The Littlefield Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Jerry Blakely Administration Building.
The Invocation was given by Gary Birkelbach and the meeting was called to order by Board President Lance Broadhurst.
The following board members were present: Gary Birkelbach, Lance Broadhurst, Johnny Castillo Jr., Pat Demel, Adrian Solis, Will Williams and Superintendent, Mike Read. Hervey Valdez, Jr. was absent.
Guests present were Mitch McNeese, Bryan Gregory, Beverly Boldes, Rachel Moreno, Jimmy Thomas, Amber Hays, Adam Solis, Monica Acevedo, Tom Whistler, Staci Sumners, Brette Southard, Toni Meredith, Janet Muller, Lisa Torres, Alfonso Torres, Jeremy Newton, Kenny Rucker, Matt Meredith, Chris Weston, Mike Fry, Ian Evans, Fred Stormer, Jeff Sellers, Robin Rucker, Lance Terrell, and Michael Armstrong.
During Public Forum: Alfonso and Lisa Torres addressed the board about concerns regarding food allergens. Jeremy Newton and Kenny Rucker both addressed the board about the Guardian Program and Matt Meredith addressed the board about concerns within the school.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved by general consent.
Amber Hays, Tom Whistler, Staci Sumners, Adam Solis and AD Jimmy Thoms gave their administrative reports on student enrollment, student progress, and student attendance, as well as planned special events and student performance in extracurricular events at their respective campuses.
Jeff Sellers gave a presentation on the Guardian Defender Program and Parkhill gave a presentation on the Facilities Assessment. No Action was taken on either item.
The next item on the agenda, Item 7 was Consideration and possible action to accept for consideration an Application for an Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property under the Texas Economic Development Act, Chapter 313, assess an Application fee, and authorize the superintendent to review the Application for completeness and submit such Application to the Comptroller:
The motion was made by Adrian Solis and seconded by Gary Birkelbach to accept Yellow House Wind LLC’s Application for an Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property, start an application fee of $80,000, authorize the Superintendent to work with the Underwood Law Firm to process the Application and upon a determination that such Application is complete, that it be submitted to the Comptroller as set out in Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code. The motion carried unanimous.
Supt. Read gave an update on the Facilities Maintenance Priorities Plan and the motion was made by Birkelbach and seconded by Solis to approve the facilities maintenance plan as presented. The motion carried.
Supt. Read went over the Head Start Agreement with the Board and the motion was made by Solis and seconded by Johnny Castillo to approve the Head Start Agreement as presented. The motion carried.
Supt. Read presented the Financial and Investment Report and the motion was made by Solis and seconded by Will Williams to approve the Financial and Investment Report as presented. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda, Item 11 was Personnel Matters including the Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal and /or Compensation for Individual District Employees. No Action was taken at this time.
Supt. Read presented Board Training Information to the Board and the meeting was adjourned at 10:09 p.m.