http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/boardactioncurrent.htm Notes from the Irving ISD Board of Trustees Meetings en-us Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT PublicInformation@irvingisd.net webmaster@irvingisd.net http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#guerin (Irving, Texas) Cheryl Guerin, math department chair and algebra/geometry teacher at Lamar Middle School, was honored by the IISD Board of Trustees for being named Teacher of the Month for June during their regularly called meeting June 13. Originally from Florida, Guerin attended Winter Park High School, and attended University of Central Florida and Florida Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration degree, respectively. She moved to Texas in 2003 and became a substitute teacher in Keller ISD while seeking a teaching job through alternative certification. Guerin joined the staff at Lamar as math teacher in 2004. She is certified and highly qualified in mathematics grades 4-12 and gifted and talented grades 4-12. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#destination (Irving, Texas) The Destination Imagination team from Singley Academy was honored by Trustees for having competed at Global Destination Imagination Tournament at University of Tennessee May 25-28. Team members Caren Gonzalez, Analee Gonzalez, Ann Naisoke, Adrianna Portillo, Gi Ju Lim, Patricia Nganga, and Natalie Burns worked for the past several months on Project Outreach, a challenge designed to get students involved in community service. The team opted to focus on underprivileged children who have lost their hair due to cancer or alopecia. After finding that quality wigs for children can run into the hundreds, and even thousands of dollars, the team decided to raise not only awareness, but hair for this issue. On March 13, the team worked with Salon at the Ranch, asking patrons to cut off 10 or more inches of their hair to donate to the Locks of Love organization. By the end of the day, a total of 238 inches of hair were cut, bagged, and sent to Locks of Love. At the state tournament, the team showcased their efforts with a creative interpretation based on the story of Rapunzel, where the character portrayed by Ann Anosike cut off 10 inches of Rapunzel’s hair, portrayed by Gi Ju Lim. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#new (Irving, Texas) During a special called meeting of the IISD Board of Trustees on May 24, 2011, trustees approved Order #10-11-14 canvassing the returns and declaring Steven Jones elected to Place 1 and Gail Conder Wells elected to Place 2. Jones and Wells were administered the oath of office by Justice Lana Myers of the Fifth District Court of Appeals. The trustees then conducted an election to name board officers for the 2011-2012 school year. Trustee Heather Ashley was elected as president, Trustee Ronda Huffstetler was elected vice president, and Trustee Jerry Christian was elected secretary. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#consent (Irving, Texas) During the regular called meeting of the IISD Board of Trustees for June 13, Trustees approved the following consent agenda items: minutes of noon work session and regular board meeting on Monday, May 16, 2011, and special called meeting on Tuesday, May 24, 2011…financial statement for April 2011…June amendment to the 2010-2011 budget…supplements to the Irving ISD tax rolls…approved supplies, services, and capital outlay necessary for the first six weeks of 2011-2012 school year…selected an auditing firm for 2010-2011 fiscal year audit…contract for professional legal services in the collection of delinquent ad valorem property taxes…purchase of desktop computers through the Texas Department of Information Resources…extended agreement with iStation for web-based computer assisted reading program…purchase of Dell ultra-short-throw projectors and accessories through the Texas Department of Information Resources…purchase of projectors through an interlocal agreement…contract extension of third party administrator for Student Health and Related Services…CSP#11-18 for library book jobbers and approved purchase of library books, and related goods and services…CSP#11-17 for limited market book vendors and approving purchase of limited market library books and related goods and services…contracts with Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. and Irving ISD 2011-2012…memorandum of understanding with the Dallas County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education, Region X ESC and Irving ISD for 2011-2012…agreement between Irving ISD and the Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation 2011-2012…agreement with Holy Family of Nazareth School for Summer Meals Program…final payment application and closeout documentation for Travis Middle School Bond Construction Project. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#community (Irving, Texas) Trustees approved the following community input items: dedication plaque for Johnson Middle School…receipt and reading of the board members code of ethics as outlined in board policy BBF (Local)…award of proposal CSP #09-40 for food service staple and perishable food, non-food, paper, catering products and food service cleaning supplies…multi-year construction budget and 2010-2011 capital projects budget…architectural services contract for Houston Middle School and Farine Elementary School bond construction projects…architectural services contract for Crockett Middle School and Lively Elementary School bond construction projects...architectural services contract for Gilbert Elementary School bond construction projects…voted against giving the use of the district box at Irving Schools Stadium to the home team, enabling them to sell tickets as a fundraiser for the school…voted against eliminating the change in the bilingual program to 50 percent Spanish and 50 percent English through grade 5 for the 2011-2012 school year…voted against implementing a structured English immersion alternative to the bilingual education program in pre-k through grade 5. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#closed (Irving, Texas) Trustees discussed the following items in closed sessions pursuant to Section 551.074 of Texas Government Code, then returned to open session and voted to approve the election, renewal, and resignation of employees as recommended by the superintendent of schools…discussed issues regarding litigation, ACLU, real estate and personnel. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT http://www.irvingisd.net/districtweekly/weekly308.htm#other (Irving, Texas) In other business, trustees: accepted gifts and donations to the district…received a report on 2011 TAKS results and projected state accountability ratings…received public input regarding the need for child care services for school age students as required by SB913…received public input on 2011-2012 No Child Left Behind expenditure plans…received public input on 2011-2012 budget received reports from the administration regarding IISD summer hours…received reports from individual trustees on attendance at events and activities. Monday, June 13, 2011 05:00:00 CMT