Howe ISD Board Agenda

A Regular Meeting / Public Hearing of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on February 22, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

I. CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM II. INVOCATION/PLEDGES III. PUBLIC FORUM IV. REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. May 1, 2021 Board of Trustee Election 4. 2020-21 Budget Calendar 5. COVID Report 6. Other Information V. PUBLIC HEARING A. Presentation of the Howe ISD 2020 Texas Academic Perfor mance Report B. Public Comments/Questions Related to the Howe ISD TAPR Presentation VI. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOL LOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting on January 18, 2021 2. Monthly Financial Reports B. Budget Amendments C. Commit $2 million of Fund Balance to Stadium Renovation D. Resolution to Extend Depository Contract with Independent Bank E. Missed School Day Waiver F. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074 1. Personnel a. Assistant Superintendent Contract b. Campus Principal Contracts c. Director Contracts G. Action on Items from Closed Session VII. ADJOURN

A view of Howe’s southern tip on State Highway 5. Staff photo.

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ages and corresponding “on times,” this is what happened. The large demand of homes that had been off for near 30 minutes caused an overload situation that basically blew the top off a substation regulator. These types of equipment failures are not only expensive to replace, the outage in this instance was over two hours,” in the statement from GCEC.

GCEC also addressed rumors that rates would be increasing due to the event. Their statement said that they have remained constant since 2015 without rate changes and that they will have no rate increases due to this weather event.

“We thank you for your patience and understanding of a horrible situation that affected over four million Texans during a record breaking cold weather event,” stated GCEC on social media

Atmos Energy called on customers Tuesday to conserve as much as possible as demand for natural gas were at unprecedented levels. They shared a list of items to help in the conservation efforts which included lowering the thermostat to 68 degrees, lowering water heater temperatures to 120 degrees, unplugging electronic devices, turning off lights not in use, and reducing shower times and avoid baths, avoid using natural gas fireplace, refrain from using large appliances such as washer, dryer, over, and dishwasher.

In a statement, ONCOR acknowledged the difficulties faced by customers, saying:

“Our personnel will continue A 6-inch line busted at the wa-

ter well west of Highway 75. Courtesy photo.

working 24/7 to restore power to these remaining customers. We recognize the hardships that this power emergency has caused for our customers and communities. We appreciate their patience as we awaited the return of electric generation and protected the Texas electric grid.” For those wanting to pass the time on the internet, it was spotty also with Verizon, AT&T, and Sparklight all having issues due to the historic freeze.

Howe ISD was closed all week due to weather related issues.

The FM 902 bridge leading to Howe High School was covered with snow and ice. Staff photo.

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