November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order and Establish that a Quorum is Present

2. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance: United States and Texas Flag

3. Public Comment (P-4)

4. The MISD Strategic Plan Priorities drive all discussions and decisions:

1. Efficient District and Campus Operations
2. Exceptional Student Performance
3. Faculty and Staff Recruitment, Retention and Capacity-Building
4. Student and Stakeholder Engagement and Satisfaction

5. Presentation and Discussion of Administrative Reports (P-1,2,3,4)

5.A. Presentation and Discussion of Campus Reports 

5.B. Presentation and Discussion of Director's Reports

5.C. Presentation and Discussion of the Financial Report 

5.C.1. Budget and State Funding Update

5.C.2. Discuss and Consider Budget Amendments

5.D. Presentation and Discussion of the Superintendent Report 

5.D.1. Enrollment/ADA

5.D.2. School Board Training 

5.D.3. Upcoming Events

5.D.4. Other Information

6. Discussion/Consideration/Action Item(s)

6.A. Discuss/Consider October 15, 2025, Regular Board Meeting Minutes and November 12, 2025, Called Board Meeting. (P-1,4)

6.B. Annual Financial Report for 2024-2025 School Year presented by James Rodgers and Company, PC (P- 1)

6.B.1. Discuss/Consider Possible Action to Approve the Annual Financial Report for 2024-2025 School Year 

6.B.2. Discuss/Consider Possible Action to Approve Naming an Auditor for the 2025-2026 School Year

6.C. Consideration and approval of a voting Ballot Resolution for a position on the Board of Directors of the Taylor County Appraisal District.

6.D. Discuss/Consider an Inter-local Participation Agreement between Merkel ISD and BuyBoard.

6.E. Discuss/Consider FFAC Local Policy changes related to administering medications. 

6.F. Discuss/Consider the payment of the Monthly Bills for October 2025. (P-1,4)

6.G.  Discuss/Consider MISD District of Innovation Plan renewal

6.H. Discuss/Consider the approval of the 2026 Texas Department of Agriculture Summer Feeding Mandate Waiver (P-1,4)

6.I. Discuss/Consider agreement with the Merkel Little League Association related to property useage. 

6.J. Discuss/Consider approval authorizing the Superintendent to begin negotiations with Jacob & Martin, LLC, on an agreement to provide the Professional Services for architecture and engineering design of the 2025 Merkel ISD Bond Projects.

7. Executive Session (P-1,2,3,4)

7.A. Deliberation Regarding Security Measures (Gov't. Code 551.076)

7.B. Deliberation Regarding Personnel Matters (Gov’t. Code 551.074)

7.C. Deliberation Regarding Real Property (Gov’t. Code 551.072)

7.C.1. Discuss/consider to declare the following real property as surplus and not necessary to meet the current and foreseeable needs of the District for educational purposes, the surface only of an unimproved tract of real property, approximately 2.34 acres, located west of the intersection of Bumpergate Road and W. Overland Trail (Taylor CAD Property Id. No. 56833), and authorize administration to advertise the property for sale by sealed bid.

7.D. Consultation with Attorney (Gov’t. Code 551.071)

8. Open Session: Act Upon Items Discussed in Closed Session as Needed

8.A. MISD Personnel (P-1,2,3,4)

8.A.1. Discuss/Consider approval to Accept Resignations/Retirements as Presented

8.B. Discuss/Consider Contract Offerings (P - 1,2,3,4)

8.B.1. Consider Contract Offerings to Certified Personnel for 2025-2026.

8.B.2. Consider and take possible action on other possible contract offerings

8.C. Take possible action to declare the following real property as surplus and not necessary to meet the current and foreseeable needs of the District for educational purposes, the surface only of an unimproved tract of real property, approximately 2.34 acres, located west of the intersection of Bumpergate Road and W. Overland Trail (Taylor CAD Property Id. No. 56833), and authorize administration to advertise the property for sale by sealed bid.

9. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Dates and Future Agenda Postings (P-1,4)

10. Adjournment