A Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Slocum Independent School District was held August 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Board Room of the Slocum Independent School District, 5765 E. State Hwy 294, Elkhart, Texas. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551 A. Establish Quorum – Board President, Malon Reed, announced that a quorum was present and that the meeting was duly called. 1) Members Present – Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day 2) Absent – Brad Chapin 3) School Officials Present – Cliff Lasiter, Errin Deer, Mark Leuschner, Kim O’Dell 4) Guest(s) Present – Kay Reed B. Pledges of Allegiance C. Invocation – Steve Webb
2. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 3. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Daniel Bailey and seconded by Darren Farley to approve the consent agenda consisting of A. Minutes: 1) Regular Meeting, July 18, 2013 2) Special Meeting, July 29, 2013 B. Business Manager - Monthly Financial Reports 1) Financial Report – resolution to commit 1 million dollars for future capital expenditures 2) Budget Amendments – final amendments – (see attached) 3) Accounts Payable 4) Tax Collection Report Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day Nays: None 4. REPORTS A. 2013 TEA Accountability Ratings – Both campuses met the standard. Received Information. B. Anderson County Special Education Coop Budget for 2013-2014 – Received Information. C. Projected Enrollment – Received Information. D. Facilities Report (Termites) - Received Information.
5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS A. Budget for the 2013-2014 School Year It was moved by Darren Farley and seconded by Steve Webb to pass the budget presented in July. Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day Nays: None B. Set Tax Rate for the 2013-2014 School Year It was moved by Roger Jones and seconded by Daniel Bailey to set the tax rate to 1.04 per cent. Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day Nays: None C. Additional Region VII Contract for 2013-2014 School Year It was moved by Steve Webb and seconded by John Day to increase the cost of the Region VII Contract by $600.00 for the superintendent’s membership in the academy. Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day Nays: None D. September Board Meeting Date The meeting was set to be held on Monday, September 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM. E. Consider Drug Testing Program for Secondary Students Received Information.
6. PERSONNEL A. CLOSED SESSION (Authority-Texas Govt. Code 551.074) No closed session was held. (1) Employ Substitute Personnel – It was moved by Steve Webb and seconded by Roger Jones to employ Substitute Personnel recommended by the Administration. Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day Nays: None (2) Resignations - none
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/TRUSTEE COMMENTS - None 8. ADJOURN – It was moved by Daniel Bailey and seconded by Steve Webb to adjourn. Yeas: Malon Reed, Roger Jones, Daniel Bailey, Darren Farley, Steve Webb, John Day
Nays: None |
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