Marlin ISD

MINUTES

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

July 19, 2005

CALL TO ORDER
1. The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 6:15 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

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

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: minutes of the June 21 (6:00 p.m.), 2005 Budget Workshop; June 21 (6:30 p.m.), 2005 regular meeting; June 28 (5:30 p.m., 2005 Public Meeting on Proposed 2005-06 Budget and Tax Rate: June 28 (5:45 p.m.), 2005 Special Called Meeting and July 12, 2005
Special Called Meeting and monthly financial report.

Budget Amendments Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the budget amendments as presented. The motion carried unanimously. (a copy of the amendments is attached to the minutes.)

Student Athletic Insurance - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Gary Gray, to accept the proposal from Brazos Valley Insurance Group for the 2005-06 student/athletic insurance. The motion carried unanimously.

Agreement for Workers' Compensation Insurance - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to renew agreement with Texas Workers' Compensation Solutions (TWCS) for 2005-06 workers'
compensation insurance. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Collection Agreement - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the
Collection and Assessment Agreement with Falls County for $13,027.00. The motion carried unanimously.

Resolution- Calculate MISD Effective Tax Rate - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve Resolution appointing Kate Vande Veegaete to calculate MISD effective tax rate for
2005. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-06 MISD Student Handbook/ Student Code of Conduct - Jo Ann Garrison, Assistant Superintendent for School Improvement, reviewed the major changes with the Board. Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the Marlin ISD 2005-06 Student Handbook/Code of Conduct as
presented. The motion carried unanimously.

2005-06 Athletic Handbook - Athletic Director, Jerry Malone, reviewed the Athletic Handbook with the Board.
Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the 2005-06 Athletic Handbook with noted change. The motion carried unanimously. Noted change: The penalty for possession of, use of, distribution of, or sale of, any form of unlawful drug or controlled substance - Refer to Drug Policy.

Delegate & Alternate to TASB Conference - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to elect Mr. David Lawson as delegate and Ms. Lowanda Washington as alternate to the TASB Conference September 23-25, 2005 in Houston. The motion carried unanimously.

Hiring of Search Firm to fill Supt. Position - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to take no action on this agenda item. The motion carried unanimously.

Consolidation of Two Positions and Creation of Pay Factor - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve the newly-defined position with salary factor of 0.48. The motion carried unanimously. The newly-defined position is combining the high school PEIMS operator and attendance clerk.

Closed Session - At 6:50 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 8:35 p.m.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to employ the following for
the 2005-06 school year: Delores Tur-fifth grade teacher; Pat Jones- high school English; Heather Mitchell-second grade teacher. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignation(s) - No action taken due to no resignations.

Interviews- Candidates for Interim Superintendent - No action taken on this agenda item.

Consider Appointment of Interim Superintendent - No action taken on this agenda item.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - It's cold!! (Was very cold in the room)
Danny Vickers - None
Terry Douglas - None
Sonja Washington - None
David Lawson - None
Gary Gray - It's cold!
Lowanda Washington - None

Adjourned President Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m.

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