Minutes of School Board Meeting

March 23, 2015

1  The Joaquin ISD School Board met tonight in regular session at 6:00 p.m. in the Joaquin Boardroom

with the following members present:  Jay Dee Cockrell, Ronnie Belrose, Tam Hearnsberger,

Jimmy Hamilton (arrived at 6:23 p.m.), and Luke Garrett

Board members absent:   Chrisco Bragg, Charles Leflett

Guest(s) Present: Colleen Doggett, Maggie Bowden and Jay Wilson

     Joaquin ISD Employee(s) Present:  Joel Bumback, Director of Finance; Kathy Carrington, Special Programs  Director; Jimmy Jackson, High School Principal/Transportation Director; Bert Coan, Assistant Elementary Principal/Truancy; Donna Vergo, Human Resources; Sheryl Graves, Elementary Principal and Terri Gray, Jr. High Principal; Mark Bonner, Maintenance Director

     Jay Dee Cockrell, President, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2  The invocation was led by Luke Garrett, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America

    by Tam Hearnsberger, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag was led by Ronnie Belrose.

3  Audience Participation – Those signed up and participating were:  None

4  Report and Information items:

4.1           Review Monthly Financial Reports

4.2           Quarterly Investment Report

4.3          Boundary Line Report

4.4           District Academic and UIL/Extra-Curricular Stipends

4.5           Policy CKC – Campus Security

4.6           May 9^th School Board Election            

4.7           Correspondence

5  Agenda Items for discussion, consideration, and possible action:

5.1  It was moved Tam Hearnsberger, and seconded by Luke Garrett, to approve the previous meetings  minutes.  Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

5.2  It was moved by Luke Garrett, and seconded by Ronnie Belrose, to take from the table the motion on student transfers.  This motion is not debatable and not amendable.  The vote was taken on the motion.  It  carried unanimously.

 

       It was moved by Ronnie Belrose, and seconded by Tam Hearnsberger, to approve the student transfers  policy (attached).  Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

6  The board entered closed session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act at 6:25 p.m. on

    March 23, 2015.

6.1  Enter closed session under Texas Government Codes §551.071, §551.074, §551.082, §551.0821, §551.127,

       §551.129           

                6.1.1        Resignations & Retirements

                6.1.2        Teacher Contracts

                                1.  Termination of Probationary Contract

7  The board entered open session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act at 7:34 p.m. on   

    March 23, 2015.  Agenda Items for discussion, consideration, and possible action:

7.1.1        It was moved by Tam Hearnsberger, and seconded by Luke Garrett, to accept the resignation(s) of

               Daniel Gannon and Jennifer Sipes.  Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

7.1.2        It was moved by Tam Hearnsberger, and seconded by Ronnie Belrose, to terminated probationary contracts of Kaprice Hill, Angela Gillis, Ashley Kostra, and Kate Garvin at the end of 2014-15 school year in the best interest of the District.  Following discussion, a vote was taken on the motion.  It carried unanimously.

8  Jay Dee Cockrell, Board President, ask for items to be placed on the next board agenda.  

               

9  Designation of date and time of next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin ISD

          – April 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. 

10  With no further business on the agenda the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.