April 12, 2001

The Board of Trustees of the Crane Independent School District met on the 12th day of April 2001
in regular session with the following members present:

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

Also present were: James Crews, Interim Superintendent Joe Westmoreland, HS Principal Danny Dillard, Elem. Principal Claude McKiddy, Spec.Ed. Director Carlin Grammer, Teacher Brittani Williams Justin Mendoza Ann Williams Elva Banuelos Becky Gonzales, Tax Collector Danny Hubbard	Ken Eudy, Business Manager Alan Swinford, Maintenance Director Jamye Swinford, Staff Dev.Dir. Shelley Garcia, Diagnostician Valerie Dykstra, Teacher Maricela Banuelos Tawnya Williams Newt Williams Jessica Mendoza Rip Eggleston Ryder Warren, Supt; Thorndale ISD

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

2. Manuel Cadena, Sr. led the invocation.

3. Visitors were recognized.

4. No public comment.

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

6. Elementary Computer Lab Teacher Valerie Dykstra presented books written by some of her students. Three of her students
Brittani Williams, Maricela Banuelos and Justin Mendoza read books they had written.

7. Crane County Tax Collector Becky Gonzales reported that two pieces of condemned tax property that had no bids received at the
Sheriff’s sale held in March of 2000 have now received offers to be purchased. Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to approve the sale
of the North 10’ Lot 9 & South 40’ Lot 10 Block 23 – B Park Addition of the town of Crane to Bucilla Bowens for the purchase price of $500.00. Adopted unanimously.

8. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to approve the sale of the West 50 feet of Lots 9-12, Block 24 of the original town of Crane to
Rory Crumrine for the purchase price of $1,000.00. Adopted unanimously.

9. North moved, seconded by Heard to adopt a policy that would not allow Crane ISD to consider resale bids on tax foreclosed
property(s) from any bidder who owes delinquent taxes unless delinquent taxes and penalty are paid in full before bid.
Adopted unanimously.

10. Staff Development Director Jamye Swinford reported that due to an error in the specifications/pricing submitted for the laptop
requested in March, she is requesting that the board reconsider this purchase. Smith moved, seconded by Cadena to approve a laptop computer purchase for the month of April not to exceed $2,416.00. Adopted unanimously.

11. Special Ed Director Claude McKiddy reported that a family is moving into our district that will be enrolling a kindergarten-age
autistic child next school year. We currently have no one on staff trained to attempt communication with a child of this nature.
Mr. McKiddy said that the closest acceptable training in the immediate future is going to be a P.E.C.S. (Picture Exchange Communication Systems) Workshop in Denver, Colorado April 30-May 1, 2001 at an approximate cost of $1175.12. He requested that the board
consider sending our Diagnostician Shelley Garcia. Bishop moved, seconded by Smith to send Shelley Garcia to the P.E.C.S. Workshop
in Denver, Colorado April 30-May 1, 2001. Adopted unanimously.

12. Interim Superintendent Crews reported that according to TEA, Special Ed Director McKiddy and his observations we are approaching
a point of needing to add staff in the special education department due to increasing numbers of special education students.

13. Elementary Principal Danny Dillard presented a request to have summer school from May 22 – July 3, 2001 for children in grades
K-8 who would be retained, LEP (Limited English Proficient) students in grades K-1 provided at least 10 sign up and special ed
students as determined by their ARD (admission review and dismissal) committees. Bishop moved, seconded by North to offer an
OEY/EYS (Optional Extended Year/Extended Year Services) school during the summer of 2001. Adopted unanimously.

14. Smith moved, seconded by North to canvass the election results of the upcoming School Trustee election to be held on
May 5, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday May 10, 2001. Adopted unanimously.

15. The quarterly investment report was presented by Business Manager Eudy.

At this time, Board Member Sandy Hubbard entered the meeting.

16. 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: 7:55 p.m.

President Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be resumed at 9:15 p.m. He also stated that no items of business were conducted in the executive session.

17. Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to employ Ryder Warren as Superintendent on a three-year multiple term contract beginning
May 14, 2001. Adopted unanimously.

18. Interim Superintendent Crews acknowledged a thank-you note received from Crane Country Club for services performed by
Maintenance Director Swinford and our maintenance crew. He also informed the board of his investigation into the use of a company
called TENET Tracker that offers same-day service to run nationwide criminal history checks on potential employees, volunteers,
substitutes and current employees. The only other option we have and the one that we are currently using is the Education Service
Center link with D.P.S. which is only a statewide search and sometimes takes weeks to get results.

19. North moved, seconded by Heard to adjourn the meeting. Adopted unanimously.

Time: 9:21 p.m.