Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX

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July 20, 2009

7/19/2009 Local briefs

Keene school board to discuss salaries



Keene school trustees will discuss 2009-10 employee salaries at Monday’s regularly scheduled board meeting beginning at 6 p.m. at the administration building, 3625C Highway 67.

Discussion items include Hodges PR Service & Consulting, school safety choice option, a construction update, an update on a possible property transaction at 505 S. Eastern, DEC local leaves and absences, Johnson County Juvenile AEP memorandum of understanding, and a finance report.

Action items include school safety choice option, AEP MOU, the local leaves and absences and employee salaries.

— Pete Kendall



Cleburne student named to honor roll



WACO — Jonathan Bradford of Cleburne earned a place on the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester at Texas State Technical College Waco. Bradford is a student in Golf Course & Landscape Management.

The President’s Honor Roll recognizes the scholastic achievement of students with a grade point average of 4.0 for the semester.

— Special to the Times-Review



Victim offended by ‘provocative’ contact



Officers investigated two alleged assaults with bodily injury last week, according to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports.

In Burleson on Wednesday, in a dispute between boyfriend and girlfriend, a suspect reportedly made physical contact with the victim, and the victim found the contact to be offensive and provocative.

In Alvarado on Tuesday in a family dispute, the complainant said she was assaulted by someone without her permission or consent.

Officers are also investigating three burglaries.

On Wednesday in Venus, items were reportedly taken from a house.

On Wednesday in Alvarado, an unknown suspect broke into a residence and removed items.

On Tuesday in Burleson, an unknown person entered a building without consent, caused damage and took items.

— Pete Kendall



RVISD trustees

to consider

selection committee



Rio Vista school trustees will discuss a high school principal selection committee and the employee pay scale and consider a transfer tuition waiver at Monday’s regularly scheduled board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. in the administration building.

Interim superintendent Steve Madson will present reports on taxes, finances, use of facilities and grants and donations.

In action items, the board will also consider:

• Johnson County (JJAEP) 2009-2010 contract

• Graduation location for class of 2010

• 2009-2010 employee handbook

• 2009-2010 athletic handbook.

• Personnel

— Pete Kendall

JISD trustees to

consider compensation plan, insurance



Joshua school trustees will consider an employment compensation plan for school year 2009-10 and proposals for student athletic insurance and accident coverage at Monday’s regularly scheduled board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. in the administration building.

A workshop at 5:30 will cover construction projects, superintendent reports and the 2009-10 school budget.

Also on the action items agenda, the board will consider:

• An agreement with the Johnson County Juvenile Board for the 2009-10 school year.

• The 2009-10 school year appraisal calendar.

• PDAS appraisers for 2009-10.

— Pete Kendall

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