Minutes of Regular Meeting

The Board of Trustees
Dalhart ISD

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Dalhart ISD was held Tuesday, August 16, 2011, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Dalhart ISD Central Office 701 East 10th Street.

Present: Jeff Lloyd – President, Rick Dunham – Vice-President at 8:17 p.m., Gary Schniederjan – Secretary,  Janet Banks – Board Member, Peter Baumert – Board Member, Doug Claborn – Board Member, Randy Sherrill – Board Member at 8:13 p.m., David Foote – Superintendent, John Machel – Jr. High Prin., Carolyn Field – XIT Prin., and Delbert Dodds – Business Manager
Absent: None
Visitors:  Zelda Beth Lang – KXIT Radio, Tammi Ledford – Dalhart Texan

12343.	Call to Order – President Lloyd called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and stated that a quorum was present: the meeting had been duly called: and the notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
		
12344.	Prayer – Mr. Foote offered the prayer.		
12345.	Student/Teacher Presentations – None		
12346.	Audience with:		
	Patrons – None		
	Students – None		
	Staff – Mr. Foote talked about the presenter at today’s inservice and Mrs. Field informed the board that XIT would not have the Life Skills grant for the 2011-2012 school year because it was not funded by the state.		
12347.	Update on new construction with QSCB 2010 - Mr. Foote gave a brief update on the QSCB 2010 and where we were at this time and the progress of the Athletic Complex.		
12348.	Update on Roof Removal and Replacement for DISD – Mr. Foote stated everything was going very well and that they would be finished by the end of August.		
12349.	Consider and discuss the designation of Fund Balance for current Fund Balance – No action taken it will be addressed at our special meeting set for August 29, 2011.		
12350.	Amend the board minutes from January 18, 2011 regular meeting to say “surplus vans” – It was moved by Gary Schniederjan and seconded by Janet Banks to amend item #12216 in the minutes of the January 18, 2011 to add the word “surplus vans” to the motion.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill.
Nays: None		
12351.	First Reading on STAAR Program and EOC (End of Course) Policy – No action taken.		
12352.	Consider and discuss the Resolution of the Board to Suspend Portions of EIE (LOCAL) for the 2011 – 2012 school year only – It was moved by Janet Banks and seconded by Gary Schniederjan to approve the suspension for the 2011 – 2012 school year that students do not have to pass the 5th and 8th grade STAAR test for promotion for this year only.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniderjan and Sherrill
Nays: None		
12353.	Consider 2011 – 2012 Teacher Appraisal Calendar – It was moved by Gary Schniederjan and seconded by Peter Baumert to approve the 2011 – 2012 Teacher Appraisal Calendar.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill
Nays: None		
12354.	Consider and discuss date and time to conduct public hearing on 2011 – 2012 budget and proposed tax rate – It was moved by Peter Baumert and seconded by Gary Schniederjan to set a public hearing for August 29,  2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Dalhart Administration Building,  701 E. 10th, Dalhart, Texas.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill
Nays: None		
12355.	Consider changes to Local Leave Policy DEC (LOCAL) – It was moved by Peter Baumert and seconded by Janet Banks to approve the revision to DEC (LOCAL) policy from 5 local days down to 3 local days beginning with the 2011 – 2012 school year.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill
Nays: None		
12356.	Discuss preliminary 2011 – 2012 preliminary budget – Mr. Foote and Mr. Dodds went over the 2011 – 2012 preliminary budget with the board.		
12357.	Take a record vote on 2011 – 2012 proposed tax rate – It was moved by Randy Sherrill and seconded by Gary Schniederjan to set the proposed M & O tax rate for 2011 – 2012 school year at $1.04.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill
Nays: None

It was moved by Randy Sherrill and seconded by Gary Schniederjan to set the the proposed I & S tax rate for 2011 – 2012 school year at $.1977.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan and Sherrill
Nays: None		
12358.	Consider Consent Agenda:

Minutes of Previous Meetings

Financial Reports

Budget Amendments

Disbursements

It was moved by Gary Schniederjan and seconded by Doug Claborn to approve the consent agenda: minutes of regular meeting held on July 19, 2011, minutes of special meeting held on July 21, 2011, financial reports, budget amendments, and disbursements for  July 2011.
Yeas: Banks, Baumert, Claborn, Dunham, Lloyd, Schniederjan, and Sherrill
Nays: None
Abstained: Randy Sherrill from Bartlett Lumber Co. bills
                  Doug Claborn from Claborn Heating and Air bills
		
12359.	President Lloyd announced that the Board of Trustees would adjourn into closed session in accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter 551 to discuss personnel issues at 9:03 p.m. The board reconvened in open session at 10:02 p.m.		
12360.	President Lloyd adjourned the meeting at 10:03 p.m.