WISD Board Meets in March Regular Called Meeting

WALLER ISD – During the regular meeting of the Waller ISD Board of Trustees held March 9, the Board meeting recognitions opened up with a brief presentation by Wal-Mart Cypress Superstore Manager, Dominic Ortiz, and Community Liasion, Tina Larkey, presenting a $1,000 donation check to each of the seven Waller ISD campuses.  Superintendent, Richard McReavy, awarded Wal-Mart Cypress Superstore a plaque thanking them for their ongoing generous support to Waller ISD.  Several Waller ISD school Principals introduced the winning students that placed in the Waller ISD Spelling Bee and the Region V Spelling Bee.  Dillon Spence, Wayne C. Schultz Middle School, won the Region V Spelling Bee and advanced to compete in the Houston PBS Spelling Bee on March 28^th against region spelling bee winners from 42 other counties.

Waller High School Principal, Kelly Baehren, introduced the 2009 Mr. Valentine, Dorian Nero, a Waller High School Senior.  25 Senior boys competed to win the Mr Valentine’s title. Ending the Board Recognitions were the Waller High School Lady Bulldogs Girls Basketball Team.  Coach Schila Clough introduced each player and gave the Board the girls basketball season highlights.  The Lady Bulldogs advanced to the girls basketball district playoffs and played against Hays ISD.

After the recognitions, the Consent Agenda was presented.  Consideration of resignations, employment, leaves of absence, teacher contracts, staffing requests, tax refund(s), disbursements, budget change request(s), and minutes of the meetings from November, December and January were all considered.   In Regular Agenda, consideration to move the April Regular Called Board Meeting to Tuesday, April 14, 2009, due to the Easter Holiday was approved by the Board.

In Information Items, A Bond Construction Update Report was presented by Sam Savage, SHW Group.  All three of the main bond construction projects are progressing on-time as planned. Visit www.wallerisd.net/bond/ for construction updates.  Richard McReavy discussed the Elementary and Junior High Schools Attendance Zones.  A Waller ISD Public Attendance Zone Boundary Meeting was held on March 30, 2009. The public was able to view the proposed boundaries, ask questions, and share ideas with the Superintendent and staff.  All Attendance Zone Boundary information and proposed attendance zone boundary maps are posted on http://www.wallerisd.net/bond/Rezoning%20boundaries%20March%2030%202009/WISD%20Rezoning%20updates.htm.

Richard McReavy announced the re-titling of the 6^th-8^th grade campuses.  Students at Waller Jr. High and Wayne C. Schultz Middle School voted to re-title the two schools “Waller Jr. High and Wayne C. Schultz Jr. High” or "Waller Middle School and Wayne C. Schultz Middle School”.  The majority of students voted to re-title the two schools for the 2009-2010 school year “Waller Jr. High and Wayne C. Schultz Jr. High”. In other information items, Richard McReavy announced the Region IV Board of Director Election and a New Stadium Scoreboard Update.  Waller ISD announced the sale of scoreboard advertising panel displays and stated that the local business response was overwhelming.  The new stadium scoreboard will be privately-funded. The new Waller ISD stadium is due to open for the first football game of the 2009-2010 season against LaMarque.

In Future Board Items, Hewlett-Packard Final Agreement, Consideration and Approval of the Writ of Election for the 2009 Trustee Election and Early Voting Clerks, Board Member Continuing Education Report, and 2009-2010 Student Handbook Revisions.

Important dates noted were: March 16-20 – Spring Break; April 10 &13 – Easter Holiday; April 14 – Regular Called Board Meeting (Tentative); April 27, 2009-May 5, 2009 – Early Voting for Waller ISD Trustee Election; May 9, 2009 – Waller ISD Trustee Election; May 11 – Regular Called Board Meeting.