Marlin ISD

Action Report

Regular Scheduled School board meeting - April 18, 2000

All board members present.

Call to order:

The meeting was called to order by President, Arthur Douglas at 7:00 p.m.

1. Opening prayer was given by FFA student, April Meece.

2. Pledge of Allegiance was led by students in FFA. President Douglas expressed "Thanks" to the students for bringing the invocation and leading the pledge.

3. Public Comments: Rick Reynolds, Auto Mechanics instructor, presented the VICA State winners showing their entries. They were Dowel Downes, Gab Washington and Tim Follis.

4. Mr. Steve Jones, Superintendent on site for Baird/Williams Construction, Inc., gave an update on the middle school construction. Area "D" - owner team and architect inspection taken care of; area "E" -doing final touchups in the classrooms; area "F" - installing basketball goals and bleachers, finishing the flooring. Outside area - laying asphalt in parking area, afterwards will do stripping; install signs. Mr. Jones then answered questions asked by the board members.

5. Superintendent Hopkins made a presentation of awards to Tom Simpson, MISD Media Specialist. The awards program highlights the creative achievements in school public relations. Mr. Simpson was a recipient of the Silver Star Award for "Regional Playoffs"; Gold Star Award for the school calendar, "Kindergarten to College"; and a Gold Medallion for the best of category in the State of Texas for Calendars (Under 7500 students).

6. Superintendent Hopkins presented Mrs. Mary Lynn Lindsey, Business Manager, a plaque for her 30 years of dedicated service to Marlin ISD.

ACTION ITEMS:

Bill (s) From City Auto Parts - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve the bills from City Auto Parts. Voting for: Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Keith Alston and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Mr. Carman Dingrando abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Bill (s) From The Chicken Place - Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve the bills from The Chicken Place. Voting for: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Keith Alston and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Mr. Danny Vickers abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston, to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of the March 21, 2000 meeting and approval of other bills.

Professional Liability Insurance (Errors & Omission Policy) - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to accept the proposal of $11,798.00 from Coregis for Professional Liability Insurance. The motion carried unanimously.

Waiver for High School - Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston and Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve waiver regarding modified schedule for all Juniors and Seniors that have passed TAAS. The motion carried unanimously. The waiver is approved for only one year at a time.

Facility for Red Cross Disaster Shelter - Bruce Bennett, Director of Emergency Services with American Red Cross, was present at the meeting to brief the board on this item and answer any questions from the Board. Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to approve using the middle school gym and cafeteria as a Red Cross Shelter. The motion carried unanimously.

Summer School Plans - Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve elementary school, middle school and high school Summer School Plans as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Salary Schedule for Para-Professionals - Motion by Mr. Keith Alston, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve the proposed salary schedule for the MISD paraprofessional staff as presented. Voting for: Mr. Keith Alston, Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Danny Vickers and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Ms. Lowanda Washington abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Options for Filing Trustee Vacancy - President Douglas informed the board there are two options in filling the position vacated by Samuel Garcia, those being: by appointment or call a special election. After hearing comments from Mr. Danny Vickers and Mr. Carman Dingrando, a motion was made by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to appoint Paul Randazzo to fill the vacancy. Voting for: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Rose Sedillo, and Mr. Keith Alston. Voting against: Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mr. Arthur Douglas. The motion failed due to a tie.

Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington to appoint Steve Johnson to fill the vacancy. Voting for: Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Voting against: Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Carman Dingrando and Mr. Keith Alston. The motion failed due to a tie.

A motion was then made by Ms. Lowanda Washington to call for a special election. The motion failed for lack of a second.

Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston, to table action on filling the position vacated by Mr. Garcia. Voting for: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Keith Alston, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Carman Dingrando and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Voting against: Mr. Danny Vickers. The motion passed.

Canvassing Returns of Trustee Election - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to canvass the returns of the May 6 election on Tuesday, May 9th at 12:00 noon. The motion carried unanimously. Ms. Rose Sedillo and Mr. Keith Alston volunteered to canvass the returns. Board Policy BBB (LEGAL) - Two members of the Board constitute a quorum for purposes of canvassing an election.

Superintendent's Report - Letha Hopkins, Superintendent, reported to the Board: 1) TAAS results; 2)District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC).

Results of Closed Session:

Renewal of Contract Personnel - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to offer contract to Debbie Nauert for 2000-2001 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to employ the following for the 2000-2001 school year: Keeath Magee-American History-8th grade/coach; Amy Alexander-Chemistry-high school and Elizabeth Carter - Assistant Director of Special Ed. Voting for: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Arthur Douglas, Mr. Carman Dingrando and Mr. Danny Vickers. Mr. Keith Alston abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Personnel Resignations - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to accept, with regrets, resignations from: Melissa Adams, Matthew Todd and Jacqueline Parsons and retiree: Georgia Schmid, Annie Williams, Gene Erwin and Joy Hayes. The motion carried unanimously.

Update on NAACP Lawsuit - No action required on this item.

BOARD COMMENTS:

Keith Alston - Congratulated State winners. The Vocational Department is needed.

Danny Vickers - Dittoed Mr. Alston's comments. Also thanked the FFA students for bringing the prayer and pledge and commended Marc Faulkner on a great job he is doing.

Carman Dingrando - Dittoed Mr. Alston's comments.

Rose Sedillo - Congratulated Tom Simpson on the outstanding awards he received and a great job he is doing.

Lowanda Washington - None

Arthur Douglas - Thanked Superintendent Hopkins on having students take a part in Board meetings by bringing the prayer and leading the pledge. Also commented on a complaint he heard about students not having access to our gym.

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