001It is now 9:00. I will call the meeting of the Wache Independent School District Board of Trustees to order. Let the record show we have six trustees in attendance in this meeting has been duly called and notice that this meeting has been duly posted for time and manner required by law. First item will be our close session. I don't believe we need a any need for a close session this morning. So, we will move to our open forum. not have anyone signed up to speak this morning. So, we'll move right into our action item A, which is consideration with possible action to approve a modification to the 2024 2025 academic calendar. Mrs. M., good morning, trustees. Uh, this morning we are bringing an action item to you related to our calendar and the end of
002year dates. Our current calendar has 1,080 surplus minutes in it and then we add an additional 1,200 from our professional development waiver. That equates 2,280 surplus minutes or about five days. Back in January, if you remember, we did use two bad weather days on January 9th and the 10th and that left us with three surplus days. We would like to uh have the board consider changing the end of the school dates. Uh currently we have school on the 22nd and 23rd with uh global graduation the evening of the 23rd and walks high school graduation is on the 24th. So this is how our current calendar looks. Uh with our surplus minutes we would like to ask for this proposed change. We would like an early release on May the 22nd. That's the Thursday. And then
003uh no school of course because the 22nd would be the last day. no school on the 23rd. Uh this change in the calendar will allow teachers extra time to finish their grades up and get everything ready for graduation. It also makes graduation at Global a little bit easier because they will not have school on Friday, the day of graduation. So planning, getting students through a practice, uh teachers just finishing out the year and making sure everything is ready and smooth sailing for graduation both on Friday and Saturday. In addition, we have a lot of movement going on in our district this uh this May, this summer. And so, this will give time, especially our folks at Finley who have to be out immediately so that construction can start right away. They'll be starting this weekend.
004Uh that weekend on construction, so getting them out earlier will be very helpful. So, we would ask that we change up the end here. We have plenty of surplus minutes in order to do this. So, students last day will be on the 22nd and it will be an early release. Any questions? Okay, Miss Bot. So, we have enough time according to what the state says. Yes, we have uh right now we have three surplus days even after we use the two in January. So, this would we had still have plenty left over um when we do this. Okay. We have three surplus days and that's taking the two out from January. So, we still have one. Uh-huh. Yes. Okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. Yes. Anyone else? Okay. I entertain a motion to approve action
005item A as presented. So moved. Motion by Mrs. Timberman. Second. Second by Mr. Cooper. Any other discussion? All in favor say I. I. Post say nay. Motion carry 6. Thank you very much. And I need a motion to adjurnn. Motion by Miss Creel, second by Mr. McCuten. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries 6. Thank you.