Minutes of Regular Meeting

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1 Minutes of Regular Meeting The Board of Trustees Alpine ISD A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Alpine ISD was held Wednesday, April 19, 2017, beginning at 5:30 PM in the Alpine ISD Administration Building - Board Room. I. Call Meeting to Order Board President Mo Morrow called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: Conrad J. Arriola, Justin Cross, James Jones, Mary McCallister, Mo Morrow, and Eddie Natera Kenda Belardo II. Invocation III. Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags IV. Verification of Compliance with the Open Meetings Law This is to verify that the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 55 I.041 in connection with public posting of meeting notice was met on April 13, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. V. Open Forum - Public Comment - None Agenda Item XV was taken out of agenda order and was addressed, beginning at 5:35 p.m. XV. Presentation of Alpine ISD Draft District of Innovation Plan Presenter: Becky Watley, Superintendent Ms. Watley reviewed the process and timeline for development of the District of Innovation Plan. She introduced and recognized Dr. Kip Sullivan, one of the District of Innovation Committee members. Ms. Watley then reviewed the Plan as it was approved by the entire committee. The proposed Plan will be mailed to the Commissioner of Education on April 20, 2017, and at that time will be posted to the Alpine ISD website for the 30-day public comment period. The Committee will meet again after the 30-day period to consider changes before the Plan is finalized for approval. The Board returned to consideration of Agenda items, as posted.

2 VI. Review and Consideration of Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification for Presenter: Becky Watley, Superintendent A motion was made by Justin Cross, seconded by Mary McCallister, to approve the Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification for , as presented. VII. Review and Consideration of Textbook Adoption Recommendations Presenter: Becky Watley, Superintendent A. Spanish B. Career and Technology Education A motion was made by James Jones, seconded by Mary Mccallister, to approve the Textbook Adoption Recommendations, as presented. VIII. Review and Consideration of Out-of-State travel for Students Presenter: Panchi Scown, AHS Principal A. Anchor International Leadership Summit - Angelica Milan will be representing the Anchor Club Texas District as Secretary in Las Vegas, Nevada. B. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Roarke Zimmer will be attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California. A motion was made by Mary McCallister, seconded by Eddie Natera, to approve the out-of-state travel for the students, as recommended by Ms. Watley, Superintendent of Schools. IX. Reports A. Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Presenter: Darrell Dodds 1. Monthly Report Presenter: Darrell Dodds, Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations

3 Darrell Dodds reviewed the tax collections and financials for the month of March, X. Consideration of Budget Amendments A motion was made by Justin Cross, seconded by Mary Mccallister, to approve a budget amendment, as proposed by Darrell Dodds, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations, in the amount of$15,000. The funds will be appropriated from Budgetary Fund Balance, and will be transferred to , Security and Monitoring Services, to be used to fund the salary for a resource officer for the remainder of the school year. A contract for the services was signed with Brewster County on February 1, XI. Preliminary Budget Information for Presenter: Darrell Dodds, Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations Mr. Dodds reviewed the budget process, including preliminary figures for , and updated the Board on information pertaining to the Property Value Study currently under review. XII. Review and Consideration of Board Resolution Extending Depository Contract for Funds of Independent School Districts Under Texas Education Code, Chapter 45, Subchapter G, School District Depositories Presenter: Darrell Dodds, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations A motion was made by Justin Cross, seconded by James Jones, to approve Mr. Dodds' recommendation to adopt the Board Resolution Extending Depository Contract for Funds of Independent School Districts Under Texas Education Code, Chapter 45, Subchapter G, School District Depositories. The extension will be for the period of July l, 2017 through June 30, XIII. Review and Consideration of Action to Pursue Requests for Proposals (RFP's) for Air Conditioning Systems for Gyms Presenter: Darrell Dodds, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations A motion was made by James Jones, seconded by Mary McCallister, to authorize Mr. Dodds and Ms. Watley to request proposals for installation of Air Conditioning Systems for the Alpine ISO gyms.

4 XIV. Consent Items The Board has been furnished with background material on each item and/or it has been discussed at a previous meeting. Items may be withdrawn for individual consideration. All remaining items will be adopted by a single vote. Items withdrawn for separate discussion will be acted upon individually. A. Board Minutes of Previous Meetings 1. March 22, Regular Meeting B. District expenditures for month of March, 2017 A motion was made by Conrad Arriola, seconded by Eddie Natera, to approve the consent items, as presented. XVI. Superintendent's Report Presenter: Becky Watley A. Enrollment Report Total enrollment stands at 1,112, with an ADA of95.66 %. Enrollment for the campuses is: Alpine High School: 292 enrollment; ADA of %. Alpine Middle School: 350 enrollment; ADA of %. Alpine Elementary School: 470 enrollment; ADA of95.43 %. B. Summer Leadership Institute Registrations Ms. Watley reviewed the schedule for registrations and attendance. C. Tier Two Board Training Scheduled for May 1st -Three-Hour Team Building Session-Board training session is scheduled for May 1, 2017, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner will be sponsored by tax attorney firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins, and Mott. D. Update on PA/Bell System Ms. Watley reviewed the progress on installation and training on the new systems. E. Update on Bond Exploratory Committee Ms. Watley updated the board on the process and progress of the Bond Exploratory Committee. The Committee has met twice, with Dr. Reece Blincoe serving as Committee Chairperson. F. Quarterly Update on Alpine ISO Goals and Objectives

5 Ms. Watley reviewed progress on the Alpine ISO Goals and Objectives for the previous quarter. XVII. Closed Session - Pursuant to Tex. Govt. Code , , , , and The Board adjourned to executive session at 7:44 p.m. A. Hear and Deliberate Regarding Personnel Issues. Texas Gov't Code Section I. Employee Resignations 2. Superintendent recommendations for Employee Contracts for Texas Gov 1 t Code Section XVIII. Open Session: Consider and take possible action on Closed Session deliberations The Board reconvened in open session, at 8:30 p.m., taking action on Closed session deliberations as indicated below. A. Consider and Take Possible Action Regarding Personnel - Texas Gov 1 t Code Section Employee Resignations - No action required 2. Superintendent's Recommendations for Employee Contracts for A motion was made by James Jones, seconded by Mary McCallister, to approve the Superintendent's recommendation to offer a Probationary Dual Assignment Contract to Monty Gotthard, as a teacher/coach for the school year. XIX. Schedule Future Meetings Monday, May 1, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. -Alpine Country Club, Special Meeting and Level II Board Training Session Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. -Alpine ISD Administration Building Board Room, Regular Meeting XX. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.

6 The Board may retire to executive session at any time between the meeting's opening and adjournment for purposes of deliberating business as authorized in Texas Government Code, Title 5, Subchapter D, Sections and Action, if any, will be taken in open session. (Texas Government Code Chapter ) Date of Approval: May 17, 2017