Little Elm Independent School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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- Mary WatkinsPresident
- Jason OlsonVice President
- DeLeon EnglishTrustee
- Eric WilsonTrustee
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Little Elm ISD board approves reclassifying speech pathologist position to assistant 24:49
- A district staff member presented changes to the 2026-2027 employee handbook, many of them edits recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards. 3:11
- The athletics department head described the department's mission and programs reaching elementary and middle school students. 12:42
- The board approved reclassifying a speech pathologist position, delegating authority to the superintendent to approve an agreement for the purchase of attendance credit, and the consent agenda. ~26:04
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Item by item (8)
- Opening and closed session 0:07
- Employee handbook report 3:00
- A district staff member said the 2026-2027 employee handbook would be distributed to employees this week through Safe Schools, and employees would sign an acknowledgement that they read it and will comply with it. 3:11
- The staff member said changes included updated calendars, school names and payroll dates, child abuse reporting timelines, and TASB language on the prohibition on diversity, equity, inclusion on pages 80 to 81. 3:11
- One board member said the board did not have to approve the handbook. ~11:04
- Athletics department update 11:23
- A staff member leading athletics said the department's mission is to be leaders of people and to prepare students to be successful after they leave the district. 14:49
- The staff member said the Lobo Buddies program, which pairs high school athletes with younger students, was in 6 campuses last year and the district is looking to grow it. 15:04
- The staff member said the district has been developing the Pack Athletic Club with sports including baseball, softball, wrestling, soccer, basketball and football, with a goal of keeping costs down. 15:04
- Speech pathologist position reclassification 24:24
- A district staff member said the budgeted speech pathologist position is a 187-day position on pay grade 2 of the administrator pay scale and would be reclassified to a speech pathologist assistant on the teacher pay scale. 24:49
- The staff member said the change would meet student needs and produce minimal savings, and the administration recommended approval. 25:31
- Jason Olson made the motion. 25:59
- The motion carried. ~26:04
- Delegation of authority for attendance credit 26:18
- A district staff member said the district is in recapture and each year must delegate authority to the superintendent to negotiate with the state, and the district then can set its tax rate next month. 26:31
- Jason Olson moved to delegate contractual authority to the superintendent for the 2026-2027 school year, including approval of the agreement for the purchase of attendance credit. 27:50
- Asked what would happen if the board did not approve it, the staff member said the district would not be allowed to set its tax rate and would usually lose funding equal to what recapture would have been. 28:36
- The motion carried. ~29:41
- Consent agenda 29:56
- Board and superintendent comments 30:16
- Adjournment 33:27
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