Cleveland ISD Board Meeting — August 29, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Public Hearing and Special Meeting Type: Special Source: Minutes (PDF) Extracted: 2026-03-02 16:16 ============================================================ 000410 CLEVELAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (Public Hearing and Special Meeting) August 29, 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Independent School District was called to order for a public hearing and special meeting with the following members present: Willie Carter, President Robert Howell Amanda Brooks, Secretary Aaron Montesnieto Chris Wood Kelly Jenkel-Axton arrived at 7:20 PM and Marvin Searles was absent. ROLL CALL, OPENING REMARKS AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order at 6:02 PM by Willie Carter, President; opening remarks were given by Willie Carter and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags was led by Chris Wood. PUBLIC HEARING TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE 2022-2023 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE A public hearing was held to discuss the 2022-2023 proposed Budget and Tax Rate as presented by Mrs. Billingsley. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE Local patron, Mr. Donald Enloe, inquired about the district’s fuel costs. PUBLIC COMMENTS/OPEN FORUM There were no comments from the public during Open Forum. REPORTS 1. Superintendent’s Report Mr. McCanless notified the Board that the value of Purchase Order #22005622 increased from $20,000 to $55,000 due to a change order presented by 4 Moore Construction. This amount represents the installation of the required, prefabbed metal handrails at the New Northside campus. Because the General Contractor, Crain Group, could not guarantee a timely installation prior to the scheduled fire marshal visit just days before the start of school, Mr. Eaton reached out to 4 Moore Construction. Due to time constraints and the need to pass inspection prior to school starting, the job required overtime hours by the 4 Moore Construction workers. This money will be recouped from Crain Group via the overall contract. CONSIDERED AGENDA ITEMS A. Consider approval of Final Budget Amendment for the 2021-2022 school year. A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Chris Wood to approve the Final Budget Amendment for the 2021-2022 school year as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. The amendment reflects an increase in total revenue of $16,461,556.00, an increase in total expenditures of $4,588,000.00, with a net decrease to the fund balance in the amount of $11,873,556.00. B. Consider adoption of the 2022-2023 Accelerated Instruction Budget. A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Chris Wood to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to approve the 2022-2023 Accelerated Instruction Budget in the amount of $1,134,000.00 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. C. Consider adoption of the 2022-2023 Budget. A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Chris Wood to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to approve the 2022-2023 Budget in the amount of $158,268,007.00 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. 000411 BOARD MEETING, AUGUST 29, 2022, CONT’ D. Consider adoption of the 2022-2023 Tax Rate by resolution. Following discussion, a motion was made by Chris Wood and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to approve the resolution presented reflecting the property tax rate increase by the adoption of a tax rate of 1.2118, which is effectively an 18.15% increase in the tax rate. The district’s 2022-2023 M&O Tax Rate will be $0.8546 and the I&S Tax Rate will be $0.3572. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. Mrs. Billingsley further discussed that tax statute dictates the specific statutory language to use when adopting the tax rate. In reality, Cleveland ISD’s tax rate has decreased. E. Consider approval of the district requisitions/quotes for purchases above $50,000 as per CH (Local) policy. 1. Requisition Number R2300001 - Purchase of Software Platform and Service from Project Education – eduProject ELL, LLC as per Texas Local Government Code 271.102(c); Texas Government Code 791.025(c). FUNDING SOURCE: Fund 199 - State Comp Ed Allotment, GT Allotment, and Local Funds, IDEA-B Formula, and Title III LEP A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Robert Howell to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to approve requisition number R2300001 in the amount of $155,261.50 for the purchase of a Software Platform and Services from Project Education – eduProject ELL, LLC. In order to help teachers monitor, track and improve student learning in accordance with state and federal compliance standards, the District is looking to implement Project Education software platform and services. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 0. A brief recess was called at 6:49 PM by Willie Carter, President. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SUBCHAPTER D, SECTION 551.071, 551.072 and 551.074 The Board convened in executive session at 6:56 PM pursuant to Texas Government Code, Subchapter D, Sections 551.071, 551.072 and 551.074. A. Texas Government Code 551.074: Consider Superintendent recommendations regarding employment and contract status of classroom teachers and other non-administrative professional personnel. 1. Employment recommendations and resignations of professional and non-professional staff. B. Deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, or value of real property, including discussion/information from Mr. Enloe. RECONVENE AND POSSIBLE ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board reconvened in open session at 8:30 PM to take possible action on items considered in executive session. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Robert Howell to adjourn the meeting at 8:31 PM. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. _______________________________________ President of Board Attest: ________________________________________