Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 24, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 22, 1992 Page: 2 of 22
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PAGE 2A - THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY MARCH 22,1992
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Repair problems, poor test scores cited by TEA
from page 1
several places. The State Fire Mar-
shal's report cites 14 separate
Class A corrections which must be
completed and 13 Class B recom-
mendations for the buildings within
the district.
One of the corrective actions re-
quires the district to apply a fire-
retardant covering to interior
wooden walls of the school. The
school also is required to install a
fire alarm system.
A leaking sewer drain at the
back of the cafeteria was being
repaired the day of TEA’s visit and
interviews with school personnel
verified that the leak had been
there long before the visit.
New elementary classrooms have
been constructed, but older
facilities are in ill repair. Trustees
told the team that they had no funds
to do the repairs. Yet, they have
chosen to make some unusual ex-
penditures. For instance, trustees
expended $50,000 when they
bought back the contract of the pre-
vious superintendent. Furthermore,
they refused to implement the Sept.
25, 1990 audit report from TEA
which recommended that the cur-
rent superintendent repay $5,000
for overpayment on his contract.
5. The board of trustees and the
superintendent fail to properly
communicate with and involve dis-
trict staff members in the planning
process of the district.
The planning process must begin
with a complete assessment of the
student test scores, staffing needs,
school facilities and athletic
programs. The disaggregation of
the 1991 TAAS test scores must be
a part of that planning process.
Reviewing the TAAS test scores,
patterns begin to surface. For ex-
ample, no African American stu-
dent was reported passing any part
of the TAAS test. Additionally, all
of the lowest reported test scores
occurred in Grade 5. Board meet-
ing minutes confirm that a district
planning committee was selected in
November; however, assessment,
planning and goal-setting are yet to
be accomplished. No staff develop-
ment has been provided to train ad-
ministrators and other staff mem-
bers in the planning process. No
plans have been made to involve
parents on a regular basis in the
planning process. No parent-
teacher organization exists to en-
courage academic progress of stu-
dents or to promote academic
achievement in any way.
6. Administrators have been in-
consistent in administering dis-
cipline to students in the district.
Students, staff members and
patrons in the district generally
perceive that discipline is adminis-
tered inconsistently to students.
Going over the team’s recom-
mendations, McDoniel said, "To
help insure financial stability, the
board of trustees should work
toward accumulating a fund
balance in the district’s budget to
cover two months of maintenance
and operation expenses.
"Administrators should work
toward practicing site-based deci-
sion making by involving staff in
TAAS test disaggregation,
Candidate list complete
from page 1
are Frances Moffett, incumbent
Tommy Bookman and Buddy
Suarez. Position 6 incumbent
Wayne Coker Sr. is not seeking re-
election. Vying for Position 6 are
Molly Woods and Sandra Kennedy.
Position 7 is being sought by Willie
Wright, Jerri Burnett and Carolyn
Gaston.
Big Sandy ISD
Board of Trustees
Two school board seats will be
filled by the election. Position 1 in-
cumbent Mitchell Murphy is unop-
posed for re-election. Position 3 in-
cumbent Paul Cain is being chal-
lenged by Norma Beard.
Leggett ISD
Board of Trustees
Five positions on the Leggett
ISD Board of Trustees will be on
the May 2 ballot. Melvin Nesmith
and Hulon Parrish are running un-
opposed for re-election to their
respective full three-year terms. In-
cumbent Don Mitchell is unop-
posed for re-election to his two-
year unexpired term. Four persons
have filed for two at-large one-year
unexpired terms. Seeking the two
seats are Johnny Simons, Jimmy E.
Wilson, Frank W. Morgan and
James "Pete" Baty.
Chester ISD
Board of Trustees
There are six persons, including
the three incumbents, running for
three at-large positions on the
Chester ISD Board of Trustees.
Candidates are incumbent
Raymond Klores, V.A. Huelett, in-
cumbent J. Steve Watts, incumbent
Dale Clamon, Gordon Toler and
Jeannie Johnson.
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Polk County
Fresh Water District
Seven persons are vying for two
positions on the Polk County Fresh
Water District No. 2 board. Can-
didates are Dee Francis, Virginia
Palmer, Faye Cone, Donald
McCabe, Fleta Manning, Helen
Wynn and Bob Stutts. The incum-
bents, President Pro-Tcm Pete Ean-
di and Superintendent Earl Brown,
are not seeking re-election.
' Memorial Point
Utility District
Two at-large positions on the
Memorial Point Utility District
board — those currently held by
John Pearsall and Harry Raney -
will be filled through the election.
Both incumbents are running unop-
posed for re-election.
A
CITIZEN
EFFORT TO
STOP CRIME
IN POLK COUNTY
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327-STOP
Vandalism
Sheriff’s Dept. Case 03921130
Between March 6 and March 11
some unknown person(s) broke
out 14 windows with rocks at
the Big Sandy High School
auditorium. The windshield in
the school van was also broken.
Total damages for this van-
dalism was in the $800 range.
If you have any information
that could lead to an arrest or in-
dictment for this senseless
crime, please call Crime Stop-
pers at 327-STOP or 1-800-336-
1484. Polk County Crime Stop-
pers will pay up to $1,000 for
your information this week. You
do not have to give your name.
academic goal setting, academic
and athletic program evalua-
tion/needs assessment and budget-
ing of funds," McDoniel said.
"Such efforts will enhance the
probability of meeting districtwide
goals."
In addition, McDoniel said mem-
bers of the board of trustees of
GISD must sign a resolution agree-
ing to the following:
•Trustees will self-monitor the
actions of all members of the board
of trustees by agreeing that no
member will use his/her influence
as a board member to obtain special
treatment for particular students.
Furthermore, trustees will exercise
proper caution to avoid the percep-
tion within the community that they
are receiving special treatment.
Special scheduling arrangements,
changing of grades and unusual
discipline procedures - no matter
what the circumstances - that can
lead to negative perceptions by stu-
dents, staff members and com-
munity patrons will be avoided.
•Trustees must request that the
superintendent conduct a presenta-
tion to explain the discipline
management plan and student
handbook rules to the board and to
the district staff members. The
presentation must occur by April
12, 1992.
•Trustees must adopt and imple-
ment a plan for removing all re-
quirements set forth in the most
recent reports from the State
Department of Health and the Fire
Marshal’s Office.
•Trustees must submit a plan
with a schedule to complete all re-
quired hours of school board train-
ing by April 12,1992.
•Trustees must adopt a plan of
action that will address the need to
hire more minority teachers. The
superintendent must consider the
advisability of assigning other
leadership positions and duties to
the three experienced black staff
members who are currently
employed in the district.
•Trustees must instruct the su-
perintendent to report to them
monthly concerning the meetings
of the district planning committee
and the campus planning com-
mittee for the remainder of the
school year. The reporting proce-
dure must include reports to the
board of trustees by groups of
teachers who have first-hand
knowledge of the progress of stu-
dents in both academic and athletic
programs.
•The board of trustees must
agree to implement these improve-
ment actions at the first regular
board meeting following the receipt
of this report. The board will do so
by adopting a resolution, entering it
in the official board meeting
minutes and submitting a copy to
the Governance Operations Divi-
sion of TEA.
Following a reading of the
resolution by Board President Ken-
neth Hambrick, the board unani-
mously adopted it
"I’m delighted to have the oppor-
tunity to help, particularly when it
involves helping children. T*m
committed to that," Ed Cline, the
TEA monitor, said, following intro-
ductions.
"The superintendent is charged
with running the school district, the
board is charged with approving
the policies and procedures in the
school district and my role is to see
that that’s carried out,” Cline said.
He emphasized that he will be
available to talk with everyone on
an individual basis regarding their
specific concerns and that he will
be making reports regularly to
TEA.
Emphasizing the importance of
everyone’s cooperation to rectify
the situation, Cline said the district
will be paying his expenses as long
as his services are needed; there-
fore, the sooner the problems are
worked out, the sooner his tab
stops.
"We do welcome you here to
help us," Hambrick said. "Maybe
with you here, we can draw
everyone together and be a united
school again."
Bobby Roberts, executive direc-
tor of Region VI Education Service
Center, was in attendance as well.
"Our role at the service center
will be to work with the superinten-
dent, the board and the monitor,"
Roberts said. "We are just ready
and willing to work with the school
in any way we can to resolve these
problems in the district.
"We wish you well in your en-
deavors to try to rectify the
problems,” he added.
Malone reviewed the state fire
marshal’s report, noting which
items have already been attended
to. He said all of the requirements
should be complete by spring
break.
Following an executive session,
the board renewed the professional
personnel term contracts of the fol-
lowing; Claudette Allen, Lorraine
Barnes, Suzanne Walters, Carolyn
Cowan, Jill Duke, Ramona Rains,
Joe Rand, Lester King, Debra
Kleinman, Sandra Inskeep, Jean
McKelvey, Iva Penix, Richard
Walters and Jan Wright.
The following professional per-
sonnel probationary contracts were
approved: Karen Bostock, Kandy
Elmore, Lisa Geeson, Lanell
Keadle, Tamara Moore, Sherry Sal-
ter, Melissa Tiner and Rose Marie.
The professional personnel con-
tracts of Larry James and Holly
Phillips were changed from proba-
tionary to term.
Michael Fleming was given a
probationary contract contingent
upon him completing and receiving
proper certification in science.
The contract of Administrative
Assistant David Targac was
renewed contingent upon his
completion of a minimum of 12
hours of administrative courses
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The board appointed T.C. Huff
to fill Position 1 on the board, a
seat left vacant with the resignation
of David "Shorty" Hughes at a
called meeting on March IS.
"Ms. Huff is a licensed counselor
and has worked with kids regarding
alcohol and drug abuse and I think
she’ll be an added addition to the
board," Board President Kenneth
Hambrick said.
Superintendent David Malone
reported on the summer food
program, mentioning that a meeting
regarding the program has been
scheduled next week in Tyler.
"I think it’s a great program and
something kids in the community
would benefit from," he said.
The program, which would be
fully federally-funded, involves
preparing and serving lunch during
the summer for students aged zero
to 18.
Principal Curtis Smith gave an
update on the addition to the ag
building. He said Richard Walters,
the ag teaclier, had proposed adding
an addition to the building, which
would be built by the FFA students
with FFA funds. Smith said the ad-
dition will provide a place for
scales for the student’s animals to
be weighed on, as well as a chute
system for the animals to be led
through.
Regarding the textbook selection
committee report, the board ap-
proved all titles and authorized the
committee to make the final selec-
tions.
Reviewing tax collections,
Malone said that approximately
87.5 percent of the 1991 taxes have
been collected.
A $30.77 tax refund was ap-
proved by the board for W.T. Fox
Jr. who has exempt status due to
Social Security and disability.
Although there was no increase
or decrease, the board approved
several budget amendments in
which money was moved from one
category to another to cover main-
tenance needed to complete the re-
quirements of the state fire marshal.
The first reading of Update No.
41 of the Texas Association of
School Bairds’ local policy manual
was postponed until next month’s
meeting. However, the update was
distributed to each of the
boardmembers to review prior to
the next meeting.
Ballots were cast for the Region
VI Education Service Center’s
election of boardmembers.
The board reviewed correspon-
dence from the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission and the
Texas Association of School
Boards.
Olher business included approval
of the minutes and payment of
bills.
Items for future agenda include
the summer food program, the first
reading of Update No. 41, an up-
date on the fire marshal’s report
and the swearing in of the new
board member.
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