Marlin ISD

ACTION REPORT

Regularly Scheduled School Board Meeting - February 18, 2003

CALL TO ORDER:

• The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington at 7:05 P.M.
• Invocation was given by Roger Nutt.
• Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jordan Lynn, Reginald Gaston, and Venessa Rivera, students in the 5th grade. President Washington thanked them for coming.
• Roll call - All board trustees present with the exception of Keith Drews.
• Public Comments - None
• Karen Matkin with Matkin & Matkin Attorneys and Counselors at Law spoke on behalf of Ms. Lucille Hampton and Bible Way Community Development Academy. She spoke on the proposal that Bible Way submitted for the purchase of the Commerce Street property and mentioned some activities that have taken place at the facility and the future uses intended for the premises.

OPEN SESSION ACTION ITEMS:

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

• Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion passed unanimously. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of the January 21, 2003 meeting and other bills.

• Budget Amendments - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the budget amendments as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

• Bid for Surplus Item - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept bid of $10.00 from Stephanie Alfano for the remains of an old gas stove and stipulate item to be moved by March 1.

RESULTS OF FIRST CLOSED SESSION:

• Proposal - Commerce Street Property - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin and Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept the proposal of $1,000.00 from Bible Way Community Development Academy for the Commerce Street property. The motion carried unanimously.

OPEN SESSION ACTION ITEMS:

• Termination of Green Street Lease Agreement - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, move to take no action at this time on this agenda item. The motion carried unanimously.

• Proposal for Property/Inland Marine, Liability, Auto & Commercial General Liability Ins. - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept the proposal from Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for Property/Inland Marine, Liability, Auto & Commercial General Liability Insurance coverage. The motion carried unanimously. Participation Period - March 5, 2003-March 5, 2004.

• Proposal for Errors & Omissions Insurance - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept the proposal from Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for Errors and Omissions Insurance coverage. The motion carried unanimously. Participation Period - March 5, 2003-March 5, 2004.

• Purchase Squad Car - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve purchasing a squad car for $1.00. The motion carried unanimously.

• PEIMS Leavers Written Procedures Manual - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve the PEIMS Leavers Written Procedures Manual as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

• Job Descriptions for PEIMS Coordinator & Clerks - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the job descriptions for PEIMS Coordinator and Clerks as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

• Update 69 - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, move that the Board approve (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Policy Service and according to the INSTRUCTION sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 69 with the following changes: DP (LOCAL) change bullet 6 from three year of classroom experience to two years and FEA (LOCAL) change number of consecutive days absence to trigger withdrawal from 5 to 10 days. The motion carried unanimously.

• Call for trustee Election - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to authorize an election to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2003 for three school trustee positions, Single Member District "C", "D", and "E". The motion carried unanimously.

President Washington then announced the number of credit hours of each Board member. They are as follows: Danny Vickers - 6 hours; Lowanda Washington - 16.5 hours; Byrleen Terry - 9 hours; Rose Morin - 12 hours; Sonja Washington - 26 hours; and Roger Nutt - 9 hours.

• Resolution Agents of the Board for Trustee Election - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Resolution naming Velia Urive, Michele Hamilton and Janet Jones as agents of the board for the May 3 Trustee Election. The motion carried unanimously.

• Early Voting Judge, Alternate & Judges and Clerks for Districts C, D, & E - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve Velia Urive as early voting judge, Michele Hamilton as alternate and the list of judges and clerks as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Judges and Clerks are as follows:

District C - Judge - Karen Meyer - Clerks - Billie Harris and Danny Meyer.

District D - Judge - Annie Williams - Clerks - Leo Green and Eloise Diles

District E - Judge - Maria Curry - Clerks - Helen McCullough and LaTonja Taplin

• 2003-2004 School Calendar - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the 2003-2004 school calendar as presented. Voting for: Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mrs. Rose Morin. Voting against: Ms. Sonja Washington. The motion passed.

• Proposed Electric Services - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to reject the proposal from Reliant Energy and continue with TXU SESCO Entergy Services. The motion carried unanimously.

• Renewal of Innovative Course Application - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Innovative Course Application for Diversified Career Preparation I and Diversified Career Preparation II. The motion carried unanimously.

• Publish for Proposals for Audit Services - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to authorize superintendent/business manager to publish for proposals for audit services. The motion carried unanimously.

• Tax Resale Deeds - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept the highest bid on the following Tax Resale Deeds: 29,996-T, 30,367-T, 30,567-T, 32,042-T, 32,794-T, 33,120-T, 33,356-T, 34,421-T, 34,422-T. The motion carried unanimously.

• Discussion Item - Salaries for 2003-2004 - Superintendent Hopkins gave each board member a handout regarding an increase in salary for 2003-2004. Questions were asked by board members.

• RESULTS OF CLOSE SESSION TWO:

• Employment of Administrative Personnel - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve recommendations for contract extensions until June 30, 2005 for the following administrators: Tom Canon, Rockney Terry, Jo Ann Garrison, Gene Hicks, Granville Dawson, Chuck Kautzer, Jerry Malone. Also approve recommendation contract renewals until June 30, 2005 for the following administrators: Roy Howell, Ron Faircloth and Amparo Aguilar. The motion carried unanimously.

• Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve FEC Management Board recommendation to renew the contract of Karen Bishop for two years until June 30, 2005 and extend the contract of Steve Holland for one year until June 30, 2006. The motion carried unanimously.

• Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve recommendation to employ John Nelson - 5th grade teacher for the 2002-2003 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

• Personnel Resignations/Retiree- Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to authorize Superintendent Hopkins to report Danielle Pollack to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) for abandonment of contract and accept resignations from Todd Matz and James Jones and retiree Larry Stafford. The motion carried unanimously.

• Board Comments:

Lowanda Washington - Thanked entire district for their hard work.

ADJOURNED - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:44 P.M.

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