Trustees Approve School Boundary Changes
Following a
series of public input meetings held in February, the IISD Board of
Trustees voted 6-1 to approve recommended elementary school boundary
changes that take effect in the 2006−2007 school year. Four current
elementary schools – Brown, Davis, Elliott and Townley – would
contribute students to the attendance zone for the new Stipes school,
scheduled to open in the fall.
Other recommended
boundary changes impact John Haley, Hanes, Lee, Johnston and Townsell.
These changes are primarily designed to reduce enrollment at John Haley,
Hanes and Townsell.
Certain
stipulations regarding such matters as “grandfathering” of students who
will be fifth graders next year, intra-district transfers, and hazardous
route transportation were included in the recommendations. The
recommendations also include a slight adjustment to the Kinkeade/Clifton
boundary to keep it aligned with the Davis/Hanes boundary.
Although the plan
originally called for about 55 West Dallas students to be moved to
Stipes, trustees decided to keep the students at Townley.
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Commencement Policy Remains Unchanged
The IISD Board of
Trustees voted 5-2 to accept the recommendation of the Board Policy
Committee and make no changes to requirements regarding participation in
commencement ceremonies. Students who have not completed all graduation
requirements, including passing exit-level TAKS, will not be eligible to
participate.
In December, the
board was presented results of surveys given to seniors, high school
faculty and parents on the issue.
The current
policy states that students “shall successfully complete all local and
state graduation requirements, including passing the exit-level testing
requirements, before they shall be permitted to participate in
graduation ceremonies.”
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In other business, Trustees:
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Received information on Take Our
Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2006, scheduled for June 7, 2006. |
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Received update on 2006-2007 school
calendar development. |
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Approved minutes of Noon Work
Session and Regular Board Meeting on February 20, 2006. |
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Approved Resolution #05-06-98 for
competitive sealed proposal as the method of procurement that
provides the best value for Britain cold storage addition. |
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Approved Resolution #05-06-99
authorizing purchase of classroom furniture for Stipes through
interlocal agreement in the amount of $95,101. |
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Approved the submission of
non-competitive grants to support integrated physics and chemistry
instruction. |
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Approved Resolution #05-06-100
ratifying second reading and adoption of revisions to Board Policy
FNA (Local) and GKDA (Local) as such relate to distribution of
non-school literature and/or materials by students and distribution
of non-school literature and/or materials by non-students. |
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Approved second reading and adoption
of board policies BKA (Local), FNAB (Local), FNAB (Exhibit) and GKD
(Local). |
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Approved Resolution #05-06-101
accepting gifts and donations to the district in the amount of
$44,617. |
