HITCHCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

The following members were present: President Pat Turner, Vice President Ted Robinson, Secretary Estelle Holmes and board members Mark Morgan, Jimmy Anderson, Monica Cantrell, Tom Ivey.

The Board of Trustees conducted the following business:

• Recognition: The Lonesome Dove 4-H gave a progress report to the Board of Trustees and presented tokens of appreciation. Wyndie Woodhouse was spokesperson for Lonesome Dove 4-H.

• Approved the following items on the consent agenda: minutes of meetings for September 19, 2006, and September 24, 2006, monthly financial report for month ending September 30, 2006, and monthly tax collection for month ending September 30, 2006.

• Received Superintendent’s reports on Kids First Head Start and TAKS Checkpoints report and heard a presentation on the district’s health services given by Carmen Campbell, R.N.

• Approved the resolution regarding conducting a joint election in May 2007 with the City of Hitchcock and authorized the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the necessary agreements and submit changes to the U.S. Department of Justice of Pre-clearance.

• Approved the Kids First Head Start refunding application.

• Approved the purchase of Flood Insurance for the 2006-2007 school year through Blanchard Insurance Company for $43,777.

• Approved the purchase of Compass Learning Odyssey Software for Stewart Elementary School and Crosby Middle School and Corrective Reading materials for Crosby Middle School and Hitchcock High School for a total of $50,876.81.

• Approved the donation of an awning and green house for Stewart Elementary School from the C.A.R.E. Club.

• Approved the purchase of a van for the IT Department for$21,144.

• Approved the purchase of a 71-passenger air conditioned bus with white top and tinted windows for $72,959.

• Tabled the item to rescind the previous board action of July 27, 2006, to purchase the modular buildings located at Stewart Elementary School pending receipt of additional information.

• Tabled the item to approve Off-Campus Physical Education Substitution pending the receipt of additional information.

• Approved addition and reclassification of two employees at Crosby Middle School to participate in the Governor’s Educator Excellence Award.

• Set workshop dates:

Workshop 1 to discuss golf, restrooms at girls’ softball field, Local Policy FMG: Commencement, Superintendent Search Proposals, and Eckard Land & Acquisition—land survey. Thursday, October 26, 2006, 6:30 PM.

Workshop 2 to discuss Magellan K-12 Demography Update—based on anticipated growth, and Location of proposed Transportation Facility. TBA

• New Hires:
1. Angela Hawkins, Kids First Head Start Director
2. Michele Luther, Early Childhood-Special Education teacher