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Facility updates and decisions were the
main focus of the regular monthly meeting of the DeLeon ISD Board of
Trustees as they met on December 17. The Board was briefed by the
administration on progress of the work being done at the former DeLeon
Hospital/Clinic facility.
The facility, referred to by the district
as the District Support Center, has become the home of the DeLeon ISD
& City of DeLeon Tax Office in the past months, and will become home
for other parts of the district’s operation in the future.
The Board was briefed on the completion
of Phase I, with all work being completed except for the delivery and
installation of a new sign that will be placed over the entrance of
the Tax Office.
Phase II work is focused on completing
the renovation of classrooms for the district’s credit recovery and
discipline alternative school. Rooms formerly used as patient hospital
rooms are being transformed into classrooms.
Walls have been moved, plumbing fixtures
removed, and new lighting installed as part of the transformation
process. The Board was given a tour of the area via a powerpoint slide
show to view the work that has been completed to this point.
Current work also includes the
installation of a computer networking system for the entire facility.
The administration also informed the Board that the existing telephone
system would be utilized which will allow the district to save
approximately $20,000.
Bids were presented for painting and
flooring work for the Support Center facility. The Board awarded the
bid for painting to Rice Painting of DeLeon. The bid calls for
interior painting to be done throughout all areas that will be
utilized and for all paintable exterior surfaces. Work is scheduled to
begin immediately.
The bid for flooring was awarded to Lone
Star Carpet Tile & Granite of Granbury. This bid was for all needed
flooring work in the building, except for the Tax Office, which was
done prior to their moving into the facility.
The administration noted that the cost of
the renovations would be shared by all entities involved and using the
facility, not just the school district. A portion of the expenses will
be borne by the Comanche County Special Educational Coop for the space
that they will occupy for their offices.
In other facility matters, the
administration briefed the Board on the progress of renovations at the
baseball/softball field. While all official paperwork is currently in
progress, arrangements have been made with the City of DeLeon to allow
the district to begin work on the project in preparation of the
upcoming baseball/softball season.
Concrete for dugouts, bleachers, and
backstop poles has been poured. Poles for the backstop are currently
being set. The next step will be the setting of concrete blocks for
the backstop and dugouts.
The issue of bleachers was reviewed and
discussed by the Board with two different proposals being submitted by
the district. The Board selected the proposal from Steel Stadiums of
Graham to install new ADA compliant bleachers for the baseball area.
The new bleachers will provide seating behind home plate, as well as
along the first base and third base line.
In other business, the Board cast its
allotment of votes for the Comanche County Appraisal District Board of
Directors for Gaylon Atkins.
The annual report of continuing education
hours for Board members was reviewed. The state requires a certain
number of hours be completed each year for all board members. All
members of the DeLeon Board reached, and many exceeded, the number of
hours of training required by the state.
As a matter of discussion during campus
reports, the administration was asked to form a committee of
interested parents and teachers to review the district’s policies and
procedures relating to students attending and participating in stock
shows during the school year.
This committee will focus on the number
of stock shows that the school sanctions for students to participate
in, and all matters related to that subject. The committee will make
recommendations for any needed changes to the administration and any
school policy changes will be made to the Board of Trustees.
The committee, comprised of parents and
staff members will begin meeting in January, 2008. |
