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ISD, Austin, Texas IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Eanes ISD School Board is now posting audio of its meetings on its own site effective June 2007. Go to this page to access new board audio. This page will no longer be updated with new audio. I commend the Board and Administration for supporting audio distribution of their meetings. I have been providing this free service now for over 3 years and have found broad support from the media, teachers and the public. Indeed, the audio posted on this site has been downloaded by listeners world wide. The audio currently posted on this site will remain up for a while in case any listeners wish to archive their files. I will then be removing the links and audio. I will, however, continue to attend board meetings and speaking publicly at those meetings, and I encourage other parents to join me. Commentary: On occasion I post my commentary about Eanes ISD on this page. I also comment below. Calendar: Check the District's website for scheduling. Agendas and board books can be found on this page. New library blogs: Construction Countdown and Read and Ride Trail. May 23,
2007 (Check here for the
agenda and board book for this meeting.) May 14 and 23 Special Meetings (pending)
April 25,
2007 April 16,
2007 March 28, 2007 Regular Meeting (Check here for the agenda and board book for this meeting.) Segment 1: Approval of minutes; Westlake High School Visioning Committee; Legislative update; Reports (Eanes Education Foundation; college admission 2006; business services report; budget assumptions 2006) Segment 2: Public Forum Segment 3: Consent agenda (Lightning warning system; comm. ed. software; math textbooks adoption); elementary attendance zones; Segment 4: Pending. March 19, 2007 Segment 1: Public Forum on rezoning of elementary boundaries Segment 2: Special meeting on relocation of Network Operations Center. (Note: not included in this audio is the board's discussion and action on location of practice fields.) March 5, 2007 Study Session on elementary attendance zones and budget projections. (Check here for the agenda and board book for this meeting.)
February
28, 2007 February
12, 2007 January
31, 2007 Regular Meeting - Segment 1 - Approval of minutes, recognitions, Valinda Bolton legislative update, Supt. report/legal report, attendance boundaries, wastewater system, election requirements, business services report. Regular Meeting - Segment 2 - Open forum, consent agenda (personnel, business services, update 79, BuyBoard purchasing cooperative, annual printing proposal, consent agreement for executive plans, student trip), action agenda (interdistrict transfers, class ranking, election agreement, construction manager, wastewater, engagement letters with attorneys) upcoming meetings. January
20, 2007 Study Session - Segment 1 Study Session - Segment 2 Study Session - Segment 3 January
8, 2007 Special Meeting - Segment 1 Special Meeting - Segment 2 December
13, 2006 Segment 1 - minutes, recognitions, EEF update, legislative update, enrollment attendance report, legal services policy, lawyers/firms hired by the district (David Thompson, David Feldman, James Raup, Ellen Spalding, Bill Bingham, Julian Lockwood, Angela Woodbury, Christine Miller, Terry McDonald, Glenn Opel, Denise Hays, Jim Walsh, Mark Goulet, Nan Hundere), annual financial audit. Segment 2 - business services report/ WADA contract with Laredo ISD, EEF financial report, Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) and Performance Based Monitoring Assessment System (PBMAS). Segment 3 - Public Hearing on AEIS, Open forum (George Noelke in support of Jennifer Dusek), action items - business services report, CDA policy investments, educational supply bid, EIC local policy on academic achievement/class ranking. (Calendar discussion not included.) December
4, 2006 November 29, 2006 Check here for the agenda and board book for this meeting. Regular
Board Meeting October 25, 2006 Check here for the agenda and board book. Segment 1 Minutes, National Merit scholars, recognitions, bond project update, district and campus improvement plans, high achieving benchmark consortium update, legislative issues addresses by Belinda Bolton, Yvonne Schick, Bill Welch, business report, open records. Segment 2 Open forum including George Noelke on teacher salaries, consent agenda, personnel recommendations, delivery methods for bond projects, district and campus improvement plans, resolution on legislative agenda. October 16, 2006 Special Meeting Check here for the agenda and board book to this meeting. Study Session Check here for the agenda and board book to this meeting. Additional audio for October is pending.
September 27, 2006 Segment 1 Minutes, Recognitions, Board Communications, Reports of the Supt./staff (business services report, calendar) Segment 2 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report, open forum, consent agenda, profession program management and consultant services proposal, mutual aid agreements between Eanes ISD and Travis Co. Emergency Services Districts 9 and 10. August 30 Special
Meeting (Pending) Here is the agenda for this meeting. Regular
Meeting (Pending) Here is the agenda for this meeting. August 14
Special Meeting Here is the agenda for this meeting. Study
Session Here is the agenda for this meeting. August 10
Special Meeting Here is the agenda for this meeting. July 31
Special Meeting Here is the agenda for this meeting. July 26
Regular Board Meeting Segment 2: Westlake High School report, Cont'd; Bill Bechtol's China Report; Dr. Wellman's report; salary adjustments; sale of bonds; business services report Segment 3: Public forum (George Noelke on increasing teacher pay raise proposal and Bobby Chattergee on foreign language study), consent agenda; budget amendments; salary adjustments; architect selection July 26
Study Session Segment 2: Budget status 05-06 and amendments Segment 3: 06-07 budget review and proposals July 25
Study Session June 28 Regular Board Meeting: Regular
Board meeting: Study Session: Segment 1 of 1. Budget 2006 - 2007, TASB study on district salaries; report from staff on salary options; bond projects review; ADA compliance criteria. May 31 Regular Board Meeting: Segment 1 of 1. Legislative update by Rep. Donna Howard is at approx. 49 minutes. Public forum is at 1 hr. 28 min.. May 31 Study Session: Segment 1 of 1. (Preliminary property values, Budget development - revenues, Salary study & stipend review) May 8, 2006 study session. The posted agenda for this meeting may be found here. Segment 1 of 1 Refunding bonds, Eanes ISD and Westlake High ranking, professional development plan, legislative update, field improvements at Hill Country Middle School, Board Communications. April 26, 2006 Regular Board Meeting Segment 1 Opening; approval of minutes; recognition of high school All State artists; State Rep. Donna Howard, beginning at 24:00 on the recording, on school finance update Segment 2 Board Communications: EEF update; district leadership team survey results; Travis County election procedures; business services report Segment 3 Open Forum: George Noelke; Begin New and unfinished business. Segment 4 New and unfinished business: personnel recommendations, business services report, student trips, board policy changes: wellness and health services, educational philosophy, planning and decision, relations with parent organizations.
March 29, 2006 Regular Board Meeting - descriptions of segments pending and should be added by March 31. Segment 1 - Opening, approval of minutes, recognition of swim team, Eanes Education Foundation preliminary report Segment 2 - Reports from Supt. Nola Wellman and staff: Tracking the Texas Education Dollar, Cost Analysis for Texas Public Schools, Sharp proposal, conflict of interest disclosure statements, multi-hazard emergency operations plan, facilities report, communication on bond election. Special note: a worthwhile discussion was held in this segment concerning the problems being encountered with the school's new Skyward software. Segment 3 - advanced placement report Segment 4 - Open forum (John Zapp), personnel recommendations, trip to Chicago, adoption of multi-hazard operations plan. March 6, 2006 Special Study Session on the Fund Balance Segment 1 of 1 (Note: in wma format, not mp3) Written commentary on this session pending. March 1, 2006 Special Board Meeting - Summary of bond proposals: The Board called a bond election for May 13. There will be 2 propositions. The first proposition will be for $53 million for buses, renovations, technology and safety improvements. The second proposition will be a stand alone proposition for $5 million for the covered sports facility. Segment 1 Opening and Public Hearing on bond proposal. Twenty people spoke at this public hearing. My comments are at 21:30 on the audio. (The essence of my comments were that the administration has not presented enough data on the covered sports facility for the public or the board to make an informed decision.) The persons speaking are: Liz-Ann Orr, Jack Allen, John Lindell, Hayden Watson, Deb Davis Groves, Dave Secora, George Noelke, Rob Hirshfeld, Allen Dornak, Dick Demel, Carl Shepherd, Bob Batlan, Donna Dornak, Cheryl Fries, Thomas Ratliff, Debbie Hagan, Steve Weiden, Bill Orr, Steve Phyrr and Jay Rosenberg. Segment 2 Travis County election agreement discussion Segment 3 Final bond proposal discussion, original motion by Sayers and Baltazar. Listen to this segment and segment 4 to understanding thinking of the Supt. and Board on bond proposal. Segment 4 Final bond proposal discussion, continued, substitute motion by King and Stone. Final vote on bond proposal. See summary above. Segment 5 Reimbursing resolution for buses. Fund reserve will pay for 15 school buses for $1.125 million and budget amendment for the same. A successful bond election will pay these funds back into the fund reserve.
Read my commentary on the board concerning the bond project proposal here. February
22 Study Session and Regular Board Meeting: Description of
segments pending. February 15, 2006 Study Session on proposed bond Segment 1 Report by the Bond Committee and board discussion Segment 2 Board and Bond Committee discussion, continued; public comment. (I spoke at the public comment at 6:55 on the audio. I made 3 points: 1) I sought information to make sure that the reviewing committees considered the safety report done last year by the independent safety firm; 2) stated my view that the public still doesn't know what this bond election is about and that there is a district wide apathy about the board's business; and, 3) recommended, again, that the Board consider hiring an in house lawyer to assist them with the complex legal issues they are addressing.) February 13, 2006 Special Board Meeting and public forum on bond package (Recorded by the District. WMA format.) February 6, 2006 Study session. Read my Commentary on this meeting. Segment 1 Annual investment report, board policy review (including changes to special ed), staffing report and beginning discussion of budget assumptions for 06-07 Segment 2 Budget assumptions for 06-07, school finance update. Note: included in the budget assumption are pay raises for teachers. There was no discussion of the district being in a "financial exigency" status. Segment 3 District facility needs assessment - potential bond projects. See the schedule of board meetings for the week of February 13th. January 25, 2006 Study Session and Regular Board Meeting Segment 1: Presentation by RBC Capital Markets regarding refunding of current bond funds and new bond financing Segment 2: Reimbursing resolution and financial exigency. NOTE: the discussion at the end of this segment is important in evaluating whether in fact the district is in a financial crisis. Segment 3: Regular meeting begins. Approval of minutes, recognitions, House District 48 election, fundraising, school finance, grant award, report on library services and new software, business services report, Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) annual report and public hearing on the AEIS Report. George Noelke speaks at the public hearing at approx 66:00 on this audio; while the overall report shows Eanes ISD students to be doing very well on these tests, there is reason to be concerned that this mandatory educational environment causes teachers to teach for the test and not actually educate students. Segment 4: Open Forum: Bob Orr speaks on the benefits of passing bonds for a multipurpose sports facility; George Noelke, at 4:34, urges the Board to reconsider its financial exigency status. NOTE: My comments relate to my observations during the meetings over a several month period. Briefly, there is no financial exigency in this district. There is no need for further cuts of support staff, teachers, academic programs or services. The Board has a fiduciary and moral obligation to students, teachers, staff, voters and, especially, to those contributing to EEF (some of whom are teachers) who believe they are obligated to pay extra to keep teachers, to remove the district from its current financial exigency status. Segment 5: New and unfinished business: personnel, business services report, replacement of vehicles, investment pool updates, renewal of Westlake High School Innovative Courses, contract with Travis County Election Administration, class size waiver at Cedar Creek, call of May 2006 school board election. January 14, 2006 Study Session. Here is the agenda for this approx. 3.5 hour meeting.
Segment 1
- District enrollment projections, capacity of schools (elementary and
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