Hawkins ISD Board of Trustees
School start “very smooth”
By JOHN SPARKS

 

At a the rescheduled regular monthly meeting of the Hawkins Independent School Board, on Monday, September 10, trustees approved a the terrazzo floor pattern for the new cafeteria/gymnasium and heard a very positive report on the first week of school from Superintendent Dan Rose.
 

“With the exception of traffic,” Rose told trustees, “the first four days of school went very smoothly. Our decision to delay the start of school permitted some very critical work to be completed more efficiently on our renovation program in the existing buildings and more importantly, it provided for a more organized move-in for teachers,” Rose said.
 

In previous meetings trustees had reviewed several suggested patterns for the terrazzo floor in a hallway that adjoins the new cafeteria and the new gymnasium. As part of the progress report, Brice Davis of Thacker/Davis architectural firm presented a design incorporating the suggestions of trustees. The focal point of the floor will be a Hawk with a seven-foot wing span. Trustees also approved the expenditure of $5,817 to solve a problem with the installation of chalk/marker boards in 34 rooms. Davis also reported a problem with the clearance height of the covered walkway from the junior high building to the new cafeteria and gymnasium. Alternative solutions are being considered to solve this problem.
 

Rose and the trustees also acknowledged a $200 donation by City National Bank which helped to fund a staff breakfast held at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church.
 

The financial report shows a balance of $13,822,705, with $8.6 of that being committed to construction. The balances have earned interest income of $18,736, 16,575 and $13,822 during May, June and July. Rose reported tax collections stood at 97 percent citing a letter report from the Wood County Tax Assessor/Collector.
 

In other action trustees approved a complicated policy regarding student expression of religious viewpoints which qualifies those students and requires such students to register at for such expressions at the beginning of each semester. The adoption of the controversial policy was made necessary by a law passed in the past session of the Texas legislature.
 

Trustees also hired Stacey Pevey as a first grade teacher. The position was approved at an earlier meeting and was budgeted for ’07 - ’08.
 

Trustees are next scheduled to meet in regular session on Monday, October 1 at 7 p.m. A special meeting of the board can be called with 72-hours notice.