The Board President or his/her designee will call the roll of members.

Students representing the House System at Smithville Elementary will lead the group virtually in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Those students are:

1st Grade: 
Barret Barrientos
Eli Clanton
Kale Waneck

2nd Grade:
Zamyah Williams
Ariah Pietsch
Parker Gallip

3rd Grade:
Conner Behrens
Wesley Harwood
Brooks Burns

4th Grade:
Noeh Abascal
Ella Doane
Carmen Goding

5th Grade:
Evan Worley
Brennan White
Mayleigh Ahlschlager

Student guest speakers will be present at each board meeting to read a short essay on the Character Trait of the Month. 

Two students will be reading their essays on the character trait Virtue.  They are Avery Johnson, a first grader in Ms. Hunsucker's class, and Tay'Lynn Anderson-Lovings, a fourth grader in Mrs. Fillman's class.

Bastrop County Elections sponsored a contest for the "I Voted" and "Future Voter" sticker design.  Twelve Smithville ISD students finished in the Top 10 between the two categories.  Those students will be recognized at the board meeting.  They are:

"I Voted" Contest:
Sophia Royster - 1st place
Stihl Gartman - Top 10
Grace Hamilton - Top 10
Brityn Roberts - Top 10
Madeline Moore - Top 10
Khloe Pietsch - Top 10
Kare Beakley - Top 10

"Future Voter" Contest:
Henley Duty - 3rd place
Caston Rector - Top 10
Layne Supak - Top 10
Aaron Owens - Top 10
Aubrey Gommert - Top 10

Each nine-weeks the middle school and high school faculties select an outstanding student from their respective campus.  Students are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 on such criteria as grades, honesty, enthusiasm, cooperation with teachers and their peers, class participation and leadership.

Amelia House and Gideon Blaeuer have been chosen as outstanding students for the 3rd nine-weeks from Smithville Junior High. Amelia is in the 7th grade and is the granddaughter of Rose Hudson and Robert Hansen, Jr., and Gideon is in the 6th grade and is the son of Miranda Blaeuer.
Outstanding students chosen from Smithville High School are Lacy Copeland, 10th grade daughter of Tucker and Suzanne Copeland, and Blain Stockton, 12th grade son of Ricky and Kendi Stockton.  The Board will also recognize Kaitlyn Berryann, daughter of Doug and Ana Berryann who was an award recipient for the 2nd nine-weeks but was unable to attend the last board meeting,
Congratulations to these students for their outstanding achievement!

Tiger Award recipients are nominated by peers.  Each campus and department will nominate a representative.  Final nominations will be voted on by a select committee.  Each campus and department will have an award winner that will be recognized at the board meeting every 9-weeks. 

Tiger Award winners:
Smithville Elementary - Pam Cowan (Teacher)
Smithville Junior High - Anna Diltz (Paraprofessional)
Smithville High School - Jennifer Berry (Teacher)
ISD - Lucy Kirkby (Transportation)

Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees have so indicated by listing their name on the Communications from the Public sign-in sheet located on the table at the entrance to the boardroom if the meeting is done in person, or at the link provided on the published board agenda if conducted remotely. Those signing have given a brief indication of the topics to be addressed.
Comments to the Board of Trustees under this provision will be limited to three minutes.
The members of the Board of Trustees will listen to citizen presentations during this portion of a regularly scheduled meeting, but they will not comment or participate in a discussion of the topic. 

Board members routinely approve items on the consent agenda as a group.  These are routine agenda items.  Board members have the option to ask questions regarding any of the items listed under "consent agenda".

State law requires that a record be kept in the form of official minutes on each meeting held by a governmental body and that these minutes be approved at the next regular meeting.

Monthly reporting of financial position in relation to the budget.  The Board is provided monthly financial statements.

Meet legal reporting requirements for investments.
In order the meet legal reporting requirements for investments, the Board receives quarterly reports on District investments.

The Board has requested a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget.

The Board has requested a monthly status report of earned state aid in relation to the budget.

Attached is the Tax Assessor-Collector's Report.

The Chief Financial Officer, Jean Ann McCarthy, will review the financial disbursements for the previous month with the Board of Trustees.  No action is required.

The Superintendent will update the Board on important issues pertaining to the District.

The Board will be presented with curriculum and program area highlights on a regular basis.  The purpose of each presentation is to keep the Board informed of the academic progress within the district and on campuses.

This month will feature the culinary arts program.

Dr. Michael Caudill, Assistant Superintendent, will report to the Board on measures being taken in the district to address safety and security for students and staff.  

a.  Financial Report  
b.  Superintendent’s Report  
c.  Resignations and Employment of Certified Personnel
 

The regular June board meeting falls on June 19th, 2023, which is a federal holiday in observance of Juneteenth.  It has been suggested that we reschedule the meeting.  Possible dates are Tuesday, June 20, 2023 or Monday, June 26, 2023.

The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the replacement of scoreboards at the softball/baseball facility and in the high school gym.  This project will be replace aging scoreboards.

If the project is approved, we will utilize the services of a purchasing Coop vendor.  Pricing information will be presented at the Board Meeting.  Mr. Zach Harris & Mrs. Lindsey Saunders will be available for questions.

Board policies EFAA (legal) and EFAA (local) address the selection and adoption of instructional materials for the district.  The instructional resource committee recommendation is to adopt all titles on the state approved list.  From the list, each campus will determine the supplemental materials to be ordered based on instructional allotment funds and need assessments for each campus. 
In order to remain in compliance with board policy and state guidelines to enable the district to obtain state-funded instructional materials for the school district, the Board of Trustees must certify the use of Instructional Material Allotment Funds for instructional resources within the school district.
 

The Superintendent would like to inform the Board of the resignations of: Haylee Padilla and Haley Hancock, teachers at Brown Primary, Charles Hamrick, teacher at Smithville Junior High, Oscar Nunez, teacher/coach at Smithville Junior High and Mark Belford, teacher/coach at Smithville High School.

No action is required.

According to Board Policy DC [Local], the Superintendent has the authority to make recommendations to the Board regarding the selection of all personnel.

The Superintendent recommends employment of:

Tracy Johnson - Director of Special Education
Degree - Doctorate from Texas A&M Kingsville
Certification - Principal EC-12, Educational Diagnostician EC-12, Elem. Early Childhood PK-6, Elem. Self-Contained 1-8, Eem. Self-Contained PK-6, Generic Special Education PK-12, Early Childhood Education-Handicapped PK-6
Years of Experience - 15 administrative, 5 teaching
Campus - District-wide, housed at Central Office

John Brockman - Teacher/Coach
Degree - Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University
Certification - Pending Social Studies 7-12
Years of Experience - 0
Campus - Smithville Junior High
To replace Charles Hamrick

Amanda Janssen - Music Teacher
Degree - Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from UT Austin
Certification - Elementary EC-6
Years of Experience - 10 years
Campus - Smithville Elementary School
To replace Hanna McDorman

The administrators of the district have submitted to the office of the superintendent their recommendations for contract renewal of existing certified staff members.  The Board of Trustees is the final hiring authority for certified contract employees for Smithville I.S.D. and will act upon the recommendations for renewal of certified staff as presented by the Superintendent.  According to Texas Government Code §573.062, employees affected by the nepotism laws would have to abstain from voting on the contract (or salary) of a spouse or family member if that action applies only to the individual and is not taken regarding a bona fide class or category of employees.  Therefore, according to code, we will need one motion for approval of faculty contracts.