May Board of Trustees Meeting

May 19, 2008

Above and Beyond Awards
Above and Beyond awards were presented to Jan Abbott and Susan Arnold (Brice); Diane Ferguson (MPJHS), Shelley Derrick, Nigel Boyles and Kelly Cowan (MPHS); Lynn Lovell, Juanita VanHooser, Carmen Shavers and Linda Zepeda (CLC), Krystin Whitehead, Johnthan Thomas and Gloria Morgan (21st CCLC), Milton Jones (CSS), and, Antonio Ayala, Patrick Blair, Primitivo Cespedes, Wayne Dennis, Cesar Garcia, Daniel King, Russell Luck, Hilario Martin, Albert McGregor, Arturo Munoz, Frederick Nixon, Charles Riley, Viviano Rocha, Domingo Rodarte, Jose Rodarte, Tommy Thomas, Frankie Vaught, Roy Wiley, Mike Worrell and Carlos Vargas (Maintenance).
May Board Election: The Board canvassed the results of the May 10, 2008 MPISD School Board election.
Oath of Office: Sheila Eakins administered the oath of office to Mary Hearron and Joey Mayfield.
Election of Board Officers: The Board elected by acclamation Mary Hearron as President, Mark Traylor as Vice President and Buddy Blue as Secretary.
Recognition of Retired Educators: District Public Information Officer Dr. Judi Saxton introduced Yvonne Hampton, Ray Fortner and William C. Love as this year's Retired Educators of the Year. The three were chosen by the District Site Based committee in honor of their many years of service to the students of MPISD. Each received a marble apple to commemorate the occasion.

2007-2008 Teacher of the Year: The following campus Teachers of the Year were introduced to the Board: Donna Elmore (Child Development Center), Tammy Bragg (Annie Sims Elementary School), Debbie McClenan (E.C. Brice Elementary School), Terry Hardman Frances Corprew Elementary School), Lisa Escobar (Vivian Fowler Elementary School), Carolyn Holland (P.E. Wallace Middle School), Steve Ferguson (Mount Pleasant Junior High School) and Kathy Zwernemann (Mount Pleasant High School). Tammy Bragg was named District Elementary Teacher of the Year and Kathy Zwernemann was named District Secondary Teacher of the Year. They were chosen by a group from the Titus County Retired Teachers Association. They will now advance to the Region 8 Teacher of the Year competition.
Recognition of MPHS Class of 2008 Top Ten students: The Board recognized Valedictorian Clara Ramirez, Salutatorian Jennifer Traylor, Jaynee Guest (3), Lindsey Tigert (4), Robert Farr (5), Brooke Taylor (6), Stephen Graham (7), Sky Horton (8), Matt Pearson (9) and Shannon Payne (10).
Recognition of MPHS Art Students: MPHS art teacher Gerald Boyd introduced his top art students to the Board. The students were winners at the recent NTCC Student Art Scholarship Competition. The students brought along some of their art projects to show the Board.
Community Learning Center: Jeannie Pruitt and some of the Even Start students shared their Family Memories and Traditions booklet with the Board. Several of the students had recently completed their GEDs.
Board Business
•Approved overnight trip for MPHS FFA to the State Convention in Lubbock (July 14-18)
•Accepted the bid from W.T. Cox Subscription, Inc., for periodical subscriptions for the 2008-2009 school year. The bid was $3,739.73. The company gives the district an 18.5% discount.
Personnel:
New Professionals: Jeffrey Clements (MPHS Spanish), Melissa Joyner (MPHS English), Aleshia Kelso (MPHS English), Rebecca McFarlin (MPJHS Science), Amanda Pinckard (Sims Teacher), Ritchie Pinckard (MPHS P.E./Coach), Mary Robertson (Wallace SpecEd), Crystal Smith (MPHS Math), Sandra Wright (Wallace MALL)
Resignations: Sandy Agan (Sims), Amy Eubanks (Brice), Margaret Knox (MPHS), Katie Munn (Brice), Shannon Singletary (MPJHS), Crystal Woodward (MPHS)
Retirements: Diane Ferguson (MPHJS)
Transfers: Katie Fite (from Sims to Brice), John Robert McGee (from Wallace to MPJHS)
Future Meetings:
Regular Meeting: Monday, June 23, 2008 5:30 p.m., CSS Board Room

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