Our Board held its regular monthly meeting tonight. Here's a recap of the issues discussed and actions taken on tonight's Agenda
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We had four special presentations this evening. Our first special presentation was recognition of Lupe Garcia, the administrative assistant at Ridgecrest Elementary, as our January 2009 Employee of the Month.
Our second special presentation recognized John Grubbs, who has volunteered for the past 8 years in the Northbrook High School Collegiate Challenge Program, as our January 2009 Volunteer of the Month.
Our third special presentation recognized Spring Branch's continued participation in the Schools Conserving Resources (SCORE) rebate program
sponsored by CenterPoint. The District received a rebate for energy efficiency in the amount of $16,576.00.
Governor Rick Perry has dedicated January 2009 as School Board Recognition Month. Our fourth special presentation recognized the Board.
Our next agenda item was Citizens Participation. No one spoke tonight.
Each year the Board holds a Joint Public Hearing with the District Improvement Team to discuss the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report. Tonight we held that hearing to consider the 2008 AEIS results which you can review by clicking here.
We then had our Board member Liaison reports (each Board member serves in a liaison capacity). Here is the material I provided in my Technology liaison report, and my legislative update, and here is the information Wayne Schaper, Sr., presented in his Facilities liaison report concerning the status of the various projects related to the 2007 bond.
We then adopted three Board policies, CW (Local) New Facilities, FDA (Local) Admissions: Interdistrict/Non-Resident Transfers, and FDB (Local) Admissions: Intradistrict/Resident Transfers.
Next we had first readings on two policies, EIB (Local) Academic Achievement: Homework and FEF (Local) Attendance: Released Time. Regular readers of this blog know that I have written a great deal about the issue of homework, so I am glad to see the District is moving forward to address this important aspect of our student's education.
Our action items on the Agenda included the approval of the Budget Status Summary with Budget Amendments as of December 31, 2008, and the Facility Improvement Program Monthly Status Report with Project Detail Changes as of December 31, 2008. As we do in every monthly meeting, we also approved the awarding of a number of contracts.
Tonight we also approved the adoption of the Order setting our School Board Election and the Resolution calling for a Joint Election with the City of Piney Point. The election will take place on May 9, 2009. Voting will be held at your local elementary school. Early voting will be held from April 27, 2009 - May 5, 2009 at the District's Administration Building, 955 Campbell Road.
You might have read in last Saturday's Houston Chronicle that the District is applying to FEMA for funds that would be used to improve the Tully Stadium complex, which is a designated staging area for disaster relief efforts like those that were conducted for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The application process is lengthy, and tonight the Board approved a Resolution for Adoption of the Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan and the SBISD Addendum to Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan that are necessary to apply for the funding.
We then approved the Architectural Schematic Design and Design Development for Ridgecrest Elementary. We concluded the action items with the approval of our Consent Agenda. I asked that the approval of the Spring Branch Administration Building No Place for Hate/Resolution of Respect be pulled for separate consideration to recognize the selection of Dr. Klussmann by the Anti-Defamation League as this year's Milton S. Popkin Award winner. Thirty-three of Spring Branch's campuses are No Place for Hate schools, which leads school districts in the region.
We concluded our meeting with a discussion about the schematic design and design development for Bunker Hill Elementary system upgrades and additions project and Memorial Middle School addition and renovations project. These projects are part of the 2007 Bond.
Governor Rick Perry has dedicated January 2009 as School Board Recognition Month. Our fourth special presentation recognized the Board.
Our next agenda item was Citizens Participation. No one spoke tonight.
Each year the Board holds a Joint Public Hearing with the District Improvement Team to discuss the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report. Tonight we held that hearing to consider the 2008 AEIS results which you can review by clicking here.
We then had our Board member Liaison reports (each Board member serves in a liaison capacity). Here is the material I provided in my Technology liaison report, and my legislative update, and here is the information Wayne Schaper, Sr., presented in his Facilities liaison report concerning the status of the various projects related to the 2007 bond.
We then adopted three Board policies, CW (Local) New Facilities, FDA (Local) Admissions: Interdistrict/Non-Resident Transfers, and FDB (Local) Admissions: Intradistrict/Resident Transfers.
Next we had first readings on two policies, EIB (Local) Academic Achievement: Homework and FEF (Local) Attendance: Released Time. Regular readers of this blog know that I have written a great deal about the issue of homework, so I am glad to see the District is moving forward to address this important aspect of our student's education.
Our action items on the Agenda included the approval of the Budget Status Summary with Budget Amendments as of December 31, 2008, and the Facility Improvement Program Monthly Status Report with Project Detail Changes as of December 31, 2008. As we do in every monthly meeting, we also approved the awarding of a number of contracts.
Tonight we also approved the adoption of the Order setting our School Board Election and the Resolution calling for a Joint Election with the City of Piney Point. The election will take place on May 9, 2009. Voting will be held at your local elementary school. Early voting will be held from April 27, 2009 - May 5, 2009 at the District's Administration Building, 955 Campbell Road.
You might have read in last Saturday's Houston Chronicle that the District is applying to FEMA for funds that would be used to improve the Tully Stadium complex, which is a designated staging area for disaster relief efforts like those that were conducted for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The application process is lengthy, and tonight the Board approved a Resolution for Adoption of the Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan and the SBISD Addendum to Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan that are necessary to apply for the funding.
We then approved the Architectural Schematic Design and Design Development for Ridgecrest Elementary. We concluded the action items with the approval of our Consent Agenda. I asked that the approval of the Spring Branch Administration Building No Place for Hate/Resolution of Respect be pulled for separate consideration to recognize the selection of Dr. Klussmann by the Anti-Defamation League as this year's Milton S. Popkin Award winner. Thirty-three of Spring Branch's campuses are No Place for Hate schools, which leads school districts in the region.
We concluded our meeting with a discussion about the schematic design and design development for Bunker Hill Elementary system upgrades and additions project and Memorial Middle School addition and renovations project. These projects are part of the 2007 Bond.
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