Marlin ISD

MINUTES

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Administration Building - 7:00 P.M.

January 18, 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 Jordon Richardson, David Dorsey, Henry Silvas and Andria Washington, 8th grade students who took the PSAT. Mrs. Jo Ann Garrison thanked the students and their parents for coming.
4. Roll call: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. David Lawson, Mr. Danny Vickers and Ms. Sonja Washington.
Absent: Mr. Terry Douglas
5. Public comments/audience participation: Annie Petty spoke to the Board regarding middle school students who do not bring money for their lunch are given a peanut butter sandwich instead of a regular lunch. Superintendent Hopkins stated this is within the nutritional guidelines. Superintendent Hopkins also stated that the incident of one student being allergic to peanut butter has been addressed and taken care of. Superintendent Hopkins thanked Ms. Petty for her suggestion on this issue.

Bill(s) from The Chicken Place - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve the bills from The Chicken Place. Voting for: Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. David Lawson, 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 December 14, 2004 regular meeting and January 6, 2005 Team Building Workshop and monthly financial report.

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

Special Campus Intervention Team Plan - Superintendent Hopkins presented the Special Campus Intervention Team Plan to the Board in the absence of Ruth Meggs, Leader of the Special Campus Intervention Team.
She explained what has taken place up to this point since Mrs. Michelle Willhelm, Intervention Specialist, resigned. Questions were asked by the Board members. Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the Special Campus Intervention Team Plan as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Board member, Danny Vickers, asked if Ruth Meggs would bring a report at the February meeting. Superintendent Hopkins said she will notify Mrs. Meggs to bring a report in February.

Proposal to Spend Title Money- Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve use of FY 2005 Rural and Low-Income funds for teacher retention bonuses. The motion carried unanimously.

Re-publish Proposals- Contractor for Construction of Field House - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve to re-publish for proposals for contractors for construction of the field house. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Chuck Henning with Michael Marrs Architect, Inc. was present to answer questions.

Resignation of Board Member - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept resignation from Board member, David Lawson. The motion carried unanimously.

Options to Fill Position - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to list the position
vacated by Board member David Lawson on the May, 2005 ballot. The motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Item- School Calendar for 2005-06 - Superintendent Hopkins explained that the Superintendent's Roundtable and the District Level Education Improvement Committee met, viewed and discussed several versions of the calendar for 2005-06. Three calendars will be in Friday's mail out to the Board for their review.

Supt. Report- Superintendent Hopkins reported the following to the Board:1) Policy CE(Local); 2) Budget Workshop Schedule; 3) Organization Chart.

Closed Session - The Board went into Closed Session at 7:48 p.m.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 9:15 p.m.

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

Supt. Contract Extension - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded Mr. Danny Vickers, to grant a one year extension to Dr. Letha Hopkins' contract; that we change the clause concerning her performing consulting work to read that any such work needs to have Board approval with contract reveal; also that the PALM PILOT that's a school issue will also be in the contract to say that it is okay to use for personal as well as business use; also change the travel
allowance which reads in the present contract $250 a month to raise it $200 and make it $450 a month. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - Thanks for the gifts. Its been a pleasure to serve on the Board with David Lawson.
Danny Vickers - Dittoed Mr. Nutt's comments and expressed sympathy to the family of Pauline Mena.
Sonja Washington - Dittoed the comments of Mr. Nutt and Mr. Vickers.
Byrleen Terry - Thanks for everything.
David Lawson - Thanked the Board for letting him serve. It has been a valuable experience. This Board has done a lot. Enjoyed it!
Lowanda Washington - Thanks for the gifts. Sympathy to the family of Pauline Mena. Thanked everyone for their hard work.

Adjourned - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.

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