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MINUTES

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

September 21, 2004

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 was by Kindergarten and First Grade students, Roosevelt Moore, Moriah Moore, Edward Timms, Xavier Steele, Wai'yon Johnson, Lexus Green, Bryson Nail, Joshua Woodard, Michaela Kunkel, Tegan Kennedy, Reileigh O'Connel, Amanda Stone, Drake Sowders, Hunter Gonzales, Moses Scott and Jahmilya Bledsoe-Jones.
4. Roll Call: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. David Lawson, 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, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Ms. Sonja Washington and Mr. David Lawson. Mr. DannyVickers 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 August 17 (6:45 p.m.) and August 17 (7:00 p.m.) special called meeting and regular meeting and monthly financial report.

Budget Amendment - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve the
budget amendment as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ( a copy of the amendment is attached to the minutes)

2004-05 Tax Rate - Motion by Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, be it ordained and ordered by
the School Board of the Marlin Independent School District, that we, the School Board of Marlin ISD, do hereby levy or adopt the tax rate on $100 valuation for this district for the tax year 2004 as follows: $1.50 for the purpose of maintenance and operation; $0.0851 for the payment of principal and interest on debt of this school district making total 2004 tax rate $1.5851. The motion carried unanimously.

Agreement Between MISD & Alamo Heights ISD For WADA Sale - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the agreement between Marlin ISD and Alamo Heights ISD for the sale of WADA for the 2004-05 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Inter-Local Agreement With TASB Risk Mgmt. Fund Unemployment Compensation Program - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to renew the Inter-Local Agreement with TASB Risk Management Fund Unemployment Compensation Program. The motion carried unanimously. Coverage is from October 1, 2004 to October 1, 2005.

Resolution- Extracurricular Status of 4-H - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve Resolution that Falls County Texas 4-H Organization is approved for recognition and eligible for extracurricular status consideration under 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76.1,pertaining to extracurricular activities.

Falls County Extension Staff As Adjunct Instructors - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Pate Adams and Steven Swaner as adjunct instructors for the 2004-05 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Update 73 - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, I move that the Board approve all Local policies as recommended by TASB Policy Service. The motion carried unanimously.

Adopt BJA(Local) Policy - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to adopt BJA(Local) Policy - Superintendent: Qualifications and Duties. The motion carried unanimously.

Adopt DBF(Local) Policy- Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. David Lawson, I move that the Board adopt DBF(Local) as recommended. The motion carried unanimously.

PDAS Certified Appraisers - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the list of PDAS certified appraisers for Marlin ISD for the 2004-05 school year as follows: Letha Hopkins, Jo Ann Garrison, Dale Bohannon, Bill Almond, Thomas Cannon, Rockney Terry, Gene Hicks, Tawnya Nail, Deanna Fink and Ruth Meggs. The motion carried unanimously.

Renew Membership with BuyBoard Purchasing Coop - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve renewal of Interlocal Participation Agreement with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative and pay a $200 fee.

Early Dismissal - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve early dismissal at
12:00 noon on October 1 in order for the football players, band students and families to go to the football game in Graham at the appropriate time. Voting for: Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. Terry Douglas, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. David Lawson and Mr. Danny Vickers. Ms. Sonja Washington abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Change Date of December Meeting - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve changing the date of the December Board meeting to December 14, 2004. The motion carried
unanimously. (The regular date of the December meeting falls during the Christmas Holidays.)

Approve Factor Placement for MS Asst. Principal - Superintendent Hopkins addressed the Board on this agenda item. Afterwards Chuck Kautzer, Personnel Director, addressed the Board on the factor system, salaries, job duties and responsibilities. Into Mr. Kautzer's address, Board Member Danny Vickers,
asked if they should go into Closed Session. At this point President Lowanda Washington called for the Board to go into Closed Session.

The Board went into Closed Session at 7:59 p.m.

The Board came out of Closed Session and convened to Open Session at 8:55 p.m.

Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, since Mrs. Nail was paid on a middle school assistant principal factor last year and she does perform night duties as part of her current job responsibilities, I move that she continue to receive the middle school assistant principal factor which for this current year is 1.20. This pending approval by Marlin ISD attorney. The motion carried unanimously.

Superintendent's Report - Superintendent Hopkins reported on the following: 1)school finance update.

Asst. Supt. for School Improvement - Jo AnnGarrison, Assistant Superintendent for School Improvement, reported on the following: 1)safety; 2)staffing; 3)start of school. Mrs. Garrison presented the Board a
handout.

High School Principal's Report - Bill Almond, High School Principal, reported on the following: 1)Saturday school; 2) TAKS Prep classes.

Closed Session - The Board went into Closed Session at 9:09 p.m.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 9:45 p.m.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to employ the
following for 2004-05: Melissa Greenhill-fourth grade teacher; Carolyn Wells-art teacher middle school; Elaine Wyman-Lanuage Arts 8th grade; Suzanne Garcia-first grade teacher. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignation - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to accept the resignation from Shannon Cantrell - first grade teacher. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - None
Danny Vickers - Go Bulldogs!
Terry Douglas - None
Sonja Washington - None
Byrleen Terry - None
David Lawson - Thanked Jo Ann Garrison for the organizational chart
Lowanda Washington - Thanked everyone for doing a great job. A "Thank You" for letting board members attend the TASB Convention.

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