Tuesday, 15 May 2007

2007 - May 15th

Royse City ISD Board of Trustees met in a regular session on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Royse City ISD Administration Office. A quorum being present, the following business was conducted:

Canvass Election Results:

Election result from the 5/12/2007 General and Special Trustee Elections were canvassed and approved in accordance with Texas Election Codes: 67.001 and 67.002.

Newly elected board members Jerry Richardson, Scott Crowell, and Mike Stone were sworn in by Fraya Fisk. Board President Bobby Summers certified the new members and Statements of Elected Officers were executed.

Reorganization of Board: The board was disbanded and Superintendent Randy Hancock was appointed as temporary chairman. The floor was opened for board president nominations:

Scott Crowell and Don Palmer nominated Bobby Summers to serve as Board President, no other nominations were made. Summers was unanimously elected as board president .

Mr. Hancock turned the meeting over to Board President Bobby Summers and the floor was open for nominations of vice president.

Mike Stone nominated Don Palmer as vice president, no other nominations were made. Palmer was unanimously elected as board vice president.

Nominations were opened for board secretary. Scott Crowell nominated Mike Stone to serve as board secretary, no other nominations were made. Stone was unanimously elected as board secretary.

Student Recognition: A resolution was passed in honor of Sydney Morman, Lucas Buckels, Brittany Miller, Ashley Hood, Kayla Mulanax and Mishaal Riaz.

Open Forum—None

Superintendent Reports:

Band Program Update—Dean Bouras: Goals and Plans for the Fine Arts Department were shared with the board. Mr. Bouras wants to include a Broadway Musical in the future. The band program at every level, has enjoyed a very successful year thanks to the support of the board and the enthusiastic band booster club.
Enrollment is 3852 as of 5/11/07 indicating a 3.44% growth rate since 9/1/2006.

Construction Updates:

Royse City High - Cliff Claussen—Trees are planted, finishing up the sod by the end of the week.
Miss May Vernon - Cliff Claussen—The campus is clean and ready for furniture. Irrigation is about 95% complete and following completion the landscape will be planted. Work is continuing by the developer on the street and sewer.
Nathan Morgan, Claycomb Associates—The punch list for May Vernon is being finished.

Other Reports:

Graduation Information: The Academy graduates on June 1, 2007 - 8 PM at the Lakeshore Church in Rockwall.
Royse City High School will graduate on June 5, 2007 - 8 PM at Garland Special Events Center, Garland, TX.
The board was asked to arrive by 6:30 PM on both occasions.

Action Items

The board approved the consent agenda which included minutes of prior meeting, monthly financial reports, budget amendments, approval of CSP 06-07-09 furniture, supplies for Vernon Elementary, and playground equipment for Vernon Elementary.
Action from Executive Session
The board accepted resignations and approved the hiring of personnel as recommended by administration.

Action Items

Templeton Demographics, LLC was hired to perform demographic work for the school district for a period of one year.
The proposed land swap at the new high school site was tabled.
The board approved the 2007-08 district teacher pay schedule, option #2 with a $2,000 pay increase per step. Auxiliary staff increases will be on a percentage basis with a cap of 5%. A district stipend was approved for teachers who hold a masters degree in their teaching field. Any questions regarding teacher pay should be directed to Mark Dodson.
The board adopted Policy FD (Local) Admissions to define Substantial After-School Care to read: “For the purpose of admission under this provision, a substantial amount of after-school care consists of at least two hours per school day for four days during the regular school week.”
Guidelines for the use of district facilities was approved as presented with an increase of rental fees for the competition gym to $300. Royse City Amateur Sports Association was approved for use of the football stadium and Rockwall Tennis Unlimited was approved for use of the tennis courts and storage at the high school as outlined in the new guidelines.
The RCISD Technology Plan was adopted as part of the District’s Internet Policy, as recommended by the administration.
The district’s bank depository contract was awarded to Texas Leadership Bank as recommended by administrators and based upon bid.
A legal services agreement was executed with Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze and Aldridge, PD for services provided to district’s special education department.
Discussion of Board Policy and Procedures, Chapter Review on new board members and training.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.