Trinity Ponder

The board meeting covered various topics including donations, financial reports, academic calendar proposals, facility updates (locker rooms, lactation room, ag department projects, tree trimming, floor settlement issues), a new CSIP draft, program evaluations, policy updates, grant approvals (for food and sports), surplus property declaration, a hazard mitigation plan, enrollment numbers, and personnel matters (principal hire, resignations, paraprofessional hire). Discussions also included COVID updates and the Open Enrollment Opposition Resolution (tabled for the next meeting).

The board meeting addressed several capital projects, including landscaping and asphalt work, and discussed a change order. The board also discussed water usage and drainage concerns. Policy updates were reviewed and grants were approved. The board discussed tuition rates and approved the Alternative Method of Instruction Plan (AMI). Bids for milk and elementary building work were accepted. The board also approved a Conflict of Interest policy. Reports were given on upcoming events, facility repairs, and insurance claims. The board approved the July substitute list.

The board reviewed the ending fund balances for June and approved the consent agenda, which included the open session minutes from the June 28, 2022 board meeting, June bank reconciliation, July bills, and June ledger. Reports were given on the status of COVID federal funds, gym floor refinishing, street paving, and the need for a foundation specialist. Discussion included a new bus purchase, a request for proposal (RFP) for commercial entry doors, and the possibility of installing an electronic digital display and new scoreboards. A tuition rate increase was approved, along with sub pay wages. The superintendent reported on the development of a new CSIP under MSIP6, the purchase of lockdown blinds, and the acquisition of cell phones for emergency communication. Personnel matters included the acceptance of a retirement and the approval of several new hires.

The board meeting included reports on student council fundraising for St. Jude's, a COVID update, and facility updates on the lactation room and stage doors. The board approved an extra day for the senior trip, a guidance and counseling program evaluation, an amended budget, a mowing bid, and various personnel matters including teacher hires, staff transfers, and administrator contract extensions. Financial reports were presented, and legislative updates were discussed.

The board meeting included reports on finances, COVID-19 updates, and facility projects. Discussions covered the "Meet the Candidate" night, a new stage storage, an RFP for locker rooms, a grant application for safety/security, and the sale of surplus buses. The board approved policy updates, contracts for phone and copier services, a fuel bid, and a credit card spending limit increase. The meeting also included the review and discussion of the Annual Performance Report, the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar (tabled), leave pay (tabled), a library/media program evaluation, and various personnel matters including staff resignations, new hires, and extra duty assignments for both elementary and high school staff.