The Board of Trustees entered into a Public Hearing at 9:08 PM to discuss the FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report. Lovejoy ISD continued its long-standing reputation for outstanding financial performance in achieving a superior rating for the 18th consecutive year. You may view the FIRST report
here.
The Board closed the Public Hearing at 9:13 PM and resumed the regular meeting with consideration of the 2019-2020 Independent Audit which was presented by Carl Deaton with the independent audit firm of Hankins, Eastup, Deaton, Tonn & Seay. Mr. Deaton presented a clean, unmodified external audit report which may be found
here.
The Board of Trustees approved the
Consent Agenda which included approval of:
*Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on September 21, 2020
*August Finance Report
*Quarterly Investment Report
*Budget Amendment #1 which included approval of three additional bus routes to be funded by transportation fees. These additional routes will cover all current transportation requests with the exception of 61 student riders. The transportation needs of the 61 student riders will be evaluated as to necessary steps to be taken to provide three additional routes for these riders in the 2nd semester of the 2020-2021 school year.
*Class Size Waivers for Lovejoy Elementary School
*Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation of Lovejoy Schools
*New Hires
*ESL Report
Office of the Superintendent
Business Services
Communications
Curriculum and Instruction
Operations
Special Services
In addition to the monthly Superintendent’s Report being available in BoardBook, you may also find a dedicated web page on the district’s main site with links to current and previous reports.
Click here to view the site.
Announcements included:
- New “
Did You Know” campaign has been launched on social media and the main district website and covers topics of interest such as:
HR Facts and Employee Numbers
Enrollment
Student Nutrition Team
Niche Report
and more – look for new topics to be posted on a daily basis.
- Homecoming is next week.
- Volleyball is ranked nationally.
- Football is undefeated.
- Tennis is playing for a district championship tomorrow (October 20).
- Special thanks to Board Trustee Matt Gournay for his 9 ½ years of service on the Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees.
With there being no further business, the Board of Trustees adjourned at 9:47 PM.
All board documents may be found
here.