WISD Board Meets in August Regular Session

WALLER ISD – During the regular meeting of the Waller ISD Board of Trustees held August 10, the Board recognized Londa Sessions, Evelyn Turlington Elementary Teacher, and Carol Courville, San Bernard Electric Company Local Government Economic Community Development, for helping Waller ISD schools obtain over $278,000 in monetary grants over a ten year period for playgrounds and parks.  Londa started her quest as a Playground Chair on the PTO board at Roberts Road Elementary.  Londa recently teamed up with Evelyn Turlington Elementary Principal, Mindy Peper, and Waller ISD Facilities and Construction Director, Jeanine Slaughter, and was awarded a matching fund grant of $25,000 to purchase playground equipment for the new school.

Consent agenda items included resignations, employment, leaves of absence, staff transfers, disbursements, budget change requests, tax refunds, staffing requests,  2009-2010 Memorandum of Understanding for JJAEP.  WISD Superintendent Richard McReavy announced that Waller ISD is listed as the safest school district in Harris County once again.  Other consent agenda items were consideration of appointing Mike Marcus to calculate district tax rates for the 2009 year, update of directory information in Board Policy DIA (Local) and FFH (Local), update BQ (Local), BQA (Local), and BQB (Local), a proposed revision on DEA (Local) policy, consideration and approval of out-of-district transfers for 2009-2010, and the renewal of the Cambridge Knowledge Systems contract.

In the regular agenda, the Board considered authorization of audio webcast of coaches interviews, game re-caps, and players of the week.  The board approved the motions.

In information items, the Board heard a construction report from Sam Savage with SHW Group. Mike Marcus, Asst. Superintendent for Finance, informed the Board of the 2009-2010 budget update and certified the 100% total collection rate for the 2009 tax year.  Ted Jongbloed presented a Waller ISD Technology update that entailed a demonstration of the modern technology equipment in Waller ISD schools. 

In patron presentations, Trustee Lowe passed out invitations to a local church welcoming lunch for Evelyn Turlington Elementary employees.

Important dates noted were: August 10-12 – New Teacher Orientation; August 11 – New Teacher Luncheon at Waller Baptist Church; August 13 – First Day of Teachers; August 17  -Convocation and Staff Development at 1:30 p.m. at Waller High School; August 24– First Day of School & Special Called Board Meeting; August 27 – Waller ISD High School Stadium Open.

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