REGULAR MEETING
Board of Trustees
Crane Independent School District
Thursday, August 14, 2003
The Board of Trustees of the Crane
Independent School District met on
Thursday, August 14, 2003 in regular session with the following
members present:
Sid Frymire, President Tommy
Bishop
Ray
North, Vice-President Manuel Cadena
Sandy
Hubbard, Secretary Jerry Smith
Helen
Romeiser, Assistant Secretary
Administrators
Present were:
Wayne
Mitchell, Interim Superintendent Ken Eudy, Business Manager
Steven
Saldivar, HS Principal Jimmy Heath, Technology Director
Carlin
Grammer, Elem Principal Randy Doege, Athletic Director
Stacy
Jones, MS Principal Glorietta
North, Special Ed Director
Alan
Swinford, Director of Physical Services
Beverly
Massingill, Director of Food Services
Other
Guests were:
Bridget
Robinson, Attorney Rachel Selby Steve Horton
Dennis
Greer Robyn Greer Melanie Elkins
Tracie
Payan Jana Griffin Adrienne
Horton
Amelia
Sanchez Rhanda Emery Tana DeGraffenreid
Noemi
Chavez Felix Chavez Joy Jones
Bill
Coudding Jody Guy Gary Jones
Yvette
Jones Martha Heredia Kathy Cornelius
Naldo
Esparza Gary Harvey Henry Anderson
Becky
Saldivar Melinda Doege Terra
Willis
Item 1
Mr.
Frymire, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
Item 2
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Sid
Frymire led the invocation. The Pledge
of Allegiance was recited by all.
Item 3
Visitors
were recognized.
Item 4
Public Comments / Open Forum
No public
comment.
Item 5
Introduction of new district employees.
Each
supervisor introduced their new employees.
Item 6
Consent Agenda
A. Minutes of July 3, 17, 21, 24 and August 4
board meetings.
B. Monthly tax report.
Sid
Frymire moved, seconded by Ray North, to approve the consent agenda as
presented.
Adopted unanimously.
Item 7
2003-2004 CISD budget.
Business
Manager Eudy presented his final budget projection for 2003-2004.
Sid
Frymire moved, seconded by Tommy Bishop, to approve the 2003-2004 Crane
ISD
budget as presented in the total amount of $15,108,604.57
Adopted
unanimously.
Item 8
2003-2004 CISD tax rate.
Jerry
Smith moved, seconded by Ray North, to levy or set the tax rate on $100
valuation
for the Crane ISD for the tax year 2003 at a total tax rate of $1.50 to be
assessed
and collected by the duly specified assessor and collector as follows:
$1.50 for Maintenance and Operations
$-0- for Principal and Interest on
Debts
District.
Adopted unanimously.
Item 9
Participation in ESC 18 Cooperative programs.
Superintendent Mitchell reported that student numbers at Crane are
below the TEA
threshold
for us to receive any income for some student programs unless we novate
those
funds to a cooperative with other similar schools. Ray North moved, seconded by Manuel Cadena, to approve
participation in the following ESC 18 Shared Service Arrangements for 2003-2004
and novate funds to ESC 18 for the following:
·
Title
III, Part A: Language Instruction for
Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
·
Title
I, Part C Migrant Education Programs
·
Title
IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools
·
Title
V, Innovative Programs
Adopted
unanimously.
Item 10
Consider and take action to correct a clerical error contained in the
board
minutes
of December 13, 2001,so that the minutes properly reflect the adoption of
proposed redistricting Plan 2, rather than Plan 3; to ratify the redistricting
plan submitted to and approved by the United States Department of Justice in
DOJ #2002-0875 on April 22, 2002, (Plan 2) and to Order the Voter Registrar of
Crane County,Texas to examine and conform poll lists of registered voters to
accurately reflect
the
federally precleared school district election boundaries.
Manuel
Cadena moved, seconded by Ray North, to correct a clerical error contained
in
the board minutes of December 13, 2001, so that the minutes properly reflect
the
adoption
of proposed plan 2, rather than plan 3, to ratify the redistricting plan
submitted
to and approved by the United States Department of Justice in DOJ File
#2002-0875
on April 22, 2002, (Plan 2) and to Order the voter Registrar of Crane
County,
Texas to examine and conform poll lists of registered voters to accurately
reflect
the federally precleared school district election boundaries.
Adopted unanimously.
Item 11
CISD
vehicle/fleet insurance.
Tommy
Bishop moved, seconded by Manuel Cadena, to accept the Superintendent’s
recommendation
to award our vehicle/fleet insurance for the time period 9/1/03 –
8/31/04
to TASB Risk Management for the price of: $15,817.
Adopted unanimously.
Item 12
2003-2004
PDAS Calendar.
Helen
Romeiser moved, seconded by Tommy Bishop, to approve the 2003-2004
PDAS
(Professional Development Appraisal System) calendar as presented.
Adopted
unanimously.
Item 13
2002-2003
Dropout Audit.
Eckert,
Tinkler and Oliphant C.P.A. firm of San Angelo completed the TEA mandated
dropout
audit recently. Jerry Smith moved,
seconded by Helen Romeiser, to approve the 2002-2003 Dropout Audit as presented. Adopted unanimously.
Item 14
Superintendent's
Report.
A. Monthly bills were discussed.
B. Superintendent Mitchell reported that there
will be a volleyball scriimmage in Pecos
and
a FB scrimmage here vs. Alpine on
Friday. Also next Tuesday evening 8/19
will
be the
annual " Meet the Cranes" night at El Ave Stadium.
C. Business Manager Eudy gave an Investment
update.
Item 15
Executive
session.
President
Frymire ordered the board to adjourn into executive session pursuant to
the
Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas government Code chapters 551.074 and
551.071
for the purpose of discussing personnel and pending/contemplated litigation.
Time:
8:05 p.m.
President
Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be
resumed
at 12:10 a.m. He also stated that no
items of business were conducted in
the
executive session.
Item 16
Possible action(s) arising from executive session.
No
action taken.
Item 17
Sandy
Hubbard moved, seconded by Helen Romeiser, to adjourn the meeting.
Time:
12:15
a.m. Adopted unanimously.