Dear Wonderful Lovejoy Community:

Our communication plan includes a monthly update regarding Board meetings. Following each meeting of the Board of Trustees, I will share a recap of the evening’s events.

 

For those interested in an outline of the Board Meeting, you may find the full agenda here.  

 

Following is the February 22, 2021 Board Brief.

The Board meeting was called to order at 5:04 PM. The Board retired into Executive Session at 5:15 PM. Executive Session is a time where limited items such as personnel matters may be discussed. No votes are taken in Executive Session.

Following Executive Session the Board returned to the open portion of the meeting which was called to order at 7:33 PM and was held in the Lovejoy Elementary School Gym.

The pledges were led via video by Lovejoy High School 10th grader Sydney Legg.

At roll call the following Board Members were present at Lovejoy Elementary School:

Chad Collins, President

Amy Smith, Vice-President

Anne Smith, Secretary

Together with the Board, we are the Team of Eight:

Cabinet members attend all Board meetings. Cabinet is comprised of myself and:

Shay Adams, Chief Financial Officer

Stacey Dillon, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent for Governmental and Community Relations

Sancy Fuller, Executive Director of Special Education and Academic Support

Dennis Muizers, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Laurie Vondersaar, Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Initiatives and Communication

Dr. Dennis Womack, Assistant Superintendent of Operations

Sloan Creek Intermediate School Principal Ray Winkler introduced Pila Ashfour who is a 5th and 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Sloan Creek Intermediate School.

Fine Arts Director Dr. Fela Mathy introduced Band Director Paul Heuer. Mr. Heuer recognized the Lovejoy High School TMEA All-State Band Members

Fine Arts Director Dr. Fela Mathy introduced Choir Director Cathy Koziatek. Ms. Koziatek recognized Aidan Abramson as the TMEA All-State Large School Mixed Choir Member.

Fine Arts Director Dr. Fela Mathy introduced Cheer Coach Shelly Wiggins. Coach Wiggins recognized the Lovejoy High School Cheerleaders on their 3rd place finish in the UIL State Spirit Competition.

Chief Financial Officer Shay Adams recognized Director of Purchasing Tina Tomson for receiving the Texas Association of School Business Officials Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations. 

I had the honor of recognizing the Operations team that worked tirelessly throughout the recent winter storm to ensure our buildings were safe, clean and ready for our students and staff to return to school.

Each Board Meeting contains a dedicated time for public comments. Last night there were three public comments in favor of mandatory face masks for K – 3 students:

Tyler Simpson

Kendal Simpson

Melody Walters

The Board of Trustees approved the Consent Agenda which included approval of:

Additionally, the Consent Agenda included approval of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic calendars which are shown below and may be found here. 

Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Initiatives and Communication Dr. Laurie Vondersaar presented an update on Strategic Planning. Dr. Vondersaar’s presentation may be found here.

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent for Governmental and Community Relations Stacey Dillon presented an update on Lovejoy Scholars, the tuition-based program for families residing outside of district boundaries. The presentation may be found here.

The Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the Lovejoy Scholars program for the 2021-2022 school year. Details may be found here.

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dennis Muizers presented the Missed School Day Waivers. The Board of Trustees approved the TEA Missed School Day Waiver, which allows Lovejoy ISD to apply to waive all days missed due to winter weather for the week of February 15, 2021. Monday, April 5, 2021 will remain a bad weather day/holiday for our Lovejoy families.

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent for Governmental and Community Relations Stacey Dillon presented consideration of cancellation of the May 1, 2021 election as all positions on the ballot are unopposed:

Position 3: Jeff Wood

Position 6: Jason Jaynes

Position 7: Barrett Owens

The Board of Trustees approved the cancellation of the election. Additional information may be found here.

Board President Chad Collins announced that all members of the Board of Trustees met or exceeded the required continuing education requirements. You may find the details of the Board’s credits here.

Chief Financial Officer Shay Adams presented a Budget Update which may be viewed here.

The monthly Superintendent’s Report contains January updates from:

In addition to the monthly Superintendent’s Report being available in BoardBook, you may also find a dedicated web page on the district’s main site with links to current and previous reports. Click here to view the site.

Announcements included:

It was bittersweet for me to share my resignation from Lovejoy ISD with the Board of Trustees, staff and community:

With there being no further business, the Board of Trustees adjourned at 9:20 PM.

All board documents may be found here.

Proud Lovejoy Leopard,