School Board Gives Some Teachers Raises
The GCISD School Board voted in its regular meeting April 12 to give a raise of $300 annually to teachers with more than 20 years teaching experience. The raises will be effective with the 2004-05 school year.
After 90 minutes in closed session, the board also voted unanimously to hire Cecilia Schwartz as a special education teacher, and Josh Fee as an English/ history teacher and coach.
The board cancelled the May school board election, since only two people filed for the two vacancies on the board. Incumbent Tibby Niehues and Diane Havlak will fill the two board seats.
Nineteen students were approved as transfers into the school district; none of them are new to the district.
The board approved the school calendar for 2004-2005. School will begin Aug. 16 with a holiday on Labor Day. Christmas break will be from Dec. 20 through Dec. 31 with an in-service day and a bad-weather day providing student holidays Jan. 6 and 7. Spring Break is set for March 7–11, and school will end May 20.
Elementary Principal Ken Hoskins reported use of the exercise room Monday -Friday has averaged 66 in January, 47 in February, and 37 in March. He also reported the elementary school raised $696 for the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and that PK – 6 enrollment is 167.
Secondary School Principal John Petree reported the failure rate for the last six weeks grading period has fallen to a record low for the year.