MINUTES

                                MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

                          MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

                            Marlin Middle School Cafeteria 6:00 p.m.

                     July 21, 2009

Call to Order  - Board President, Lowanda Sias called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

                           Moment of silence was observed.

                           Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag.

Roll Call  -        Roger Nutt, Danny Vickers, Sonja Washington, Lowanda Sias, David Lawson and Steve Johnson. Trustee, Tania Baker            arrived at  6:04 p.m. A quorum was established for the meeting.

Public Comments/ Audience Participation -          None

Consent Agenda  -   Motion made by Sonja Washington, seconded by Steve Johnson to approve Minutes of the Workshop held June 16, 2009 at 5:30 p.m., Minutes of Regular Meeting held June 16, 2009 at 6:00 p.m., Minutes of Special Called Meeting for a Public Meeting on Marlin ISD Budget and Proposed Tax Rate held June 25, 2009 at 6:00 p.m., Minutes of Special Called Meeting held June 25, 2009 at 6:15 p.m., Minutes of Public Facility Cooperation Meeting held June 25, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. and Monthly Financial Report. Motion carried unanimously.

 Voting Delegate/ Alternate Delegate TASB Delegate Assembly  - Motion made by Roger Nutt, seconded by Danny Vickers to nominate Steve Johnson as Voting Delegate and Lowanda Sias as Alternate Delegate to TASB Delegate Assembly, October 2-4, 2009. Motion carried unanimously.

 Agreement For Collection Assessment/Falls County - Motion made by Roger Nutt, seconded by Sonja Washington to approve agreement for Collection and Assessment with Falls County. Motion carried unanimously.

Ordinance Appointing Bryant  Hinson to Calculate Effective Tax Rate for 2009 - Motion made by David Lawson, seconded by Steve Johnson to appoint Bryant Hinson to calculate Marlin I.S.D. effective Tax Rate for 2009. Motion carried unanimously.

Bid Proposal Brazos Valley Insurance Group - Motion made by Sonja Washington, seconded by David Lawson to approve bid proposal from Brazos Valley Insurance Group for student/athletic insurance. Motion carried unanimously.

2009-2010    Employee Handbook - Motion made by Roger Nutt, seconded by Steve Johnson to approve 2009-2010 Marlin ISD Employee Handbook.  Motion carried unanimously.

 2009-2010   Student Handbook  And Code of  Conduct - Motion made by David Lawson, seconded by Steve Johnson to approve 2009-2010 Student Handbook and Code of Conduct. Motion carried unanimously.

2009-2010   Student Athletic   Handbook -  Motion made by Steve Johnson, seconded by Sonja Washington to approve 2009-2010 Student Athletic Handbook. Motion carried unanimously.

Publish Bid Notice to Purchase School Bus -  Motion made by Steve Johnson, seconded by David Lawson to publish bid notice for the purchase of school bus. Motion carried unanimously.    

Bid for Falls Education  Cooperative Vehicle - Motion made by Danny Vickers, seconded by Steve Johnson to approve bid from Keith Glover Ford-Mercury for the purchase of Falls Education Cooperative vehicle. Motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Matters - Board President, Lowanda Sias announced at 6:16 p.m. that the Board would go into closed session to discuss personnel matters under Texas Government Code 551.146. The Board reconvened into open session at 7:38 p.m.

 Superintendents  Appraisal, Goals,  Directives, Contract Compensations, etc. - No action taken on this agenda item.

Recommendation and Approval of Employment for  2009-2010 - Motion made by Roger Nutt, seconded by Danny Vickers to approve recommendation and employment for 2009-2010 for the following:

                                    Yvette Coleman            MES/Pre-Kindergarten

                                    Kristen Cogburn           MES/3^rd Grade

                                    Ashley Simao               MES/3^rd Grade

                                    Sarah Reeder               MES/1^st Grade

                                    Emily Brown                 MES/Kindergarten

                                    Deborah Shehorn         MMS/Language Arts

                                    Mary Bone-Warwick   MHS/Art

                                    Amanda Newhouse      MES/2^nd Grade

                                    Christopher Clayton      MMS/MHS/Sp. Ed. Math/Coach

                                    Thomas Sullivan            MHS/Science

                                    Terrence Clark             MES/1^st Grade

                                    Charis Beggs                MES/Kindergarten

                                    Motion carried unanimously.

Resignation(s)  - The Board recognized resignations as received and accepted by Ray Matthews, Superintendent for the following:      

                                    Christy Yezak               MES/5^th Grade

                                    Shindera Hardaway      MES/2^nd Grade

                                    Jose Esparza                MHS/English

                                    Willie Thomas               MES/4^th Grade

                                    Tiffany Surley               MES/Kindergarten

                                    Dianna Cuyos               MHS/Art

Adjournment - Board President, Lowand Sias adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.

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Board President, Lowanda Sias

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Board Secretary, Sonja Washington