Board News

Student Recognitions
A complete listing of all students recognized at the May 2, 2006, Board meeting is attached to this issue of the Highlights.

2006-2007 Student Code of Conduct
Executive Director of Administrative Services, Ron Speir, presented Board members with recommended revisions to the Student Code of Conduct for the 2006-2007 school year. Mr. Speir explained that the Code is reviewed annually by a committee comprised of principals, assistant principals, and administrative staff, and that the recommended revisions are the result of that annual review process. Highlighted additions and revisions for 2006-2007 include:

	Serious or persistent behavior after a student has been placed in ISS and continues to violate the District’s Code of Conduct moved from a Level 4 to a Level 3 offense.
	Refusal to accept discipline management techniques proposed by teachers or school administrators moved from a Level 4 to a Level 3 offense.
	Deleted fighting that results in bodily injury from a Level 4 offense.
	Students assigned to the District’s alternative education program for alcohol or drug-related offenses will be recommended to participate in the chemical dependency counseling program offered at the Lighthouse Learning Center.
	Individual student backpacks are required to be clear, mesh, or see-through.
	Conduct that consists of bullying or harassment is prohibited.
	Dress code corrections and revisions.
	Activation of a telecommunications device during state testing may result in the invalidation of the test document and/or disciplinary action.
	Minor revisions of formatting and wording.

Board members questioned Mr. Speir at length regarding student dress code and discipline issues before amending the revisions to require boy’s shirt tails be tucked in at all times and voting to approve the recommended 2006-2007 Student Code of Conduct, as amended.

Superintendent Search
Board members voted unanimously to contract with the Region IV Education Service Center (Region IV) to conduct a superintendent search. Dr. Hal Guthrie, with Region IV, explained the superintendent search process to Board members and the audience and stated Region IV’s ultimate goal is to have “happy boards and qualified superintendents.” Dr. Guthrie stated that a successful search includes the following steps:

	Define board expectations for the next 3-5 years
	Establish scope of search (state, national, etc.)
	Develop superintendent “profile”
	Establish timeline
	Advertise/recruit
	Interview
	Identify finalists/name “lone finalist”

Dr. Guthrie stated that a typical superintendent search takes approximately 3-4 months to complete and costs approximately $13,000. Following the Board’s vote to contract with Region IV, Board members agreed to hold an initial workshop to begin the process with Dr. Guthrie on May 18, beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Sandstone Health Care, Inc.
Director of Public Information/Communications, Stuart Dornburg, presented an overview of a recently signed “memorandum of understanding” between the District and Sandstone Health Care, Inc. to provide screening, assessments, and ongoing therapy for students assigned to the Lighthouse Learning Center (Alternative Placement Center) for alcohol or drug-related offenses. Mr. Dornburg explained that the program will be supported by grant funding at no cost to the District or to students or their parents/guardians. Under the terms of the agreement, the District will provide appropriate accommodations for Sandstone staff members and refer students to the program. Mr. Dornburg also introduced Judy Price, Executive Director of Sandstone Health Care, Inc., who expressed her company’s pleasure with having the opportunity to work with the District. Board members thanked Ms. Price for being in attendance and Mr. Dornburg for his presentation.

Other Actions
In other actions, the Board approved the official minutes of the April 4 and April 21, 2006, Board meetings; approved the financial statements for March 2006; awarded contracts for milk, paper goods, and cleaning supplies for the Child Nutrition Program and for asbestos abatement services in connection with upcoming summer projects; approved a recommendation from the Brazoria County Property Tax Resale Committee to sell delinquent tax property held in trust by Brazoria County; adopted a Special Revenue Fund budget amendment for 2005-2006; and approved non-resident student transfer requests for the 2006-2007 school year.

STUDENT RECOGNITIONS

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