June 16, 2025 6:00 p.m. Closed Session 7:00 p.m. Open Session - Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order and establish a quorum

2. Administer Oath of Office to newly elected members

3. Invocation

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. "Consent Agenda" - All items on Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted with one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of the item(s) unless a member of the governing body or a citizen so requests, in which event, the item(s) will be removed from the general course of business and considered in normal sequence.

5.A. Read and approve minutes of previous meetings

5.B. Approve monthly bills

5.C. Approve District Investment Report

5.D. Budget Amendment

5.E. Approve testing dates for credit by examination for the 2025-2026 school year.

5.F. Approve the School Health Advisory Wellness Policy

5.G. Update to LOCAL policies including: BDAA- Board Officers and Officials, BDB-Board Committees, BDF-Board Advisory Committes, EI-Academic Achievement, FDE-Admissions, FEC-Attendance for Credit

5.H. Approve annual local agreement with Whitesboro Parks and Recreation Department for facility use

6. Hearing of Delegations.   Any individual or group that is present and who has signed in may address the board.  Formal action may not be taken on any item(s) so addressed unless it is already an agenda item.  Delegations will be allowed to address the board for a reasonable period of time not to exceed five (5) minutes in relation to the designated topic.  Discussion of individual students or school district personnel is not allowed in open presentation

7. Election of board officers for 2025-2026

7.A. President

7.B. Vice-President

7.C. Secretary

8. Recognitions: 

8.A. Students/Groups

9. Consideration to approve contract with Ehlers Investment Partners for investments in State Local Government Securities. 

10. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of “Whitesboro Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2025,” including the adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of such bonds, establishing parameters for the sale and issuance of such bonds, and delegating certain matters to authorized District officials

11. Discuss and take appropriate action to cancel the July board meeting

12. Discuss and take appropriate action on publishing the proposed tax rate for the local newspaper

13. Discuss and take appropriate action on setting date to conduct tax rate and budget hearing

14. Discuss with possible action on updates/changes to the teacher pay scale.

15. Discuss with possible action on upgrades to the Hayes Primary School Playground Equipment 

16. Discuss with possible action to replace the HVAC units in the 6th grade Hallway at Whitesboro Middle School.

17. Discuss, with possible action, the bids received for the Auditorium & CTE Wings and Site projects and to delegate to the Superintendent and Board President to enter into contract negotiations with selected contractors and to finalize the terms and conditions of the contract and to further authorize the Board President to execute the contract on behalf of the Board and the District

 

18. Discuss and take appropriate action for the WISD school board to authorize the Superintendent to send a letter to Pentex requesting that the ECC fall under the utility jurisdiction of the City of Whitesboro, leaving the Ag Barn and new HS additions to remain with Pentex.

19. Action pursuant to Executive Session items

19.A. Personnel Matters - Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.
TGC-551.074

19.A.1. Contract

19.B. Real Property - Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
TGC-551.072

20. Board Communications

20.A. Campus Reports

20.B. Administrator Reports

21. Adjourn