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Tuesday, 20 Mar 2007

2007 - March 20th

Royse City ISD Board of Trustees met in a regular session on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Royse City ISD Administration Office. All members being present, the following business was conducted:

Open Forum—None

Superintendent Reports:

  • Enrollment is 3857 as of 3/09/07.
  • The final selections for the math textbooks have been selected by the committee.
  • The 3rd and 5th grade reading TAKS results were very good; there is always room for improvement.
  • Employees health insurance benefits: TRS has raised the rate 7%. Once a district commits to TRS you are locked into that service. It has been approximately 5 years since health insurance rates have increased.

Construction Updates:

  • Royse City High - Dale Montgomery—All major warranty issues at the new high school have been resolved. The irrigation system installation should be complete by Friday, March 23rd, providing the weather does not become a factor; landscaping will begin on Monday.
  • Miss May Vernon Elementary - Cliff Classon—Ceramic tile has been installed along the walls of the corridors. Millwork installation is about 90% complete; the kitchen is almost ready for the equipment to be delivered. Hydro testing will begin immediately with the Fire Marshall. The sewer work is progressing slowly. Dale Montgomery is meeting with the City of Fate officials to resolve concerns regarding internet service and sewer issues.
  • Nathan Morgan, Claycomb & Associates—The stadium and auditorium drawings should be completed and delivered to Gallagher Construction next week.
  • Jerry Gallagher—Met with representatives from Provident Realty, DWA Engineers, Claycomb and Associates, Royse City ISD and Gallagher Construction for the purpose of trying to reach an equitable agreement for the district and Provident Realty with regards to roadway access to our football stadium. The agreement involves a land swap between our district and Provident Realty.
    • A second meeting has been set for April 5, 2007 for further discussions with the above named parties.
    • If the drawings are delivered next week as indicated by Mr. Morgan, we can then bid the stadium and auditorium packages at the May, 2007 meeting. The dirt work for these facilities can begin in July with construction beginning at the end of August or first of September.

Other Reports:

  • Board training opportunities: May 17, 2007 at TAMU-Commerce and June 14-16, 2007 at Summer Leadership Conference in San Antonio.

Action Items

  • The board passed a motion to change to order of the agenda items and approved the bid for the irrigation system and landscaping at Miss May Vernon Elementary as recommended.
  • The board approved the consent agenda which included monthly financial reports and the minutes from the previous meeting were approved separately with the noted corrections.

Action from Executive Session

  • The board approved the extension of employee contracts as presented by the superintendent.

Action Items

  • The board voted to canvass the votes from the May 12 election at the regular board meeting of May 15, 2007.
  • The board tabled action on setting board goals and objectives and the review of the superintendents evaluation instrument until a workshop can be conducted.
  • Randy Hancock was named Title IX Coordinator for our district.
  • Rutherford, Taylor & Company, PPC were approved to perform the district’s annual audit for school year ending in August 2007.
  • The board approved the opening of a new bank account for the purpose of purchasing inspection stickers for our buses with TxDOT having the only access to this account.
  • The board discussed the Board Members Procedure Manual; Chapter on Complaints and Concerns.
  • There being no further business the meeting adjourned.

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