The Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District on Monday gave a unanimous vote of confidence to Superintendent Randall Hoyer. Trustees extended his contract for an additional year.

Though there is no raise tied to the extension, Hoyer’s contract has him employed by the LISD through June 30, 2013.

His previous contract, which he signed when he was hired last spring, was to have ended June 30, 2012.

Hoyer will continue to draw a $125,000 annual salary.

In other business, trustees approved one of two options for a calendar for the 2010-2011 school year.

Work began on the calendar in November, and it was sent to faculty and staff for input. The calendar selected received the most support from personnel.

The calendar calls for school to begin Aug. 23 and end June 2. It also offered the usual March spring break week, where the second op- tion did not.

Also Monday, board members approved a contract with Lampasas County for an election services agreement.

This will be the third election that has been operated jointly with the county, said Benjie Tischler, Lampasas ISD election clerk.

Trustees whose seats are up in May are Linda Floerke and Kirk Whitehead. Voting is May 8.

In other matters, Shane Jones, LISD director of finance, updated the board on work at Lampasas High School. He noted that weather has delayed completion of several projects, including the concession stand and press box at the new high school field.

Jones said he hopes the press box will be installed in the next couple of weeks. He also indicated there will be a number changes to the field in the coming weeks.

He noted that the construction company working at Taylor Creek Elementary has left the site. After an audit, Baird Williams Construction came in on time and under budget. “We should get a substantial amount of money back. My hat’s off to them. They did a good job,” said Jones.

The finance manager also updated trustees on an issue at Hanna Springs Intermediate School that arose because of recent freezing temperatures.

The cooling coils and the campus’ chilling and heating systems burst, and maintenance personnel are assessing the situation and what it will take to fix it.

When the cold water coil burst, the water got onto the hot water coils and they froze and burst, said Jones. While there is heat in classrooms, bigger areas are not able to keep up with the demand.

Jones said he believes repairs will be expensive. The LISD has a $5,000 insurance deductible.

In an update on enrollment, the superintendent noted numbers are down slightly at 3,354 students. In an upbeat note, though, Hoyer said attendance is up, most recently to just over 96 percent. “If we can maintain 96 percent average daily attendance and keep the attendance up over last year’s ending numbers, it will be very positive for us financially,” he said.

Hoyer also acknowledged the Lampasas Kiwanis Club’s donation of 25 coats for needy school children just in time for the cold weather.

And Janet Melton, speech and debate teacher and UIL coordinator at Lampasas High School, invited board members to a realignment party on Feb. 1 at 9 a.m. At that time, realignment for districts for UIL and athletic competitions will be released for the upcoming two-year period.