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

Students from Smithville Elementary who have received the most Tiger Tokens for the month will lead the group in the pledge. Those students are:

1st grade 
Bridger Birdwell 
Charlotte Hanna
Raelyn Navarro

2nd grade
Jose Infante
Cedar Nowell
Izabella Tyler
Ruby Washington

3rd grade
Dylan Cazares
Andreee Lattouf
Joshua Washington

4th grade
Jace Gonzales
Adrian Landeros
Kylie Miller

5th grade
River Carpehart
Amereah Washington 
Colin Whitlow

The school is required by state laws and board policy CQ [Legal] to conduct a public hearing on Smithville ISD Internet Safety Guidelines.
Dr. Logan will make the presentation.  The public will be invited to participate in the presentation and the Board will hear all comments provided by the public.
 

Smithville Elementary School is excited to celebrate outstanding students by introducing the "Tiger of the Month" recognition.  Elementary staff will nominate students who exhibit characteristics such as kindness, strong character, and helpfulness.  Each month, one exceptional student will be honored by the campus, recognized at the school board meeting, and will receive a special yard sign to proudly display at home.  The Tiger of the Month for April is Ja'Niyah Parker, a 1st grade student in Mrs.Halter's class.  Good job, Ja'Niyah!

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.
Attached are the minutes from the March 31, 2025 regular meeting, the April 7, 2025 special meeting, the April 14, 2025 special meeting and the April 16 2025 special 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 business manager, Stacy Tiner, 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.
 

April Superintendent Report

• District enrollment as of Friday, April 11, 2025 is 1835 students.

• Clear bag policy to be implemented for Tiger Stadium and gyms

• We received notification from Commissioner Sid Miller with the Texas Department of Agriculture that Smithville ISD’s Child Nutrition Program has successfully completed the 2024 Farm Fresh Challenge, helping to ensure Texas leads the way in introducing students to local foods.  Congratulations to Candy Biehle and the Child Nutrition Program!

• The Smithville Lady Tigers softball team has clinched first place in District and will move on to bi-district competition.  They will play LaMarque in Sweeney on Thursday.  Please come support them if you can.

• ???????Southside History Project Unity Event

• Please refer to the Smithville ISD website for the latest news and resources.

Robert Tamble and Clara Becket will present information about a grant received and the potential partnership with SMITHVILLE ISD to utilize the funds available. The grant would pay for upgrades and an additional retention pond for possible future growth. The detention pond will help with the continued need for drainage.
 

Dr. Logan, Assistant Superintendent, will give a regular progress report/update on the Smithville I.S.D. Strategic Plan.

Board Policy BBD [Legal] and 19 TAC 61.61 requires the Board President to announce the name of each Board member who has completed the required continuing education, who has exceeded the required hours of continuing education, and who is deficient in the required continuing education.  This announcement is required annually.  The Board President must announce Board members’ continuing education hours at the last regular meeting prior to the next board election, shall cause the minutes to reflect the information, and shall make this information available to the local media. 

Tentative items to be included on the May agenda are:

1.  Issue Oath of Office for New Board Members
2.  Reorganization of the Board of Trustees
3.  Recognition of State Qualifiers
4.  Recognition of Outstanding Students for the 4th-9-Weeks
5.  Recognition of Tiger Award Winners
6.  Financial Report
7.  Superintendent's Report
8.  Graduation Procedures
9.  2025-2026 Dress Code
10. Consider Amendment of Signatures on Bank Depository
11. Superintendent Search Update
12.  Resignations and Employment of Certified Personnel
 

Our current agreement with IQS, Inc. became effective June 15, 2019. The agreement was for one year with four possible renewals each year thereafter by amendment upon approval of the Board of Trustees. Since IQS is a member of the Buy Board purchasing coop, we are requesting to extend our services for an additional year. 

The agreed renewal amount is the CPI rate of 2.0%, which amounts to an increase of $12,777 on our current fees. 

Per the terms of the custodial service agreement, it is the recommendation of the administrative staff that the Board of Trustees extend the custodial contract with IQS, Inc. for an additional year through the purchasing coop procurement method. 

The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the purchase of one special education school bus to be delivered before August 31, 2025. 

This request is not included in the current 2024-2025 budget. However, due to the special requirements to transport our students with special needs and experiencing an increase in our special education population, Smithville ISD is in desperate need of a new special education bus.

We are requesting to utilize $159,114 from fund balance to make this purchase during the 2024-2025 school year.


 

In accordance with Texas Education Code 31.1011, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are required to certify annually to the State Board of Education and the commissioner that, for each subject in the required curriculum other than physical education, students have access to instructional materials that cover all the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for the coming school year.  Additionally, in accordance with Texas Administrative Code 19 TAC 66.105, school districts or charter schools are required to certify that they protect against access to obscene or harmful content in compliance with the requirements for certification under the Children's Internet Protection Act, 47 USC 254(h)(5)(B) and (C).

These certifications must be ratified by local school boards of trustees or governing bodies in public, noticed meetings.  Districts and open-enrollment charter schools will be unable to order instructional materials through EMAT until the certifications have been received by the Texas Education Agency.

There are no resignations to report.

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 the following professional staff:

Holly Van Hoozer - Teacher
Degree - BS from Texas State University
Certification - Core Subjects with STR EC-6
Years of Experience - 7 years
Campus - Smithville Elementary 
To replace Caitlyn Wyatt

Cameron Greene - Teacher/Coach
Degree - BS from Sam Houston State University
Certification - Special Education EC-12
Years of Experience - 11 years
Campus - Smithville High School
To replace Valerie Breeden's teaching position and Clay Mayo's coaching position

Raylynn Fillman - Teacher
Degree - MS from Texas Women's University
Years of Experience - 2 years
Campus - Brown Primary
Added position

Shawna Randall - Teacher/Coach
Degree - BS from Texas Tech University
Certification - Pending
Years of Experience - 2 years
Campus - Smithville High School
To replace Coach Mayo's teaching position and Coach Marlow's coaching position
 

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.

The Superintendent recommends renewal of current contracts, including addendums, for the 2025-2026 school year for the following personnel:
Molly Armstrong, teachers at Smithville Elementary 
Keaton Upshaw, teacher/coach at Smithville Junior High