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CLOSED MEETING (551.071/.072/.074/.082)
1. Resignations/Terminations/Settlements/Non-Renewals
2. Appointments/Reassignments
3. Requests for Leave of Absence
4. Discuss Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property
5. Consultation with Board Attorney
6. Other Items Concerning Personnel
EXPLANATION
Specific information regarding the above personnel is included in the “Personnel” section of your document. Information on personnel recommended after the online delivery, but prior to Tuesday night's meeting, will be distributed to you at the meeting.
If you have any questions regarding the personnel information, please contact me prior to the board meeting so that I can discuss it with you.
ACTION
The Board is requested to approve all personnel items as presented.
Consider Approval of Minutes of June 16, 2009, June 29, 2009, and July 23, 2009
EXPLANATION
The Board of Trustees met in regular session on June 16, 2009 and in special sessions on June 29, 2009 and July 23, 2009. On the following pages, please find the minutes for the June 16, 2009, June 29, 2009, and July 23, 2009, sessions for your review.
ACTION
The Board of Trustees is requested to approve the minutes of June 16, 2009, June 29, 2009, and July 23, 2009 as presented.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
JUNE 16, 2009
The Board of Trustees of the
Members Present
Mr. Randy Armstrong, Ms. Lori Ball, Ms. Melissa Brown, Mr. Ben Davis, Mr. Danny Knowles, Mr. Raymond Patterson, and Mr. Ben Posey
School Officials Present
Ms. Audrey Arnold, Ms.
Following roll call, the Board convened in closed meeting at 5:30 p.m.
The open meeting began at 7:03 p.m
Open Forum
Mr. Larry West, UEA representative, spoke regarding teacher pay raises for the 2009 – 2010 school year.
Consent Items
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the motion was made by Mr. Ben Davis and seconded by Ms. Melissa Brown to approve the following consent items:
Minutes of May 19, 2009
Amendments to the 2008-09 Budget
Memorandum of Understanding with JJAEP
Revisions for EIC (Local)
Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Monthly Expenditures
The motion was made by Ms. Melissa Brown and seconded by Mr. Raymond Patterson
to approve the monthly school expenditures as presented and recommended by the superintendent. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Student Insurance
Ms. Stacey Adrian, Assistant Superintendent for Business, explained that the district did an RFP for student insurance and received proposals from Bollinger, GM-Southwest, and Markel. She stated that the district pays for UIL coverage and students may purchase optional insurance. Following the recommendation by Ms. Adrian and the superintendent, the motion was made by Ms. Lori Ball and seconded by Mr. Danny Knowles to approve the proposal from Markel for the student insurance for the 2009-2010 school year as presented. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Superintendent’s Report
Financial Update
Ms. Stacey Adrian, Assistant Superintendent of Business, gave a financial update to the Board with a year to date budget analysis as of May 31, 2009.
Update 85
Mr.
End of Year Update
Each principal explained the preliminary TAKS scores and
possible TEA ratings for their campus which will be officially released at a
later date. They also reported on the
end of year activities at their campus and plans for the upcoming school
year.
Personnel
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the motion was made by Mr. Ben Davis and seconded by Ms. Lori Ball to accept the resignations of Melissa Allsup, Gail Atkinson, Donya Grooms, Marissa Hellawell, Jennifer Holland, Beverley Kay Jordan, Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Heidi Mims, Shanna Smith, and Skip Titsworth; to accept the letters of retirement of Kathryn Johnson, Elaine Sandel, and Paul T. Wynne; and to approve the appointments of Carolyn Ansley, Denise Benton, Heather Boyd, Lenora Burton, Krista Hooten, Mary Munroe, Lylyana Olivares, Brent Stapleton, and Megan Ward. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Following a break, the Board convened in closed session at 8:12 p.m. for a Level III Grievance hearing.
The Board reconvened in open session at 9:37 p.m.
Following the hearing of Level III Grievance for Linda Ray, the motion was made by Mr. Danny Knowles and seconded by Mr. Raymond Patterson to uphold the Level II finding. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
OFFICIAL
MINUTES
JUNE
29, 2009
The
Board of Trustees of the
Members
Present
Mr. Randy Armstrong, Ms. Lori Ball, Ms. Melissa Brown, Mr. Ben Davis, Mr. Danny Knowles, Mr. Raymond Patterson, and Mr. Ben Posey
School Officials Present
Dr. Audrey Arnold, Ms.
The Board convened into open session at 5:48 p.m.
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the motion was made by Ms. Lori Ball and seconded by Mr. Danny Knowles to approve the reassignment of Ronda Wright to Director of Center for Transition Services. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the motion was made by Ms. Melissa Brown and seconded by Mr. Danny Knowles to accept the resignation of Michelle Hancock; to approve the appointments of Donna Aycock, Sarah Coleman, Teddy Dillingham, Jeffrey Hall, Krista Hooten, Misty Mauldin, Janice Periman, and Claudia Rodriguez; and to approve the reassignments of Karen Lasiter and Mary Loranger. Motion carried with 7 Ayes, 0 Nays.
The Board convened into closed session at 6:12 p.m.
The Board reconvened into open session at 7:01 p.m. for Team of Eight Training.
No action was taken.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
OFFICIAL
MINUTES
JULY
23, 2009
The
Board of Trustees of the
Members
Present
Mr. Randy Armstrong, Ms. Lori Ball, Ms. Melissa Brown, Mr. Ben Davis, Mr. Danny Knowles, and Mr. Ben Posey
School Officials Present
Dr. Audrey Arnold, Ms.
The Board convened into open session at 7:37 a.m.
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the
motion was made by Ms. Lori Ball and seconded by Mr. Danny Knowles to approve
the appointment of Nancy Boden as principal of
Following the recommendation by the superintendent, the motion was made by Ms. Melissa Brown and seconded by Ms. Lori Ball to accept the resignations of Amy Brown, Amy Crippen, Angie Glud, Ricardo Martinez, Donald Rhine, and Michael Wyrick; to accept the letter of retirement of Jerry Sheppard; and to approve the appointments of Jude Blanchard, John Caldwell, Jessica Cammack, Carey Jo Davis, Jeffrey Gmitro, Ashley Herrera, Pamela Hrabal, Krista Hooten, Allison Hunter, Ricardo Martinez, Crystal McKelvain, Amber Lundgren Wheeler, and Stormey Wilson. Motion carried with 6 Ayes, 0 Nays.
The Board convened into closed session at 7:45 a.m.
No action was taken.
Meeting adjourned at 7:58 a.m.
Approve Changing the Date of the Regular August Board Meeting
EXPLANATION
The Board is requested to consider changing the date for the regular August Board meeting from Tuesday, August 18, 2009 to Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
ACTION
The board is requested to approve change of the date of the regular August Board meeting to August 25, 2009.
Consider Approval of
EXPLANATION
The monthly listing of school expenditures is presented for the Board’s review in the “FINANCIAL REPORTS” section.
ACTION
The Board of Trustees is requested to approve monthly expenditures as presented.
Consider Bids/Proposals
EXPLANATION
The district has accepted proposals from prospective vendors and created approved vendor lists for the 2009-2010 school year. Vendor lists are attached on the Excel files. Please open each tab for the different vendor lists.
In conjunction with the presented vendor lists above, the
district would like to join two purchasing coops as well. The first interlocal agreement presented is
with
Interlocal agreements for purchasing coops.pdf
ACTION
The Board is requested to approve the vendors as presented for the 2009-2010 school year and to approve the coops as presented for the 2009-2010 school year.
Consider Student Code of Conduct
EXPLANATION
The Student Code of Conduct is the district’s response to the requirements of Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code. Updated campus information will be added to the 2009-2010 Student Code of Conduct. A copy of the revised Student Code of Conduct is attached.
ACTION
The Board is requested to approve the Student Code of Conduct as presented.
Consider the Donation of the Easement as Described in
Exhibit A & B to the City of
EXPLANATION
The Board is requested to consider donation of the easement
as described in Exhibit A & B to the City of
ACTION
The Board is requested to approve the agreement with the
City of
Consider Update 85
EXPLANATION
Update 85 addresses
federal regulatory changes affecting the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act, as well as other policy changes relating to disciplinary alternative
education programs, criminal history checks of employees who work for entities
that contract with the district, Internet safety, use of district vehicles, and
Board elections.
ACTION
The Board is
requested to approve Update 85 as presented.
Consider Update to
Leaves/Absences Policy
EXPLANATION
Revisions,
additions, and deletions of Policy DEC (Local) based upon TASB recommendations
are contained in Update 85. Changes to
DEC (Local) are also made so that they reflect the current Employee Handbook
and the current practices of
ACTION
The Board is requested to approve the update as presented.