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July 16, 2007
GRAPE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
President: Gene Marsh
Vice
President: Fred Contreras
Secretary: Lisa Younts
Glenda Bacon
Rick Doss
Tim Martin
Tom Walker
This meeting was held at the Grape Creek Administration
Building, Community Room on July 16, 2007.
GRAPE CREEK TRUSTEES PRESENT: Gene Marsh, President;
Fred Contreras, Vice President; Glenda
Bacon; Rick Doss; and Tim Martin
TRUSTEES ABSENT: Lisa Younts, Secretary; and Tom
Walker
OTHERS PRESENT: Frank Walter, Superintendent of
Schools; Chris duBois; Rick Bacon; Perry Putman; Greg Baucom; Brad Bowden; Gary
Mory; Teri Deweber; Theresa Bird; Debbie Fisher; Carol Stevens
GRAPE CREEK
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGULAR MEETING
July 16, 2007
Item #156
Call to Order
Item #157
Roll Call
Item #158
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
Item #159
Pledge of Allegiance
Item #160
Information Items:
Superintendent’s Report:
Campus Reports
Facilities Update
Professional
Personnel Resignations
Set Future Board
Meetings
Item #161
Approve Consent Items:
Approve Minutes
Approve Finance Reports
Approve Payment of Bills
Item #162 Audience with Individual or Committee Making a
Report
Item #163
Action Items:
Consider updating GCISD Board
of Trustees Standard Operating Procedures.
Consider approval of board
policy changes:
EIE(LOCAL) Academic
Achievement: Retention and Promotion
Consider approval of teacher
appraisal calendar and designated appraisers.
Consider approval of 2007-2008
Student Code of Conduct.
Consider approval of contract
renewal for legal services.
Consider approval of
Elementary/Middle School roof replacement.
Consider approval of Master
Service Interlocal contract with Harris County Department of Education.
Consider approval of donations:
PTA donation
Consider approval of budget
amendments.
Consider approval of resolution
amending authorized representative to Texas Local Government Investment
Pools (TexPool, TexStar, Lone Star and Texas TERM).
Consider making change on
disability benefits.
Consider approval of surplus
list.
Consider approving resolution
to participate in the Texas Building and Procurement Commission Cooperative
Purchasing Program.
Personnel Issues: Closed
Session, Texas Govt. Code 551.074
Consider approval of hiring of
professional personnel.
Item #164
Suggestions from Board Members for Future Agenda Items
Item #165
Adjourn
** During the course of the meeting, should a discussion of
any item on the agenda be held in executive or closed session, the board may
convene in such executive or closed session by law, “Government Code, Chapter
551.”
REGULAR BOARD MEETING, July 16,
2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #156----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call to Order
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Gene
Marsh called the meeting to
0 Voted
No
order at 6:03 p.m.
0
Abstained
Item #157-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roll Call
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: All board
members were present with the exception
0 Voted
No of
Lisa Younts, Secretary; and Tom Walker. In the
0
Abstained
Absence of Lisa Younts, Fred Contreras served as
acting secretary.
Item #158------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Marsh
welcomed the visitors to the
0 Voted
No
meeting.
0
Abstained
Item #159------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pledge of Allegiance
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras led the Pledge of Allegiance.
0 Voted
No
0
Abstained
Item #160------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Information Items:
Superintendent's Report
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Brad
Bowden, Athletic Director, reported on the
0 Voted
No
Champ Camp and Volleyball camp enrollments.
0
Abstained
Rick Bacon reported the County Commissioners
will be donating
school zone lights to the school
district. Mr. Bacon reported on progress of the high school roof and
gymnasium. The gymnasium has been closed until repairs can be made to the
floor. Litigation for the high school roof is still pending. Electrical work
and construction on the portable building is underway. A new portable and two
classrooms will be gained. Custodians are being hired and trained. New
playground equipment has been ordered and will be installed with assistance from
PTA. Resignations from Sterling Myers, Secondary Choir Teacher; Becky Buck
and Connie Fletcher, both Diagnosticians; Terry Followell, Elementary PE/Coach;
Alison Talton, Speech Pathologist; and Ted Johnson, HS Teacher/Coach were
presented by Mr. Walter. A Budget Workshop was set for Monday, July 30.
Item #161----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Consent Items
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
minutes from Regular Meeting – June 11, 2007;
0
Abstained
Board Workshop – June 13, 2007; Called Meeting June 18, 2007, Training Workshop
June 21, 2007, and Called Meeting June 28, 2007; Finance Reports and Payment of
Bills. Tim Martin seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING - July 16, 2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #162------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Audience with Individual or Committee Making a Report
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: No one
addressed the board at this meeting.
0 Voted
No
0 Abstained
Item #163------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Items:
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
proposed update to the GCISD Board of Trustees
0 Abstained
Standard Operating Procedures. Glenda Bacon seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5 to 0.
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: No action
was taken on revisions to Board Policy
0 Voted
No
EIE(LOCAL) Academic Achievement Retention
0 Abstained
and
Promotion.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Glenda
Bacon made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
2007-2008 teacher appraisal calendar and designated
0 Abstained
appraisers as presented. Rick Doss seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
2007-2008 Student Code of Conduct as presented.
0 Abstained
Tim
Martin seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Rick Doss
made the motion to approve the contract
0 Voted
No
renewal for legal services with Powell and Leon, 0
Abstained
L.L.P. Glenda Bacon seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
Master Service Interlocal Agreement Contract
0 Abstained
with
Harris County Department of Education. Glenda Bacon seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve
0 Voted
No
replacement of the Middle School/Elementary
0 Abstained
roof at
a cost not to exceed $400,000. Tim Martin seconded the motion. Motion carried
5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Rick Doss
made the motion to approve a donation
0 Voted
No
from Grape Creek Booster Club in the amount of
0 Abstained
$8,500. Tim Martin seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING - July 16, 2007
____________________________________________________________________________
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
budget amendments as presented. (See
0
Abstained
Attachment 1) Rick Doss seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve a
0 Voted
No
resolution amending authorized representatives
0 Abstained
to
Texas Local Government Investment Pools (TexPool, TexStar, Lone Star and Texas
Term) Rick Doss seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Rick Doss
made the motion to approve a change
0 Voted
No of
disability benefits provided by the District by
0 Abstained
dropping the long-term disability and adding a short-term disability benefit.
Glenda Bacon seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Tim Martin
made the motion to approve the list
0 Voted
No of
surplus property as presented. Rick Doss 0
Abstained
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve a
0 Voted
No
resolution to participate in the Texas Building and
0 Abstained
Procurement Commission Cooperative Purchasing Program. Tim Martin seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
The Board convened into closed session at 8:02 p.m. in accordance with the Texas
Open Meetings Act Govt. Code Chapter 551.074 to discuss hiring of professional
personnel. The Board reconvened into open session at 9:03 p.m.. No motions,
actions or voting took place during closed session.
5 Voted
Yes NOTES: Rick Doss
made the motion to approve hiring.
0 Voted
No
hiring of professional personnel as presented:
0 Abstained
Nikki
Baker as teacher/coach; and Jared Alexander as teacher/coach. Fred Contreras
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5 to 0.
Item #164------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Suggestions from Board Members for Future Agenda Items
0 Voted
Yes
Glenda Bacon requested the policy be visited at
0 Voted
No
the next regular meeting concerning seniors
0
Abstained
participating in graduation who have not met all graduation requirements.
REGULAR BOARD MEETING - July 16, 2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #165------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjourn
5 Voted Yes NOTES:
Glenda Bacon made the motion to adjourn.
0 Voted
No
Rick Doss seconded the motion. Motion
0
Abstained
carried 5 to 0. The time was 9:24 p.m.
July 30, 2007CM
GRAPE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
CALLED MEETING
President: Gene Marsh
Vice
President: Fred Contreras
Secretary: Lisa Younts
Glenda Bacon
Rick Doss
Tim Martin
Tom Walker
This meeting was held at the Grape Creek Administration
Building, Community Room on July 30, 2007.
GRAPE CREEK TRUSTEES PRESENT: Gene Marsh, President;
Fred Contreras, Vice President; Lisa
Younts, Secretary; Tom Walker; Glenda Bacon; Rick Doss; and Tim Martin
TRUSTEES ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Frank Walter, Superintendent of
Schools; Chris duBois; Rick Bacon; Perry Putman; Greg Baucom; Randall Jenkins;
and Paul Michalewicz
GRAPE CREEK
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CALLED MEETING
July 30, 2007
Item #166
Call to Order
Item #167
Roll Call
Item #168
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
Item #169
Information Items:
Superintendent’s Report:
Automatic Payroll Deposit
Set Future Board Meetings
Item #170
Action Items:
Consider approval of board
policy changes
EIF(LOCAL) Academic
Achievement Graduation
Consider approving change on
Crockett County National Bank signature card
Consider approval of hiring of
professional personnel.**
Item #171
Adjourn
** During the course of the meeting, should a discussion of
any item on the agenda be held in executive or closed session, the board may
convene in such executive or closed session by law, “Government Code, Chapter
551.”
CALLED BOARD MEETING, July 30,
2007
___________________________________________________________________________________
Item #166----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call to Order
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Gene
Marsh called the meeting to
0 Voted
No
order at 6:00 p.m.
0
Abstained
Item #167-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roll Call
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: All board
members were present.
0 Voted
No
0
Abstained
Item #168------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Marsh
welcomed the visitors to the
0 Voted
No
meeting.
0
Abstained
Item #169------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Information Items:
Superintendent's Report
0 Voted
Yes NOTES:
Superintendent Frank Walter discussed the
0 Voted
No
district’s desire to enforce direct deposit for
0
Abstained
payroll checks.
Item #170------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Items:
7 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
board policy changes to EIF(LOCAL) Academic
0 Abstained
Achievement Graduation as presented. Glenda Bacon seconded the motion. Motion
carried 7 to 0.
7 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the
0 Voted
No
change on the Crockett County National Bank
0 Abstained
signature card from Cherryl Howard to Chris duBois. Glenda Bacon seconded the
motion. Motion carried 7 to 0.
The Board convened into closed session at 6:09 p.m. in accordance with the Texas
Open Meetings Act Govt. Code Chapter 551.074 to discuss hiring of professional
personnel. The Board reconvened into open session at 6:43 p.m.. No motions,
actions or voting took place during closed session.
7 Voted
Yes NOTES: Fred
Contreras made the motion to approve the hiring
0 Voted
No of
professional personnel as presented: Edith Koen,
0 Abstained
Diagnostician; Brian Taylor, Teacher/Coach; Sean McGarry, Teacher/Coach; Jill
Walker, Speech Pathologist; and Lori Jones, Elementary Special Education
Teacher. Rick Doss seconded the motion. Motion carried 7 to 0.
CALLED BOARD MEETING, July 30,
2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #171------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjourn
7 Voted Yes NOTES:
Rick Doss made the motion to adjourn. Tom
0 Voted
No
Walker seconded the motion. Motion carried
0
Abstained
7 to 0. The time was 6:51 p.m.
July 30, 2007WK
GRAPE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
BOARD WORKSHOP
President: Gene Marsh
Vice
President: Fred Contreras
Secretary: Lisa Younts
Glenda Bacon
Rick Doss
Tim Martin
Tom Walker
This meeting was held at the Grape Creek Administration
Building, Community Room on July 30, 2007.
GRAPE CREEK TRUSTEES PRESENT: Gene Marsh, President;
Fred Contreras, Vice President; Lisa
Younts, Secretary; Tom Walker; Glenda Bacon; Rick Doss; and Tim Martin
TRUSTEES ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Frank Walter, Superintendent of
Schools; Chris duBois; and Rick Bacon
GRAPE CREEK
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOARD WORKSHOP
July 30, 2007
Item #172
Call to Order
Item #173
Roll Call
Item #174
Discussion Items:
Budget Workshop: Grape Creek
ISD Salary & Compensation for Administration/
Professional and Auxiliary
Employees for 2007/2008; Employee Stipends; Employee Benefits; Curriculum;
Instructional Programs; Staff Development; Facilities; Transportation;
Technology; and Maintenance Operations.
Item #175
Adjourn
** During the course of the meeting, should a discussion of
any item on the agenda be held in executive or closed session, the board may
convene in such executive or closed session by law, “Government Code, Chapter
551.”
BOARD WORKSHOP, July 30, 2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #172----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call to Order
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Gene
Marsh called the meeting to
0 Voted
No
order at 6:52 p.m.
0
Abstained
Item #173-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roll Call
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: All board
members were present.
0 Voted
No
0
Abstained
Item #174------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discussion Items
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Board
members discussed Grape Creek ISD Salary &
0 Voted
No
Compensation for Administration/Professional
0
Abstained
and Auxiliary Employees for 2007/2008; Employee
Stipends; Employee Benefits; Curriculum;
Instructional Programs; Staff
Development; Facilities;
Transportation; Technology; and Maintenance
Operations.
Item #175------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjourn
7 Voted Yes NOTES:
Fred Contreras made the motion to adjourn.
0 Voted
No
Rick Doss seconded the motion. Motion
0
Abstained
carried 7 to 0. The time was 9:03 p.m.
June 11, 2007
GRAPE CREEK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
President: Gene Marsh
Vice President: Fred Contreras
Secretary: Lisa Younts
Glenda Bacon
Rick Doss
Tim Martin
Tom Walker
This meeting was held at the Grape Creek Administration
Building, Community Room on June 11, 2007.
GRAPE CREEK TRUSTEES PRESENT: Gene Marsh, President;
Fred Contreras, Vice President; Lisa
Younts, Secretary; Glenda Bacon; Rick Doss; Tim Martin; Tom Walker
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT: Frank Walter,
Superintendent of Schools; Rick Bacon; Randall Jenkins; Brad Bowden; Katy
Franklin; JoAnn Walker; Warrene Lykins; Angie Covey
GRAPE CREEK
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGULAR MEETING
June 11, 2007
Item #130
Call to Order
Item #131
Roll Call
Item #132
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
Item #133
Pledge of Allegiance
Item #134
Information Items
Superintendent’s Report
Campus Reports
Enrollment Report
Fairview Report
ISS Report
Special Populations Report
Education Service Center Region
XV Letter
TAKS Update
Facilities Update
Custodial Services
Update
Future Board Meetings
Board Self Evaluation
July Regular Meeting
Professional Personnel
Resignations
Item #135
Approve Consent Item’s:
Approve Minutes
Approve Finance Reports
Approve Payment of Bills
Item #136 Audience with Individual or
Committee Making a Report
Item #137
Action Items:
Consider approval of service
agreements with Education Service Center Region XV.
Consider approval of contract
renewal with Claims Administrative Services as Workers’ Compensation provider.
Consider naming the Official
Delegate and Alternate for the TASB 2007 Delegate Assembly.
Consider approval of TASB Board
Policy manual Update 80.
Personnel Issues. Closed
Session, Texas Govt. Code 551.074
Consider approval of hiring of
professional personnel. Closed Session, Texas Govt. Code 551.074
Item #138
Suggestions from Board Members for Future Agenda Items
Item #139
Adjourn
** During the course of the meeting, should a discussion of
any item on the agenda be held in executive or closed session, the board may
convene in such executive or closed session by law, “Government Code, Chapter
551.”
REGULAR BOARD MEETING, June 11,
2007
____________________________________________________________________________________
Item #130----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call to Order
0 Voted
Yes NOTES: Mr. Gene
Marsh called the meeting to
0 Voted No
order at 6:02 p.m.
0 Abstained
Item #131-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roll Call
0 Voted Yes
NOTES: All board members were present.
0 Voted No
0 Abstained
Item #132------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to Community Patrons and Visitors
0 Voted Yes
NOTES: Mr. Marsh welcomed the visitors to the
0 Voted No
meeting.
0 Abstained
Item #133------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Voted Yes
NOTES: &nbs