May 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Announcement by the Board President whether a quorum is present and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551 as required by law.

Description:  "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Description:   "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." 

Description:  Congratulations to the following HOSA teams who qualified for the State contest this year:
Parliamentary Procedure Team: Faith Crow, Lainey Ellis, Sara Koch, Joselyn Perez, Aaley Ramirez, Brylee Stanfield
EMT Team: Finished in 9th place at the state competition: Ben Conner and Eliana Islas
Speaking Skills: Mariana Palacios finished in 3rd place and qualified to advance to the International Leadership Conference in Nashville this summer.

At FHS, 10 juniors earned recognition from the College Board based on the PSAT/NSMQ test. This is an increase of four students from last year. The ten students combined to earn 20 recognitions. 
Samuel Kanetzky - Rural and Small Town Recognition Award and School Recognition Award
Roy Scott - Rural and Small Town Recognition Award, First Generation Recognition Award, and School Recognition Award
Michael Maddox - School Recognition Award
Korbin Keese - Rural and Small Town Recognition Award, School Recognition Award, and First Generation Recognition Award
Richard Cantrell - First Generation Recognition Award and Rural, Small Town Recognition Award, and School Recognition Award
Cody Carlson - First Generation Recognition Award and School Recognition Award
Eli Crozier - Rural and Small Town Recognition Award and School Recognition Award
Braeden Seaboch - First Generation Recognition Award and School Recognition Award
Zane Smith Tweeten - School Recognition Award
Shelby Hutchinson - School Recognition Award

Congratulations to freshman Sofie Ginsberg. She qualified for the Regional Tennis Tournament by finishing in 2nd place at the district competition.

The following students qualified for state in their CDE Competitions:
Milk Quality: Jessi Threet, Bailey Skinner, and Haydon Mauk
Meats: Brody Fisher, Landon Loerwald, Branson Reeder, and Sebastian Gomez
Floriculture: Jade Ramm, Sofie Ginsburg, Samantha Nichols, and Paris Hilton
Farm and Agribusiness Management: Luke Nichols, Cody Carlson, Angel Mora, and Carson Yearwood
Land: Weston Underwood, Dane Gola, Luke Hoysa, and Aiden Quick
Homesite Evaluation: Katie Bryant, Kaylynn Janner, Joselyn Perez, and Ethan Hausenfluck
Environmental and Natural Resources: Wyatt Lincoln, Cody Carlson, Carson Underwood, and Sterling Arldt
Tractor Technician: RC Woolery, Landon Loerwald, and Jacob Gray
Forage: Sterling Arldt, Klareece Arldt, Katie Bryant, and Mason Barnes
Food Tech: Mackenzie Atkinson, Kaylynn Janner, Sebastian Gomez, and Heriberto Sanchez-Lopez
Plant ID: Sterling Arldt, Cody Carlson, Caleb Wilkinson, and Carter Hamm
Wool: Brynlee Cody, Kynslee Cody, Cheyenne Elmore, and Lilly Fisher
Agricultural Technology and  Mechanical Systems: Landon Loerwald, Kason Woolverton, Jacob Gray, and RC Woolery
Wildlife: Aiden Champlin, Clarence Arldt, Mason Barnes, Luke Nichols, Sydney Bertelson, Tatum Lincoln, and Lacy Allen





 

Description:  The Board encourages comments about the district from members of the public.  Anyone who has signed up to speak in advance of the meeting in accordance with the Board procedures may do so at this time.  The Board asks that each participant's comments pertain to district business and be no longer than 5 minutes.  For any member of the public who is accompanied by a translator, your time will be doubled as required by law.  Remember that the Board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda.  In addition, the Board has adopted policies to provide prompt and equitable resolution of complaints and concerns for employees, students or their parents, and the general public.  Copies of our district policies and procedures on public comments and filing complaints are available on the district website. 

Description:  Each newly-elected trustee will receive a Certificate of Election in the name and by the authority of the State of Texas and issued by the Florence Independent School District.

Article XVI, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution requires all elected or appointed state and local officers to take the official oath of office found in section 1(a) and to subscribe to the anti-bribery statement found in section 1(b) before entering upon the duties of their offices. Local officers must retain the signed anti-bribery statement with the official records of the office. This directive may also be found in TASB Policy BBBB(LEGAL).

The order of events for each newly-elected trustee is as follows:
1. Issuance of Certificate of Election
2. Statement of Officer
3. Oath of Office

Description:  Mr. Kirkpatrick will provide an update on legislative actions taken and what is expected prior to the session ending.

Description:  Mrs. Hull will provide an update on Special Education and Federal Programs for the 2024-2025 school year.

Description:  Dr. Porterfield will provide an overview of the graduation ceremony.

Description:  Each year, the board approves the attached resolution and Adjunct Faculty Agreement with the Bell County Extension Office so that Florence ISD students participating in off-campus activities can receive state funding as the students are considered "in attendance" as long as one of the Bell County Extension Agents is directing the activities and participation of students at the event. 

Description:  In accordance with TASB Policy BDAA(LEGAL), at the first meeting following each election and qualification of Board members, the members of the Board shall organize by electing officers.

Description:  One of our HOSA students, Mariana Palacios, will be competing in the Speaking Skills event at the HOSA International Leadership Conference and Competition in Nashville, TN June 17-June 22, 2025.

Description:  Members of the Florence Band will participate in the Disney Imagination Campus Performing Arts Workshop on the Disney grounds in Orlando, FL May 31-June 6, 2025. 

Description:  As part of our ongoing training plan to implement Conscious Discipline school-wide, the FES principal, Erci Paredes, has been given free registration to the Conscious Discipline training for Administrators in New Orleans, LA., June 19-20, 2025. The district will use budgeted funds to cover the cost of travel and hotel.