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Board Meeting Recap | Jan. 13

The Lewisville Independent School District Board of Trustees met for the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on Monday, January 13

CONSIDER ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
The Board discussed Personnel Recommendations.
The Board consulted with the Board Attorney.
The Board discussed Purchase, Exchange and/or Sale or Value of Real Property.
The Safety and Security Door Hardening update was given.
The Board deliberated security devices, security audits or implementation of security personnel.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Southridge Elementary students led the Pledge of Allegiance and Texas pledge.

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Closed session
The Board took action on an item discussed in closed session.

RECOGNITIONS
The LISD Risk Management and Insurance Analyst, Shawna Nevins, was named Texas Public Risk Management Rising Star of the Year.  

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SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE
As a part of her update, Superintendent Dr. Lori Rapp recognized January as School Board appreciation month and thanked the Board for their unwavering commitment to our staff and students.  She then called the LHS StuCo to the podium to present gifts to the Board and thanked the students for the tireless dedication and hard work they put in to make the LISD Adopt an Angel Program a success.  She highlighted the "Connection with Students" opportunities she had throughout the district in December, including the second annual STEM Robotics Competition, Fine Arts performances, meetings with Student Advisories, and Marcus Madrigal.  For "Connections with Staff," she mentioned her "Lunch with Lori" event at Valley Ridge.  She thanked Dr. Miller, Allison Stamey and the LISD staff who participated in the Connect night to wrap gifts.  She discussed the newsletter viewership.  Next steps were mentioned regarding school retirement and boundary adjustments, as well as the plan for emails to go out this week to families affected by these changes. Upcoming events were highlighted, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20 and Career Out on February 27.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Community members spoke about their campus in relation to CEC.

CONSENT ITEMS
The Board approved the Consent Agenda. See the agenda HERE.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Bilingual/ESL Administrator Lilianna Marquez, Secondary ESL Coordinator Danielle Oakley, and Elementary Language Acquisition Coordinator Sheniqua Johnson gave the annual bilingual/ESL update. Details

Mrs. Sells gave the audit committee report.

Chief Technology Officer Bryon Kolbeck presented the Monthly Technology Report. Details

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Chief Financial Officer Scott Wrehe presented the Monthly Financial Report. Details

Chief of Schools Lori Litchfield presented information about targeted improvement plans. Details

Dr. Rapp gave the 89th Legislative Session update. Details

Executive Director of Safety & Security Matthew Garrett presented the findings of the Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report. Details

ACTION ITEMS
The Board approved the LEF Memorandum of Understanding Addendum, FBD (LOCAL) Resolution, and the resolution regarding Delegation of Authority during Inclement Weather Closure.

The Board meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.