June 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dusty Wiley
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2. INVOCATION: Darrian Dover
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3. Action Item: Consideration of Consent Agenda
Description:
A consent agenda is an item listed on the regular agenda that groups routine items under one agenda heading. This allows the Board to take a unified motion and action on all routine items listed under the consent agenda instead of taking separate votes on each item.
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4. Comment: Public Comment
Description:
At regular meetings, the Board shall allot up to thirty (30) minutes to hear persons who desire to make comments to the Board. Persons who wish to participate in this portion of the meeting shall sign up as they arrive, indicating the topics about which they wish to speak.
Public participation is limited to the designated open forum portion of a meeting. At all other times during Board meetings, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board. No presentation shall exceed five (5) minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their view before the Board. Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries, but the Board may not deliberate, discuss, or make any decision on any subject not on the agenda. Presentations which include negative comments/complaints regarding personnel should be heard in Executive Session as provided by Texas Government Code Section 551.074. This will insure the protection of the rights and responsibilities of all persons involved. |
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5. Report: Campus and Administrative Reports
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6. Discussion: Snapshot view of finances and legislative issues
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
This will be a report only of legislative financial issues and a snapshot of 22-23 finances and potential projects.
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7. Action Item: Update Academic Excellence Objectives
Presenter:
Darrian Dover
Description:
Current Goals and Objectives:
Goal 1: Pursue Academic Excellence by providing a strong foundation for all students.
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8. Action Item: Review and Adopt Policy Update 121, LEGAL and LOCAL.
Description:
(LEGAL) policies: Although (LEGAL) policies are not adopted by the board, TASB recommends that the board review them. Since review of the (LEGAL) policies may result in discussion, the agenda should, at a minimum, reference "(LEGAL) policies." If board members plan on discussing specific (LEGAL) policy changes, the relevant policy codes, titles, and subtitles should be listed on the agenda.
(LOCAL) policies: Board action on the (LOCAL) policies included in the update must occur within a properly posted, open meeting of the board. The (LOCAL) policy changes — each addition, deletion, or replacement — should be listed in alphabetical order by policy code, title, and subtitle. The list on the following page is our compilation of that information, which may be copied and pasted into your meeting notice, staff communications of board action, and board meeting minutes. |
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9. Action item: Move $9,731 from F36 to F11 for the purchase of instruments.
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
Mr. Vess had an opportunity to buy more instruments than the number in his original plan at a bargain price. The instrument inventory is in Function 11 and instrument repair is in Function 36. We need to amend the function to move the unused repair money (9,731) to Function 11 to purchase these instruments.
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10. Action Item: Amend Function 81 for Field House repairs
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
As discussed in the meeting on May 22nd, function 81 needs to be amended to cover the incurred expenses and any late POD storage bills. It was amended by $15,600 previously with a prediction that we would need approximate $34,000 more. The actual expenses to date are $133,487 with an offset of $35,497 from insurance. Function 81 needs to be amended by $32,000. This covers the bills to date and allows $4,000 for any incidental bills that might be received in the upcoming weeks.
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11. Action Item: Consideration of Increase of District Contribution for Health Care from $300/per month to $325/per month
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
Premiums for TRS insurance will be increasing significantly effective September 1, 2023. In order to ensure that we comply with the affordable care act, we propose an increase of the district contribution from $300 to $325.00. This will be an addition of approximately $30,000/year to the district's expenses.
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12. Action Item: Consideration of a $1,000 Retention Bonus and a $250 recruitment bonus.
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
As budgeted, is is recommended that the Board approve giving a $1,000 retention bonus to all returning employees and a $250 recruitment bonuses to all new employees.
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13. Action Item: Consideration of a 3% increase for non-scale employees.
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
Description: Some of the staff are not on a pay scale (administrators, secretaries, admin support, PEIMS Clerks, etc). Each year the board considers a flat increase to their compensation. The last few years, the amount recommended to the board has been 2%. The step increase on the existing teacher scale ranges from 1.98% to 3.81%. With inflation, the cost of insurance, and the fact that we have only given a 2% increase the last several years, we are recommending an increase of 3%. The increase will cost the district approximately $49k. A 2% would cost $31K.
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14. Action Item: Consider increase in employees' life insurance
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
Description: The District currently offers a life insurance policy of $10,000 for a cost of .42 / month to all employees. For 185 employees this is a yearly cost of $932.40 We are switching to CHUBB as a provider and we can now get up to $50,000 in life insurance for $1.60 per employee. This would be a yearly cost of $3,552. We recommend this increase as it would be an excellent enhancement to our benefit package for a relatively low cost.
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15. Executive Session as provided for by the Texas Government Code Section
551.074 et seq. to Discuss Personnel |
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16. Action Item: Personnel
A. Resignations/Leave B. Hiring/Reassignment
Description:
JKH Resignations:
Sharlyn Teale - 2nd grade. She moved to Texarkana several years ago and has been openly looking for a position closer to home. JKH Recommendations: Windy Tomkins 2nd grade ELAR - Mrs. Tomkins comes to us with 4 years' teaching experience as 2nd grade ELAR at McLeod. Through our interview and discussions, we found that our teaching philosophy of student-centered learning aligns. She is also married to Will Tomkins, our music teacher at JKH. QCHS Recommendations: Carolyn Oliver - Guidance Counselor. She comes to us from Liberty Eylau as an assistant principal. She has 15 years experience in education and a counseling background. She is married with two adult sons, and has previously worked for Atlanta and Linden. Cameron Sillavan - AV/Media - his bio is attached. AEC - Jessica Washington as Paraprofessional with 16 years experience in education, who's recently worked in Linden as a Paraprofessional. She comes highly recommended, and also has a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biology, and a minor in Chemistry. |
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17. Discuss and agree upon a date for the next regular board meeting
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18. Action Item: Adjournment
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