THOUGHT: “In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."   DATES:                        February 8       First Day to File for School Trustee TISD Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m. February          9THS BB vs. Gilmer – H February 12     THS BBB vs. Gladewater – H   Reduction in Force: Program Change ·         The TISD Board of Trustees will consider a Reduction in Force for Program Change recommendation at the February meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 8. The actual recommendation will read “reduction in force for a program change and the employment areas to be designated as full time choral music position, elementary grades 4 - 6 and secondary 7 -12; and grades 9-12 drivers education.” ·         Exposure to fine arts is a strategic goal area, so moving forward choir will continue as an after school program...

The school Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for Tatum ISD functions in compliance with the Texas Education Code, Section 28.004. The purpose is to assist the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the district’s health education instruction. The specific duties of SHAC include making recommendations related to health education curriculum and hours of instruction, nutrition and fitness education, appropriate methods for instruction of human sexuality (sexual health) and strategies for a coordinated school health and safety program. SHAC  Meeting scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

THOUGHT: “One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one’s soul.” Maugham   DATES:      February 2             THS BB vs. Chapel Hill – H                                                 THS Soccer vs. Chapel Hill & Diboll – H                   February 5             THS BB @ Spring Hill                                                 THS Soccer vs. Center - T                                     February Board Meeting ·         The February meeting of the TISD Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. in the Central Administration Building. The tentative agenda follows. CONSENT ITEMS 1.      Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on January 11, 2010. 2.      2006 Bond Phase...

THOUGHT: “Improvement begins with I.” Glasgow   DATES:            January 26       THS BB vs. Gladewater – T                        January 27       Early Dismissal                        January 29       THS BB vs. Bullard – T                                               THS Soccer @ Marshall Semester Student Numbers and Budget ·       The first semester student numbers have been calculated and the results impact chapter 41 payments and hold harmless state funding for Tatum ISD. The budget was approved with an estimated student WADA count of 1,951. As of the end of the first semester the WADA was 1,915 due to a smaller increase in enrollment and absences related to the flu. The decreased WADA results in less hold harmless revenue and a higher chapter 41 payment and a budget deficit of $238,109. The table below represents the effect...