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Irving Independent School District |
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Board of Trustees
Gary L. Borcherding, President
Mike Kunstadt, Vice President
Barbara Cardwell, Secretary
Ruben Franco
Michael Hill
Ronda Huffstetler
Randy Stipes |
September Board Meeting
Thobae
& Woodhouse Honored as Teachers of the Year
Kathy Thobae, special education
teacher at Farine, and Kristi Woodhouse, science teacher at Houston,
were honored as this year’s Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the
Year at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees held in the Irving
High auditorium. Both teachers received a plaque, a gift certificate
from A+ Teacher, a piece of jewelry from Gold n Carats, and $300 from
the Irving Schools Foundation. Thobae and Woodhouse were chosen from
among 34 Campus Teachers of the Year across the District.
Thobae has eight years of
experience in education; three of them with IISD. She came to Farine in
2000 where she still works as a special education teacher. Thobae has
extensive experience working with autistic children. She holds a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree
from the University of North Texas.
Woodhouse is in her sixth year of
teaching in IISD. She has served at Lamar for five years, teaching math
and science in several positions. She has recently moved to Houston
Middle School where she is an Earth science teacher. She is a graduate
of Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, but her road to a bachelor’s
degree took her through Leeward Community College in Pearl City, Hawaii;
the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu; Pierce College in Tacoma,
Washington; and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
A reception for both teachers was
held before the meeting.
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Kathy Thobae
IISD Elementary Teacher of the Year
Kristi Woodhouse
IISD Secondary Teacher of the Year |
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Campus
Teachers of the Year Recognized
One teacher from each IISD campus
was chosen as Teacher of the Year for their individual schools and
recognized at the board meeting this month. The Board presented each
campus teacher of the year with a framed certificate, a gift certificate
from A+ Teacher, and $100 from the Irving Schools Foundation.
The Campus Teachers of the Year
are: Shelly Curtsinger, Irving High; Jennifer Jackson, MacArthur;
Catherine Rogers, Nimitz; Gary Schepf, Academy; Shirley Mackay, Union
Bower; Julie Perry, Austin; Amanda Courneya, Bowie; Susan Martin,
Crockett; Melissa Pardue, de Zavala; Yvonne Beacham, Houston; Gretchen
Brosch, Travis; Ken Jenkins, Secondary Reassignment; Romulo Borrego,
Gilbert Transitional; Rebecca Lockhart, Barton; Gail Johnston,
Brandenburg; Jennifer Upchurch, Britain; Charlotte Gleghorn, Brown;
Telissa Davis, Davis; Candis Bounds, Elliott; Matt Schweers, Gilbert;
Steven Wurtz, Good; Cindy Slye, John Haley; Karla Potvin, Thomas Haley;
Wendi Vaughn, Hanes; Sue Campbell, Johnston; Mollie Young, Keyes;
Juanita Avalos, Lee; George Swan, Lively; Josie Avila, Schulze; Pat
Terrill, Townley; Patti Hayes-Smith, Kinkeade; and Jack Guthrie,
Elementary Development.
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In Other Business, Trustees:
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Approved
minutes of noon work session and regular board meeting on Monday,
August 25, 2003. |
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Approved
financial statement for August 2003. |
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Approved
Resolution & Order #03-04-01 authorizing September amendment to the
2003-2004 budget. |
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Approved
Resolution & Order #03-04-05 approving Irving ISD partial tax roll for
2003. |
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Approved
Resolution & Order #03-04-02 adopting changes in the property tax
roll, directing changes and to correct errors in the roll, declaring
an emergency, and authorizing other matters related to the subject. |
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Approved
Resolution & Order #03-04-03 approving supplements to Irving ISD tax
rolls. |
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Approved
Resolution & Order #03-04-04 consenting to resale of foreclosed
property. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-01 accepting bids for custodial supplies. |
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Authorized
the purchase of custodial equipment through TBPC TXMAS contract. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-02 approving sole-source purchase and service
agreements with Charles A. Dana Center and Agile Mind Education
Holdings, Inc. partnerships for technical assistance toolsets and with
Agile Mind Education Holdings, Inc. for ThinkFive services. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-03 for competitive bidding as the method of
procurement that provides the best value for construction of athletic
storage buildings. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-04 for final payment application and closeout
documentation for parking lot lighting and gym lighting bond
construction project. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-05 ratifying the approval of an interlocal agreement
and approving a participation agreement for unemployment compensation
administrative services with Texas Association of School Board’s Risk
Management Fund. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-06 approving amendments to the District’s
self-funded employee health program authorized by Resolution
#02-03-141. |
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Appointed
Nell Anne Hunt and Irene Jackson to the District Improvement Committee
to fill vacancies for 2003-2004. |
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Approved
Resolution #03-04-07 approving regional consortium for innovation
shared service arrangement agreement. |
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Approved
amendments to administrative regulations for the professional
development and appraisal system for 2003-2004. |
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Approved
first reading and filing authorization of revisions to Board Policy
EEJB (local) pertaining to credit by examination for acceleration
without prior instruction. |
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