Marlin ISD

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Marlin Middle School Cafeteria - 7:00 P.M.

April 19, MINUTES 2005

CALL TO ORDER
1. The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 7:00 P.M.
2. Invocation was given by Roger Nutt.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and Texas Flag was led by Roger Nutt.
4. Roll call: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. Danny Vickers and Ms. Sonja Washington.
5. Public comments/audience participation: none

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

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the consent
agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: minutes of the March 15, 2005 regular meeting and March 29 (5:45 p.m.), 2005 special called meeting and March 29 (6:00 p.m.), 2005 board workshop and monthly financial report.

Budget Amendments - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the budget
amendments as presented. The motion carried unanimously. (a copy of the amendments is attached to the minutes)

Publish for Proposals for Fuel & Oil - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to authorize to publish for proposals for fuel and oil. The motion carried unanimously.

Publish for Proposals for Equipment for New Field House - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to authorize to publish for equipment as listed for the new field house. The motion carried unanimously.

Change Policy- Place & Time for Board Meetings - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to change the meeting place for Board meetings to the Marlin Middle School Cafeteria and change the start time to
6:30 P.M. The motion carried unanimously. This will be reported to TASB and the change will reflect in policy BE(Local).

Supt. Repor - t Superintendent Hopkins was not able to attend the meeting due to family emergency. Each Board member was given a typed report regarding: 1)budget status and 2)attorney.

Closed Session - The Board went into Closed Session at 7:10 p.m.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 7:32 P.M.

Supt. Appraisal, Goals, Directives,Compensation, etc. - No action was taken on this item.

Personnel Employment for 2004-05 - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept
recommendation and employ Elizabeth Rogers, AEP teacher, for the 2004-05 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Renewal of Contract Personnel - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept
recommendation and extend contracts for the 2005-06 school year to Jack Zirkle and Elizabeth Rogers. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Employment for 2005-06 - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to employ Ron Pry as band director for the 2005-06 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept resignations from Shannon Gill, Dianna Cuyos and Matthew Rollins and retirees Betty Moore and Pat Jones. The motion carried unanimously.

At this time President Washington asked High School Principal Bill Almond how TAKS
testing went. Mr. Almond said everything went fine.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - None

Danny Vickers - Wished all Good Luck on the TAKS test. It has been a pleasure serving with Byrleen on the Board.

Sonja Washington - None

Byrleen Terry - Enjoyed serving on the board. Served on different committees with Roger, Danny and Terry in the past. This has been the first time to serve on a board with Lowanda and Sonja and they have become new, dear friends. Welcomed the students that attended the meeting.

Terry Douglas - Pleasure serving with Byrleen.

Lowanda Washington - Thanked everyone. Will miss Byrleen. Sorry about Letha's son and wish him a speedy recovery.

Adjourned - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 7:39 P.M.

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