MPISD Board of Trustees Meeting
September 28, 2009
Regular Meeting
Student Council Presentation: MPHS
Student Council members Lucy Burrows and Caitlyn McRight presented
plaques to Chief Larry McRae, Mt. Pleasant Fire Department, and
Mark Mallory, TRMC EMS, for their help with the 2009 Prom Crash
presentation. A plaque will also be given to the Mt. Pleasant ISD
Police Department for their assistance with the project. The
presentation had a positive impact of the MPHS students who saw
it.
Community Learning Center Presentation: Sally Conroy, Principal of the Community Learning Center, presented information on the various programs housed at the Center, including the High School of Choice, Mt. Pleasant Community Adult Education Program (a collaboration between MPISD and Northeast Texas community College), Even Start and the CLC Adult Education Program. The program has served 30 high school students to date and has enrolled 34 families in the Even Start program and are currently serving 48 children ages 0-8. The goal is 50 families in Even Start. The Adult Education GED and ESL classes are at 30 students each.
Board Business:
•Approved overnight trips for MPHS FFA to State Fair in
Dallas to exhibit hogs and steers (Sept. 28-Oct. 1) and Heifers
(Oct. 3-4); and, for the MPHS Boys Basketball Team to the Garland
tournament (Dec. 3-5).
•Approved the proposal for the American Sign Language Club
at MPHS.
•Approved adding Kelly Cowan, Cathy Jones and Kelly Walker to the
list of appraisers for the Certified Professional and
Development and Appraisal System (PDAS)
•Did not approve the Facilities Usage Agreement between
Texas A&M University-Texarkana and MPISD as written. The Board
wants more information but did note that TAMU-Texarkana can use
MPISD facilities on a case-by-case request.
•Approved the August 2009 Budget Report. Business Manage
Stacie Thompson noted that the district only had to use
approximately $58,000 from the Fund Balance rather than the
$950,000 projected at the start of the 2008-2009 school year. She
also reported that because of our estimated wealth per Weighted
Average Daily Attendance and our tax rate MPISD would not be a
Chapter 41 district this school year.
•Approved one budget amendment to the FY20009 Operating
Budget: TRS, as required by TEA.
•Reviewed the MPISD Investment Policy and adopted two
resolutions: One stating that the Board undertook a Review of the
Investment Policies, Investment Strategies and Designation of
Investment Officer and one Approving Investment Training and
Investment Officers. Designated Investment Officers for the
district are Superintendent of School Terry Myers and Business
Manager Stacie Thompson.
•Renewed the Floor Maintenance Contract with Maxx Shine
Commercial Care of Longview. The company will clean floors on a
weekly basis for $3,995 a week.
•Approved the Titus County Appraisal District 2010 Budget
and approved the nomination of Randy Becket, Alford Flanagan,
Gerald Hampton, Ezeal McGill and Charles Write to serve on the TCAD
Board of Directors. The district will divide up its number of votes
equally between the five nominees,
•Approved the purchase of new Pentamation Software for
Student Services and Special Education. The $112,174 for Special
Education and $164,771 for Student Services will come from Federal
Stimulus funds the district will receive.
Superintendent’s Report:
Enrollment/Attendance: Enrollment is
up this year but attendance is down due to influenza-like illness
on many campuses.
DAEP Report: Currently there are
only 7 student sin DAEP and four of then will be eligible to exit
on October 9. AS of September 22, there had been only one DAEP
Hearing on the MPHS campus, for an off-campus mandatory
offense.
Head Start Early Reading First
Grant: The MPISD Child Development Center is one of 28 agencies
in the United States and one of two in Texas to receive an this
grant from the U.S. Department of Education this year. The CDC
received $3.1 million. The Community of Readers (CoRE) project will
target 304 preschool children and support the development of an
early childhood center of excellence. Planning will begin in
October 2009 with the project slated to begin for children on
January 4, 2010.
Leaver Report: Deputy Superintendent
Mike Lide reported that of the 66 MPHS and MPJHS students that had
to be located on September 14, all but two MPHS students have been
accounted for. All MPJHS students have been accounted for. MPHS is
well below the limit for accountability purposes in student drop
out rate at this time.
School District Mission/Vision Starting
Point: Mr. Myers presented information on the work done by the
District Site Based Committee on the new District Mission and
Vision statements and asked that the board review the material and
provide input.
Personnel:
New Professionals: Rhadonna
Alexander (Instruc. Coach-Fowler) and Marie Snodgrass
(Kinder-Brice)
Transfers: Kelly Walker (to
Assistant Principal at Fowler) Cathy Jones (to Assistant Principal
at Brice)
Future Meetings:
Regular Meeting: Monday, October 26, 5:30 p.m., CSS
Board Room
