The Littlefield Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, July 18th at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Jerry Blakely Administration Building.
The invocation was given by Will Williams and the meeting was called to order by Board President Gary Birkelbach.
Nobody requested to comment during Public Forum and the minutes from the previous meeting were approved by general consent.
Item four on the agenda was the discussion of Littlefield ISD’s Preliminary Values, presented by Leisa Kloiber.
No action was necessary for this item.
The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action for approval of Lamb County Appraisal District Budget.
The motion was made by Williams and seconded by Pat Demel to approve the Lamb County Appraisal District Budget. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action to approve the purchase of a new pickup.
The motion was made by Hervey Valdez Jr. and seconded by Williams to approve the purchase of a new pickup. The motion carried.
Item seven on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action for the approval of Trust Property Disposition.
The motion was made by Demel and seconded by Sal Acevedo to approve Trust Property Dispositon. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action on the approval of Policy Update 123.
The motion was made by Valdez and seconded by Demel to approve Policy Update 123. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action for the approval of Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, and Employee Handbook.
The motion was made by Acevedo and seconded by Williams to approve the Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, and Employee Handbook. The motion carried.
Item 10 on the agenda was to deliberate and take possible action for the approval of budget amendment.
The motion was made by Williams and seconded by Demel to approve the Budget Amendment. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to deliberate and take possible action for the approval of the Financial and Investment Review and Report. a) Budget Meeting #2 The motion was made by Demel and seconded by Williams to approve the Financial Report as presented. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to discuss and take possible action for the approval of Maintenance Priorities Plan: a) Deliberation and possible approval of purchase of football scoreboard.
The motion was made by Demel and seconded by Acevedo to approve the purchase of a new football scoreboard. The motion carried. b) Deliberation and possible approval of purchase of a greenhouse.
The motion was made by Valdez and seconded by Williams to approve the purchase of a Greenhouse.
The motion carried.
Item 13 on the agenda was Personnel Matters Including Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignmentt, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal and / or Compensation of Indivdual District Employees: Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 the Board went into executive session to discuss personnel at 7:21 p.m. The Board returned to regular session at 8:46 p.m.
a) Certified Personnel: The motion was made by Williams and seconded by Demel to approve hiring certified personnel (Laura Parker) for Algebra II teacher, (Garyn Bigham Gonzales) as 3rd Grade Social Studies Teacher, (Juanita Garza) as 6th Grade ELAR Teacher, and (Adam Cruz) as Contracted Atheltic Trainer. The motion carried.
Resignation letters were presented on Shelby Westmoreland, Karen Trevino, Abigail Bryant, Cenee Rogers, and Holly Nelson. b) At-Will Employees Hired: Mayra Rico – High School Paraprofessional.
Item 14 on the agenda was Board Training Information: Superintendent Mitch McNeese provided the Board with board training opportunities.
With there being no further business, Board President Birkelbach declared the meeting adjourned at 9:16 p.m.