August 14, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order/Announce Quorum
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2. Invocation/Pledges to Flags
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3. Presentation/Recognition:
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4. Public Participation
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5. Non Action Items (Discussion Items/Reports)
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5.A. Assistant Superintendent Report
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5.B. Superintendent's report
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5.C. Board Member comments/announcements/calendar time
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5.D. Discuss preliminary VISD accountability ratings.
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5.E. Review and Discussion on the 2023-24 Budget Workshop.
Description:
As we prepare for the upcoming meeting on August 29, which we will approve a budget and set a tax rate, tonight's exercise will have Mr. Montgomery explain and present his Near Final Budget for School Year 2023-24. We have been diligently working on updating our budget projections and finalizing personnel costs. He will explain unusual items in revenue and expenditures. The Near Final proposed budget will be posted on our website and central office posting. Our Public Notices will be posted this week in the paper. |
5.F. Board Review of Certified Tax Rolls from Chief Appraisers of Wilbarger and Foard Counties
Description:
The State has placed a lot of pressure on all of us due to the special session on tax compression and homestead exemptions. The present HE is now set at $100,000 with additional tax compression per SB2. Appraisal Districts certified their tax rolls on July 25, 2023. Here is our breakdown for each of our districts: M&O Net Taxable I&S Net Taxable Wilbarger $995,993,673 $1,207,502,900 Foard $1,154,310 $1,154,310 Total Net $997,147,983 $1,208,657,210 Total Net CY $913,875,822 Total Increase $83,272,161 This represents and M&O increase from last year 8.35% |
6. Action Items
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6.A. Consider and approve the consent agenda
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6.A.1. Minutes
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6.A.2. Financial report
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6.A.3. Consider and approve the sale of taxed properties by Texas Communities Group.
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6.A.4. Consider and approve Interlocal Agreement with Crowell ISD.
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6.A.5. Consider and approve Interlocal Agreement with Harrold ISD.
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6.A.6. Consider and approve Interlocal Agreement with Northside ISD.
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6.A.7. Consider and approve the Vernon ISD Code of Conduct for the 2023-2024 school year.
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6.B. Discuss and possible action on the additions/revisions/deletions of local policies resulting from the Policy Review Session conducted on July 25, 2023, with drafts prepared by TASB Policy Services (see attached list).
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6.C. Consider and approve renaming the VHS Little Theatre room
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6.D. Consideration and Action on Setting the Proposed Tax Rate to be Published on the Notice of Public Hearing
Description:
The Board must approve a tax rate to be published, so as to post the Public Notice to Discuss the Budget and Proposed Tax Rate. That Notice must be published before August 19 if we intend to adopt those rates on August 29. We intend to publish this week and it will be in the paper on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Our Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate which is also called our Maximum Compressed Rate (MCR)is set by TEA at .6593 with an additional 5 Golden Pennies which equals a rate of .709 |
6.E. Discuss & approve the VISD mission statement.
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6.F. Discuss & approve the VISD vision.
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6.G. Discuss & approve VISD goals for 2023-2024 school year.
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7. Adjournment to Closed Session
Description:
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice the Board should determine that a closed meeting or session should be held or is required in relation to any item presented to the Board in this agenda, then such Closed Meeting or Session as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board at that date, hour, and place given in this notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such Closed Meeting or Session concerning any and all subjects and all purposes permitted by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code of said Open Meetings Act including the following sections and purposes:
Texas Government Code Section 551.074 for the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee. |
7.A. Personnel
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7.B. Discuss the deployment of specific occasions for, or implementation of security personnel or devices, or security audit 551.076
Safety and Security TxSSC Intrusion Detection Assessment Vernon ISD Emergency Operation Plan Vernon ISD Threat Annex Vernon ISD Weekly Door Sweeps Vernon ISD SRO Program Vernon ISD Defender Program |
8. Reconvene to Open Session
Description:
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8.A. Consider and approve Vernon ISD EOP for 2023-2024.
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9. Adjournment
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