WISD Board Meets in July Regular Called Meeting
WALLER ISD – During the regular meeting of the Waller ISD Board of
Trustees held July 12, the Board meeting opened up prayer from Trustee
Lowe, and pledge from Trustee Nelson. After the prayer and pledge,
President Kaminski presented the Consent Agenda. Consent agenda items
consisted of resignations, employment, leaves of absence, staff
transfers, disbursements, budget change requests, tax refunds, and
staffing requests. Other Consent Agenda items were AEP Harris County
Department of Education 2009-2010 Zenith Annual Consulting Contract,
purchase of computer equipment, software, and accessories to accommodate
the EMEAL Master POS located at the new stadium, janitorial supplies and
equipment proposal, purchase of Skate Park from American Ramp Company at
Schultz Jr. High, the vendor list for school bus and automotive parts
and supplies for the 2009-2010 school year, approving vendor line item
list for Schultz Jr. High equipment and supplies, and library books to
be purchased from cooperative vendors.
Regular agenda items
included discussion of the recent legislative activity affecting Chapter
313 of the Texas Tax Code, and the discussion and possible Board action
to approve an agreement for a limitation on appraised value of property
for school district maintenance and operations taxes based on the
Hewlett-Packard Company application. The Board approved the motion
which will benefit Waller ISD technology budget approximately $1.8
million over the life of the contract.
Consideration of
Turlington Elementary fresh water system proposal was discussed in
detail and the Board voted to accept the change order proposal for the
Turlington Elementary water system.
Cherith Wells presented
the New Stadium Grand Opening event details to the Board. Waller ISD
Superintendent, Richard McReavy, encouraged the meeting attendees to
join the community at the great event, and said, “These type of events
happen only once every half century for a school district. This will be
a tremendous event for our entire community”. He asked the Board for
approval to hand out a commemorative free admission ticket to the first
game of the season to each Waller ISD student for the event. The Board
members present at the meeting unanimously passed the motion.
TASB Board Policy
Update 85, possible board action to endorse Katherine Hanson, Tomball
ISD Board Member, for TASB Board of Trustees, District 4A, and
consideration of the administration’s recommendation on the proposed
termination of a contract employee and the provision of notice to the
employee of the recommendation was approved.
In information items,
the Board heard a Waller ISD Construction from Sam Savage, SHW Group.
All construction projects are on schedule. Connie Reed, Waller ISD
PEIMS, gave the Board a data interpretation of the various PEIMS reports
that the PEIMS department prepares for the State. The Board heard a
patron presentation about the Band Program from Sherrie Morace.
Important dates noted were: July 28-29 – Administrative
Workshop; August 10 – Regular Board Meeting; August 10-12 – New Teacher
Orientation; August 13 – First Day for Teachers; August 17 – Convocation
and Staff Development; August 24 – First Day of School; August 24 –
Special Called Board Meeting – Consider 2009-2010 Budget and Tax Rate
