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September 27, 2021 - Meeting Minutes
The GCISD Board of Trustees met Monday, September 27 for its regularly scheduled meeting.
The big agenda item on Monday night was the adoption of the 2021 tax rate. Trustees voted to lower the tax rate for the second year in a row. They reduced both the maintenance and operations rate, as well as the interest and sinking rate for a total tax rate of $1.2751 per $100 valuation. Did you know that the GCISD tax rate is made up of two different rates? Learn more by watching a tale of two buckets, available on the District’s YouTube channel.
More highlights from Monday’s meeting: Trustees began the evening by participating in a workshop on Campus Improvement Plans with all of our building principals. Students from Bridges led the pledges and talked about their progress towards the GCISD Portrait of a Graduate.
Tiffany Cuningham, Director of Student Services presented the LEAD 2.0 Highlight on our summer programs including Secondary Summer School, STAAR Academy, Dream Camp, Summer Enrichment, Summer Bridge and our Extended Day Program.
Next up, during recognitions, Trustees recognized 18 GCISD seniors who have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Selection for this prestigious honor is based on the students' scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Over the past 11 years, GCISD has celebrated the recognition of 192 National Merit Semifinalists. GCISD’s 18 semi finalists from the Class of 2022 is the largest number of semifinalists from GCISD since the Class of 2019.
Other actions taken by the Board include:
The Board also heard several updates during the meeting. Dr. Lance Groppel, Executive Director for Instructional Leadership discussed the 2021-2022 Student-Parent Handbook. Bryan Gerlich, Executive Director of Athletics, Kevin Starnes, Assistant Director of Athletics and Dr. Paul Sikes, Director of Fine Arts discussed the Quality Cup - an internal measurement system of extracurricular programs in GCISD. Shannon Tovar, Director of Accountability and Continuous Improvement provided an update on the Texas Student Assessment Program results for 2020-2021. And finally, Huckabee, GCISD’s architect, gave an update on the 2016 Bond Program.
The next GCISD Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 25. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on whichever platform you prefer so that you don’t miss an update. if you’d like to learn more about the GCISD Board of Trustees, including Trustee bios, previous meeting minutes, meeting schedule and more, please visit www.gcisd.net.
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By GCISD CommunicationsThe GCISD Board of Trustees met Monday, September 27 for its regularly scheduled meeting.
The big agenda item on Monday night was the adoption of the 2021 tax rate. Trustees voted to lower the tax rate for the second year in a row. They reduced both the maintenance and operations rate, as well as the interest and sinking rate for a total tax rate of $1.2751 per $100 valuation. Did you know that the GCISD tax rate is made up of two different rates? Learn more by watching a tale of two buckets, available on the District’s YouTube channel.
More highlights from Monday’s meeting: Trustees began the evening by participating in a workshop on Campus Improvement Plans with all of our building principals. Students from Bridges led the pledges and talked about their progress towards the GCISD Portrait of a Graduate.
Tiffany Cuningham, Director of Student Services presented the LEAD 2.0 Highlight on our summer programs including Secondary Summer School, STAAR Academy, Dream Camp, Summer Enrichment, Summer Bridge and our Extended Day Program.
Next up, during recognitions, Trustees recognized 18 GCISD seniors who have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Selection for this prestigious honor is based on the students' scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Over the past 11 years, GCISD has celebrated the recognition of 192 National Merit Semifinalists. GCISD’s 18 semi finalists from the Class of 2022 is the largest number of semifinalists from GCISD since the Class of 2019.
Other actions taken by the Board include:
The Board also heard several updates during the meeting. Dr. Lance Groppel, Executive Director for Instructional Leadership discussed the 2021-2022 Student-Parent Handbook. Bryan Gerlich, Executive Director of Athletics, Kevin Starnes, Assistant Director of Athletics and Dr. Paul Sikes, Director of Fine Arts discussed the Quality Cup - an internal measurement system of extracurricular programs in GCISD. Shannon Tovar, Director of Accountability and Continuous Improvement provided an update on the Texas Student Assessment Program results for 2020-2021. And finally, Huckabee, GCISD’s architect, gave an update on the 2016 Bond Program.
The next GCISD Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 25. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast on whichever platform you prefer so that you don’t miss an update. if you’d like to learn more about the GCISD Board of Trustees, including Trustee bios, previous meeting minutes, meeting schedule and more, please visit www.gcisd.net.