- Greenville Independent School District
- School Board Meeting Recap
July 19, 2022
Here are the highlights from the July 19, 2022, School Board meeting:
- The meeting opened with the call to order by President Aletha Kruse at 5:30 p.m. with a quorum present. Trustee Mike Rackley delivered the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance.
Open Forum and Public Comment for Agenda Items & Non-Agenda Items
- Mitzi Money spoke regarding the consideration of board policy that provides guidelines for instructional materials.
Comments from Individual Board Members
- Mike Rackley attended a Summer Learning Institute (SLI) session regarding operational procedures and said he'd like to see some of the ideas implemented in GISD's procedures.
- Aletha Kruse attended an SLI session on bonds. She liked the idea of inviting the public to a gallery walk on campuses. This would allow community members to see the campuses up close and to share questions and concerns with district leaders in informal conversations.
Reports/Discussion Items
Chief Technology Officer Shannon Fulp presented on the following topics:
- Strategic plan: formed a Future Ready Schools Committee and attended International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) fundamentals class. GISD is in Year 5 of its strategic plan. The top objective this year is to provide appropriate technology integration training that increases the number of technology-certified staff using integrated technology on each campus.
- Data points regarding students logins into various online learning programs
- 2021-22 Technology Department accomplishments
- Future technology improvement plans
Policy
- The board approved the revision of Policy EF.
Action and Discussion Items
- The board authorized hiring a police officer for every GISD campus (six additional positions).
- The board approved transferring $520,000 from fund balance to payroll in order to fund hired officers.
- The board approved a purchase over $50,000 - Renaissance Learning ($125,076.80).
- The board approved a purchase over $50,000 - Insight Education Group ($53,900).
- The board approved a purchase over $50,000 - ESST for District Security System Extended Warranty ($51,699).
Consent Agenda
The board approved the consent agenda, which includes the following items:
- Quarterly investment report
- Monthly financial report
- Approval of Board Minutes for June 21, 2022 and June 28, 2022
The Board went into closed session.