RIO HONDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
215 West
Colorado Street
Rio Hond=
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Texas 78583
January =
16,
2006
The Board of Trustees =
of the
Rio Hondo Independent School District met in a Regular Session on Monday, at
7:00 p.m. in the Administration Building, 215 W. Colorado Street, Rio Hondo,
and Texas, with Mrs. Garza, President, presiding.
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Secretary =
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Hernandez
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Rene Alfaro
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SUPERINTENDENT: &=
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nbsp; Anneliese
McMinn
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Florence
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ADMINISTRATION: &=
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Montez, K. McKinney,
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Attached List
Items 1 & =
2 Mrs. Garza called the meeti=
ng to
order at 7:00 p.m., after noting a quorum was =
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sent
and that the meeting notice had been posted as required by law.
Item 3 &=
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Color Guard led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 4 Welcome/Open
Forum:
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Garza welcomed everyone and thanked them for their interest in our District=
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Garza invited comments from the audience; there were none.
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Item
5 Discuss
and consider allowing the District to pursue a Bond Election for the purpos=
e of
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the Intermediate and Junior High School Campus buildings.
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McMinn introduced Mr. Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Financial Consulting, Dall=
as,
Texas. Mr. Lawrence reviewed =
with
the Board the schedules of amounts to pursue a Bond Election and the amount
that would be allotted through Instructional Facilities Allotment (IFA) mon=
ies.
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motion was made by Mr. Hernandez to allow the District to pursue a Bond
Election for the purpose of re-roofing the Intermediate and Junior High Sch=
ool
Campus buildings. Seconded by=
Mrs.
Alaniz, the motion carried unanimously.
Item 6 Presentation
of Appreciation Certificates to Board Members
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uperintendent
McMinn expressed her and the staff’s appreciation for the time and
effort
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the Board Members dedicate to our school district and the community. Mrs. McMinn
introduced the campus principals, Even Start coordinator, DAEP
coordinator, and EL Civics Program Manager, who
adopted a Board Member for School Board Recognition Month, and allowed them=
the
opportunity to present each Board Member with the Appreciation Certificate =
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Superintendent McMinn introduced Athletic Director Gus Cavazos. Mr. Cavazos recognized three stude=
nts
who made it to the All Valley Football Players, and two of those students w=
ho
also made it to the All Bay Area Team, and one football player who was name=
d to
the Class 3A-All State first team.
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Mr. Cavazos also informed the Board that he and his football coaching
staff were named
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“Bay Area Coaching Staff of the Year” at the Bay Area Sp=
orts
Football Banquet in Pharr,
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Texas, on December 19, 2005.
Mr. Cavazos also reported that the Quarterback Club
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donated an inflatable football helmet and thanked them for their
donation. In closing, Mr.
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Cavazos expressed his appreciation to the Board for all that they do=
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Item 8 Report
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Principal Michelle Everett reported on highlights of things going o= n at the Intermediate campus. A sp= elling bee competition was held this year for the first time and she hopes that th= is will become an annual event. = One student has advanced to the Regional competition and the winner of that competition will advance to Nationals, she stated. Mrs. Everett commended all her fif= th grade teachers for working as a team and for all that they are able to accomplish individually and together. The fifth grade teachers pre= sent shared a power point presentation on a visit to the University of Texas at Brownsville by over 70 fifth graders to an event sponsored by NASA on Janua= ry 14, 2006. A fifth grade stude= nt gave a demonstration to the Board of a project he worked on at this event.<= o:p>
Item
9 A
motion was made by Mr. Rolando Alfaro to approve consent agenda items 10, 1=
1,
12, and 13. Seconded by Mrs. Alaniz, the motion carried unanimously. &=
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Item
10 *Minutes
of the Regular Meeting of December 12, 2005, approved.
Item
11 *Statemen=
ts of
Monthly Financial Report, Cafeteria Report, and Tax Collection Report,
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Item
12 *Notice of
Grant Award (NOGA) SAS #A650-06, Title VI, Part B. Subpart 2-Rural and
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accepted.
Item
13 *Payment =
for
the Purchase of 16 Acres of Real Property situated adjacent (South Side) to=
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wy 106
and 345, Rio Hondo, Texas, approved.
Item
14 After Mr.
Quentin Anderson from Long, Chilton, Payte & Hardin, reviewed the 2004-=
2005
District Audit Report, a motion was made by Mr. Hernandez to accept the
2004-2005 District Audit Report as presented. Seconded by Mr. Serra, the motion
carried unanimously.
Item
15 A motion =
was
made by Mr. Serra to place the Approved School Board Meeting Minutes on the
District’s Website. Sec=
onded
by Mrs. Alaniz, the motion carried unanimously.
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16 A motion =
was
made by Mrs. Alaniz to approve the Request for Maximum Class Size Waiver for
Spring Semester of 2005-2006 School Year.&=
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Seconded by Mr. Hernandez, the motion carried unanimously.
Item
17 A motion =
was
made by Mr. Hernandez that the Board authorize the disposal of property no
longer necessary for District Operations.&=
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Seconded by Mr. Serra, the motion carried unanimously.
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Item
18 A motion =
was
made by Mrs. Alaniz to approve Addendum to TASB Public Participation Policy
BED(LOCAL), subject to review by the Texas Association of School Boards
(TASB). Seconded by Mr. Rolan=
do
Alfaro, the motion carried unanimously.&nb=
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Item
19 Mrs. Garza
closed the regular session at 8:59 p.m. to discuss personnel matters. The regular session resumed =
at
9:59 p.m. Personnel items wer=
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follows:
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Consider Approving Addendum to the Substitute Teacher List
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for the 2005-2006 school year.
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A
motion was made by Mr. Rolando Alfaro to approve the Addendum to the
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ubstitute
Teacher List for the 2005-2006 school year. Seconded by Mrs. Alaniz,
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motion carried unanimously.
Item
20 A motion =
was
made by Mr. Hernandez to authorize the school district’s attorney to
continue negotiations with counsel for JDS Construction, Inc. (JDS) and tha=
t we
authorize the school district Superintendent to make payment to JDS upon
successful negotiations within the authority discussed in closed session.
Item 21 There
being no further business before the Board, Mrs. Garza adjourned the meeting
at
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10:02
p.m.
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Noemi Garza, President =
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Hernandez, Secretary