At Thursday’s meeting of the Snyder ISD board of trustees, the Texas Education Administration’s Associate Commissioner of Governance Dr. Jason Hewitt introduced the board and administrators to the TEA conservator who will oversee the educational rehabilitation process for Snyder Junior High School.
“I’m here today to talk about the installation of Keri Barnett, the conservator. Essentially what a conservator does is, she helps oversee the operations of the district,” Hewitt said. “We expect the conservator to work hand-in-hand with the superintendent, with the board, administrators, insuring the smooth facilitation of your next action that you’re going to do, which is to work with a charter entity to educate your children.”
Hewitt reassured school board members that he will be an ally in the process of bringing the school into line with TEA requirements going forward.
“I understand that when TEA comes to visit your district, you may not like it. I totally get that. I really do,” he said. “But I want to offer this to you: We’re here to serve you in the best capacity that we can.”
School board president Ralph Ramon said he feels encouraged by the process.
“There always is some apprehension when TEA comes and they’re on your campus or in your community, but I’ve heard Commissioner Morath speak and I’ve also watched some videos where he’s spoken at certain events,” Ramon said.
“I’m here to monitor the process of the transition,” Barnett said. “As Dr. Hewitt spoke earlier, my role is to report back to the Texas Education Agency the progress of the transition.”
The school board voted to move forward with the innovative partnership with Responsive Education Solutions (ResponsiveEd), the charter organization that will oversee changes to Snyder Junior High beginning in the 2020-2021 school year.
The board approved changes to bring district policy in line with the style of charter operation that ResponsiveEd offers.
“We need to make some adjustments to our current policy on the Call for Quality Schools,” McClain told the school board. “We had that in last month’s board packet so that you could review it. We just need to make the adjustments to our policy.”
ResponsiveEd’s Chief Education Architect Dr. Alan Wimberley said he is excited about the partnership.
“We are not here because Snyder ISD doesn’t know what they’re doing,” Wimberley said. “We are here to help. We have multitudes of resources we’ve developed over the last 21 years. We believe that Snyder educators will fix Snyder issues.”
The school district retained the law firm of Thompson and Horton to help it negotiate the contract with ResponsiveEd.
School board members also approved two Texas Department of Criminal Justice grants, one for $32,000 which will be used for discipline training and another for $50,000 to fund a truancy program to help increase the attendance rate in the district.
The trustees also approved Texas Association of School Board Policy Update No. 114, which includes several minor changes, including the way the district handles public commentary at school board meetings, and approved paying district employees for school time missed during recent snow closures.
The board nominated Mike Terry as a candidate to serve on the Scurry County Appraisal District’s board of directors received an update on Lone Star Governance from McClain.At Thursday’s meeting of the Snyder ISD board of trustees, the Texas Education Administration’s Associate Commissioner of Governance Dr. Jason Hewitt introduced the board and administrators to the TEA conservator who will oversee the educational rehabilitation process for Snyder Junior High School.
“I’m here today to talk about the installation of Keri Barnett, the conservator. Essentially what a conservator does is, she helps oversee the operations of the district,” Hewitt said. “We expect the conservator to work hand-in-hand with the superintendent, with the board, administrators, insuring the smooth facilitation of your next action that you’re going to do, which is to work with a charter entity to educate your children.”
Hewitt reassured school board members that he will be an ally in the process of bringing the school into line with TEA requirements going forward.
“I understand that when TEA comes to visit your district, you may not like it. I totally get that. I really do,” he said. “But I want to offer this to you: We’re here to serve you in the best capacity that we can.”
School board president Ralph Ramon said he feels encouraged by the process.
“There always is some apprehension when TEA comes and they’re on your campus or in your community, but I’ve heard Commissioner Morath speak and I’ve also watched some videos where he’s spoken at certain events,” Ramon said.
“I’m here to monitor the process of the transition,” Barnett said. “As Dr. Hewitt spoke earlier, my role is to report back to the Texas Education Agency the progress of the transition.”
The school board voted to move forward with the innovative partnership with Responsive Education Solutions (ResponsiveEd), the charter organization that will oversee changes to Snyder Junior High beginning in the 2020-2021 school year.
The board approved changes to bring district policy in line with the style of charter operation that ResponsiveEd offers.
“We need to make some adjustments to our current policy on the Call for Quality Schools,” McClain told the school board. “We had that in last month’s board packet so that you could review it. We just need to make the adjustments to our policy.”
ResponsiveEd’s Chief Education Architect Dr. Alan Wimberley said he is excited about the partnership.
“We are not here because Snyder ISD doesn’t know what they’re doing,” Wimberley said. “We are here to help. We have multitudes of resources we’ve developed over the last 21 years. We believe that Snyder educators will fix Snyder issues.”
The school district retained the law firm of Thompson and Horton to help it negotiate the contract with ResponsiveEd.
School board members also approved two Texas Department of Criminal Justice grants, one for $32,000 which will be used for discipline training and another for $50,000 to fund a truancy program to help increase the attendance rate in the district.
The trustees also approved Texas Association of School Board Policy Update No. 114, which includes several minor changes, including the way the district handles public commentary at school board meetings, and approved paying district employees for school time missed during recent snow closures.
The board nominated Mike Terry as a candidate to serve on the Scurry County Appraisal District’s board of directors received an update on Lone Star Governance from McClain.
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