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Board hears roofing, maintenance and attendance reports; district enforces new cellphone rule
Summary
Trustees received updates on a district roofing project, a new shade canopy installation, maintenance and technology work-order closure rates, and attendance and discipline trends; administrators said a new state law bars students from using cellphones during the school day, including lunch, with first violations returned to parents and repeat violations turned over to police.
At its March 30 meeting the San Felipe-Del Rio CISD board heard facilities, maintenance and attendance reports that detailed ongoing capital work and operations metrics across multiple departments.
Hector Chapa updated trustees on the district-wide roofing project: contractor AAA Roofing began work at Del Rio High School (800, 900, 1000 and 1300 wings) after materials arrived and the work was anticipated to take about four weeks, weather permitting. Chapa also said a new shade canopy was installed at Garfield Elementary/Middle School.
Maintenance reported 845 work orders received in the prior 90 days with 762 closed (a 90% closure rate); the presentation included age-banded breakdowns of closure rates. Technology reported roughly 2,815 requests with an overall 93% closure rate; transportation reported 191 orders with a 93% closure rate.
The board also received the district's attendance and discipline report. Administration said attendance is up overall but that the district average remains just under a 90% target important for state funding. Trustees asked clarifying questions about how discipline codes are counted; administrators explained that the discipline report lists incident counts (for example, multiple tardy instances) and that referral rules differ by campus and infraction type.
A major discipline topic was student electronics. "The new law that went into effect this year... even at lunchtime if you're seen with [a cellphone] it's collected," said Dr. Rios during the discussion; administrators summarized the district's current practice: first violation, device returned to the parent that evening; a second violation results in the device being turned over to law enforcement, and the district no longer charges a fine.
Trustees did not take formal action on these informational items. Administration will continue to monitor work-order backlog and attendance trends and report back as needed.
