Smithville ISD Board Briefs
January 29, 2002
The Smithville I.S.D. Board of Trustees met in special session on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 beginning at 6:00 P.M. Items discussed or acted on by members included the following:
Executive Session – The Board entered into executive session at 6:03 p.m. and returned at 9:45 p.m. with no official action taken.
1. District Administrators Request to Present Their Own Evaluation of the Superintendent and Concerns to the Board – The administrators delivered their remarks to the Board in executive session.
2. Superintendent Severance Agreement – Howard Burns motioned to accept the Superintendent’s severance agreement as amended. Linda Rooks seconded, and the motion carried 5-1 with Mike Morgan opposing.
3. Resignation of Superintendent – Howard Burns entered a motion to accept the resignation of the Superintendent. Peggy Walicek seconded the motion, and the vote carried 5-1 with Mike Morgan opposing.
4. Consideration of Contracting for Superintendent Search – The Texas Association of School Boards and Arrow Educational Services provide a superintendent search service for school boards seeking to recruit and employ a new superintendent. Information was included in the board packet about these services for the board to consider in deciding how it will proceed in the search and selection process. No action was taken on this item.
5. Resignation of other certified personnel – The Superintendent advised the Board of the resignation of Darla Vinklarek, a teacher at Brown Primary.
6. Employment of certified personnel – Peggy Walicek motioned to employ Doris Sampson to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Darla Vinklarek. Mike Morgan seconded, and the motion carried 6-0. Mrs. Sampson is a long time former teacher at Smithville ISD who retired two years ago.
7. Consideration of Bids and Contracts for construction of the new high school – Sam Best, construction manager for the district, presented the Board with bids for two scopes of work for construction of the new high school. Peggy Walicek made a motion to award bids for site grading to Mine Services, Inc. for $1,524,350 and for Structural Steel to Bludau Fabrication for $519,637. Craig Williams seconded, and the vote passed 6-0.
8. Interview of potential interim superintendent candidate – The Board president invited a potential candidate for the interim superintendent position to attend the board meeting and interview with the Board. The interview took place in executive session. No action was taken.
9. Adjournment – The Board adjourned its meeting at 10:35 p.m.
