Irving ISD Board Action - November 7, 2005


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November 7, 2005 Board Meeting

IISD Receives Grant from Allstate Foundation

The IISD Board of Trustees received an $11,000 check from the Allstate Foundation to go toward the district’s HIPPY Program (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters). The grant will be used to serve 25 families with training in English, computer literacy, financial management, interview and resume-writing skills, and public speaking.

Board President Ruben Franco (left) accepts an $11,000 check from Todd Martin of the Allstate Foundation for the district’s HIPPY Program.

District Honored with Environmental Awards

Irving ISD received the 2005 Environmental Vision Award from the North Texas Recycling Association and additional recognition from Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB). From KIB, the district received a first-place and Savvy Award for creative marketing and communications in the service delivery category. Students from Brown attended the meeting and told trustees about the recycling program at their school, which received honorable mention from Keep Texas Beautiful.

Representatives of Keep Irving Beautiful, students from Brown and the Board of Trustees celebrate the environmental awards presented to IISD at the board meeting November 7.

In Other Business, Trustees:

	Received a status report on the expansion of Highway 183.
	Approved the minutes of Noon Work Session and Regular Board Meeting on October 17, 2005.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-20 accepting bid for district servers in the amount of $39,949.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-21 approving letter of agreement with Dallas County Schools for psychological services.
	Approved Campus Attendance Committees and District Attendance Committee for 2005-2006.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-22 accepting design development phase for Lamar bond construction project.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-23 accepting design development phase for Austin bond construction project.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-24 for final payment application and closeout documentation for Townsell Addition bond construction project.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-25 approving a contract with All Seasons Services Inc. for snack vending service.
	Approved first reading and filing authorization of TASB Update 76 and other local board policies BQA, BQB, CE, CQ (Exhibit C), EHBC and FO.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-26 declaring certain real property to be no longer needed for school purposes, authorizing its sale and containing other provisions related to the subject.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-17 accepting proposals of retail electric providers, approving the form of the supply agreements and authorizing other matters related to the subject.
	Approved Resolution #05-06-27 accepting gifts and donations to the district in the amount of $13,363.69 for October. Year-to-date total is $29,791.43.

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