March 19, 2002

The Board of Trustees of the Crane Independent School District met on the 19th day of March 2002 in regular session with the following members present:

Sid Frymire, President Manuel Cadena, Sr.

Sandy Hubbard, Secretary Jerry Smith

Mary Jo Heard, Asst. Secretary Tommy Bishop

Administrators present were:

Ryder Warren, Superintendent Ken Eudy, Business Manager

Joe Westmoreland, HS Principal Alan Swinford, Maintenance Director

Jess McWhorter, MS Principal Alan Cherry, Athletic Director

Danny Dillard, Elem. Principal

Others present were:

Daniel Todd, MS Band Director Alan Gregory, Assistant Band Director

Kelsey Hall, MS Teacher/Coach William“Tank”Nelson, HS Teacher/Coach

Monte Hunter, Architect Danny Hubbard

1. Mr. Frymire, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Sid Frymire led the invocation.

3. Visitors were recognized.

4. No public comment.

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

6. Smith moved, seconded by Heard to accept Hawkins Construction’s proposal to renovate our administration building this summer for the amount of: $340,752.00 Adopted unanimously.

7. Hubbard moved, seconded by Heard to adopt the (LOCAL) policies contained within the reconstructed TASB Localized Policy Manual, effective 3/20/02, and repeal all previous policies. Adopted unanimously.

8. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to accept the budget amendment as presented by Business Manager Eudy for additional funds in Title I ($12,588), Tech-Prep Grant ($1,000) and TEA Advanced Placement Incentive ($600). Adopted unanimously.

9. Board members each cast private ballots for Education Service Center 18 Board of Directors places 1,4 & 6.

10. Superintendent Warren presented requests from Elementary Teacher Denise Shetter and Elementary Counselor Glorietta North asking to be allowed to participate in TEA’s School Improvement Initiative which would require them to make 2 one-week visits in other assigned Texas public schools monitoring their effectiveness and compliance. Heard moved, seconded by Smith to allow employees Denise Shetter and Glorietta North to participate in the TSII (TX School Improvement Initiative). Adopted unanimously.

11. Heard moved, seconded by Cadena to approve the use of a new Prinicpal’s evaluation form as presented by Superintendent Warren. Adopted unanimously.

12. Bishop moved, seconded by Hubbard to accept all titles on the 2002-2003 state adopted textbook list and allow campus committees to select their textbooks from that list. Adopted unanimously.

13. Frymire moved, seconded by Cadena to engage the audit firm of Eckert, Ingrum, Tinkler, Oliphant, Featherston & Barr, L.L.P. from San Angelo, TX to conduct our financial and compliance audit for 2001-2002. Adopted unanimously.

14. Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Blue Star Bus Sales’ proposal #2 for a 2002 Ford E450 16 passenger school bus for the amount of: $42,232.00. Adopted unanimously.

15a. Monthly bills were reviewed.

15b. HS Golf Coach “Tank” Nelson approached the board about the possibility of making improvements to the Crane Country Club’s golf driving range in order to better serve our golf athletes and community. Coach Nelson was instructed to investigate the possibility further and report back.

15c. Business Manager Eudy reported that the budget planning for next year is on schedule with requests from the campuses due back to the business office by May 3^rd.

15d. Superintendent Warren reported that the recently completed Student Drug/Alcohol Surveys have been tabulated and he plans to have a District Leadership Team meeting at 7:00 p.m. on 4/2/02 to go over the results and formulate plans. Board members Hubbard, Bishop and Frymire volunteered to attend that meeting.

15e. The continued use of board committees (insurance, salary, policy) was discussed. Consensus was to discontinue their use in favor of discussing the aforementioned topics with the entire board as needed.

15f. Discussion about the annual employee banquet centered around whether to cater or expect cafeteria employees to cook. Consensus was to continue having our cafeteria ladies cook and to be thinking of something special we can do to show them our appreciation.

16. President Frymire ordered the board to adjourn into executive session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code chapter 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel issues and 551.072 for the purpose of discussing the value of real property. Time: 8:40 p.m.

President Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be resumed at 9:55 p.m. He also stated that no items of business were conducted in the executive session.

17. Hubbard moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer probationary contracts for the 2002-2003 school year to High School employees Charla Baker and Cindy Bradshaw. Adopted unanimously.

Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer employment during the 2002-2003 school year to the High School staff listed in Exhibit A. Adopted unanimously.

Bishop moved, seconded by Hubbard to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer probationary contracts for the 2002-2003 school year to Middle School employees Kelsey Hall, Eva Perrin, Arick Heredia and Alicia Dominguez. Adopted unanimously.

Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer employment during the 2002-2003 school year to the Middle School staff listed in Exhibit B. Adopted unanimously.

Hubbard moved, seconded by Cadena to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer probationary contracts for the 2002-2003 school year to Elementary employees Tracy Damron and Lynn Dee Smith. Adopted unanimously.

Heard moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer employment during the 2002-2003 school year to the Elementary staff listed in Exhibit C. Adopted unanimously.

18. Hubbard moved, seconded by Cadena to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer a single assignment teacher contract for the 2002-2003 school year to employee Joey Rawls who is currently on a dual assignment contract. Adopted unanimously.

Cadena moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to name HS Principal Joe Westmoreland as Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Adopted unanimously.

Bishop moved, seconded by Smith to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to name Daniel Todd as High School Band Director for the 2002-2003 school year. Adopted unanimously.

Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to offer a Middle School Band Director probationary contract for the 2002-2003 school year to Jason Brents. Adopted unanimously.

19. Frymire moved, seconded by Hubbard to adjourn the meeting. Adopted unanimously.

Time: 10:00 p.m.