RECOGNITION:

The following groups and/or individuals were recognized:

1. Tivy High School Designation Imagination Team – 1st

Place at Texas DI eXtreme and State Qualifier

2. Hal Peterson Middle School Advanced Girls Choir –

Sweepstakes at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading

Contest

3. Hal Peterson Middle School 2014 7th

Grade Duke

University Talent Search Program

4. Tivy High School PAL II Students

5. Tivy High School Golden Girls – Super Sweepstakes

Routines, Showmanship, and Best Choreography at

Showmakers Dance Contest

6. Tivy High School Football, Boys and Girls Basketball

named Academic All-State

INFORMATION ITEMS:

1. Board of Trustees Self-Assessment Report

On March 24, 2014 the Board received the self-assessment

instrument designed to improve the effectiveness of the Team

of Eight. The results derived from the completed individual

instruments were discussed. It was decided to have a Team of

Eight training to discuss developing a community district

leadership group.

2. Overview of District #1 Report

The continuation of the overview of District Goal #1 was

presented. Mrs. Deb Wells Beasley, Associate

Superintendent, made the presentation.

3. Financial Reports

The Board reviewed the following monthly financial reports:

General Operating Expenditure Report

Property Tax Collection Report

Food Service Report

Capital Projects Report

ACTION ITEMS:

1. Consider Proposed 2014-2015 District Goals

The Board approved the proposed 2014-2015 District Goals.

2. Consider Budget Amendments

The Board approved the budget amendment summary for the

General Operating Fund, Food Service Fund, and Deb

Services Fund.

3. Consider Purchases of $10,000 or More

The Board approved a purchase of $10,000 or more.

4. Review Personnel, including but not limited to Employee

Performance, Resignations, Retirements, Professional

Appointments, Requests for Leave of Absence, and Substitute

Teacher List [This item may be discussed in closed session

pursuant to Section 551.074.]

One resignation, two retirements, and the addendum to the

KISD Substitute Teacher List were reviewed, and twelve

professional appointments were approved: Resignations:

Michele Butler (6-3-14). Retirements: Terri Edwards (5-31-

14); and Donna Houston (5-31-14). Professional

Appointments: Kimberly Baiza – Unassigned Elementary

Teacher; Shellie Brodbeck – Unassigned Elementary Teacher;

Jacqueline Burton – English Teacher for DAS; Geoffrey Huff

– History Teacher and Coach for THS; Jeffrey Jacobs –

Unassigned Elementary Teacher; Jennifer Johnson – Speech

Therapy Assistant for Special Education; Brent Milby –

Science Teacher and Coach for THS; Kaitlyn Milby – English

Teacher for THS; Terrance Neal – Math Teacher for THS;

Kim Stary – English Teacher for THS; Dylan Warren – PE

Teacher for SES; and Melody West – Science Teacher for

THS.

The Board approved Tana Althaus as Nimitz Elementary

School Assistant Principal for the 2014-2015 school year.

The Board approved Jimmy Grmela as Tally Elementary

School Assistant Principal for the 2014-2015 school year.

The Board approved Charli Stehling as Personnel Director for

the 2014-2015 school year.

The Board approved Sydney Gotcher as Head Volleyball

Coach for the 2014-2015 school year.

The Board approved the administrative contracts for the 2014-

2015 school year as presented in the memorandum of April

18, 2014 from the superintendent.

The Board approved the non-administrative contracts for the

2014-2015 school year as presented in the memorandum of

April 18, 2014 from the superintendent.

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT 6:00 P.M. ON

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014.

School Board Meeting Notes from April 2014 Superintendent’s Office