May 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. 5:30 PM REGULAR MEETING
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2. ROUTINE BUSINESS
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2.A. Call to Order by President Davi Killion Ingram
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2.B. First Order of Business - Announcement by the Chairman as to the presence of a quorum, that the meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in the time and manner required.
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2.C. Invocation
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2.D. Pledges of Allegiance to American and Texas Flags
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3. SPOTLIGHT
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3.A. Junior Rotarians of the Month
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3.A.1. Month of April: MacKenzie Parsons and Juliana Cueva
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3.A.2. Month of May: Camila Dominguez and Monzerratt Castillo
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3.B. PHS Students of the Month
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3.B.1. Month of April: Victoria Mancilla and Annelise Guitz
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3.B.2. Month of May: Jocelyn Musil and Ian Garcia
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3.C. State Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE): Alexis Hayes and Griffin Mutch
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3.D. State Soccer: Wildcat Soccer Team
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3.E. Girls' State Powerlifting: Angel McKnight and Nicole Hunt
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3.F. Boys' State Golf: Hudson Dear
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3.G. Girls' State Track: Selest Edwards, Kyi'Marri Ester, Jocelyn Musil, Chimsi Okonkwo, Jaylah Spurlock, and Jayla Ward
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3.H. Boys' State Track: Dreylon Spurlock
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3.I. Sweepstakes Award: PHS Student Council
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3.J. PISD Bus Monitor of the Year: Yolande Dawkins
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3.K. PISD Bus Driver of the Year and Property Casualty Alliance of Texas (PCAT) Regional Bus Driver of the Year: Elizabeth Driskell
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3.L. Dr. William Stewart for Service to Palestine High School
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4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OATH OF OFFICE AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
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4.A. The Honorable Judge Michael Davis will Administer the Oath of Office to Trustees; Place 1, Place 6, and Place 7
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4.B. Consider Election of Board Officers for Palestine ISD Board of Trustees for 2023-2024
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT
The public comment portion of each board meeting shall be used as a forum for the public or employees to present items of information to the Board of Education. We are doing this to be responsive to the community. Due to the confidentiality provision contained in the Texas Public Information Act, Family Education Rights to Privacy Act and other state and federal laws, no speaker will be allowed to demean employees of the school district or discuss students. Each speaker that is recognized shall limit the presentation to five minutes. A delegation of three or more persons shall appoint one person to present their view to the Board. Due to a possible violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Board shall make no response. |
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6. CLOSED MEETING STATEMENT
If, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed meeting or session of the Board of Trustees is required, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter §551, concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by section §551.071 through §551.089. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.
Description:
IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHOULD DETERMINE THAT A CLOSED MEETING OR SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS REQUIRED, THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS. GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E. BEFORE ANY CLOSED MEETING IS CONVENED, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PUBLICLY IDENTIFY THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE ACT AUTHORIZING THE CLOSED MEETING. ALL FINAL VOTES, ACTIONS, OR DECISIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN MEETING.
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7. CONSENT ITEMS
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. |
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7.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 17, 2023
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7.B. Minutes of the Called Meeting of April 25, 2023
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7.C. Minutes of the Called Meeting of May 8, 2023
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7.D. Bills Paid for April, 2023
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7.E. Monthly Financial Report
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7.F. Monthly Investment Report
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7.G. Tax Collection Report
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7.H. Donations
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7.I. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Bus Driver Training
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7.J. Superintendent's Report
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8. PERSONNEL
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8.A. Consider Hiring of Professional Personnel
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9. ADJOURNMENT
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