Marlin ISD

MINUTES

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Marlin Middle School Cafeteria - 6:20 p.m.

October 18, 2005

CALL TO ORDER
1. The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 6:20 p.m.
2. Invocation was given by Roger Nutt.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and Texas Flag was led by the middle school cheerleaders.
4. Roll call: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. David Lawson, Mr. Danny Vickers and Ms. Sonja Washington.Absent: Mr. Gary Gray
5. Public comments/audience participation: None
6. Mr. Marshall "Chick" Hayes gave a status report on the Archer County Land. Reported that a total of 80 oil wells are producing. Still leasing land for grazing. May do more drilling. Questions were asked by the Board. President Washington thanked Mr. Hayes for the report.

Consent Agenda - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the consent
agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: minutes of the September 20, 2005 (5:30 p.m.) Special Called Meeting and September 20, 2005 (6:00 p.m.) Regular Meeting.

Proposal for Maintenance Of Grounds & Athletic Fields - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to accept the proposal from Lawn Tech for five years contingent on attorney's advice. The motion carried unanimously.

GKC(Local) Policy - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve Dr. Casey's
version of GKC(Local) policy. The motion carried unanimously. The policy is regarding Community Relations: Visitors to the Schools and will be faxed to TASB Policy Service to put on-line.

Membership With TACS For 2005-06 - Dr. Eli Casey, Interim Superintendent, informed the Board what the Texas Association of Community Schools organization do for schools. After discussion, motion by Mr.
Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to pass and not join at this time. The motion carried unanimously.

Update 76 - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, I move that the board
add (Local) policies as recommended by TASB Policy Service according to the Instruction Sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 76. The motion carried unanimously.

Names on 2005-06 LPAC - Motion by Mr. Terry Douglas, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the names as
presented in addition to Renee Rodriquez to serve on the 2005-06 Language Proficiency Assessment Committee. The motion carried unanimously. Names are: Lou Ann Wolf, John Clark, Mary Marek, Elena Killough, Bill Almond, Jennifer Jenkins, Janice Muse, Jane Bailey and parents-Erica Vences and Renee Rodriquez.

Early Release Days - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Terry Douglas, to approve waiver for the
early release days as requested. The motion carried unanimously. Early release days are as follows: October 11, 2005, October 19, 2005, November 9, 2005 and January 12, 2006.

Maximum Class Size Waiver - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve the
maximum class size waiver as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Item- MMS Academic Rating - Dr. Casey, Interim Superintendent, discussed in open session the Unacceptable Rating of Marlin Middle School. This is the first time middle school has received an unacceptable rating. He informed the board that a tutorial program has started and is showing to be
successful. When there is success in the classroom you will have a lower turnover. Questions were asked by the Board.

Closed Session - At 7:20 p.m. President Washington announced the Board will go into Closed Session under Section 551.074.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 8:05 p.m.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to accept the
recommendation to employ Paul Starkie-high school math for the 2005-06 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - Complimented administration on hearing positive things.
Danny Vickers - Appreciative of the 32 years that Janet Jones has been with the district.
Terry Douglas - Sorry to see Janet go.
Sonja Washington - Thank you, Janet and thanked everyone for all they do.
David Lawson - Thank you, Janet. Also hearing and feeling "we can".
Lowanda Washington - Will miss you, Janet. Thanked the administration for their good work. Also thanked the fire department for parking cars at the football games.

Adjourned - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m.

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