Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 2013 Page: 4 of 14
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Page 4A — Thursday, July 18,2013 CANTON HERALD
Herald Headlines
School
high wings, Tullos said,
once the slabs have been
cleared, the ground will be
leveled and dirt will be
used to fill in any gaps, and
grass will be planted to
keep the land from flood-
ing.
Tullos said that area will
be used as a location for
kids to play during their
lunch hour, or perhaps ad-
ditional junior high gym
Arrest—
charge of false alarm or
report, and $1,000 for
the charge of false report
to a peace officer.
Jones was then trans-
ferred to the Van Zandt
County Sheriff’s Office.
The Canton Police
Department has been in
contact with the Van
Zandt County Criminal
District Attorney’s Of-
fice, and will be seeking
restitution for the ex-
penses of the manhunt
caused by Jones’ false
parking, if needed.
D.E.A.A. Corporation
Operations Manager
Manuel Work said late last
week it would take his
crew at least three weeks
to complete the project.
Editor’s Note: Share
your fond memories of the
old junior high on our Can-
ton Herald Facebookpage
and see more pictures
online.
from page 1A
report.
These expenses in-
cluded calling in off-duty
police officers to assist in
the search of the reported
kidnapper, as well as ex-
penses incurred by the
Texas Department of
Public Safety for the use
of their helicopter in an
aerial search.
This case will be re-
ferred to the Van Zandt
County Criminal District
Attorney’s Office for
prosecution.
CEDC
from page 1A
The approximately
$45,000 project, which
Rushing explained
would be done in phases,
is a Main Street vision
which would be done in
multiple phases.
This outdoor park
project would include a
green space with
benches, open space for
a mini-park, and stage
area for music venues,
etc.
-Rushing said a pro-
posed flat budget with no
merit or cost of living
raises was presented to
the board, however, no
employee reviews had
been done at the time the
budget had been drafted.
CEDC President
Cindy Malouf, first vice
president Kevin Deibert
and second vice presi-
dent Don Hackney will
be giving employee re-
views before the next
meeting and will go be-
fore the board with rec-
ommendations.
The budget will then
be finalized in August,
and then be presented to
the city council for fi-
nal approval in Septem-
ber.
-the board approved
time and date changes
for board meetings with
the August meeting, set
for Aug. 27 at 4 p.m.
Future meetings will
be on the fourth Tues-
day of each month in the
place of regular meetings
on the second Tuesday
until by-laws are
changed.
Clarification
The Canton ISD meal
prices will increase, as
stated in a front page ar-
ticle in last week’s Can-
ton Herald, however,
the information was in-
correctly printed in
board notes.
Elementary and inter-
mediate school lunch
prices will be $2.25,
and junior high and high
school lunch prices will
be $2.50.
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Photo by Julie Vaughan
Canton High School 3A University Interscholastic League (UIL) spelling state champions were recog-
nized by the school board during Monday night’s board meeting. The students were presented certifi-
cates of participation. They included from left to right: Nicholas Hobbs, Marjan Majid, Abbie Hart, Ty
Parker and coach Brittani Engebretson.
CISD-
school and, in the inves-
tigation of alleged mis-
conduct by other stu-
dents, to question him or
her about the conduct of
others.”
The section concern-
ing student questioning
goes on to state, in part,
that, “We will not ordi-
narily contact you before
questioning your child
about his or her own con-
duct or about the conduct
of other students, but cer-
tainly will contact you as
provided in the Student
Code of Conduct if our
investigation shows that
your child has violated
school conduct rules.”
The board unani-
mously approved the rec-
ommended changes to
the Canton ISD 2013-
2014 Student Code of
Conduct.
They also approved all
campus handbooks.
The two major
changes pointed out by
Tullos in those hand-
books were excused ab-
sences and parent-re-
quest days.
While discussing the
excused absences,
Tullos said that many
times on the junior high
and high school cam-
puses, the staff will have
students who receive an
excessive amount of ab-
sences where parents
write their child a note.
“Some kids miss any-
where from 30 to 40 days
a semester and parents
write them notes for it,”
Tullos said.
According to the
newly proposed policy,
“A student may be
granted an excused ab-
sence upon written re-
quest stating the reasons
for the absence. Doctor
and dental appointments,
of a non-emergency na-
ture, are to be made as
late in the day as pos-
sible.”
“...All absences are
unexcused until a note
or e-mail from the par-
ent/guardian is sent to
school. The school will
accept up to three parent
notes for excused ab-
sences per semester,” ac-
cording the policy.
“After calling around
to other districts, we
found that was stan-
dard,” Tullos said. “I
don’t see that being a big
issue with most parents.”
Additionally the par-
ent-request days have
also become an issue on
campuses too, and that
policy has been changed
up for this coming year.
There are guidelines
spelled out in the cam-
pus handbook, and no
more than three days
for the entire year will
be granted for parent re-
quest days.
In other business, the
board:
-approved the pro-
posed budget for the
2013-2014 school year
which is $14,214,799 for
the General Fund,
$765,154 for the Food
from page 1A
Service Fund and
$2,603,603 for Debt Ser-
vice.
-approved the pro-
posed tax rate for sup-
port of the 2013-2014
proposed budget at
$1.04 for Maintenance
& Operation, and .431
for Interest & Sinking
for a total proposed tax
rate of $1,471.
The tax rate has re-
mained the same in the
district for the last six
years.
-approved the salary
scales and stipends for
the 2013-2014 school
year.
Currently the district is
proposing a .65 percent
pay increase for teachers/
staff.
-approved the 2013-
2014 Personnel Hand-
book, 2013-2014 Athletic
Policy and Guidelines
Booklet, and 2013-2014
District and Campus Im-
provement Plans with no
major changes or discus-
sion.
-recognized the 3 A Uni-
versity Interscholastic
League (UIL) spelling
state champions, under the
leadership of coach
Brittani Engebretson.
Students Maijan Majid,
Abbie Hart, Nicholas
Hobbs and Ty Parker re-
ceived certificates of par-
ticipation from the school
board for their accom-
plishment.
-heard updates on
demolition at the old jun-
ior high from Tullos, dur-
ing his superintendent re-
port.
Tullos noted the last of
the three wings was de-
molished Monday and
crews will now work on
the cleanup with work es-
timated to be completed
in three weeks.
He also said that work
is continuing on one of the
buildings that received
asbestos abatement, lo-
cated near the new junior
high. That building will
be used as the new school
resource officer’s head-
quarters, once that posi-
tion is filled.
In other news, Tullos
reported the district has
undergone a server update
and 162 new desktop
computers were pur-
chased campus-wide.
Additionally, Tullos re-
ported on the high school
band’s upcoming trip to
San Antonio where they
will host the Texas Band-
masters Association
clinic.
Rob Toups and the
CHS Band were chosen
to teach at the TB A clinic
their marching tech-
nique, and afterwards
they will be honored with
an award.
-approved the consent
agenda which included
minutes from the regu-
lar meeting on June 17,
financial reports, and the
2013-2014 appraisal cal-
endar and appraisers.
The next board meet-
ing will be Aug. 19 at
5:45 p.m.
anton Herald
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