The Board of Trustees of the Overton Independent School District met in a regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2021 at the district’s Administrative Annex.
The board held a public hearing for input from stakeholders concerning the ESSER III Federal Grant.
The consent items acted upon were:
1. Approval of minutes from the May 2021 regular meeting
2. Approval of the monthly financial reports for May 2021
3. Took no action on a tabled budget amendment from the May 2021 meeting
4. Approval of a budget amendment of $14,000 for transportation. The funds will come from unused salaries from the 2020-2021 school year
5. Approval of salary costs for 2021-2022. The district employees will see an average increase of 3.32 percent over 2020-2021.
6. Approval of a Board Resolution awarding a depository contract to Texas Bank and Trust 7. Approval of OISD’s investment policies
8. Approval of a two year depository contract with Texas Bank and Trust for July 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023
9. Approval of notice of intent to apply for ESSER III and ESSER II federal grants
10. Approval of a Notice of Candidate Filing Period for Trustee places 1, 2 and 3
11. Approval of designating hazardous bus routes as any that include crossing highways 323, 135 or 850 or that cross railroad tracks
12. Approval of a waiver from the Texas Education Agency for remote learning during the spring End of Course exams for Overton High School students
13. Approval of a waiver from the Texas Education Agency for remote learning during the spring STAAR tests for Overton Middle School students
14. Approval of the Purchasing Cooperative Interlocal Agreement with ESC 7
15. Approval of the Head Start Agreement with ESC 7
16. Approval of the OISD District Parental Engagement Policy
17. Approval of selling selected outside buildings at the Northeast Texas Career and Technology Center
18. Approval of engaging the architect firm of Goodwin, Lasiter, and Strong for the design of the welding/building trades building at NETCTEC to be completed by August 2022
19. Approval of amending the OISD local vendor list
20. Approval of opening a savings account for the Robert Young Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund.
The board heard the following information items:
1. Financial Information Reports for the month of May 2021
2. Intent to apply for the ESSER III Federal Grant in the amount of $982,964 for the purpose of addressing learning loss, health, security and professional development due to the impact of COVID-19
3. Information on using CTE course to satisfy PE credits
4. Elementary School Principal’s report
Enrollment finished at 228
Average daily attendance in April was 97.32 percent
Crystal Merritt was the Teacher of the Six Weeks
Brenda Proctor was the Staff Member of the Six Weeks
Nurse Misty Rhodes was the Employee of the Year for OISD
Presentation of the Elementary Student Handbook for 2021-2022
5. Secondary School Principal’s report
Report on STAAR/EOC results
EOC remediation will be from June 7-17 from 9 a.m. until noon Monday through Thursday
Retests are June 21-24
Presentation of the Secondary Student Handbook for 2021-2022
6. Athletic Director’s Report
All-District Softball Team
All-District Baseball Team
Summer workouts
Summer camps/7 on 7
7. Maintenance/Transportation Report
General repairs
Ongoing repairs at CTE Building
Summer schedule started
Floors should be finished within a week
Buses 12 and 13 taken to Huntsville for new paint and general body repairs
Summer Enrichment Camp bus is currently transporting 29 students
Oil change recommendation for 2021-2022
8. Technology Director’s Report
Seven additional Promethean Panels will be installed at the high school
E-Rate funding is later than normal
Shortage of supplies could slow delivery to OHS
Addition of an asset management module to the district’s Follett software will allow us to check out Chromebooks, calculators, band instruments, etc. like library books once all involved have been trained.
9. Superintendent’s Report
Enrollment 475
Drop out report 2019-2020
Water damage/repairs/purchase of NETCTEC property
New funding formula for NETCTEC
ESSER 3 Information
ESSER 2 Information
Summer Enrichment Camp
Preliminary STAAR/EOC information
Final COVID impact: Positive tests/quarantines
Legislative updates
Staffing is complete for 2021-2022 except for high school library aide and ISS/DAEP aide
The board entered executive session at 7:38 p.m. and upon returning to the public meeting at 8:25 p.m., the board voted unanimously to employ the following:
Antoine Manning, Middle School Math/Coach
Ruby Richardson, Secondary Counselor
Hunter Groom, Secondary History/Coach
Theresa Jones, Middle School Science
Jennifer Gibbs, Middle School English
Shawn Daugherty, District Life Skills
Alania Smith, Fourth Grade
The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
