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Board Notes
A Summary of
the April 16, 2009, Tyler ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
Board
Recognizes Students, Staff and Foundation
The Board of
Trustees recognized Jay Ybarra, an eighth grader
at Hubbard Middle School, for writing an essay
that will be published in the new Pearson/Prentice Hall
Literature textbook. Jay was among the many students
across the state who submitted an essay to be included
in the textbook. His essay was chosen because he “best
modeled the writing workshop” in the textbook’s new
program. Jay’s essay was about the band hall at Hubbard
Middle School. The textbook company awarded Jay a
monetary award as well as giving him a complimentary
copy of the textbook when it is published.
Congratulations to Hubbard and Stewart Middle Schools
for being selected as a 2008 "Just for the Kids"
Higher Performing Schools based on their performances in
writing. The schools were chosen as higher performing
campuses based on analyses conducted by the National
Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA). The analysis
included student test results from spring 2006, 2007 and
2008.
Congratulations to James S. Hogg Middle School
the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization has
completed and congratulated the Middle Years Program (MYP)
at James S. Hogg Middle School for its successful
completion of the program’s first renewal evaluation.
The schools
program was specifically commended for the professional
demeanor of all the teachers to collaborate for the
benefit of student learning. According to the evaluation
report, the visiting team of evaluators commended the
MYP at Hogg for the development of “some fantastic
collaborative teaching moments especially within the
arts.”
Board
Authorizes and Accepts Donations
The Board of
Trustees authorized and approved the acceptance of the
following donations totaling $ 52,750.68:
$20,000.00
through the Tyler ISD Foundation from various donors for
the Teacher of the Year, Convocation and Retirement
events;
$15,260.68
through the Tyler ISD Foundation from Discount Card
Proceeds for various elementary campuses;
$17,490.00
from Lee Booster Club for various Robert E. Lee Student
Groups.
Board
Approves GMP for Jones/Boshears School
The Board of
Trustees approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) to
Denson Construction Company for the GMP Building Package
for Jones/Boshears School. The amount
($20,884,033.00) reflects a total within the budget.
Board
Approves Construction of New Road
The Board of
Trustees approved the construction of a new road at
Hubbard Middle School. The campus has needed to correct
the traffic flow issues for years in order to alleviate
congestion for the school and surrounding neighborhood.
The
construction will include a new bus loop from Copeland
Road to Chad Drive and the construction of a new parking
lot with associated sidewalks and new handicapped
related routes. This additional drive will greatly
reduce traffic congestion for the neighborhood and
campus.
Facilities
Department Provides Update on School Construction
Projects
Director of
Facilities, Tim Loper, provided the Board of Trustees an
update on the progress of the school construction
projects.
Orr
Elementary School
Mass
excavation for the building and paving areas continues
Excavation
for the foundations for the retaining walls is underway
and select fill is being placed under the footing.
Foundation
concrete work is underway and will continue for the next
several weeks.
Clarkston
Elementary School
Building
mass excavation is complete.
Excavation
for foundations has started
Reinforcing
steel for foundations has been delivered to site and is
being fabricated.
Reinforcing
is being placed in footings and 1st
foundation concrete pour has been made.
Masonry
foundation walls are being installed
Underground
Electric and Plumbing have started
Woods
Elementary School
The site has
been cleared and vegetation has been removed.
Select fill
is being placed and compacted and this will continue for
the next few weeks.
Concrete
foundation work is underway.
Underground
Electrical and Plumbing work under building slab is
starting.
Jones/Boshears
School
Site-work
bid package contract was approved on March 26, 2009 and
work clearing the property was started on March 27.
Trees and
underbrush have been cleared
Site grading
has started
Building
package bids were received on April 9, 2009
Site grading
will continue and underground deep utilities will start
during the next month.
Griffin
Elementary School
Architectural plans were 100 % complete excluding civil
and structural drawings. Currently, Civil and
Structural engineers have been put on hold until further
notice.
Waiting on
final decision on site location.
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