Harrold ISD trustees approve 2019-2020 calendar, teacher term contracts

Harrold school trustees approved the district’s 2019-2020 school calendar and teacher term contracts for the next school year during a monthly business meeting Thursday, March 28.
Highlights of the 2019-2020 school calendar include the first day of classes on Aug. 22, 2019 and last day of school on May 29, 2020.
Teacher term contracts for 2019-2020 were approved for Paula Lemon, Nicki Streit, Amy Frank, Kenya Templeton, Mary Ann Penal, Russ Ramsey, Cari King, Amanda Cruz, Roger Myers, Carla Kent, Greg Thomas, Mindee Thweatt, Carla Clayton and Rhonda Ramsey.
In other action trustees approved the district’s 2019 safety audit report, an E-Rate bid from CDWG for wireless access points contingent upon E-Rate funding, building repair or small renovation projects, and consent agenda items including minutes of the Feb. 19 meeting, payment of itemized bills and budget amendments.
In other action, trustees reviewed a superintendent’s report that included information about budget, maintenance, student and personnel issues. Supt. David Thweatt reported that the $1 million projects for renovations of the former ag science classroom into a new band hall and former bus barn facility into a new ag science classroom were nearly completed and should be finished in April.
The next meeting of the board was set for 6:30 p.m. April 23.
Present at the meeting were Thweatt, board president Tim Clouse and trustees Coy Cato, LaRue Rainwater, Cookie Donahue, Doug Schoppa, Sammie Welch and Heath Begeman.