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BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP
April 2, 2012
PRESENT: President Wheat, Trustees: Tim Brittan, Clif Cox, Carol Langdon, and David
Levitan
ABSENT: Rick Rennhack
OTHERS PRESENT: Superintendent Tom Brymer, Board Secretary Kelly Edwards,
Primary Principal Rod Harding, Secondary Principal Dr. Clint
Calzini, Administrative Coordinator Ben Nibarger, and Budget &
Management Analyst, Scott Dixon.
Workshop Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the workshop to order at 5:14 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Wheat led the pledge of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
3. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FROM APRIL 2, 2012, TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA.
No discussion.
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4. REPORTS
a. Academic Progress Report regarding the Secondary school Programme.
Principal Calzini provided an overview of the progress report specifically regarding the
failure rate and on- boarding procedures.
Discussion ensued regarding whether or not requirements can be placed on students
prior to enrollment, creating a policy that would explain enrollment requirements and
providing that to the student after enrollment, study hall and instruments used to
decrease the failure rate.
b. School Uniform Vendor Contracts.
c. Report of the Quarterly Financial "Dashboard" for the quarter ended February 29,
2012.
S. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Academic Progress Report regarding Primary Years Programme.
Principal Harding provided an overview and report using the school initiatives.
Discussion ensued regarding the best ways for students to learn mathematics, how
teachers differentiate students based on the skills they have mastered, teacher
recruitment, the Spanish continuum and additional tutoring resources.
President Wheat recessed the workshop at 6:04 p.m. to converse the regular meeting.
President Wheat reconvened the workshop at 6:23 p.m.
b. Presentation and Discussion regarding the current secondary math sequence and
possible future development.
Principal Calzini provided an overview of the Math sequence progression as it
compares to the surrounding ISDs.
Discussion ensued regarding the number of current students prepared for a Higher
Level (HL) Math offering, options for hiring a part time teacher for HL Math, and
whether or not additional facilities are necessary to offer HL Math.
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6. BOARD RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Staff to seek legal advice regarding pre - enrollment requirements and policy.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, President Wheat adjourned the
workshop at 7:25 p.m.
Reaular Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the regular meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. CITIZENS' PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Present Faculty and Staff with a Proclamation designating May 7th through May 11th, as
Teacher Appreciation Week.
President Wheat read the Teacher Appreciation Week proclamation.
Recognition of students who competed in the Regional Science Fair that will be advancing
to the State Competition.
President Wheat asked each student to provide a short overview of their projects and
lessons learned.
3. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below are considered routine by the Board of
Trustees and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be
removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.
a. Consider approval of the minutes for the meeting held on March 5, 2012.
MOTION: Trustee Brittan made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Trustee Cox seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote
of 4 -0.
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4. BOARD CALENDAR
The Board reviewed future events.
S. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- None
6. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Trustee Cox made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Langdon
seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote of 4 -0.
President Wheat adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m. to reconvene the workshop.
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON MAY i, 2012.
ATTEST: Zu 4 -A A
Lau (a Wheat, Board President
Kelly dwar Board Secretary
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