December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM - PUBLIC HEARING ON 2024 SCHOOL FIRST RATING FOLLOWED BY REGULAR BOARD MEETING

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

3. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Roll Call:  Certification that "the provisions of The Open Meetings Act, Section 551.001 et.seq. of the Texas Government Code have been complied with in connection with public notice of this meeting, and a quorum is present".

4. INFORMATION ITEMS

4.A. Public Hearing on School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) for 2023-2024 school year, Rating - Superior

4.B. Monthly Financial Reports

4.C. Bond Update

4.D. Financial Audit Update

4.E. Intruder Detection Audit Finding

4.F. Safety & Security Committee Meeting on January 12 at 5:00 pm in High School Library

4.G. School Board Elections on May 2, 2026 - Places 1 & 2

5. OPEN FORUM
In accordance with Local Policy BED, no presentation shall exceed five minutes.  Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board.

6. CONSENT AGENDA
These items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion on items unless a school board member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agency and will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

6.A. Consider Approval of Minutes

6.B. Consider Approval of Monthly Financial Reports

6.C. Consider Approval of Donation

6.D. Consider Approval of School FIRST Rating for 2023-2024 school year as presented in Public Hearing.  

6.E. Consider Approval of School Board Elections on May 2, 2026

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.A. Consider Approval of 2025 Tax Roll

7.B. Consider Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Smith County and Arp ISD for School Board Trustee Election on May 2, 2026

7.C. Consider all matters incident and related to declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt, including the adoption of a resolution pertatining thereto

8. CAMPUS REPORTS

8.A. Elementary

8.B. Junior High

8.C. High School

9. BOARD COMMENTS

10. CLOSED SESSION
Texas Government Code 551.074
10.1  Personnel 
10.2  Real Property

11. ADJOURNMENT