Marlin ISD

MINUTES

BOARD WORKSHOP OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Marlin Middle School Cafeteria - 6:00 p.m.

June 21, 2005

CALL TO ORDER
1. The workshop was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 6:00 p.m.

Board members: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. Gary Gray, Mr. David Lawson, Mr. Danny Vickers and Ms. Sonja Washington were present.

District Plan, Campus Plans for MES,MMS & MHS for 2005-07 - Superintendent Hopkins reviewed the 2005-07 District Improvement Plan and 2005-07 Campus Plans for Marlin Elementary, Marlin Middle and Marlin High Schools. She stated there are no significant differences from last year. Questions were asked by Board
members.

2005-06 Budget - Superintendent Hopkins stated no changes were made to the budget since last work session. She informed the Board that she will keep monitoring what comes out of Austin. Kim Margoitta, Business Manager, gave a handout to each Board member and reviewedcontents. Questions were asked by Board members regarding the 2005-06 budget.

Adjourned President Washington adjourned the workshop at 6:21 p.m.

MINUTES
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Marlin Middle School Cafeteria - 6:30 p.m.

June 21, 2005

CALL TO ORDER
1. The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 6:30 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, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. Gary Gray, Mr. David Lawson, Mr. Danny Vickers and Ms. Sonja Washington.
5. Public comments/audience participation: None

Discussion Item: Dress Code - Rob Douglas, Marlin ISD Security Police, gave a power point presentation on Dress
Code. It listed several school shootings across the nation. A couple of reasons for a dress code is: 1) prevent incidents of school shootings; 2) safety and security of students. Superintendent Hopkins informed the Board that in July a dress code and handbook will be presented for approval.

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

Consent Agenda - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: minutes of the May 17(6:00 p.m.), 2005 budget workshop; May 17 (6:30 p.m.), 2005 regular meeting and May 31, 2005 Special Called Meeting and Budget Workshop.

Publish for Student/ Athletic Insurance - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded Mr. Terry Douglas, to authorize to publish for proposals for student/athletic insurance. The motion carried unanimously.

Bids for Instructional Supplies - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept all bids for instructional supplies for 2005-06. The motion carried unanimously.

Bids for Fuel and Oil - Motion by Mr. Terry Douglas, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to award the fuel and
oil proposal to Evans Oil Co. effective from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. The motion carried unanimously. Proposal is as follows:
Diesel +.09 over cost
Unleaded +.09 over cost
55/1 Rotella lSW 4D $320.95
6/1 Antifreeze $38.95

Renew Membership With Purchasing Program - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to accept renewal with Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC) Cooperative Purchasing Program
(Coop). The motion carried unanimously.

Change Policy Time Change for Regular Meetings - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to change the starting time for regular board meetings to 6:00 p.m. and also notify TASB to reflect this change in policy BE(Local). The motion carried unanimously.

Name Change in Policy FB (Local) - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve name change in FB(Local) policy. The motion carried unanimously. TASB will be notified of this change.

Approve MOU between Central Texas Youth Services & MISD - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Central Texas Youth Services and the Marlin Independent School District for 2005-06. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-07 District Improvement Plan - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the 2005-07 District Improvement Plan as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-07 MES Campus Plans - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Marlin
Elementary School 2005-07 Campus Plans as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-07 MMS Campus Plans - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve Marlin Middle School 2005-07 Campus Plans as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-07 MHS Campus Plans - Motion by Mr. Terry Douglas, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve Marlin High
School 2005-07 Campus Plans as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-06 Employee Handbook - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Marlin ISD 2005-06 Employee Handbook with changes as listed by TASB. The motion carried unanimously.

Clarification of Attendance Bonus - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Gary Gray, to amend policy
DEC(Local) to reflect perfect attendance bonus of $50 for each semester and an additional $50 for perfect attendance all year for 10-month Marlin ISD classroom teachers. The motion carried unanimously.

Supt. Report - Superintendent Hopkins reported to the Board: 1)new state salary schedule.

Closed Session - The Board went into Closed Session at 7:15 p.m.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 8:27 p.m.

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

12 Month and Contract Extension - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to extend a twelve month, two year, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2007, contract to Joe Woodard and extend a twelve month contract to DeAnn Morton for the 2005-06 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Extend Contracts to Personnel Receiving Required Certification -Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to extend a contract for the 2005-06 school year to Deborah Bland and Heather Henslee. The motion carried unanimously.

Contract Extension - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to authorize Tawnya
Nail to work up to 10 additional days. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to employ the following for
the 2005-06 school year: Darrell Hogan-AEP teacher; Joseph Owen-History, Government, Economics high school; Kyle Allred-IPC teacher/coach high school; Ruth "Mandy" Sullivan-middle school band director/asst. high school band director; Beth Simpson-licensed RN high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations -Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept resignations
from: Deana Fink, Tawnya Nail, Staci Trojacek, Sharon Giles, Kenneth Damron, Shannon Fink, Allen West and Rebecca Harrison. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - None

Danny Vickers - Commented to Mrs. Tawnya Nail to remember us - pleasure working with her and wished her success.

Terry Douglas - Thanked Buck Rogers for his presentation/speech at the graduation commencement exercises.

Sonja Washington - None

David Lawson - None

Gary Gray - None

Lowanda Washington - Expressed sympathy to the families of Bo and Wendy Blakes. Thanked everyone for their hard work.

Adjourned - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.

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