OFFICIAL MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING

PRINGLE-MORSE CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD of TRUSTEES

April 19, 2007

Trustees present:  Jerry Hart, Clyde McCloy, Carolyn Shields, Jon Mark Tolleson.  Trustees absent:  Jerry Crowl, James Lieb, Robin Wilson.  Administration present:  Superintendent Kent Hargis, Business Manager Paige Speck.   No one was present for public comments/audience participation.

A quorum was established and President Jerry Hart called the meeting to order at 7:18 p.m. 

Jon Mark Tolleson moved to approve the consent agenda, which consisted of:

            March 26, 2007, Board minutes;

            April 3, 2007, Board minutes;

The motion was seconded by Clyde McCloy and carried 4-0.

Business Manager Speck presented the financial report, which consisted of budget update, cash position and review of monthly expenditures.

Trustees reviewed the itinerary (attached) for the eighth-grade trip.

Jerry Hart moved to approve the resolutions (attached) designating Bob Meier as the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator and the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Coordinator for Pringle-Morse CISD; Clyde McCloy seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.

Trustees discussed the list of repair projects (attached).  Jerry Hart moved to accept Miller Paper Company’s bid to refinish the gymnasium floor, accept Lone Star Handyman’s bid to paint three classrooms and hallways, and accept BMC Exterior’s bid to replace elementary windows; the motion was seconded by Jon Mark Tolleson and carried 4-0.

Jon Mark Tolleson moved to approve the revised Interlocal Agreement Resolution and Agreement {attached) with West Texas Public Schools Employee Benefits Cooperative; Jerry Hart seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.

Superintendent Hargis discussed projected pre-K transfers for the 2007-08 school year – i.e., number of transfers, transportation, etc.

No action was taken regarding the Contract for Assessment and Collection Services with Hansford Appraisal District (attached) for the period October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008.

Jerry Hart moved to authorize the signatures of Kent Hargis and Paige Speck on transmittal registers in conjunction with the deposit of ACH files at First National Bank; Clyde McCloy seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.

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Clyde McCloy moved to approve the joint election agreements (attached) between Pringle-Morse CISD and Hansford County, Hutchinson County and Sherman County; the motion was seconded by Jerry Hart and carried 4-0.

Clyde McCloy moved to approve the 2007-08 school calendar (attached); Jerry Hart seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.

In his report, Superintendent Hargis:

            Reported current attendance of 115 students;

            Announced TASB spring workshop on May 16, 2007;

            Issued a schedule of upcoming school activities;

            Reminded Trustees that the next regular Board meeting will be May 17;

            Stated that the Legislature is doing nothing regarding school finance.

The meeting adjourned by general consent at 9:52 p.m. on April 19, 2007.

Minutes approved this _______17th________ day of __________May________________ 2007.

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