February 15, 2001

The Board of Trustees of the Crane Independent School District met on the 15^th day of February 2001

in regular session with the following members present:

Sid Frymire, President Mary Jo Heard, Asst. Secretary	Manuel Cadena, Sr. Jerry Smith Tommy Bishop

Also present were: James Crews, Interim Superintendent Jess McWhorter, MS Principal Pam Blount, MS Teacher Lisa Dykstra Ray Lynn Coffey	Ken Eudy, Business Manager Alan Swinford, Maintenance Director Jamye Swinford, Staff Dev.Dir Jamonica Fowler Monte Hunter, Architect

1. Mr. Frymire, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.

2. Sid Frymire led the invocation.

3. Visitors were recognized.

4. No public comment.

5. Cadena moved, seconded by Heard to approve the consent agenda as presented. Adopted unanimously.

6A. Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Policy Committee’s recommendation to re-adopt Policy DB Local with revisions as
presented. Adopted unanimously.

6B. MS Teacher Pam Blount requested that the board consider giving her an exemption from Policy DB Local which requires employees to live in the district. She pointed out that she has taught at Crane ISD for 29 years, raised her children here, has divorced, recently remarried and now needs to live in Odessa. Her desire is to commute from Odessa the remainder of this year and next in order to gain full retirement
benefits. Heard moved, seconded by Smith to grant exception to Policy DB Local for employee Pam Blount. Adopted unanimously.

7. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to accept the HS/Bethune renovation specifications as presented by Monte Hunter, Architect.

Adopted unanimously.

8. Jess McWhorter, MS Principal, introduced 6^th grade student Lisa Dykstra, 7^th grade student Jamonica Fowler, 7^th grade

student Ray Lynn Coffey and their literary coach Pam Blount. Each student presented their reading that will be performed

at upcoming UIL competitions.

9. Superintendent Crews gave the annual report on board member training received during the last year.

10. Bishop moved, seconded by Smith that an election is hereby ordered to be held on May 5, 2001 for the purpose of

electing to the Board of Trustees, members to fill one (1) position in School Precinct 3 and one (1) position in School

Precinct 4. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at Crane ISD Administration Building,

511 W. 8^th Street, Crane, TX between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning on April 18, 2001 and ending on

May 1, 2001. Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: Leigh Ann McCain, 511 W. 8^th Street, Crane, TX 79731.
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later that the close of business on April 27, 2001.

Adopted unanimously.

Smith moved, seconded by Cadena to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation that Bobbie Daniell be appointed

election judge and Betty Pittman as alternate judge for School Precinct 3. Adopted unanimously.

Cadena moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation that Gena Norvell be appointed election

judge and Vivian Whirley as alternate judge for School Precinct 4. Adopted unanimously.

11. Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to change the regular March board meeting date from March 15 to March 22 due to

spring break. Adopted unanimously.

12. Heard moved, seconded by Bishop to approve computer printer purchases for the month of February 2001 in the

amount not to exceed $599.00. Adopted unanimously.

13. Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to approve the $4,717.00 Budget Amendment for additional Title I monies as

presented. Adopted unanimously.

14A. President Frymire ordered the board to adjourn into executive session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act,
Texas Government Code chapter 551.082 and 551.074 subchapters D and E. Time: 8:30 p.m.

President Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be resumed at 9:25 p.m. He also stated that

no items of business were conducted in the executive session.

14B. Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to extend the two-year contracts of

Joe Westmoreland, HS Principal; Jess McWhorter, MS Principal; Danny Dillard, Elementary Principal and Dennis Ward,

Discipline Coordinator through June 15, 2003. Adopted unanimously.

14C. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to extend the one-year contracts

of Ken Eudy, Business Manager; Claude McKiddy, Special Education Director; Jess Lotspiech, Band Director; Dirk Dykstra,
Technology Network Director and Jamye Swinford, Technology Staff Development Director through June 15, 2002.

Adopted unanimously.

14D. Cadena moved, seconded by Bishop to offer a continuation of employment to Peggy Dickson, Chief Assessor; Janet

Wilson, Deputy Assessor; Billye Dillard, Cafeteria Manager and Alan Swinford, Transportation/Maintenance Director through

June 15, 2002. Adopted unanimously.

15. Interim Superintendent Crews reviewed the election calendar and then gave an update on the progress of our

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan. He also informed the board of the district championship recently won by our

boys’ and girls’ basketball teams.

16. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to adjourn the meeting. Adopted unanimously.

Time: 9:30 p.m.