next board retreat. A copy of the evaluation form was distributed to each member.
Superintendent’s Report
Bob Medina recognized Will Cunningham, senior, as one of forty students to earn All-State recognition in the State for the All-State Jazz Band. He was one of ten in the State chosen as a trumpet player for the band. Dr. Lisa Diserens, Director of Accountability, Assessment and PEIMS, presented the 2014-2015 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). The public hearing was opened and closed at 6:34 p.m. with no requests for comments. Dr. Diserens reviewed the ethnic distribution, economically disadvantaged, STAAR comparisons for Reading Grades 3-8, Writing Grades 4 and 7, Science Grades 5 and 8, Social Studies Grade 8, End of Course, Level III Advanced/All Grades, Attendance, and 4Year Cohort Rate (Grades 9-12)-Class of 2014. Coach Mike Spradlin presented the Athletic Department Dashboards comparing 2013 to 2014. This data reported on academic, attendance, accountability/discipline, and success on the field/court. Three pieces of legislation have been in the news recently. HB 283 - Videotaping of Board Meetings is only required for districts with an ADA of 10,000 or over. This is an unfunded mandate. According to SB 507, cameras can be required in special education classrooms upon parent or staff request. We have not had a request to date, but would expect one. This is an unfunded mandate.
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Regarding Open Carry, this is not under the public school side at this point, but has a heavy impact on our local colleges. Bottom line, is open carry is allowed in all areas with a few exceptions. CTE Building Tours January 8 Lewisville and Frisco, leaving from the Central Office at 7:00 AM January 25 Brackenridge in San Antonio. This will be in the morning, but the exact time is to be determined. January13-15 Middle School Career Days, LMS, BMS, TSA respectively January 20 First Day to File for Election, District 1Virginia Suarez and District 6-Shannon Gowan are up. January 29: Chamber Salute to Business. Timelines for interviewing construction management (CMAR) firms are below: Dec. 17 RFQ goes out Jan. 14 RFQ's are due back to CAO Jan. 15 Board members will receive packets to read, review and rate Feb. 1 Board ratings are due back to Marilyn by Noon TBD
A meeting with Kent Boyd, Steve Wright, Robin Battershell and Bert Pope will be set to go through the composite rating scales from you all and to finalize the companies who will receive an interview. An interview date will be set during the February 10-17. Approval of a CMAR will either be at a called board meeting after Feb. 17 or at the regular March 21 meeting (moved due to Spring Break). We will miss the timeline for the regular Feb. 8 board meeting. We will be interviewed for our bond rating in February with bonds probably sold in March or April. The City of Temple is currently working on the Raye-Allen drainage issues. TASB Advocacy Agenda was distributed in the board packet for January 11.
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The City of Temple sent a check for $15,186.66, TISD's portion of recycling revenues for 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 20142015! Bill Hall, local auctioneer, has been engaged to auction off the contents of the French Quarter by Dan Curtis. As per our agreement, Mr. Curtis was to sell the contents. Mr. Hall called over the holidays to say that we might consider auctioning off the building as well with the stipulation that it be demolished. There might not be anyone that bids, but it is worth a shot. If someone bought it for $5 and demolished it, it would save us demolition costs. We probably wouldn't make anything but we also would not lose anything! I called Steve and Kent and they both said go for it. I have told Bill Hall OK, but we do not have ownership at this time. We will do a one page agreement with Dan Curtis to include the building in the bidding. The Baylor S&W Warranty Deed has been received, and we are planning to close on Friday, January 8, 2016. The Facilities Committee met on the possible sale of Vandiver. We will put this out for bid within the next few days. It will be open for 10 business days. Rodney Dunn, Realtor, is featuring TISD in its next ad campaign. Wow! If you see Danny or Rodney, tell them thank you. The Central Texas Chapter of the Association For Learning Environment (formerly known as CEFPI) has requested a tour of Travis Middle School for their Chapter meeting that is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th. Human Resource
Mr. Wright read the annual appraisal comments for Dr. Robin Battershell. Dan Posey made a motion to approve the extension of Dr. Battershell’s contract for one year which will be July 1, 2016— June 30, 2019. Salary will be determined at time of budget preparation. The motion was seconded by Linell Davis and carried. (7-0) Mr. Wright stated Dr. Battershell does an outstanding job and makes the process a pleasure to be a part of, and we are blessed to have her.
Ms. Suarez made a motion to approve the 2015-2016 Personnel which included two positions. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Davis and approved by a 7-0 vote.
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Student Services
A motion was made by Mrs. Gowan and seconded by Mr. Gaines to approve the official attendance accounting time for Western Hills Elementary. The motion carried. (7-0) Beginning second semester, the master schedule for Western Hills was adjusted to better meet the needs of the students. Based upon this change, the official attendance accounting time has been adjusted to 8:30 am from 8:45 am in order to have all students in a homeroom class and physically in front of the homeroom teacher for attendance accounting.
Curriculum and Instruction
No action was required.
Finance and Operations
Mr. Kent Boyd, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Operations provided an update on touring Career and Technology (CTE) Tours on Friday, January 8 at Lewisville ISD and Frisco ISD. On Monday, January 25, a tour of the CTE facility will be taken to Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas. These tours will provide some insight of what other districts are doing and enable our district in the design process. The District will also schedule tours of fine arts facilities and other campuses for those projects. Mr. Matthew LeBlanc, Director of Communications, presented pictures taken at the tour in Lewisville and Frisco. He stated Lewisville ISD has more of an industrial look and Frisco ISD has a corporate look. The group took away ideas and had great discussions with staff from both districts. The District is scheduled to close on Friday, January 8, on the purchase of the Baylor Scott & White property adjacent to the Lamar campus at 1929 North Third Street for a cost of $30,000. The closing will be facilitated by Monteith Abstract & Title Company. This purchase was approved by the Board at the November 16, 2015, regular meeting. The administration has directed Bill Hall to auction the building for demolition, which will be done in conjunction with a scheduled auction at the French Quarter property on January 30. A contract for the purchase property at 2001 North Third Street has been delivered to Dan Curtis. After the contract is signed and delivered to CentraLand Title Company, a closing date will be scheduled. This purchase was approved by the Board at the December 14, 2015, regular meeting or a cost of $200,000. Both Mr. Curtis and the District would like to close on or around Friday, January 29. Mr. Curtis is closing his business on that day and he has scheduled an auction with Bill Hall for the following day to sell all of his equipment and remaining
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inventory. In addition, the administration has directed Mr. Hall to auction the building for demolition at that time. Board Committee Reports Facilities Committee Update
Mr. Steve Wright, Chairman of the Facilities Committee, provided an update on the special committee meeting held on January 6, 2015. The meeting included an update and discussion on the sale of Vandiver, 418 North 11th Street, Temple, TX. Bids will be received for the sale of the property, and the Board of Trustees will consider those bids. The committee also received a brief update on the status of purchase of the Baylor Scott & White property and the French Quarter Property. The next meeting will be held January 28, 2015 at 7:30 a.m.
Policy Committee Update
Ms. Virginia Suarez, Chairman of the Policy Committee, reported there was no meeting held in December 2015. The next meeting will be held January 27, 2015 – 4:00 p.m.
Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Mr. Posey for approval of the consent agenda items VII, Item A-1 through D, 1-2. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gaines and unanimously approved. (6-0-1) Mrs. Gowan abstained. Consent agenda items included the following: purchase of new 2016 fleet truck at a maximum cost of $42,580; approval of agreement with the City of Temple, TX Statutory Trust and Performance Food Group, Inc. for Tax Abatement; budget amendment #06; board meeting minutes from December 9, 2015 and December 14, 2015.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
Steve Wright, President
Jennifer Davis, Secretary
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