Cleveland ISD Board Meeting — May 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting Type: Regular Source: Minutes (PDF) Extracted: 2026-03-02 16:14 ============================================================ 000061 CLEVELAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (Regular) May 13, 2019 The Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Independent School District was called to order in regular session with the following members present: Chris Wood, President Ronnie Lewis Christina Purkerson, Vice President Aaron Montesnieto Kelly Jenkel-Axton, Secretary Sharica Lewis arrived at 6:01 PM and Kellie Whitmire was absent. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chris Wood, President; the invocation was given by Ronnie Lewis and the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags was led by Kelly Jenkel- Axton. A motion was made by Ronnie Lewis and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to approve the resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the bond election held on May 4, 2019, and other matters in connection therewith (copy filed separately). The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. The Bond Election failed as follows: 315 FOR / 355 AGAINST A motion was made by Kelly Jenkel-Axton and seconded by Christina Purkerson to canvass the votes and declare the results of the May 4, 2019, Trustee Election for Positions 4 and 5 as follows. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. Position 4: Willie Carter 347 Ronnie Lewis 295 Position 5: Sharica Lewis 285 Amanda Sandoval Brooks 336 Certificates of Election were presented to newly-elected members, Willie Carter and Amanda Sandoval Brooks, Positions 4 and 5 respectively. Additionally, Statement of Officer and Oath of Office was administered to these new board members by Karen Billingsley, Notary and Chief Financial Officer. Willie Carter and Amanda Brooks assumed their positions as the newly elected, Position 4 and 5 board members. A motion was made by Kelly Jenkel-Axton and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to nominate Chris Wood as President of the Board, Christina Purkerson as Vice President of the Board, and Kelly Jenkel- Axton as Secretary of the Board. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. There were no comments from the public during Open Forum REPORTS: Mr. Chris Trotter, Superintendent: 1. Student enrollment and attendance rate data was provided. The current enrollment is 6,737 and the attendance rate is 94%. 2. Spring graduation for the Douglass Learning Academy is rescheduled to 7:30 PM on May 28, 2019 at the Cleveland Civic Center. 3. The Annual End of Year Breakfast will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:00 AM at Cleveland High School. 4. Graduation is Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Johnson Coliseum-SHSU in Huntsville, Texas. 5. Summer hours for the district begin on Monday, June 3, 2019 and run through Friday, August 2, 2019. Central office and all campuses/departments will work Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The district will be closed on Fridays during this time. 6. The Summer Leadership Institute will be held June 20-22, 2019 in Fort Worth. 7. A construction update was provided by Will Clayton, Claycomb Associates Architects. 8. Financial, campus and department reports were provided. 000062 BOARD MEETING, MAY 13, 2019, CONT’ 9. Informational Items: a. Presentation reflecting timeline of inclement weather procedures on Tuesday/Wednesday, May 7-8, 2019. b. TASB correspondence regarding resolutions for the 2018-2020 Advocacy Agenda was included for Board review. c. LCAD and San Jacinto CAD Preliminary Estimates of 2019 Values are included for Board review. 10. No questions were asked by the Board to central office administrators, campus principals or department supervisors during the Question and Answer session. A motion was made by Christina Purkerson and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to approve the bills and payroll as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Christina Purkerson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of April 15, 2019 and special meeting of April 25, 2019 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. A motion was made by Kelly Jenkel-Axton and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to approve the Proposal for Additional Positions as presented. The requested receptionist position is necessary for the new service center. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. A motion was made by Kelly Jenkel-Axton and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to approve the increase of the district’s contributions for the 2019-2020 health insurance premiums for employee only coverage as presented (copy filed separately). The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. Active Care 1-HD $11 Select Plan $16 Active Care 2 $20 A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Willie Carter to authorize Superintendent, Mr. Chris Trotter, to employ professional personnel during the summer months. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. A motion was made by Willie Carter and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to award contracts for the following Requests for Proposals as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. Request for Proposals Contract Awarded To: RFP 19-03 – Electrical and Plumbing Services Henderson Electric and B Dependable Plumbing RFP 19-04 – Portable Building Site Work NL Construction RFP 19-05 – Walkway Awning Installation S&T Building Solutions A motion was made by Aaron Montesnieto and seconded by Christina Purkerson to approve the Resolution to Compensate Employees for Days Missed on May 8, 2019 and May 10, 2019 as a Result of Inclement Weather (copy filed separately). The district was closed on this date for the safety of both students and staff. Students are not required to make up these days because we have satisfied the 75,600 minutes requirement without doing so. Staff is not required to make up these days because contracts reflect actual months rather than days. Therefore, contractual obligations are still met. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. A motion was made by Kelly Jenkel-Axton and seconded by Amanda Brooks to nominate Willie Carter for the vacancy on the Liberty County Appraisal District’s Board of Directors. This nomination is due to the resignation of Larry Wadzeck. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. The first reading of Proposed CH (Local) policy regarding Purchasing and Acquisition is included for board review. Current law requires purchases at $50,000 and above be competitively bid; therefore, we are requesting to increase the dollar threshold on what is presented to the Board to match current law. A brief recess was called at 7:13 PM by Chris Wood, President. 000063 BOARD MEETING, MAY 13, 2019, CONT’ The Board convened in executive session at 7:33 PM pursuant to Texas Government Code, Subchapter D, Sections 551.071, 551.074 and 551.076. A. Texas Government Code 551.074: Consider Superintendent recommendations regarding employment and contract status of classroom teachers and other non-administrative professional personnel. 1. Employment recommendations and resignations of professional and non-professional staff. B. Texas Government Code 551.076: Discussion regarding safety and security. 1. Review and discuss safety and security measures throughout the district. The Board reconvened in open session at 10:04 PM to take possible action on items considered in executive session. A motion was made by Christina Purkerson and seconded by Willie Carter to support the Superintendent’s recommendation to approve the following professional and para-professional personnel recommendations and resignations for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. 2019-2020 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL Jeanine Adams Agreement (Part-Time Position) Teresa Adams 10 month, Probationary Ellen Albright 10 month, Probationary Mary Allen 10 month, Probationary Debra Bolin 10 month, Probationary Kimberly Donovan 10 month, Probationary Yelinek Fuentes-Torres 10 month, Probationary Adam Gates 10 month, Multi Probationary Lisa Gothard 10 month, Probationary Madelaine Johnson 10 month, Probationary Sterling Jones 11 month, Multi Probationary Kevin Krueger 10 month, Probationary Amanda LaBorde 10 month, Probationary Brittney Margiolas 10 month, Probationary Jacob Miller 10 month, Probationary Brittany Morvant 10 month, Probationary Alexander Oveal 10 month, Probationary Taylor Patterson 10 month, Probationary Tammy Pennington 10 month, Probationary Jessica Peterka 10 month, Probationary Jessie Price 10 month, Probationary Savana Renfroe 10 month, Probationary Krystal Scott 10 month, Probationary Dylan Smith 11 month, Probationary Christina Tyerman 11 month, Probationary Transfer: Louis Mackey 10 month, Multi Probationary 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARA-PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL Chasity Desormeaux 2019-2020 school year Alex Johnson 2018-2019 school year Nancybell Villalobos 2018-2019 school year 000064 BOARD MEETING, MAY 13, 2019, CONT’ RESIGNATIONS: Kevin Anderson Effective May 31, 2019 Elizabeth Hernandez Effective May 31, 2019 Guinlan Matthews Effective April 25, 2019 Elizabeth McKelroy Effective May 31, 2019 A motion was made by Willie Carter and seconded by Aaron Montesnieto to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 PM. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0. ________________________________________________ President of Board Attest: