Board Notes: April 17, 2008
Article Date: April 18, 2008
Naaman Forest High School’s girls basketball team was recognized for its record-setting season with the Evidence of Excellence Award at Thursday night’s board meeting in the Harris Hill Administration Building.
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Led by head coach Derik Short, the Ranger Ladies recently completed one of the best years on record in the storied athletic history of Garland ISD, finishing the 2007-08 season with a 30-7 record in Austin at the Class 5A State Basketball Tournament.
Naaman Forest amassed 2,237 points on the season, defeating opponents by more than 10 points per contest. In the team’s 30 wins, the margin-of-victory was almost 20 points per game.
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The team also posted 19 double-digit victories throughout the year, including four by 20-or-more points, four by 30-or-more points, and three by 40-or-more points. They topped the 80-point plateau once, and eight times scored more than 70 points in a contest.
Their trip to Austin marked the first time in GISD history that any basketball team – boys or girls – traveled to the state basketball tournament and their 30 wins marks the most in school history.
Trustees also heard a report from Dr. Butch Sloan, GISD’s secondary mathematics coordinator, on a Web-based classroom development tool.
In other agenda items, GISD Trustees:
- Received the 2008-09 budget calendar
- Approved revisions to Local Board Policies on first reading
- Reviewed the calendar events
- Discussed future agenda items
- Approved minutes of April 3 board meetings
- Approved purchase of Oracle consultant services; locker repair and refurbishing and new lockers; Web-based/online professional development tool; computer-to-plate printing system; security gates at Lakeview Centennial HS; yearbook services (second-year option); multiple site renovations.
- Approved revisions to Board Policies on second reading.