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ACTION REPORT

Regular Scheduled Board Meeting - August 20, 2002

CALL TO ORDER - Meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 7:00 P.M.

Invocation was given by trustee, Roger Nutt.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by trustee, Roger Nutt.

Roll Call: All trustees were present with the exception of Mrs. Byrleen Terry.

ACTION ITEMS:

Bill (s) from Williams Feed Store - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve the bills from Williams Feed Store. Voting for: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Sonja Washington, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mrs. Rose Morin and Mr. Danny Vickers. Mr. Roger Nutt abstained from voting. The motion passed.]

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of July 16, 2002 meeting and other bills.

Lease Agreement MISD & Head Start - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept the lease agreement between Marlin ISD and the Head Start Program as presented. The motion carried unanimously. The leased premises known as the former Marlin Intermediate School, bounded by Kendrick and Houghton Streets.

Renew Lease Agreement Woodshop Bldg. on Green Street - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to renew the lease agreement for one year beginning September 10, 2002 and ending September 9, 2003 between Marlin ISD and Linda Johnson. The motion carried unanimously.

Sale of Old Middle School - Charlene Prince addressed the Board on behalf of the Boys & Girls Club of Falls County. They wish to purchase the old middle school located at 217 Kendrick Street for the sum of $1.00. Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to tentatively approve the sale of the old middle school pending zoning and more specific property description. The motion carried unanimously.

Bus Routes for 2002-03 - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve bus routes for 2002-03 school year as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Board member, Danny Vickers asked that a report be given at the September meeting on the number of students riding each bus on the in-town routes.

Waiver for MISD Pep Day Care Services - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to grant request for waivers from two parents for MISD Pep Day Care Services for their children and next month have appropriate policy revision brought back to the Board. The motion carried unanimously.

Factor for Computer Lab Aides - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve factor for computer lab aides. The motion carried unanimously. The factor increase is from .35 to .4.

Update 68 - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to move that the Board adopt policies as presented except GKD (LOCAL) as recommended by TASB Policy Service and according to the Instruction sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 68 with the following changes: GKD (LOCAL) Approval of Use - Superintendent or designee shall approve use of facilities per Board approved manual. The motion carried unanimously.

Inter-Local Agreement with TASB Risk Mgmt. Fund Unemployment Comp. Program - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve agreement with TASB for unemployment compensation. The motion carried unanimously. The participation period is from October 1, 2002 through October 1, 2003 for $10,706.30.

Republish Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve to republish Notice of Public Meeting to discuss Budget and Proposed Tax rate. The motion carried unanimously.

Date for Public Meeting to Discuss Budget & Proposed Tax Rate - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to hold a public meeting on September 17 at 6:30 PM to discuss budget and proposed tax rate. The motion carried unanimously.

Authorize Supt. to Place Surplus Items up for Auction - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to authorize superintendent to accept invitation from the City of Marlin for MISD to participate in a city auction and to place MISD surplus items up for auction. The motion carried unanimously.

Authorize Supt. to Enter Agreement to Sell WADA - Motion by Mrs. Rose Morin, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve authorizing superintendent to enter into an agreement to sell Marlin ISD's WADA (Weighted Average Daily Attendance) to Tatum ISD. The motion carried unanimously.

Authorize Payment to Supt. Performance Incentive - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve authorizing payment of $500.00 for superintendent performance incentive to Superintendent Hopkins and also honor her request to authorize payment on September payroll check. The motion carried unanimously. The incentive was the attainment of dropout rate standards at the high school qualifying for a "recognized" accountability rating.

Tax Resale Deed #29,121-T - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve bid of $600.00 from Mae Helen Lawton for property located at 613 Williams Street, Lot 1, J.B. Oltorf Subdivision #3, recorded in Volume 24, Page 196, Deed Records of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale Deed #30,367-T - Motion by Ms. Rose Morin, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve bid of $100.00 from James and Rosie Rogers for property located on Bernard Street, Lot 12, Block 1, Emerson & Reeves Addition recorded in Volume 318, Page 930, Deed Records of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale Deed #30,690-T - Motion by Ms. Sonja Washington, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve bid of $100.00 from Gwen Ward for property located at 116 First Street, Lots 6 & 7, Block 15, C.S. Smith Addition recorded in Volume 24, Page 18, Deed Records of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale Deed #32,035-T - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve bid of $151.00 from Tracy and Kirk Calloway for property located at 319 First Street, Lot 6, Block 12, C.S. Smith Addition recorded in Volume 305, Page 47, Deed Records of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale Deed #32,166-T - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to approve bid of $500.00 from Gwen Ward for property located at 407 Bennett Street, North 42 feet of the South half of Lot 17, Block 1, G.A. King Addition recorded in Volume 37, Page 47, Deed Records of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale Deed #32,167-T - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve bid of $151.00 from Tracy and Kirk Calloway for property located at the corner of Park & Jones Streets, Lot 2, Block B, Railroad Addition recorded in Volume 245, page 47, Deeds of Falls County. The motion carried unanimously.

Superintendent's Report - Superintendent Hopkins reported the following to the Board: 1) a team from TEA will be here the week of October 14 regarding elementary school-low performing campus; 2) start of school-had a great start. Superintendent Hopkins commended everyone. Board member, Danny Vickers asked about the middle school uniform dress code - he asked if a monthly update could be given at the meeting.

Results of Closed Session -

Administrative Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to accept recommendation to employ Amparo Aquilar as Assistant Principal of the Elementary School. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Rose Morin, to employ the following: Lori Fascitelli, counselor elementary; Rhonda Murphy, first grade teacher; Crystal Whitten, first grade teacher; Karla Zly, fourth grade teacher; Michelle Krug, fourth grade teacher; Denise Sanchez, fourth grade teacher; Joy Hayes, fifth grade teacher; Christy Armpriester, fifth grade teacher; Jistine Goodfellow, elementary resource teacher/soccer coach; Kevin Morton, elementary PE/coach; Danielle Pollack, English Middle School; Charla Dabney, seventh grade Language Arts; Ted Williams, eighth grade Earth Science; Craig Ramsey, health/PE/coach, high school; Corey Pilkenton, biology/coach high school; Patricia Pate, math high school; James Jones, history high school and Martha Goforth, history high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept the resignation from Susan Willert. The motion carried unanimously.

BOARD COMMENTS:

Roger Nutt - Thanked Superintendent Hopkins and appreciate her diligence in selling MISD WADA.

Danny Vickers - Glad to hear that school started well. Have Board support.

Carman Dingrando - None.

Sonja Washington - "Hats Off" to Superintendent Hopkins and staff. Have a great year!

Rose Morin - Dittoed above comments. Thanked everyone for their hard work.

Lowanda Washington - Thanked the Board, Administration and Tatum ISD.

ADJOURNED - President Lowanda Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:37 P.M.

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