I attended my first school board meeting (9/26/11, 6:50-7:20). They began with by going over the FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report card for 2009-2010 school year. The school was rated superior. The meeting went on to briefly note the finance report and changing the December meeting dates. Mr. Adams spoke about getting a waiver for 1st and 2nd grade having too many students per teacher. The board approved based on district hardship. The next item was discussing School Board Member elections. They approved a 4-3-4 year term. If state declines they will keep current terms. They will have elections in May 2013 if proposal is approved. The Superintendent provided his report on EOC stating they are waiting for state direction. He then discussed some board training opportunities, then mentioned the SRO report. The final topic was an article about schools releasing custodians and have teachers clean their rooms which board members mentioned paying for sports, paying for school transportation, etc. Meeting was adjourned.
The meeting was very fast. Most topics were just mentioned and the public never was informed about the details. It was interesting to see the superintendents job dealing with the city and the county - working with elections and county boards.
