- Greenville Independent School District
- School Board Meeting Recap
June 20, 2023
Here are the highlights from the June 20, 2023, school board meeting:
The meeting opened with a call to order by President Aletha Kruse at 5:30 p.m. with a quorum present. Trustee Mike Rackley gave the invocation and President Aletha Kruse led the pledge.
The board recognized Trena Stafford’s years of service as a GISD board member and presented her with a commemorative clock and flowers.
Oath of Office:
- Trustees Anji Taylor (District 2), Bonnie-Jean Stewart (District 3) and Tish Woodruff (District 4) took their oath of office to serve as a GISD trustee for a term of three years.
Reorganization of the Board:
The following board members were voted by the board to serve over the next year in the following roles:
- President - Aletha Kruse
- Vice-President - Mike Rackley
- Secretary - Tish Woodruff
Superintendent’s Report:
- An updated demographer’s report was presented by Bob Templeton with Zonda. You can view the report here: https://bit.ly/2023DemographicReport
Bond Discussion (Bond or No Bond Public Input)
- Community members were each given two minutes to voice their opinion in favor or against calling another bond.
Open Forum and Public Comments for agenda items
- There were no comments from the public.
Comments from Individual Board Members
- Bonnie-Jean Stewart thanked the community for attending and sharing their opinions either for or against calling another bond.
- Aletha Kruse discussed doing a book study as a board.
Reports/Discussion Items
- School Leadership and Student Support
- Deputy Superintendent of Administration Wes Underwood presented a district-wide discipline update to the board.
- Deputy Superintendent of Administration Wes Underwood presented the Head Start Quality Improvement Update.
- The board approved 7-0 for Head Start to submit the Quality Improvement Grant for the 2023-24 school year.
- Teaching and Learning
- Deputy Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Dr. Shazzma Crooks presented an update on Special Education services in Greenville ISD.
- Food Service
- Director of Child Nutrition Sharee Osten presented the cafeteria redesign plan for the GMS & GHS campuses.
- The board approved a purchase of over $50,000 7-0 for a cafeteria redesign for the GMS & GHS campuses.
- Governance
- The board approved 7-0 a donation from Hunt County Tunes for Tots in the amount of $1000 to the GISD SPED Department for Special Olympics.
Action and Discussion Items
- Approved TASB board position – Region 10D nominations. Roger Livingston was nominated by Tish Woodruff and a second by Mike Rackley. The board approved in a 7-0 vote.
- Approved 7-0 to add new CFO Coy Martin to Texas Class Transaction portal and Financial Accounts
- Approved 7-0 to add new CFO Coy Martin to have access to all online financial accounts as well as authorization access to all GISD financial accounts.
- Approved 7-0 to add new CFO Coy Martin as a check signer and purchase orders approval.
- Approved 7-0 to auction surplus vehicles including buses and white fleets currently not in use.
Consent Agenda:
The board voted 7-0 to approve the following items on the consent agenda.
- Monthly financial report
- Board minutes:
- May 15, 2023
- May 16, 2023
- May 25, 2023
- May 30, 2023
- June 5, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
- June 5, 2023 @ 5 p.m.
Open Forum and Public Comment for Non-Agenda Items
- There were no comments from the public.
Closed Session
- The board voted 7-0 for the approval of professional new hires and ratification of employment contracts as recommended.
Future Agenda/Information Items:
- Board Secretary report
Future meetings:
- Board pictures – June 27, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
- Called board meeting – June 27, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m.
- Superintendent Evaluation (TBD)
- Regular board meeting – July 18, 2023
Adjourn at 8:37 p.m.