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School Board Meeting Minutes

June 8, 2010

By O.K. Wolfenbarger III

July 15, 2010

School Board Meeting

7:00 P.M.

Board of Education

Comstock ISD

Location: School Administration Building Conference Room

June 8, 2010

THIS CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BEING HELD FOR THE REASONS LISTED BELOW, IS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.146. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. CLOSED MEETING, IF REQUIRED, IS AUTHORIZED BY THE STATUTE AND WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING. IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING, ANY DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE HELD IN CLOSED MEETING, THE BOARD WILL CONVENE IN SUCH CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E, SECTIONS 551.071-551.084.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION

551 SUBCHAPTERS D & E

551.071 Private consultation with the Board’s Attorney

551.072 Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of property

551.073 Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gift or donations

551.074 Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel

551.076 Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of security Personnel or devices

551.082 Considering the discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel

551.083 Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the board will follow or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups

551.084 Exclusion of witness from hearing

AT ANY TIME, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED MEETING TO RECEIVE LEGAL COUNSEL OR ADVICE WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S LEGAL COUNSEL DETERMINES SHOULD BE CONFIDENTIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNSEL’S DUTY TO THE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION IN THE OPEN PORTION OF THE MEETING ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

BOARD MEMBERS: Present Absent

Bill Zuberbueler, President __X___ _____

Bill Taylor, Vice-President __X___ _____

Jack Harrington, Secretary __X___ _____

Billy Foster __X___ _____

Billy Whaley __X___ _____

Danny Thompson __ ___ __X___

Toby Ward __X___ _____

O.K. Wolfenbarger, III, Supt. __X___ _____

Ebby Loeffler, Principal __X___ _____

MINUTES

President calls the meeting to order.

President Bill Zuberbueler calls the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

Invocation

Consideration of approving the minutes of the meeting of May 11, 2010 as presented by the Secretary.

Billy Foster moved and Bill Taylor 2^nd to approve the minutes of the meeting of May 11, 2010 as presented by the Secretary. Motion carried 6 to 0.

Consideration of people who sign in on the designated form located on the table at the entrance of the Conference Room in accordance with Policy BED (Local).

Guests: Javier Gutierrez

Consideration of and possible action to receive and approve a report from Javier Gutierrez of McCreary, Vaselka, Bragg, and, Allen, PC on the status of delinquent tax collections in the District.

Bill Taylor moved and Toby Ward 2^nd to approve a report from Javier Gutierrez of McCreary, Vaselka, Bragg, and, Allen, PC on the status of delinquent tax collections in the District. Motion carried 6 to 0.

Consideration of and possible action to approve a resolution that sanctions the Val Verde County Texas 4-H Organization as approved for recognition and eligible for extracurricular status consideration under 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76.1, pertaining to extracurricular activities for the 2010-2011 school year.

Billy Foster moved and Billy Whaley 2^nd to approve a resolution that sanctions the Val Verde County Texas 4-H Organization as approved for recognition and eligible for extracurricular status consideration under 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76.1, pertaining to extracurricular activities for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried 6 to 0.

Consideration of and possible action to approve the Adjunct Faculty Agreement to consider the appointment of John Allen, CEA-Ag and Christina Nass, CEA-F&CS as adjunct faculty members of the Comstock Independent School District for the 2010-2011school year.

Toby Ward moved and Jack Harrington 2^nd to approve the Adjunct Faculty Agreement to consider the appointment of John Allen, CEA-Ag and Christina Nass, CEA-F&CS as adjunct faculty members of the Comstock Independent School District for the 2010-2011school year. Motion carried 6 to 0.

The board went into Executive Session at 7:58 PM and returned to Open Session at 9:07 PM.

Consideration and possible action to accept resignations of school personnel.

Bill Taylor moved and Billy Foster 2^nd to accept resignations of school personnel, Mary Thornburg and Hugo Tarango. Motion carried 6 to 0.

Consideration and possible action to advertise for professional and paraprofessional personnel.

Jack Harrington moved and Toby Ward 2^nd to advertise for professional and paraprofessional personnel. Motion carried 6 to 0.

0. Consideration of and possible action to approve the advertising for Gasoline and Propane bids for the school district for the 2010-2011 school year.

Billy Foster moved and Jack Harrington 2^nd to approve the advertising for Gasoline and Propane bids for the school district for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried 6 to 0.

1. Consideration of and possible action to hear a report on the results of the Parent Survey as presented by the superintendent and principal.

The board heard a report on the results of the Parent Survey.

2. Consideration of and possible action to hear a report on the 2009-2010 TAKS results.

The board heard a report on the 2009-2010 TAKS results.

3. Consideration of and possible action to approve relocating the bus stop for transfer students.

Bill Taylor moved and Billy Foster 2^nd to approve relocating the bus stop for transfer students. Motion carried 6 to 0.

4. Consideration of and possible action to approve the disposal of District property.

Jack Harrington moved and Toby Ward 2^nd to approve the disposal of District property. Motion carried 6 to 0.

5. Consideration of and possible action to review the current cafeteria fiscal status and examine the possibility of changing the rates charged for lunches.

Jack Harrington moved and Bill Taylor 2^nd to review the current cafeteria fiscal status and examine the possibility of changing the rates charged for lunches. The cafeteria rates were not changed. Motion carried 6 to 0.

6. Consideration of and possible action to seek bids for student insurance for the 2010-2011 school year.

Billy Foster moved and Toby Ward 2^nd to seek bids for student insurance for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried 6 to 0.

7. Consideration and possible action to advertise for janitorial services for the 2010-2011 school year.

Toby Ward moved and Billy Whaley 2^nd to advertise for janitorial services for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried 6 to 0.

8. Consideration of conducting a budget workshop that will include discussion of topics that affect the development of the budget.

Discussion of the Preliminary Appraisal Values
Discussion of the proposed tax rates and the possibility of a rollback election
Discussion of funding sources
Discussion of the state funding crisis and possible solutions.
Discussion of a tentative summer calendar for budget workshops on the 2010-2011 budget.
Consideration of setting a date for a special meeting to conduct a budget workshop

Toby Ward moved and Bill Zuberbueler 2^nd to have a budget workshop that included the discussion of topics that affected the development of the budget. Motion carried 6 to 0.