Summary of Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees
Bonham ISD
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bonham ISD was held September 19, 2022, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Bonham ISD Administration Center, 1005 Chestnut Street, Bonham, TX 75418.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
1. Call to Order at 6:00 pm by President Chance Roberts; members in attendance were Sean Floyd, Myles Galyon, Carlous Gilstrap, Jason Fox, Dr. LaTonia Arris and Kelly Trompler, Superintendent. A quorum was present. Jeri Lea Johnson was absent
2. Invocation – Chance Roberts
3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Emma Cabrera, William Carcamo, Brenna Thomas, Kourtnee Robinson, Kye Lancaster, Jason Benton, Alexis Williamson, Saraeya Davis, Devon Pennington, Miguel Garcia, Jacoby Ballard, Delaney McDonald, Kamy Whitlock, Zoey Flanery, Brighten Crawley, Rowan Davis, Collins Hubbard Michael January-Scarborough, London Morrison, Lillyana Robledo, Dipika Shah Ella Brown, Gabriella (Gabi) Martinez, Shayde Marsh, Braydon Stephens, Chelsea Hinds, Kaleena Greening, Trinity Burris, Taylor Skidmore, Presley Williams, Giselle Gonzalez, AJ Edwards, Maison Paschall, Juan Padron, Caden Tanton
The Texas Pledge: "Honor the Texas flag: I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."
4. Warrior Talk
Sean Floyd – happy to see the progress at the Baseball Field
Myles Galyon – excited to see the Homecoming traditions being brought back to Bonham.
Carlous Gilstrap – complimented on how well the band is doing.
Jason Fox – happy to see the Warrior pride being brought back to Bonham.
Dr. LaTonia Arris – stated she liked seeing all of the campus videos being posted on social media. Happy to see all of the school spirit throughout the district and stated the band is awesome this year.
Chance Roberts – stated multiple students received first place wins at the Four States Fair and Rodeo. He was happy to see all of the Homecoming spirit throughout the district.
5. Employee and Student Recognition: Amanda Loftice (Paraprofessional ~ BHS); Desiree Parker (Professional ~ BHS); Gabriela Chavez ~ BHS; Parker Haggard ~ BHS; Hayden Lowrey ~ LH Rather; Dipika Shah ~ I.W. Evans; Wade Dickson ~ Finley-Oates
6. Check Presentation: Fannin County Ministerial Alliance
7. Public Comment - None
8. Action Item - Consider and possibly approve Certified Tax Roll
Motion made by Dr. LaTonia Arris, seconded by Jason Fox to approve Certified Tax Roll.
Motion passed 6/0
9. Consider, discuss and possibly approve Resolution Designee for Calculating and Reporting the Tax Rate
Motion made by Dr. LaTonia Arris, seconded by Sean Floyd to approve Resolution Designee for Calculating and Reporting the Tax Rate.
Motion passed 6/0
10. Public Hearing - Tax Rate
11. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve adoption of Tax Rate
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Carlous Gilstrap to approve adoption of Tax Rate.
Motion passed 6/0
12. Consent Agenda
A. Consider and possibly approve meeting minutes
B. Consider and possibly approve budget changes and amendments
C. Consider approval of tax credits, supplements and delinquent tax collection for July and August 2022
D. Consider approval of financial statements and bills payable for August 2022
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Myles Galyon to approve items in Consent Agenda.
Motion passed 6/0
13. Reports to the Board
A. Assistant Superintendent Written Report
B. Chief Financial Officer Written Report
C. Director of Operations Written Report
D. Athletic Director Written Report
E. Bailey Inglish Principal Written Report
F. Finley-Oates Principal Written Report
G. I.W. Evans Principal Written Report
H. L.H. Rather Principal Written Report
I. Bonham High School Principal Written Report
J. Superintendent Report
1. ADA Report -
a. At the end of August 2022, the enrollment count was 1897.
I.W. Evans Intermediate School had the best attendance in August with 96.25%.
2. Open Positions
3. Staff Absence Report by Campus
4. TASA/TASB @ San Antonio - September 22-25
14. Information Item: Safety and Security Update
15. Information Item: High-level summary of findings resulting from the Intruder Detection Audit.
16. Information Item - 2022 BISD Accountability Report
17. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve revisions to the 2022-2023 Bonham ISD Student Code of Conduct
Motion made by Dr. LaTonia Arris, seconded by Sean Floyd to approve revisions to the 2022-2023 Bonham ISD Student Code of Conduct.
Motion passed 6/0
18. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve the potential resale of struck-off property.
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Sean Floyd to approve the Fannin County Sheriff’s office to offer for sale by public sale.
Motion passed 6/0
19. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve FCHS Mediation Procedures for the 2022-2023 School Year
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Dr. LaTonia Arris to approve FCHS Mediation Procedures for the 2022-2023 School Year.
Motion passed 6/0
20. Action Item - Consider, discuss and possibly approve Fannin County Mulit-Jurisdicitional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Sean Floyd to approve the Fannin County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Motion passed 6/0
21. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve the Volunteer Handbook for FCHS.
Motion made by Sean Floyd, seconded by Jason Fox to approve the Volunteer Handbook for FCHS.
Motion passed 6/0
22. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve FCHS Bylaws for the 2022-2023 School Year.
Motion made by Jason Fox, seconded by Myles Galyon to approve FCHS Bylaws for the 2022-2023 School Year.
Motion passed 6/0
23. Action Item: Consider, discuss and possibly approve Head Start Transportation Guidelines.
Motion made by Sean Floyd, seconded by Dr. LaTonia Arris to approve Head Start Transportation Guidelines.
Motion passed 6/0
24. Action Item - Consider, discuss and possibly approve appointing a board liaison to Fannin County Head Start Policy Council.
Motion made by Dr. LaTonia Arris, seconded by Jason Fox to approve appointing Sean Floyd as board liaison to Fannin County Head Start Policy Council.
Motion passed 6/0
25. Executive Session entered into at 6:56 pm, re-entered into Open Session at 7:45 pm
A. Summer Targeted Partial Safety Audit, Exterior Door Sweep Audit and Intruder Detection Audit Update
B. Pursuant to Texas Government Code section § 551.074, discussion of personnel matters pertaining to evaluations, duties, terminations, replacements, reassignments, hiring, and additions to the staff
1. New Hires: Joseph Flanery ~ I.W. Evans; Iva Hedges ~ Bailey Inglish; Daesha Kellar ~ Bailey Inglish; Barbara Blust ~ Substitute; Kim Ford ~ Substitute; Jacqueline Reyes ~ Bailey Inglish; Alejandra Soto ~ Finley-Oates; Maggie Kelton ~ I.W. Evans; Madisson Jones ~ BHS; Tina Zimmermann ~ BHS; Suzanne Gaskin ~ Substitute; Destiny Back ~ BHS;
2. Reassignments: Carol Ellis ~ Finley-Oates; Thomas Stoddard ~ BHS; Kimberly Swanson ~ Administration; Sarah Dezern ~ Administration;
3. Resignations: Jacqueline Reyes ~ Bailey Inglish;
26. Information Item - Report of personnel matters pertaining to reassignments and resignations accepted
27. Action Item - Consider approval of items listed in Executive Session
Motion
28. ADJOURNMENT at 7:46 pm, by unanimous consent.