NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

January 19, 2010

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Marlin Independent School District will be held on January 19, 2010, beginning at 6:00 p.m., as per Board President approval in the Marlin Middle School Cafeteria at 678 Success Drive, Marlin, Texas. The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.

AGENDA

1.       Call to Order

2.       Moment of Silence

3.       Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and Texas Flag led by Marlin Middle School students.

4.       Roll Call

5.       Public Comments/Audience Participation

6.       Administer Oath of Office to Appointed At-Large Trustee, Lisa Silvas

7.   School Board Recognition

8.   Marlin Elementary School U.I. L. Student Recognition

9.    Consent Agenda

a.       Minutes Public Hearing on 2008-2009 Academic Excellence Indicator System Report held December 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. and Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held December 15, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.

b.       Monthly Financial Report

 10.     Discuss a potential bond refunding program for interest cost savings and consider an order authorizing the Issuance of Refunding Bonds, Series        2010, Establishing the Parameters of the Refunding and Delegating Authority to the Administration to Execute Documents Related to the Sale of Bonds and take all necessary action thereof.

 11.     Approve sale of Falls Education Cooperative surplus trailer

 12.    Personnel Matters

    a.    Superintendents appraisal, goals, directives, contract, compensation, etc

1. Goals added to appraisal/goals clarified for appraisal.

2. Directives to the Superintendent.

3. Summative Appraisal of Superintendent

             b.   Employment of personnel

            c.   Resignation(s)

13.  Adjournment

If during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Tex. Govt Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. (.071 (private consultation with the Boards attorney), .072 (deliberation regarding real property), .073 (deliberation regarding a prospective gift), .074 (personnel matters), .076 (deliberations regarding security devices), .081 (student identifiable information), .082 (school children discipline matter or school district employee complaint), .083 (certain school boards closed meeting regarding consultation with representatives from employee group), .084 (investigation, exclusion of  witnesses from hearing), .086 (deliberations regarding economic development negotiations).  Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive meeting or session, then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall either be (1) in the open meeting covered by the notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or (2) at a subsequent open public meeting of the school board upon notice thereof; as the school board shall determine.

Superintendent

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This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act on January 15, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

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