S-T ISD Trustees Accept Bus Safety/Efficiency Recommendations

Will consider Facilities Improvement/Energy Conservation Program in January regular meeting.

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Skidmore-Tynan ISD was held December 11, 2006 in the Skidmore-Tynan School District Event Center Board Room.

The meeting agenda included one closed session item in which Trustees adjourned for their annual Board Self-Assessment, per Texas Government Code 551.074.

Agenda action items included:

• Consideration and Possible Action to Accept the Proposal for a Comprehensive Facilities Improvement/Energy Conservation Program from TAC-Energy Solutions. On advice of District financial manager Victor Quiroga, it was agreed by acclamation to postpone consideration on this item until the January regular meeting.
  
• Consideration and Possible Approval of a Interlocal Participation Agreement in the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative. This item was approved. The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative allows the District to purchase items at the best price possible via the online service "BuyBoard."
  
• Consideration and Possible Approval of Board Policy: CI (Local): School Properties Disposal; FNAA (Local): Student Expression: Distribution of Nonschool Literature; FNAB (Local): Student Expression: Use of School Facilities for Nonschool Purposes; GKD (Local): Community Relations: Nonschool Use of School Facilities; GKDA (Local): Nonschool Use of School Facilities: Distribution of Nonschool Literature. Updates to Local Board Policy were approved with a minor change to the number of non school-related student handouts allowed to be distributed on campus.
  
• Consideration and Possible Acceptance of the Transportation Management Review. This item was approved, with the understanding that administrators will present a concrete plan of action based on the reports recommendations by March of 2007.
  
• Consideration and Possible Action to Accept the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Financial Audit. This item was approved.

Consent agenda action items:

• Consideration and Possible Approval of Minutes-Routine:Regular Meeting of November 13, 2006 and Special Meeting of November 20, 2006
  
• Consideration and Possible Approval of Finance Report-Routine
  
• Consideration and Possible Approval of Budget Amendment(s)-Routine
  
• Consideration and Possible Acceptance of 2006 Tax Roll

The consent agenda was approved as presented. The "Budget Amendment" item was approved separately after discussion initiated by Trustee Ken Haggard on the possibility of expanding the budget to include the purchase of defibrillators for District school buses in addition to those proposed for each campus and the athletic department. Dr. Belmarez agreed to consider the suggestion in a future budget amendment, noting "If just one life is saved, it will be well worth the investment."

The next meeting of the S-T ISD Board of Trustees is scheduled Monday, January 8, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. in the Skidmore-Tynan School District Event Center Board Room.