HITCHCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

Board of Trustees

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

7:00 PM

 

Board Report

 

The Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 7:00 PM and the following board members were present:  President Pat Turner, Vice President Ted Robinson, Secretary Estelle Holmes, and Board Members, Monica Cantrell, and Tom Ivey.  The board conducted the following business:

 

·        Approved the consent agenda consisting of the following:

o       Minutes from the

§         Board Workshop/Planning Session of February 3, 2007

§         Regular meeting of February 20, 2007

§         Special Called meeting of February 22, 2007

§         Special Called meeting of February 26, 2007

§         Special Called meeting of February 27, 2007

§         Special Called meeting of February 28, 2007

 

o       Monthly Financial Report for month ending February 28, 2007

 

o       Monthly Tax Collection Report for month ending February 28, 2007

 

o       Set date of June 6, 2007 for “Take Our Child to Work Day”.

 

o       Communicate with the Texas Education Agency to express the opinion that the proposed open-enrollment charter school, Houston School of Art, poses a potential for financial difficulty because of loss of enrollment.

 

o       Approved the purchase of athletic equipment, supplies, and apparel for Fall 2007.

 

o       Approved proposed change to local board policy DEA:  Compensation and Benefits:  Salaries, Wages, and Stipends to define the workweek as 12:00 AM Monday until 11:59 PM Sunday.

 

·        Heard the following reports from the Superintendent’s Office:

o       Presented the Kids First Head Start Monthly Report for month ending February 28, 2007.

 

o       Heard a report from Mr. John Montelongo, Hitchcock High School Principal, concerning Dual Credit with College of the Mainland.

 

o       The 3rd and 5th grade TAKS Reading Test Results for First Administration February 20, 2007, were presented.

 

·        Approved the following action items:

o       Approved the extension of the Food Service Management Agreement with Chartwells for the 2007-2008 school year, which is the fourth year under a five-year contract subject to final negotiation of the amount guaranteed return for the 2007-2008 school year.

 

o       Passed an order declaring Shirley Price elected to office and adopted the Order of Cancellation with the following motion, “The members of the Board of Trustees do hereby declare Shirley Price, unopposed candidate for Single Member District(SMD) 2 elected to office, and to adopt the Cancellation Order to cancel the May 12, 2007, election for SMD 2. A copy of the Cancellation Order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place that would have been used had the election not been cancelled.

 

o       Approved the changes to the local policies EIC(LOCAL) and EIF(LOCAL) and Hitchcock ISD Grading Guidelines.

·        Action from Closed Session

o       New Hires:

§         Jeanne “Nina” Conway, Business Official, Administration effective 03/26/2007

§         Elaine Thompson, Occupational Therapist, Greater Gulf Coast Cooperative, effective 2007-2008

§         Brandon Bass, Special Education Inclusion, Hitchcock High School, effective 03/19/2007

§         James L. Knapp, Transition Coordinator, Administration, effective 04/01/2007

 

o       Approved contracts for teachers, nurse, librarian, and Non-chapter 21 professionals for the 2007-2008 school year.