April Board of Trustees Meeting
April 28, 2008
Above and Beyond Awards
Above and Beyond awards were presented to
JoAnn Barrios (Fowler); Michael Lide (Sims); Carolyn Holland, Susan
Gage, Debbie Johnson and Tim Kelley (Wallace); Shannon Singletary
(MPJHS), Amy Webb, Denise Sanchez, Dixie Brown, Tina Redfearn,
Amparo Ramos and Deborah Cardenas (MPHS); Tim Davis, Aleshia
Rivera, Jim Alston, Micheal Huff, Kristin Hamilton, David Lester,
Jackie Scoggins, Teresa Kirkham, Donna Davis, Susy Whitten, Randy
Nolen and Mike Thompson (MPHS CATE), Brinda Peek, Pearl Ashley,
Sheila Jones, Joaquin Torres and Eliseo Barrios (21st CCLC-MPJHS);
and Primo Cespedes (Maintenance).
Recognition of Student Achievements: MPHS Academic UIL
Coordinator Andy Spier introduced students Feiran Chen and Lucas
Quasry, part of the Number Sense Team that qualified for State. He
also outlined the results from district and regional competition
for the MPHS Math and Science Teams. Kathy Zwernemann, MPHS
Journalism teacher, introduced Jordan Redfearn and Mario Lucio,
MPHS winners at District. Susy Whitten and Randy Nolen discussed
MPHS HOSA winners. Superintendent Terry Myers also introduced
Joseph Redfearn, state electrical trades winner, and Judy
Palacious, state FBLA winner, who will compete at their respective
national contests this summer. Myers also outlined the awards won
by MPHS art students and Regional Citizen Bee winners.
Board Business
•Approved a resolution authorizing a joint election agreement between MPISD and the Titus County Fresh Water District. The agreement is for early voting for the May 10, 2008 election.
•Approved the LEP Summer School Schedule. Students will attend school from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning June 9 and ending July 3.
•Approved the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Cycle III for P.E. Wallace Middle School and Mount Pleasant High School.
•Approved the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) Plan. The state will provide 85% of the funds matched by 15% local funds. MPISD will use funds set aside for the mentoring program as the local match.
•Approved overnight trips for MPHS to Regional UIL Academic Meet, Denton (April 11-12); MPHS Golf Team to Regional Golf Meet, Denton (April 20-22); MPHS Boys and Girls Track Team to Regional Track Meet, Denton (April 25-26); MPHS to State UIL Academic Meet, Austin (May 2-3); MPHS Ready, Set, Teach to New York (May 4-8), MPHS Band and Choir to Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest, Austin (May 23-25), MPHS Cheer to National Cheerleaders Association Camp, SMU (June 9-12); MPHS Tiger Dolls to Camp, Dallas (June 13-16); MPHS SkillsUSA to National Contest, Kansas City, KS (June 22-28); and, MPHS FBLA to National Leadership Convention, Atlanta, GA (June 24-30).
•Approved the Educational Broadband Service Long-Term Lease Agreement with Clearwire
Bids & Quotes
•Approved: Instructional Materials Catalogue Discounts
Miscellaneous Groceries/Food/Catering Vendors
Maintenance and Transportation Supplies, Equipment and Services Vendors
•Accepted the bid from Stansell's City Cleaners for Uniform Cleaning Services for $2850
•Accepted the bid from D & R Yard Services (Rick Zachary) for construction of the Chain Link Fence at Mount Pleasant High School for $26,235
•Rejected the bid of $151,950 from Richard D. Jones Construction for the Dressing and Concessions Facility at the tennis courts on the MPJHS campus. The district will act as it's own General Contractor for construction of the facility under the direction of architect Jeff Potter.
Reports:
Assistant Superintendent Bruce Gearing presented the preliminary Math TAKS first administration report. In fifth grade, 81% of students passed with a 25% Commended level. If the TAKS-Accommodated students are removed, the figures are 86% passing and 27% Commended. In 8th grade, 81% passed with 13% Commended. Without the TAKS-A students, the results are 86% passing and 14% Commended. For this year's fifth graders, in 2007, 76 hadn't passed after the 1st administration of the test. This year, only 67 haven't passed including the 20 TAKS-A students. For this year's 8th graders, in 2007 85 of them hadn't passed. In 2008, 55 haven’t passed (including 18 TAKS-A students).
Personnel:
New Professionals: Lorena Alvarado (CDC Bilingual Early Childhood), Lorand Csoma (MPJH P.E./Coach), Lorena Dominguez (Fowler Bilingual), Jerilyn Hall (Fowler 1st Grade), Rickey Hammontree (MPHS Social Studies), Lisa Hubbard (Fowler Kindergarten), Natasha Kennedy (Fowler Teacher), Angela Lane (CDC Early Childhood), Christy Lowry (Fowler Teacher), Aaron Mitchell (Corprew SpecEd BAC), Debra Mitchell (Fowler Teacher), Katherine Moore (MPHS Science), Connie Morales (Brice 4th Grade), Sadonna Parker (MPHS Science), Margaret Rowland (Fowler Teacher), Kary Sears (MPHS Social Studies), Kelly Thompson (MPHS ISS), Deyanira Torrez (Fowler 3rd Bilingual)
Resignations: Molly Benson (Corprew), Mary Burns (Wallace), Brandon Dennard (MPHS), Nohemi Gonzalez (Fowler), Stacy Henderson (MPHS), Susan Henderson (MPHS), Shelly Jones (MPHS), Angela Lee (CDC), Joy McManus (MPJHS), Jennifer Piwonka (MPJHS), Ruben Ramon Valdes (Fowler), Kristen Saavedra (CDC), Stacie Sherman (Wallace), Anna Stephens (Corprew), Justin Stephens (MPHS), Shawana Strickland (MPHS), John Woodward (MPHS),
Retirements: Mary Jane Canon (Fowler), William Miller (MPHS), Carolyn Mitchell (Brice), Rick Quary (MPJHS), Estelle Stroud (Fowler), Sherry Watts (Sims), Nancy Welborn (Corprew), Cheryl Zachary (Brice)
Transfers: Virginia Bussey (from Fowler to CDC), Zena Lawrence (to Fowler Music Teacher), Angelica Rodriguez (to Bilingual at Fowler), Bryan Trickey (from MPJHS to MPHS),
Future Meetings:
Regular Meeting: Monday, May 19, 2008 5:30 p.m., CSS Board Room
