We had three discussion items on tonight's agenda. The first item was a presentation and discussion of the schematic design/design development for the fire alarm/life safety, access control, and video surveillance systems at the Administration Building.
Our second discussion item concerned potential participation by Spring Branch in the D.A.T.E. (DIstrict Awards for Teacher Excellence) Grant Program. As I articulated during the meeting, I am not a fan of this Grant because it is based solely on TAKS scores. I do not believe that any performance based pay should be based on a single factor, and I feel particularly strongly that TAKS, as the only measure, creates an incentive that is inconsistent with the goals of our Five Year Plan.
Our final discussion item examined some fascinating data about Spring Branch prepared by ERG concerning the District's Five Year Plan. Spring Branch ranks #1 in the ERG data on SAT/ACT which shows the success of our college-focus in the Five Year Plan. However, the data also show that we have work left to do in both education and financial efficiency.
We also had three action items on the agenda tonight. First, we considered on second reading amendments to FNA (Local) Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student Expression and CQ (Local) Electronic Communication and Data Management. All of the proposed amendments to both policies were accepted.
Our meeting concluded with the approval of revisions to the SPARK Contract for Cedar Brook Elementary.
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