• April 28, 2014


    BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

    APRIL 28, 2014

     

     

    RECOGNITIONS:

     

    STUDENT RECOGNITION

     

    THIS MONTH THE DISTRICT WILL RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN FULLFILLING OUR MISSION IN PREPARING OUR STDUENTS TO ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED. THIS MONTH WE ARE RECOGNIZING:


    RJW- is recognizing students from their Young Athletes Program (Debbie Abney)


    RJW WOLLAM WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ASSISTED WITH THIS PROGRAM OVER MULTIPLE YEARS:

     

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    SUSAN LEINING

    JANA FIRASEK (VOLUNTEERS AT RJW)

    KAREN ANDERSON (VOLUNTEERS AT RJW)

    ROSIE HEBERT

     

    KARI LINDAHL

     

    TOMMY DUVALL (SANTA!!)


    CHERYL GRAHAM (KELLY GRENIER’S MOTHER- SHE HAS HELPED WITH THE EXTRAVAGANZA FOR MANY YEARS!)

     

    SANTA FE JH IS RECOGNIZING YEARBOOK ADVISER, KRISTAL GAGE.

    THE SANTA FE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK STAFF HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY BALFOUR YEARBOOKS WITH AN HONORABLE MENTION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM. THE YEARBOOK WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN THE 2014 YEARBOOK YEARBOOK. YEARBOOKS PUBLISHED ARE EVALUATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THEME DEVELOPMENT, LAYOUT DESIGN, PHOTO CONTENT, SECONDARY PAGES AND COVER DESIGN. ONLY 10% OF YEARBOOK STAFFS RECEIVE THIS HONOR. ACCORDING TO MIKE COBB,DIRECTOR OF MARKETING,  “TO BE RECOGNIZED IN YEARBOOK YEARBOOK, A BOOK ISN’T JUST GOOD, IT’S GREAT! THIS PAST WEEKEND, KRISTAL’S C-STEM PHOTOGRAPHY WON 1ST PLACE AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER.

     

    SANTA FE JUNIOR HIGH AVID CLASSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRIBAL TV CLASS WERE AWARDED HONORABLE MENTION IN A NATIONAL AVID VIDEO CONTEST THIS MONTH.  THE ENTIRE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE SUPPORT THE AVID PROGRAM HAS AT SFJH.  THERE WERE OVER A HUNDRED ENTRIES AND THE JUNIOR HIGH PLACED IN THE TOP 20.

     

     

     

     

    HS-is recognizing TY Vasek

     

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    SANTA FE SENIOR TY VASEK HAS WON THE 2014 GALVESTON COUNTY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD. THIS IS A HUGE HONOR FOR TY, WHO IS THE EPITOME OF HARD WORK

     

    PAYING OFF. VASEK FINISHED THE 2014 SEASON AVERAGING 19.1 PPG, SHOT 30% FROM 3-POINT RANGE, CONNECTED ON 48% OF HIS FG ATTEMPTS, AND WAS 73% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.

    HIS SEASON HIGH WAS 34 POINTS IN A LOSING EFFORT VS. TEXAS CITY IN WHICH HE SHOT 75% FROM THE FLOOR, AND WAS 15-17 FROM THE STRIPE. AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL EFFORT.

    ALONG WITH HIS OPY AWARD HE WAS ALSO NAMED 1ST TEAM ALL-COUNTY, 1ST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT, AND 1ST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT. PLEASE CONGRATULATE TY IF YOU SEE HIM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY!

     

    ART-JASMINE ESPARZA WON THE PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE VFW POST 5700, LADIES AUXILIARY.

     

    THEATRE SANTA FE PROUDLY BRINGS HOME FOUR HONORS FROM THE 2014 UIL ONE ACT PLAY ZONE 1 COMPETITION PERFORMED AT DAWSON IN PEARLAND.  THE CAST AND CREW WORK EXCEPTIONALLY WELL TOGETHER TO PRODUCE THE “SHADOW BOX.” RECOGNIZED AS HONORABLE MENTION ALL STAR CAST MEMBERS ARE RYAN DOUGLAS AND MEGAN TRACY.  RECOGNIZED AS ALL STAR CAST MEMBERS ARE MADILYNN RUIVIVAR AND STORMY BAKER.  CONGRATULATIONS THEATRE SANTA FE ON AN OUTSTANDING SHOWING.

     

     

    THE WINTER GUARD COMPETED IN SOLO AND ENSEMBLE AT CLEAR CREEK HIGH

    SCHOOL THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 14TH AND BROUGHT BACK THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

     

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    ALLEN LAPOINT’S SOLO RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING AND

    RACHEL AND ASHLEY SMALL’S ENSEMBLE RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING AND ALSO WON THEIR ADVANCED DIVISION.

     

     

    CLAIREFEST WAS AN EVENT HELD TO BENEFIT THE FAMILY OF OUR HS ASST. PRINCIPAL, KEVIN LANKFORD TO ASSIST IN THE COSTS OF HIS DAUGHTER’S ILLNESS.  A CONCERT ALONG WITH A SILENT AUCTION WAS HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH AND ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH THERE WAS A BBQ DINNER AND OUTSIDE FESTIVITIES. THESE COMBINED EVENTS RAISED APPROXIMATELY $8,000.00.

    STEVE ROSE, KEN HARMS, PETER KINSER, AMY HOFF, ANNA MILLIGAN AND STUDENTS: ELIJAH O’DAY,  BEAU CASTILLO, ATTIKOS HUTRAS, ALLISON FRANCO, MACKENZIE BROWN, SONIA PEREZ, CORINA LOPEZ, JAVIER MUNOZ, AND GUADALUPE REYES PLAYED KEY ROLES IN CLAIREFEST AND ITS SUCCESS!

     

     

    TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT…..ON APRIL 5TH, THE SFISD TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SENT TWO DRIVERS AND A SPECIAL NEEDS TEAM TO THE REGIONAL SCHOOL BUS ROAD-E-O COMPETITION. THE EVENT CONSISTED OF A WRITTEN EXAM AND A DRIVING OBSTACLE COURSE. THE SPECIAL NEEDS TEAM IS ALSO SCORED ON LOADING AND SECURING WHEELCHAIRS, INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS AND HOW THEY REACT TO A EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES DID WELL AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE COMPETITION WHICH WILL BE HELD THIS SUMMER DURING THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE. THE RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

    ROSE COX 1ST PLACE TRANSIT DIVISION
    KAREN JONES 3RD PLACE CONVENTIONAL DIVISION
    RON WILLOUGHBY AND RHONDA VAUGHAN 1ST PLACE SPECIAL NEEDS DIVISION

     

     

    POLICE DEPARTMENT…MARY ROURKE TO THANK AREA BUSINESSES FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

     

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    Thank You to Santa Fe Seafood for their support in the replacement of SFISD Police Vehicles

     

     

    WE APPRECIATE ALL OUR SANTA FE ISD EMPLOYEES WHO WORK TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS EVERY OPPPOTUNITY TO ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED IN EDUCATION. PLEASE JOIN ME THIS EVENING IN CELEBRATING, THANKING AND CONGRATULATING THE FOLLOWING SFISD STAFF AS THEY ARE HONORED  AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH:

     

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    R. J. WOLLAM                                             NELLY AYALA

    DAN J. KUBACAK                                        ANGELA CARDWELL

    SANTA FE JUNIOR HIGH                           LAURA DOMINGUEZ        

    SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL                         HOLLY BANKSTON, AMBER BENTLEY, MICHELLE BOWEN, JUDI WARDRUP

     

    TRANSPORTATION DEPT.                                    KASSI MCWHIRTER

    MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS             MATTHEW SEESE

    CUSTODIAL DEPT.                                      HECTOR VARGAS

    CHILD NUTRITION DEPT.                         MICHELLE SKILES

    POLICE DEPARTMENT                               RODNEY WELSH

    AND ADMINISTRATION                            KURT KOVACEVICH

     

    CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR

     

    STUDENTS AND THE DISTRICT!

     

     INFORMATION

    • Monthly Reports
    • Staff Attendance Report - 3rd Nine Weeks
    • Quarterly Investment Report
    • Proclamation of Instructional Materials Recommendations

     

    CONSENT AGENDA

     

    REGULAR AGENDA

    • Approval of Purchase of Weight and Training Equipment
    • Approval of Policy Update 99
    • Approval of Revision to Policy FDA (LOCAL)
    • Approval of Revision to Policy DCB (LOCAL)
    • Approval of Revision to Policy GKD (LOCAL)
    • Approval of Final Bond Fund Expenditures
    • Approval of Auditors Contract for 2013-2014
    • Approval of Resolution for Gap Time Compensation
    • Approval of Change Order on Roofing Contract
    • Approval of School Nurse's Week Resolution