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San Angelo ISD board reviews student transfer guidelines as two elementary schools close 15:10

  • Dr. Taylor Kingman said the board took no votes after its closed session. 3:48
  • The board also held a required public hearing on school improvement plans, heard a first reading of a grievance policy update and heard about a proposed portable restroom trailer purchase. 4:49
  • A district staff member presented student transfer guidelines tied to closing Bowie and Reagan at the end of the school year, which will reduce elementary campuses from 14 to 12. 15:10
  • A staff member said a decision point would be which elementary grade levels are grandfathered to finish at their current campuses, and one board member said grandfathering decisions should consider grade levels, siblings and special programs. 16:57

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and pledges 0:05
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman, president of the Board of Trustees, opened the meeting, said a quorum was present and led the pledges. 0:05
  2. Public comment on Carver School 1:45
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to give a community committee time to develop solutions for the Carver School. 2:11
    • A second speaker at public comment, representing a nonprofit, raised the possibility of using the Carver School for schooling and daycare. 3:16
  3. Closed session 3:48
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman said the board would meet in closed session under Texas Code 551.076 on safety and security and 551.071 on consultation with an attorney. 3:48
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman said the board took no votes in executive session. 3:48
  4. Intruder detection audit findings 3:48
    • A staff member reported that the district had 3 intruder detection audits in September and the first week of October and that any needed corrective actions had been addressed. 4:33
  5. Public hearing on school improvement 6:16
    • The staff member said Bowie and Reagan have targeted improvement plans based on state ratings, while Lincoln, McGill, Bradford and Fannin are continuing turnaround plans. 6:32
    • The staff member invited board members, staff and community members to complete a 4-question survey. 6:32
  6. Student transfer guidelines 15:06
    • A district staff member said the district plans to keep students in grades 6 through 11 at their current middle and high schools, and that 38% of elementary students will attend a different elementary school next year. 15:10
    • The staff member said the key decision is which elementary grades will be grandfathered, with a draft possibly on November 9th and guidelines adopted on the 16th of November. 16:45
    • Pam Duncan said the grandfathering was due to rezoning and the goal of having a teacher in every classroom, and the staff member said uncontrolled transfers had required adding teachers at $60,000 to $75,000 each. 42:13
  7. Next meeting agenda review 46:22
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman said a coalition working on the Carver School would present at the next meeting and a plan for Carver would be placed on the November agenda. 46:50
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman said transfer guidelines would remain on next week's agenda for discussion only. 48:09
  8. Consent items review 48:09
    • A staff member described new vendors for maintenance, transportation and supplies and a wholesale vendor to deliver flowers for floral design. 48:59
    • A speaker asked for information on fuel spending since January or February, and a staff member said a fuel report would be provided in Friday Facts. 49:24
    • A staff member said the investment training provider list, investment broker list and local investment policy were up for annual approval with no recommended policy changes. 50:49
  9. Innovative course approval 53:42
    • A staff member said students in Kinesiology 1 can continue to Kinesiology 2 only if the board approves it as an innovative course, which TEA allows through the '27-'28 school year. 54:45
    • The staff member said the item could be placed on consent. ~55:49
  10. Portable restroom trailer purchase 56:28
    • A staff member recommended buying a portable bathroom trailer with 5 bathrooms from Ready to Go Trailers for a total cost of $74,265. 56:38
    • A speaker asked how often restrooms go down, citing the cost if the district faces a budget deficit, and a staff member said bond funds would be used for the trailer. 58:48
    • A speaker asked whether the district could get quotes on multiple trailers with smaller stalls. 1:01:37
  11. Property sale and policy updates 1:01:47
    • Dr. Taylor Kingman said a resolution would allow the sale of a property to return it to the tax rolls. 1:01:47
    • A staff member said the only grievance policy change dismisses a complaint if the complainant fails to schedule or appear at a hearing and bars an appeal to the next level. 1:03:28

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