SOMERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Notice of Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees
Somerville Independent School District
February 11, 2015
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Somerville Independent School District will be
held on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Somerville ISD
Administration Building at 625 8th Street in Somerville, Texas.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. Items do
not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice.
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
I.
Call to Order - President of Board
A.
Prayer
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
II.
Welcome Guests and Visitors
A.
Hearings of Patrons and Delegations
(1.) Public Forum
III.
Consent Agenda
A.
Superintendent’s Agenda
B.
Minutes of Regular Meeting on January 14, 2015, Workshop for Tier 2 Training
on January 20, 2015, and Called Meeting on January 21, 2015
C.
Payment of Bills
IV.
Business – Items for Action
A.
Order Board of Trustee Election for May 9, 2015
B.
Consider Policy Update 101 on Second Reading: Review Updated (LEGAL)
Policies and Act on (LOCAL) Policies
V.
Business - Discussion Items **
A.
Presentation: Singleton-Zimmer-Haliburton Architects
B.
Discussion of Salary Schedules and Payscales
VI.
Administrative Reports
A.
Summary of Unpaid Tax Report
B.
Comparison of Revenue and Expenditures to Official Budget Reports
C.
Statement of Cash Position Report
D.
Enrollment Report
VII.
Information and Announcements
** Any of these where appropriate may become action items at the Board’s discretion.
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VIII.
Closed Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.072 and §551.074 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act; and 39.030(a) of the Education Code for the following
purposes:
A.
B.
Personnel
(1.)
Consider Contracts for the Following Administrators
(a.)
Kimberly Camarillo
(b.)
Amanda Flencher
(c.)
Kenneth Groholski
(d.)
James Richardson
(e.)
Karla Sparks
(2.)
Resignations and Employment
(3.)
Other Personnel
Property
IX.
Reconvene into Open Session
A.
Action on Items Discussed in Closed Session
X.
Adjournment
This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act on Friday, February 6, 2015 at
3:00 p.m.
Carol Brinkman
For the Board of Trustees
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SOMERVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of February 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Somerville Independent
School District will hold a Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Somerville ISD Administration
Building located at 625 8th Street in Somerville, Texas 77879. The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda
which is attached to and made a part of this notice.
If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting,
the Board shall convene in such closed meeting in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, of the
Government Code and Education Code 39.030(a). Before any such meeting is convened, the presiding officer shall
publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting.
Government Code Section:
418.183(f)
Deliberating information confidential to Homeland Security.
551.071
Private consultation with the Board’s attorney.
551.072
Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
551.073
Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
551.074
Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.
Note: For purposes of the closed meeting exception for personnel matters, an independent
contractor, such as an engineering, architectural, or consultant firm, is not an employee.
Atty. Gen. Op. MW-129 (1980).
551.076
Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of,
security personnel or devices; or a security audit.
551.082
Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against
personnel.
551.083
Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the Board will follow,
or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of
employee groups.
551.087
Discussion regarding economic development negotiations.
Education Code:
39.030(a)
The Board shall conduct a closed meeting to discuss or adopt individual
assessment instruments or assessment instrument items.
A final action, decision, or vote on a matter deliberated in a closed meeting shall be made only in an open
meeting for which proper notice has been given. Gov’t Code 551.102
This Notice was posted and filed in compliance with the Open Meetings Act on February 6, 2015 at 3:00 p. m.
Carol Brinkman
For the Board of Trustees
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P. O. Box 997
Somerville, Texas 77879
979/596-2153