Marlin ISD

ACTION REPORT

Regular Scheduled Board Meeting - July 17, 2001

Absent - Mr. Arthur Douglas and Mr. Roger Nutt

Agenda Items:

Bill (s) from The Chicken Place - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the bills from The Chicken Place. Voting for: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mrs. Rose Morin and Ms. Lowanda Washington. Mr. Danny Vickers abstained form voting. The motion passed.

Bill (s) from Williams Feed Store - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the bills from Williams Feed Store. The motion carried unanimously.

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of June 19, 2001 meeting and other bills.

Budget Amendment - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve the budget amendment as presented. Voting for: Mr. Danny Vickers, Mrs. Rose Morin, Mrs. Byrleen Terry and Ms. Lowanda Washington. Mr. Carman Dingrando abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Student Insurance 2001-02 - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept the proposal of $13,285.00 from Brazos Valley Insurance Group for student insurance for the 2001-02 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Health Insurance 2001-02 - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to accept proposals from First Care and Scott & White for health insurance for the 2001-02 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Student Handbook/Code of Conduct - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve the Marlin ISD and Marlin Elementary 2001-02 Student Handbook/Student Code of Conduct as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Employee Handbook 2001-02 - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve the changes and additions to the 2001-02 Employee Handbook as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Collection Agreement - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the Collection and Assessment Agreement with Falls County. The motion carried unanimously. The school district shall pay the County as an opening budget $8,659.00 for the tax year 2001 based on $1.00 per parcel on the current 2000 school district tax levy.

Resolution - Appointing Tax-Assessor to Calculate MISD Effective Tax Rate - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve Resolution appointing Kate Vande Veegaete to calculate MISD effective tax rate. The motion carried unanimously.

Price Increase Full Pay Lunch & Breakfast - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the price increase for full pay lunches and breakfasts for students and teachers. The motion carried unanimously. The approved full pay prices are:

LUNCH

Grades

9-12 - $1.50

6-8 - $1.30

Pre K - 5 - $1.00

Teachers - $2.25

BREAKFAST

Grades

Pre K - 12 - $ .60

Accept Bid for Surplus Items - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept bid of $80.00 from Toni Contella for two desks in Mr. Russell's old room, six shelves in bookroom, one cabinet in room #9, two cabinets in room #7, one cabinet in room #20, one cabinet in room #19, one cabinet in room #1, a box of rocks, one door and one metal cabinet. The motion carried unanimously.

Results of Closed Sessions -

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to employ the following for 2001-02 school year: Talisa Matlock - fourth grade teacher; Vincent Todd - agriculture teacher; James Smetak - AEP teacher; Sharon Clemmons - BAC teacher; Marie Belgodere - Speech Pathologist; Melissa Douglas - Science, high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to accept resignations from: Shirley Smith, Jamie Murray, Frances Williams, Karen Vogel, Joe Bledsoe, Clint Zander, Marc Faulkner, Jerry Garrison, Paul Lewis and Tammy Fern Rummel Reininger. The motion carried unanimously

Board Comments:

Danny Vickers - Appreciates the efforts of the administrative staff in the amount of work preparing the budget.

Carman Dingrando and Rose Morin - None

Byrleen Terry - Impressed with the presentation from Mr. Jason Wink, Custodial Supervisor. The presentation was what Sodexho School Services provides MISD. She commended Mr. Wink on how nice the schools always look.

Lowanda Washington - Thanked the administration for their work on the budget. Commented on a Memo sent to Bobby Sharp regarding Grounds. A copy of the Memo was sent to all Board members.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

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