Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Present: Absent: Member – None (NOTE: Prior to the Regular meeting, a Special Meeting was held, at 6:45 p.m., to hold a Public Hearing on the 2009 – 2010 Budget & Proposed 2009 Tax Rate. A G E N D A 1. Call to Order ---A. Minutes from previous meeting (s). ---B. July Reports of Bills Paid and Tax Collection Report: --------------2008 Total Collections $4,439,522.54 2008 Uncollected Tax $202,935.55 2008 Tax Collections 95.63% ... July Collections: ... 2008 Collections $36,851.48 ... Previous Year Collections 2,959.52 ... Penalty & Interest 6,620.25 ... Attorney Fees 6,853.59 ... Total Collected: $53,284.84 ... June Disbursements: ... WISD General Fund $46,431.25 ... WISD Interest & Sinking Fund -0- ... Linebarger Law Firm 6,853.59 ... Total Disbursed: $53,284.84 ---C. At-Will employment of Keith Watson – Transportation ---D. 2009 - 2010 Employee Handbook ---E. 2009 - 2010 Student Code of Conduct ---F. 2009 - 2010 Campus Student Handbooks ---G. 2009 - 2 010 TASB Property Casualty Insurance Renewal Agreement ---H. 2009 - 2 010 Communities in Schools Financial and Partnership Agreements for WES and MMS --- I. Request to accept offers to lease the Stokes Property with a deadline of September 15, 2009 ( NOTE: Superintendent Bosold mentions that there’s no minimum. ) 5. Superintendent Reports: ---A. WHS Students of the Month (NOTE, Special Thanks to WHS Assist. Principal, Darren Swanner for the enhanced Student information sheets): ------------- DEANA KNIGHT, presented by Coach Lewis, a “A” Honor Roll Student. Plans to attend Texas A & M, with advanced placement as sophomore due to having attained 30 college credits prior to HS graduation. Parents: Bart & Kelly Knight. --------- ---BLAKE WHITTTER, presented by Mrs. Becky Poe, a “A” Honor Roll Student. Plans to attend college and pursue a degree in Engineering or Business. Parents: Rodney & Connie Whitter. Congratulations & Plaques were presented to the Students, and Board President Beaty expressed the Board’s thanks to the Parents for the excellent job they’ve done with their children. ---B. Report of 2008 – 2009 Federal Accountability Ratings and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Scores, present by Curriculum Director Phillis Stone. (NOTE, Special Thanks to Mrs. Stone for providing the data sheets) --- Winnsboro ISD MET all Federal The Adequate Yearly Progress requirements. These were described as “ pass / fail “ results. --------- --- Winnsboro ISD Students generally exceeded the State TAKS Scores, with a overall District Rating of “RECOGNIZED”, with The Winnsboro Elementary School achieving an “EXEMPLARY” STATUS! WISD will be contracting with Region 7 for evaluation and assistance in improving the “Writing” TAKS scores. The District had a zero ( 0 ) Dropout Rate. President Beaty praised all of the Teaching Staff and Administrators for attaining these enviable TAKS Scores. 6. Items of New Business: --- A. Consider / Action on Adoption of the 2009 – 2010 Proposed Budget of $12,288,944.00, as recommended: APPROVED ---B. Consider / Action on Adoption of the 2009 Tax Rate of $1.17 per $100.00 in valuation, with $1.17 per $100.00 for Maintenance & Operation, as recommended : APPROVED ---C. Consider / Action on Nomination of Candidate for Board of Directors for the Wood County Appraisal District. (NOTE, Mr. Dan Strickland is presently filling the position): NO BOARD ACTION TAKEN ---D. Consider / Action on Substitute Teacher Pay. (Background: WISD’s current substitute pay rates of $50 (non-degree) and $60 (degreed) does not meet minimum wage for hourly employees. An increase of $55 and $65 is proposed. This increase will have minimal impact on the Budget), as recommended : APPROVED 7. ADJOURNMENT, at 7:39 p.m. ----NOTE: Next Scheduled Regular WISD Board Meeting is September 21, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Normally the Board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month --- Monday September 7th is a “vacation day” for The Labor Day holiday.
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