Personnel: Appointments/Reassignments
of Principals and Assistant Principals
Consent Agenda:
The Board approved the consent
agenda, including regular personnel; bids over $10,000; disbursements
for April 2000; Interlocal Agreement with The University of Texas
at Dallas; endorsement of candidate for Texas Association of
School Boards Board of Trustees, District 11B; Waiver of Board
Policy DBE (LOCAL) Regarding Employment of Related Party; First
Reading, FNCG (LOCAL) Student Conduct: Weapons; TEA Accountability
Ratings for Disciplinary Alternative Campuses; TEA Accountability
Ratings for Non-Disciplinary Alternative Campuses; Education
Service Center, Region XI, Contract for Services, 2000-2001;
Education Service Center, Region XI, Principal Assessment Contract,
2000-2001; and naming of two buildings on existing facility site
in District 8.
In other action, the Board:
- adopted a resolution on condemnation
of property which included (a) an offer of fair market value
and (b) authorization to exercise the power of eminent domain
if offer is denied, for the following properties:
- 908 Parkdale Avenue;
- 914 Parkdale Avenue;
- approved the following purchase
of two pieces of property at $81,000 for expanded facilities
at William James Middle School (property locations: 2813 and
2847-49 Avenue B);
- approved the following purchase
of eleven (11) pieces of property at $265,300 for expanded facilities
at Polytechnic High School (property locations: 809 and 901 South
Beach St.; 816, 820, 901, 925, 930, 1001 and 1005 Parkdale Avenue).
Recognitions:
- The Board accepted a $2,500
donation to the district from Gallagher Construction and Mrs.
Minerva Serrano; designated for the HYPE program.
- The Board honored winners of
the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Scholarship program.
Winners are: Crystal Alvarado, Riverside Middle School; Stephanie
Cardenas, W.A. Meacham Middle School; Rubin Davila, J.P. Elder
Middle School; Aracely De Hoyos, Rosemont Middle School; Esmeralda
Duran, Riverside Middle School; Stephanie Duran, Leonard Middle
School; Denice Guzman, Wedgwood Middle School; Dario Mendez,
J.P. Elder Middle School; Judith Ozuna, J.P. Elder Middle School;
Joe Sandoval, J.P. Elder Middle School; Elizabeth Saucedo, Riverside
Middle School; and Brenda Vasquez, J.P. Elder Middle School.
- The Board recognized Cynthia
Casas, North Side High School and Jaime Munoz, Polytechnic High
School who were awarded scholarships from the Hispanic Heritage
Month committee.
- The Board also recognized Luis
Moreno, O.D. Wyatt High School, as the recipient of the American
Association of School Administrators/Discover Card Tribute Award
Scholarship for Texas in the Arts and Humanities category.
- The Board honored Ms. Maurine
Howard as this year's recipient of the Fort Worth ISD Harriet
Griffin Human Relations Award.
The Board also heard a report
concerning:
- Stephen Fortenberry, chief financial
officer, presented an update on 2000-2001 Budget Development;
- Dane Adkinson and Mary Regan,
TASB Personnel Services Consultants, presented the Salary Study
and Compensation Plan for Administrative/Professional and Auxiliary
Employees;
- Polly Stringfield, program director,
health/PE, Vivian Smith, program director, guidance and counseling,
and Roy Griffin, coordinator, ID&LE/SDFSC presented a report
on conflict resolution approaches and results in the FWISD.
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