July 16, 2002

The Board of Trustees of the Crane Independent School District met on the 16^th day of July 2002 in regular session with the following members present:

Sid Frymire, President Manuel Cadena, Sr.

Ray North, Vice-President Jerry Smith

Sandy Hubbard, Secretary Tommy Bishop

Mary Jo Heard, Asst. Secretary

Administrators present were:

Ryder Warren, Superintendent Ken Eudy, Business Manager

Alan Swinford, Mntnce. Director Alan Cherry, Athletic Director

Others present were:

Daniel Todd, HS Band Director Nancy Crider

Terry Neal Matt Gary

Pam Gary

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

2. Ray North led the invocation.

3. Visitors were recognized.

4. No public comment.

5. President Frymire ordered the board to adjourn into executive session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code chapter 551.072 to discuss the value of real property and 51.074 to discuss personnel issues. Time: 7:02 p.m.

President Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be resumed at 8:18 p.m. He also stated that no items of business were conducted in the executive session.

6. Cadena moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to offer a one-year probationary teacher contract for the 2002-2003 school year to Luisa Turner. Adopted unanimously.

North moved, seconded by Bishop to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to offer a one-year probationary teacher contract for the 2002-2003 school year to Charla Robnett. Adopted unanimously.

Cadena moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to offer a one-year probationary teacher contract for the 2002-2003 school year to Darrin Farley. Adopted unanimously.

North moved, seconded by Hubbard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to offer a one-year probationary teacher contract for the 2002-2003 school year to Jana Farley. Adopted unanimously.

North moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to offer a re-assignment of teacher Denise Shetter to the open position of Elementary Counselor for the 2002-2003 school year. For: Ray North, Manuel Cadena, Sr. and Mary Jo Heard. Against: Sandy Hubbard, Tommy Bishop, Jerry Smith and Sid Frymire. Motion failed.

7. Frymire moved, seconded by North to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Adopted unanimously.

8. The need to re-consider travel distances and overnight trips for extra-curricular activities was discussed. Superintendent Warren stated that trips already scheduled for 2002-2003 should be taken and that any needed changes should be implemented when schedules are planned for 2003-2004.

9. HS Band Director Todd and Band Booster Club members Matt and Pam Gary presented a request to allow the HS Band to take a trip on May 13-18, 2003 to Disneyland in California. Band members and their Booster Club propose to pay all their own expenses except for vehicles, fuel and drivers. They requested that the school consider furnishing those items. Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to allow the HS Band to take a trip to Disneyland, California on May 13-18, 2003 with the school furnishing vehicles, fuel and drivers only. For: 6 Against: Sid Frymire

10. Hubbard moved, seconded by Smith to accept CRM Personnel Service’s proposal for 2002-2003 leased custodial, maintenance and cafeteria personnel. Rates will be: $13.00/hr-Lead Hand Mntnce and $11.00/hr-General Labor Mntnce, Custodial and Food Service. For: 6 Against: Tommy Bishop

11. Superintendent Warren requested two revisions be made to the 2002-2003 Salary Schedule approved on June 13, 2002. The revisions were: MS Counselor change from 197 day to 207 day contract and Cafeteria Mgr. Secretary will increase 10 days to a 196-day work year. Cadena moved, seconded by Heard to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to revise the 2002-2003 Salary Schedule as presented. Adopted unanimously.

12. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to award the 2002-2003 extra-curricular student accident insurance to Monumental Life Insurance Company, agent Anna Maynard of El Paso at a total cost of $18,530 and to negotiate for a companion catastrophic coverage that would not exceed an additional $2,800. Adopted unanimously.

13. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to award the 2002-2003 group health & dental insurance and stop-loss carrier administration to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of TX. Adopted unanimously.

14. Smith moved, seconded by Bishop to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to accept all 2002-2003 cafeteria bids received and allow cafeteria manager to choose vendors from bids received. Adopted unanimously.

15. Bishop moved, seconded by Smith to accept Superintendent Warren’s recommendation to enter into a retainer agreement with the Walsh Anderson Law Firm for a fee of $750/year for regular education and special education services. Adopted unanimously.

16. North moved, seconded by Cadena to approve the opt-out option for self-funded groups of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with the stipulation that maternity cases would have no pre-existing conditions applied. Adopted unanimously.

17. Hubbard moved, seconded by Smith to approve the 2002-2003 TEA Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits Option 3 with an additional option to participate in Option 4 which is the Technology Consortium. Adopted unanimously.

18. Superintendent Warren presented the 2002 Certified Property Tax Values that showed a decrease of 13.5%. Heard moved, seconded by North to accept the $854,599,870 Property Tax Value for 2002 as submitted by Peggy Dickson, Chief Appraiser of the Crane County Appraisal District. Adopted unanimously.

19a. Monthly bills were discussed.

19b. Superintendent Warren presented preliminary 2001-2002 TAAS results that showed improvement in all areas.

19c. Maintenance Supervisor Swinford gave an update on the Administration Building renovation.

19d. The quarterly investment report was then presented by Business Manager Eudy.

19e. Business Manager Eudy distributed a preliminary budget analysis. The board requested a special budget workshop on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. Superintendent Warren and the board decided that two additional special meetings (Tax Rate/Budget Hearing and Adopt Budget/Set Tax Rate) should be held on August 5 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

20. Bishop moved, seconded by Hubbard to adjourn the meeting. Adopted unanimously. Time: 10:25 p.m.