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Freeman School Board: hiring approvals, van purchase, soccer agreement and bids approved; executive session called
Summary
At its meeting the Freeman School Board approved personnel contracts and resignations, approved a $67,500 bid for a 14-passenger van, dissolved and replaced a soccer cooperative agreement, approved food-service vendors, authorized an administrative rule waiver for Algebra I for eighth-graders, and voted to enter executive session.
The Freeman School Board approved a series of routine and procurement items during its meeting.
Among the actions the board approved were personnel appointments and a resignation on the consent agenda (including contracts for Jamie Glanser and Shandra Benzel and the resignation of custodian Larry Whip), acceptance of food-service bids (Perry Farm for milk; Cashway for bread), dissolution of the existing soccer cooperative agreement and approval of a new soccer cooperative resolution, and an administrative rule waiver application to allow Algebra I to count for eighth graders. The board also approved a bid for a 2024 Forest River Ford 14-passenger van from Parlo for $67,500 to supplement the district fleet.
The board voted to reschedule the July meeting from July 14 to July 9 at 7 p.m. to accommodate newly onboarding members, and later voted to enter executive session under Tax Code 25-2(1); the meeting entered executive session at 8:04 p.m.
Votes at a glance (voice votes as recorded in the minutes): - Approve agenda: carried (voice vote). - Approve consent agenda (minutes, personnel actions, contracts, financial claims): carried (voice vote). - Approve alternative July meeting date (July 9 at 7:00 p.m.): carried (voice vote). - Approve process to solicit sponsor commitments for gym video board prior to ordering: carried (voice vote). - Approve selected bid for 14-passenger van (Parlo, $67,500): carried (voice vote). - Dissolve previous soccer cooperative agreement: carried (voice vote). - Approve resolution for new soccer cooperative agreement: carried (voice vote). - Approve food service bids (Perry Farm for milk; Cashway for bread): carried (voice vote). - Approve administrative rule waiver application for the Department of Education (Algebra I for eighth graders): carried (voice vote). - Enter executive session under Tax Code 25-2(1): carried (voice vote).
The board did not take public action on stadium financing at this meeting; staff will review stadium RFP submissions and present financing scenarios for board consideration at a future meeting.
