Below are the minutes for the Joaquin ISD School Board meeting held on November 14th. 

 

1 The Joaquin ISD School Board met tonight in regular session at 6:00 p.m. in the Joaquin Boardroom with the following members present: Chrisco Bragg, Ronnie Belrose, Thomas Harvey, Jeff Cater, Bill Mason, Jr., Jimmy Hamilton (Skyped in) and Tam Hearnsberger

 

Board members absent:  All Present

 

Guest(s) Present:  A.J. Goff, Goff & Herrington, P.C.; Trey Harvey, Student; Judy Harvey

 

Joaquin ISD Employee(s) Present:  Phil Worsham, Superintendent;  Joel Bumback, Director of Finance;  Sherry Scruggs, Elementary Principal;  Jimmy Jackson, High School Principal;  Kathy Carrington, Special Education Director;  Mark Bonner, Maintenance Director; Landon Oliver, Technology Director;  Justin Wilburn, Technology;  Rusty Wilson, Teacher;  Donna Vergo, Human Resource; Chrisco Bragg, President, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

 

2  The invocation was led by Chrisco Bragg, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America by Bill Mason, Jr., and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag was led by Tam Hearnsberger.

 

3  Audience Participation – Those signed up and participating were:  None

 

4  Report and Information items:

4.1 Review Monthly Financial Report – Joel Bumback, Director of Finance

4.2 Report on technology 

4.3 Hand out Board Operating Procedures to be acted on at the December Board meeting

4.4 Information on Board Resolution calling on the Texas Legislature to remove the unfair penalty for small schools with less than 300 square miles to be acted on at the December Board meeting

4.5 Information on Board Resolution to join a coalition of Texas School District that will petition the Texas Legislature to fund a Texas Education Code provision that allows the Texas Education Commissioner to adjust the taxable value of property in a School District that experiences a rapid decline in taxable property value.

4.6 Correspondence

 

5  Agenda Items for discussion, consideration, and possible action:

5.1 It was moved by Tam Hearnsberger, and seconded by Jeff Cater, to approve minutes from previous meeting. Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

5.2 No action was taken on changes to CH Local Board Policy 

5.3 It was moved Jeff Cater, and seconded by Bill Mason, Jr., to approve the 2016 Joaquin ISD Annual Financial Report by A. J. Goff, CPA from Goff & Herrington, P.C.  Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  6 for 1 abstention (Jimmy Hamilton).  Motion Carried.

5.4 It was moved by Ronnie Belrose, and seconded by Tam Hearnsberger, to approve sale of surplus items. Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

 

6   Chrisco Bragg, Board President, ask for items to be placed on the next board agenda.  None noted at this time.

 

7   Designation of date and time of next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin ISD – Monday, December 12, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. 

 

8   With no further business on the agenda the meeting was adjourn at 7:39 p.m.