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Board Notes
A Summary of the
November 20, 2008, Tyler ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
Board Recognizes
Students, Staff and Schools
The Board of
Trustees recognized the following students and a staff
member for special achievements:
Congratulations
to three students at Robert E. Lee High School who were
recently named National Merit Commended students through the
National Merit Scholarship Program in recognition of their
outstanding academic promise. Congratulations to Cameron
Staton, Hannah Bosley, and Andrew Peacock.
Congratulations
to Glenn English, the Hubbard Middle School Campus
Web Keeper for being recognized as the Tyler ISD featured
campus website. As the new campus web keeper at Hubbard,
Mr. English has completely revamped the schools website to
give it a brand new look. In addition to following all the
guidelines of the district, he has added user-friendly
features for the community to find campus information. He
has also made school-related information very accessible to
students and parents.
Board Approves
Fund Balance Designations
The Board of
Trustees unanimously approved the designation of a fund
balance according to the District recommendations. The
District has an extra $7.45 million that it received because
of adjustments in target revenue by the state and Average
Daily Attendance (ADA) increases.
The board
approved to place the $7.45 million in the following areas:
$1.75 million for the district incentive program and rewards
for performance; $350,000 for the addition of teachers in
the fall of 2008 because of growth; $250,000 for the hiring
of additional teachers for hard-to-find areas; $300,000 for
C-SCOPE additional amount for campuses; $750,000 for the
school bus replacement plan; $100,000 for bond election
expense; $2 million for the Instructional Sustainment Fund;
$1.6 million for unanticipated maintenance projects; and
more than $350,000 for technology.
Board Approves
Selection of Construction Manager-at-Risk
The Board of
Trustees unanimously approved the Construction
Manager-at-Risk firms for Clarkston, Griffin, Orr, Woods and
Mattie Jones/Wayne Boshears Center. The Board approved the
Denson Construction Company, Inc. as the Construction
Manager-at-Risk firm for Orr Elementary School, Griffin
Elementary School, Mattie Jones Elementary/Wayne Boshears
Center, and Andy Woods Elementary School. The Board
approved RPR Construction Co., Inc. as the Construction
Manager-at-Risk firm for Clarkston Elementary School.
Board Approves
Acquisition of Land
The Board of
Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of a heavily
wooded site being approximately 14.4 acres located on
Chandler Highway adjacent to Westwood Shopping Center in the
amount of $850,000. Funding for the property will be
provided from bond proceeds. The purchase of this property
is for the purpose of building new campuses for the combined
Jones Elementary School/Wayne Boshears Center.
Career and
Technical Education Update
Cherie King,
Tyler ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program
Coordinator, updated the Board of Trustees on the CTE
offerings and what courses and programs are available to
Tyler ISD students. Ms. King shared with the Board that 115
CTE courses are taught in Tyler ISD with 4,626 students
enrolled in one or more CTE courses. She also explained
that 55% of the total secondary student body is enrolled in
these courses. Tyler ISD has 61 CTE teachers implementing
16 CTE clusters. Each cluster is an identified program with
courses aligned for completion and/or certification
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