WALNUT SPRINGS ISD
P.O. BOX 63
WALNUT SPRINGS, TX 76690
Pat Garrett, Superintendent Board of Trustees:
Michele Garza, Principal Terry Townley, President
Sheryl Massart, Vice President
Johnnie Billman, Secretary
Joe Herring
Lanelle Galindo
Linda Hargrove
Brent Prescher
A. The Board of Trustees of the Walnut Springs ISD convened in a Regular meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.
Presiding Officer: President Terry Townley
Board Members: Joe Herring
Lanelle Galindo
Brent Prescher
Sheryl Massart
Absent Members: Johnnie Billman
Linda Hargrove
School Official: Pat Garrett, Superintendent
Others Present: Michele Garza
Karen Prescher
With a quorum determined, President Terry Townley called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
B. Opening Prayer was given by Brent Prescher.
C. Minutes of Previous Meeting
A motion was made by Sheryl Massart and seconded by Joe Herring to approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 12, 2016.
Motion carried 3-0-2. (Brent Prescher and Lanelle Galindo abstained due
to absence.)
D. Public Participation – None
Items for Consideration
1. BUDGET AMENDMENT
None
2. PAYMENT OF BILLS
A motion was made by Brent Prescher and seconded by Sheryl Massart to pay the bills.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
3. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Ms. Garrett reported the following:
· Seven students applied to work during the summer. There will be 3 students working per week at 18 hours each for 6 weeks.
· Options to replace the broken refrigerator and stove in the Home Ec Room.
· Projects for summer including the football field, HVAC, Elementary building, Junior High building, High School building, Old Gym, and Office.
· Budget will allow for improvements according to remaining expenditures versus the amount of revenue to be received.
Ms. Garza reported the following:
· 20 Students were graduated. Local scholarships received by the students totaled $20,000. Each student going to college received at least one scholarship.
· Cheer uniforms have been ordered. There will be a fundraiser to help with these expenses.
· 5th and 8th grade STAAR results are back. There will be 9 students still testing.
· Summer school started on June 6th for 3rd through 8th graders.
· Still waiting for 3rd – 8th grade results.
· There will be a new appraisal system for teachers to be implemented in the 2016-2017 school year.
4. JULY BOARD MEETING
The July board meeting will be held on July 14th.
5. DESIGNEE FOR ALTERNATE TEASE ACCOUNT
Ms. Garrett requested that the Board authorize Karen Prescher to act as superintendent designee for approving staff requests for access to one or more TEA web applications accessed through the Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE). This authorization is valid for the calendar year starting 9/1/2016 to 8/31/2017.
A motion was made by Joe Herring and seconded by Lanelle Galindo to authorize Karen Prescher to act as superintendent designee for approving staff requests for access to one or more TEA web applications accessed through the Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE). This authorization is valid for the calendar year starting 9/1/2016 to 8/31/2017.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
6. CIPA / INTERNET USE POLICY
Ms. Garrett recommended that the board adopt the CIPA / Internet Use policy with no changes.
A motion was made by Lanelle Galindo and seconded by Brent Prescher to adopt the CIPA / Internet Use policy with no changes.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
7. SALARY SCALE / SALARIES 2016-2017
Ms. Garrett recommended that the local longevity stipend remain the same.
A motion was made by Brent Prescher and seconded by Joe Herring to leave the local longevity stipend the same as last year.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
A motion was made by Joe Herring and seconded by Sheryl Massart to give the administration and auxiliary personnel a 3% raise as presented by Ms. Garrett.
Motion carried 4-0-1. (Brent Prescher abstained due to conflict of interest.)
8. RESIGNATION(S)
Ms. Garrett presented the resignation letters from Davin Schulz, Richard Dye, and Louanna Kissel to the Board members for review.
A motion was made by Brent Prescher and seconded by Lanelle Galindo to accept the resignations of Davin Schulz, Richard Dye, and Louanna Kissel.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: An executive/closed session was held pursuant
to Section 551.082 of Government Code to deliberate personally identifiable
information concerning students.
In Session at 7:02 p.m.
Out of Session at 7:29 p.m.
10. DISCUSSION and/or ACTION on ITEM #9.
Ms. Garrett made a recommendation to hire Gene Carter on an 11 month
probationary contract as a teacher pending reference checks.
A motion was made by Brent Prescher and seconded by Joe Herring to hire
Gene Carter on an 11 month probationary contract as a teacher pending
reference checks.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Lanelle Galindo and seconded by Sheryl Massart to adjourn at 7:35 p.m.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
PASSED BY VOTE AND APPROVED this _____ day of ______, 2016.
REQUIRED:
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Terry Townley Johnnie Billman
Board President Board Secretary
Walnut Springs ISD Walnut Springs ISD