SISD: No plans for extended school year

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The Saltillo school board discussed end-of-year budgeting, among other topics at their regular May meeting. 

Superintendent David Stickels began the meeting by verifying with the board they would hold their summer meetings June 25 and July 23, as well as budget workshops for July 16 and August 6.

Stickels stated the Texas Education Association had been discussing extended school year, but that Saltillo ISD had “no plan to go earlier or later than what we are required to do.” The board agreed that they thought this was the correct course of action. 

The board then reviewed that several of the board members would be up for re-election in November. Board president Mark Sustaire, board member Randy Johnson, and board member Chad Neal’s terms will be up this election year, and June 18 will be the day for Sustaire and Neal members to re-file, Stickels noted. 

Although board member John Brian Beadle was recently elected Hopkins County Constable Precinct II, Texas Election Commission laws allow him to serve out his term as a school board member until it expires in 2022, Stickels noted. 

After discussing upcoming election deadlines, the group then unanimously approved four previous meeting minutes, including April regular meeting and three special meetings called to deal with COVID-19 issues. 

The group then entered into executive session from 6:27 to 7:53 p.m.

After emerging from the executive session, the group unanimously accepted the resignation of coach Dalton Herndon. 

The group unanimously approved a waiver for the school from administering the ASVAB test, as is required by House Bill 3. While the school would have normally administered the ASVAB or military aptitude test during May, they were unable to due to the COVID-19 shutdown, Stickels said. 

The board unanimously approved the acceptance of all transfer students currently attending Saltillo ISD, which accounts for 48 students, according to Stickels. The board also unanimously approved three new transfer students. 

The group unanimously approved the payment of bills for May. Board member Chip Tully enquired if bills had decreased due to the COVID-19 shutdown, and Stickels indicated that the bills only spanned one page, whereas usually during the month of May, bills spanned three pages. There was no journal voucher for the month of May.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.