SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
BISD Superintendent, Dr. Joe Young provided a staffing report containing the latest retirements, resignations, and new hires within the district. Information regarding budget, personnel, and the latest meetings with the Teacher Advisory and Parent Advisory Committees was presented. Dr. Young noted upcoming projects and events that include the new Summer Guide publication, improvements to BHS Graduation, and a recent meeting with the City of Brownwood regarding solutions to traffic issues around Northwest Elementary. Dr. Young stated that the city has done a great job working with the district to find solutions and engineers were well prepared with detailed options to address the problem.
DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
Summer School Plans: Dr. Young presented the 2019 Summer School Plans that included the dates, staff, and locations of the summer school sessions.
Quarterly Financial Report: Information provided included the 2nd Quarter Investment Report and the February 2019 Tax Assessor Collector’s Report.
FIRST READING OF DEAB(LOCAL) POLICY UPDATE
DEAB (LOCAL) defines the workweek for BISD employees. It currently starts on Saturday and ends on Friday. The desired change is to begin on Monday and end on Sunday. This change puts the weekend at the end of the pay week and not the beginning allowing employees who miss during the week to makeup those hours in the same work week without penalty. At this time, hours are not easily made up or approved because it would trigger overtime for the following week. For example, an employee who misses on Wednesday could work (with supervisor approval) on Saturday and still earn 40 hours for the week. This also provides easier scheduling for weekend events. This does not impact employee hours, pay, or overtime rates. Dr. Young noted that research had been done for several months regarding this change and BISD had reached out to other districts that have a similar policy to see if there were any drawbacks. Reports were all positive. This was the first reading.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BHS INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY TRIP TO NATIONAL COMPETITION
An out-of-state travel request was made on behalf of the BHS International Thespian Society (ITS) to attend the ITS National Competition in Lincoln, Nebraska during June 2019. Fundraisers are being held to help cover costs and the Theatre Booster Club will also be providing funds. Registration closes on May 1, and students who have not paid their full balance by April 15 will not be registered and will not attend. BISD Trustee Jacobs made a motion to approve the out-of-state travel request as presented. Trustee Evans seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
The following items were listed for consideration on the Consent Agenda.
1. BMS Fundraiser
2. Minutes from March 18, 2019 Board Meeting
Trustee Evans moved that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented, with Trustee Thompson seconding the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The board moved into executive session at 7:05 p.m. to discuss personnel matters. They returned to open session at 7:27 p.m.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TEACHER TERM AND PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS FOR 2019-2020
Trustee Jacobs made a motion to approve the Term and Probationary Contracts for teachers to be employed during the 2019-2020 school year. Trustee Dr. Fowler seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following announcements were made for upcoming events:
• Chamber of Commerce Banquet – April 11, 2019
• Early Release Day – April 18, 2019
• Good Friday/Easter Holiday – April 19 & 22, 2019
• Next Regular Meeting – May 13, 2019
• 2019 Summer Leadership Institute – Ft. Worth, TX – June 20-22, 2019
The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.