CISD moves closer to tax rate election

Clarendon ISD Trustees reviewed a timeline that will lead to an election seeking an increase in the district’s property tax rate from $1.04 per $100 valuation to $1.17 when they met in regular session March 21.

 Although the board still has not taken any formal action on the subject, trustees are expected to propose the $1.17 tax rate at a called meeting on Monday, April 15, which will trigger the timeline, leading to a formal adoption of the tax rate on April 26 and causing a rollback election that will be held on Saturday, June 1.

 CISD officials say raising the tax rate above the $1.04 limit set by the state will help the district cope with reductions in state funding by bringing in about $350,000 in new revenue. If the $1.17 rate is proposed on April 15, the district will hold a public hearing on the rate on April 26 prior to adopting it.

 In other school business, the board accepted a bid on tax delinquent property in Howardwick, for $4,161, and listened to several administrative reports.

 After meeting in closed session for an hour and a half, the board accepted letters of resignation from two retiring teachers – Lyndal Gillen and Katherine Williams – and approved the superintendent’s recommendations to offer the following contracts:

 One-Year Term Contracts of Employment to the following professional support staff: Melody Hysinger, Sharon Elam, Ken Baxter, and Linde Shadle.

 One-Year Non Chapter 21 Contract of Employment to the following professional support staff: Michael Keough.

 One-Year Probationary Contracts of Employment: Mason Cargile and Leslie A. White.

 One-Year Term Contracts of Employment: Tyler Ball, Donna Black, Michael Cason, Shethelia Crump, Tashia Duncan, Jill Frausto, Medina Gribble, Carrie Hicks, Jamie Jeffers, Cheryl Koetting, Debby Lockhart, B.J. Owens, Jennifer Robinson, Melanie Shelton, Jayne Starnes, Jennifer Tubbs, Brandi Wann, Leslie S. White, Adelita Elam, Andrea Hall, Carrie Moss, Jenifer Pigg, Alix Snure, Scott Strobel, Kamy Whatley, Krista Graves, Don Hillis, Laura Hommel, Bruce Howard, Tina Lacey, Tammie Lewis, Terri Luna, Missy Reynolds, Dee Ann Sears, Diane Skelton, and Suzanne Taylor.

 Dual-Assignment One-Year Term Contracts: Kasey Bell, Johnny Nino, Brad Elam, Brandt Lockhart, Steve Reynolds, Shanna Shelton, and Molly Weatherred.