December 13, 2001

The Board of Trustees of the Crane Independent School District met on the 13^th day of December 2001 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

Joe Westmoreland, HS Principal Danny Dillard, Elem. Principal

Jess McWhorter, MS Principal Alan Swinford, Maintenance Director

Alan Cherry, Athletic Director

Others present were:

Jeff Tinnell, Teacher Denise Shetter, Teacher

Danny Hubbard

1. Mr. Frymire, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.

2. Sid Frymire led the invocation.

3. Visitors were recognized.

4. No public comment.

6. Cadena moved, seconded by North to approve the consent agenda. Adopted unanimously.

7. North moved, seconded by Hubbard to adopt a plan as presented by Superintendent Warren encouraging our non-certified employees to seek out and acquire teacher certification . Adopted unanimously.

8. Heard moved, seconded by Cadena to accept Allison, Bass and Associates’ proposed Plan #3 for redistricting the political boundaries of Crane ISD. Adopted unanimously.

9. Bishop moved, seconded by Heard to accept Blue Star Bus Sale’s proposal for a new 78 passenger school bus at a price of $64,973.00. Adopted unanimously.

10. North moved, seconded by Cadena to purchase a new 2002 Chevrolet 1500 LS Suburban through the HGAC (Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments) at a price of: $29,659.63 ($30,265.93 less $606.30 delivery charge). Adopted unanimously.

11. Heard moved, seconded by Hubbard to adopt the Integrated Pest Management Policy as presented by Maintenance/Transportation Director Swinford. Adopted unanimously.

12. Bishop moved, seconded by Cadena to approve the Accelerated Reading Grant budget amendment in the amount of $7,500 as presented by Business Manager Eudy. Adopted unanimously.

13A. Board members reviewed monthly bills.

13B. Maintenance/Transportation Director Swinford presented a list and showed a video of surplus property at our Bethune campus. He stated that most of the surplus property has come from our recent renovation projects. Consensus of the board was to make plans to dispose of it as soon as possible.

13C. Superintendent Warren asked for the board’s input concerning purchasing that requires specifications and acceptance of proposals or bids. Consensus was to combine the approval of specifications and acceptance of proposals or bids into one meeting in the future instead of two.

13D. Superintendent Warren reported that he has met with a number of community members and is currently formulating a plan to combat underage drinking in Crane. He also reported that Finals Week starts Monday December 17 and Christmas Break starts Friday December 21 for students.

5. 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 evaluating the Superintendent and discussing personnel issues. Time: 7:45 p.m.

President Frymire ordered the executive session closed and the regular session be resumed at 9:35 p.m. He also stated that no items of business were conducted in the executive session.

14. Bishop moved, seconded by Hubbard to adjourn the meeting. Adopted unanimously. Time: 9:40 p.m.