May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Forum

4. Presentation of Awards to Campus Teachers of the Year, Retiring Personnel, and Bus Driver of the Year 

5. Reports from Administrators

5.1. Superintendent's Comments 

6. Budget Report

7. Deliquent Tax Report - April 2026

8. Consent Action Agenda
Items 1-7 listed below are considered to be routine by the Board of Trustees and will be considered and if appropriate, enacted with one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item on the Regular Agenda. 

8.1. Minutes- April 20, 2026

8.2. Budget Amendment for TIA Payments that will be Reimbursed by TEA

8.3. Budget Workshop Dates

8.4. Join the Texas SmartBuy Membership Program

8.5. Changing Board Meeting from June 15th to June 22nd 

8.6. Teacher Salary Scale 2026-27

8.7. CFO Authority to Amend Operating Fund, Function to Fuction, and Make Necessary Adjustments for Summer Operations and Year End Closures

9. Regular Action Agenda

9.1. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve Seating of Board Members from Cancelled May 2, 2026 Election, Administer Oath of Office to Elected Candidates, and Re-Orangize Board Officers

9.2. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve Delivery Method of RFP for Demo Construction

9.3. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve Action on Demo RFP Bids

9.4. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve MOU between Newton ISD and Newton County for TDEM Safe Room Grant

10. Executive Session
This closed session will be held in accordance with Section 551.001-551.084 of the Texas Government Code. (The Open Meetings Act) Should final vote be required with regard to any action, final decisions or vote will be taken in public open meeting.
  **551.071, 551.074, 551.082, and 551.0821

10.1. Consider, and if Appropriate, Approve Recommendations Regarding Renewal, Proposed Non-Renewal, and/or Proposed Termination of Professional Term and Probationary Contract Personnel (Tex.Gov't Code 551.074)

10.2. Resignations

10.3. Contracts