Recap of Tonight's Board Meeting (Recognition of TBEC Honor Roll Schools, District Maintains Top Financial Integrity Rating, Adoption of Policies, and Campus Performance Objectives)

Our Board held its regular monthly meeting tonight.  Here's a recap of the issues discussed and actions taken on tonight's Agenda.

• Trustee Susan Mathews delivered the invocation.
• We had three special presentations tonight: Recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month with students from Edgewood Elementary performing 2 musical numbers, recognition of our September 2007 Volunteers of the Month, Robin Howell and Christine Wilson from Rummel Creek Elementary, and the presentation to our four Texas Business & Education Coalition Honor Roll schools:  Frostwood Elementary, Memorial Middle, Memorial High, and Westchester Academy for International Studies.
• Next on our Agenda was Citizens Participation, and we had a number of people speak about the bond election.
• The Board then approved the Campus Performance Objectives for each of our campuses.
• We then held a Public Hearing on the District's 2007 School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating.  I am proud to report that, for the 5th consecutive year, SBISD maintained the highest possible rating - Superior Achievement.
  
• Each of the Board members then gave their liaison reports.
• We next had first readings of TASB (Legal) and (Local) Policy Updates that resulted from legislative changes during the 80th Legislative Session.
• As part of our Board's work to revise the Board's Policies, we then adopted the following policies: The Board had second readings and extensive discussion on the following policies: BJA (Local) Superintendent: Qualifications and Duties, DEA (Local) Compensation and Benefits: Salaries, Wages, and Stipends, EIA (Local) Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Reports to Parents, and EIB (Local) Academic Achievement: Homework.
• The Board approved the Budget Status Summary with Budget Amendments as of August 31, 2007, and the Facility Improvement Program Monthly Status report as of August 31, 2007 .
• The Board also approved the award of numerous contracts and the Order that will permit Spring Branch to hold its November 6 bond election jointly with Harris County.
• We concluded the meeting by approving the items on our Consent Agenda.