Marlin ISD

ACTION REPORT

Regular Scheduled Board Meeting -May 21, 2002

CALL TO ORDER - Meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 7:03 P.M.

Invocation was given by trustee, Mr. Roger Nutt.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by members of the Future Career Community Leaders of America.

Roll Call: All trustees were present with the exception of trustee, Rose Morin.

Public Comments: There were none.

Superintendent Hopkins recognized Tom Simpson, MISD Media Specialist, for winning a Gold Star in the category of school calendars and a Gold Star in the category of Special Programs for his "Bulldog Football Playoff Programs." This year marks the sixth year in a row that Tom has brought home an award to MISD for distinguished achievement. He was presented a certificate for each award.

AGENDA ITEMS:

Oath of Office - Notary Public, Janet Jones, administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Board member, Sonja Washington, and incumbents, Byrleen Terry and Danny Vickers.

Election of Officers - Superintendent Hopkins called for nominations for President. Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to nominate Ms. Lowanda Washington as President. There being no other nominations, the motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to nominate Mr. Danny Vickers as Vice-president. There being no other nominations, the motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to nominate Mrs. Byrleen Terry as Secretary. There were no other nominations. Voting for: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Ms. Sonja Washington and Mr. Roger Nutt. Mrs. Byrleen Terry abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Superintendent Round Table Presentation - Joe Muse, moderator of the Superintendent's Round Table Committee, commented to the Board that the committee met several times and discussed a number of issues.

Bruce Brignac, committee member, spoke to the Board regarding the District providing five local days to each employee, accumulative to a maximum of 30 days.

Angetta Lynn, committee member, spoke to the Board on teacher retention. Ms. Lynn gave some statistics on the State's average and Marlin ISD's average regarding teacher turnover rate. The committee has suggested that the district needs some incentive for new teachers to stay, perhaps incremental pay to teachers that stay in the MISD system for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc. years.

Mr. Muse thanked the Board for their time and letting the committee bring this information to them. Superintendent Hopkins thanked the committee for their time, energy and input. President Washington thanked each of them and welcomed them back anytime.

Bill (s) from Bluebonnet Motors - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the bills from Bluebonnet Motors. Voting for: Mr. Roger Nutt, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Ms. Sonja Washington and Mr. Danny Vickers. Mr. Carman Dingrando abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Bill (s) from The Chicken Place - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve the bills from The Chicken Place. Voting for: Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Ms. Sonja Washington, and Mr. Roger Nutt. Mr. Danny Vickers abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of the April 16 (6:30), April 16 (7:00), April 25 (6:00), April 25 (6:30), May 2 and May 7, 2002 meetings/budget workshop and other bills.

Standard Mode of Dress for Middle School - Mrs. Jo Ann Garrison, Marlin Middle School Principal, reported to the Board the results of the survey that was sent to the parents regarding the proposed dress code. Mrs. Garrison briefed the Board on the proposed dress code for middle school to begin the 2002-2003 school year. Questions were asked by the Board members. Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve the Standard Mode of Dress for Marlin Middle School as presented beginning the 2002-2003 school year. Voting for: Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Carman Dingrando and Mr. Roger Nutt. Voting against: Ms. Sonja Washington. The motion passed.

Technology Plan - Mr. Rockney Terry, Career & Technology Director, briefed the Board on the Technology Plan for 2002-2005. Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve and adopt the Technology Plan for 2002-2005 as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Change in Salary Computation for Salaried Employees - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve change in salary computation for salaried employees to be effective with the 2002-2003 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Increase for Secondary Assistant Principals - Superintendent Hopkins informed the Board that currently, all assistant principals receive the same factor. The justification was that the elementary assistant was responsible for twice as many students. This balanced the additional night duties of the secondary assistants. With the addition of a second assistant at the elementary, the number of students for which each assistant is responsible is equitable, the secondary assistants receive no compensation for their extra hours. Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve increase for secondary assistant principals as recommended. The motion carried unanimously.

DEC Local Policy Changes - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to move that the Board adopt Local Policy DEC as recommended with the following changes: that all employees shall earn five workdays of local leave per school year accumulative to a maximum of 30 workdays and be used for the employee's personal illness, or death or illness in the immediate family, as defined in this policy. Available leave shall be used in the following order as applicable: 1(State sick leave accumulated prior to the 1995-96 school year; 2) State personal leave; 3) Local leave. The motion carried unanimously.

Bids for Surplus Items - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to a accept bid from Rockdale ISD to purchase the remaining surplus lockers at $5.00 each and accept bid of $650.00 from Billy Arndt for 1-stack oven; 1-cook stove; 2-vent-a-hoods; 2 coolers. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - Security Cameras at the high school - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept the proposal from Eagle Systems, Inc. to install security cameras at high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - Update Plumbing at the high school - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingando, to accept the proposal of $7,895.00 from PTP, Inc. to update the plumbing at high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - Install Wheelchair Lift - high school - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept the proposal of $17,797.00 from Ascension to install a wheelchair lift at high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - Update Heat & A/C at the high school - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept the revised proposal of $25,750.00 from Enviro-Serv for updating the heating/air conditioning system at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - Insulation at the high school - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept the revised proposal of $60,879.00 from PTP, Inc. for installing insulation at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - New Ceiling Tile at the high school - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to accept the revised proposal of $59,867.00 from PTP, Inc. for installing new ceiling tile at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - New Carpet at the high school - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to accept the revised proposal of $63,536.00 from PTP, Inc. for installing new carpet at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal - New Floor Tile at the high school - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to accept the proposal of $49,676.00 from PTP, Inc. for installing new floor tile at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Investment Policy - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to accept recommendation to make no changes to local policy CDA. The motion carried unanimously.

Participation Agreement with TASB for Worker's Comp Self-Ins. Fund - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to renew the Participation agreement with TASB for Workers' Compensation Self-Ins. Fund for the 2002-2003 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Discussion Item - Campus Report - Mr. Ron Faircloth, newly employed Elementary School Principal, gave the Board an update on the progress that the elementary school is making. Each board member was presented a handout on the analysis of TAAS. He stated concerns and also objectives to increase the scores. Mr. Faircloth commended Mrs. Susan Cary, Elementary Assistant Principal, on an excellent job preparing the handout. Questions were asked by the Board members.

Discussion Item - Campus Report - Mrs. Jo Ann Garrison, Middle School Principal, gave each Board member a handout on the TAAS results and went over the contents. She stated concerns and also objectives.

Discussion Item - Campus Report - Mr. Gabriel Cary, High School Principal, presented each Board member a handout on TAAS results and briefed them on the contents. He informed the Board on some recommended changes that are being considered.

Discussion Item - Budget Report - Mrs. Kimberly Margoitta, Business Manager,presented the Board members a handout of the 2002-2003 budget. More workshops will be scheduled in June.

Results of Closed Session:

Settlement between Dr. Pepper and MISD - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Sonja Washington, to approve settlement between Dr. Pepper and MISD with provision and added condition that Dr. Pepper furnish a signed invoice verifying the amount of drinks delivered. Voting for: Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Sonja Washington, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mr. Roger Nutt. Voting against: Mr. Carman Dingrando. The motion passed.

Personnel Employment - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to employ Karen Kollmer-Pre-K teacher; Melody Smith-4th grade teacher; Shannon Fink-history/coach at high school; Ryan Morgan-history/coach at middle school and Robin Brinkley-3rd grade teacher. The motion carried unanimously.

Revision of Employee's Contract - Motion by Mr. Carman Dingrando, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to revise David Oates' contract to reflect 11 months for the 2002-2003 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations/Retiree - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept resignations from Lois Parker, Amber Hughes, Carrie Steed and retiree Mayward Levels. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt - None

Danny Vickers - Welcomed Sonja Washington. Congratulated Tom Simpson again for his achievement.

Carman Dingrando - None

Sonja Washington - Goal is to do what is best for the students.

Byrleen Terry - Commended the principals on their presentations.

Lowanda Washington - Wished everyone a happy vacation. Thanked everyone for their hard work. Dittoed other Board member comments.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:16 P.M.

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