MPISD Board of Trustees Meeting
August 24, 2009
Public Hearing
At 5 p.m., the Board held Public Hearings
on the proposed operating budget for the 2009-2010 school year and
on the proposed tax rate for the 2009 tax year. Superintendent
Terry Myers and Business Manager Stacie Thompson discussed elements
of the budget and the tax rate.
Regular Meeting
Region 8 Teachers of the Year: The
MPISD Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year have been
selected as the Region 8 ESC Teachers of the Year. Eva Beles, Annie
Sims, is the Elementary Teacher of the year, and Randy Nolen, MPHS
is the Secondary Teacher of the Year, were recognized by the Board.
They will now compete against teachers from the other 19 Regional
ESC’s for State Teachers of the year.
Board Business:
•Approved overnight trips for MPHS Cosmetology to the
Hair Show in San Antonio (Sept. 11-14) and for MPHS Tiger Dolls to
New York City (March 15-19, 2010).
•Approved all ten 2009-2010 Campus Improvement Plans.
•Approved the Upper East Texas Tech-Prep/School-to-Work
Partnership Agreement.
•Approved the Titus County Regional Day School Program for the
Deaf Cooperative Shared Services Agreement.
•Approved the tuition agreement with Harts Bluff ISD for
grades 9-12. HBISD will pay MPISD tuition of $1204 for each Harts
Bluff student enrolled at MPHS.
•Approved four budget amendments to the FY20009 Operating
Budget: Commodity revenue, Food Service Equipment from Federal ARRA
Funds, Worker’s Compensation, Appraisal District Collection
Fees.
•Adopted an operating budget for the 2010 Fiscal Year. The
budget amount is $39,975,239 with $36,832,774 allocated to
Maintenance and Operations (M & O) and $3,142,465 allocated to
Interest and Sinking (I & S).
•Adopted an ordinance setting the tax rate for the 2009 tax year
at $1.174 per $100 valuation with $1.040 for M & O and
$0.134 for I & S. The rate is a $0.01 decrease from last
year.
•Approved a resolution concerning federal salary
supplements. The federal supplement monies will be paid to
teachers, librarians, counselors and registered nurses in two
payments, one in December and the other in May. Administrators and
hourly employees received a 3% rise., comparable to that received
by the teaching staff.
•Approved a special warranty deed with Titus County Cares
allowing the organization to use land owned by MPSD.
Approved the calendar of Board meetings for the 2009-2010
year. The Board normally meets on the 4th Monday of the month
except in November (11/16), December (12/14) and January
(1/19).
Bids and Quotes
•Approved the vendors and discounts for technology supplies
and equipment.
Reports
Proposed MPHS Co-Ed Gym Entrance: The
Board decided to further research the plans before going out to bid
on the project.
First Day of School: Superintendent
Terry Myers reported that he visited all campuses and found it to
be a very smooth start to the year. Teachers were in the
instructional mode, teaching was taking place in all classrooms he
visited.
Personnel:
New Professionals: Debra Burnett
(SpecEd), Sadonna Stinson (MPHS)
Resignations: Bruce Gearing (CSS),
Jason McCullough (CSS), Kim McCullough (Brice)
Retirements: Brenda Bynum
(MPJHS)
Transfers: Jan Abbott (from
Assistant Principal to Principal at Brice) Regina Conroy (from
Brice Principal to Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum &
Instruction), Cynthia Davis (from Fowler Assistant Principal to
Principal), Ronnie Humphrey (to Chief Police Officer), Michael Lide
(from Sims Principal to Deputy Superintendent Student Services),
Pamela McCollum from Fowler Principal to Sims Principal).
Future Meetings:
Regular Meeting: Monday, September 28, 5:30 p.m., CSS
Board Room
