August 24, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Meeting Call To Order 7:00 P.M.

1.A. Open Meeting Notice

2. Opening Ceremony

3. Consent Agenda Items - Materials relating to the items to be acted upon in the Consent Agenda are provided to the Board Members for study and review prior to the meeting. The items contained in the bid portion of the Agenda have been endorsed by the Board Members during the budget process.

3.A. Minutes of the Workshop & Regular Meeting held on July 16 and Special Meetings held on July 30, and August 10

3.B. Monthly financial and investment reports

3.C. Monthly support services report

3.D. Monthly absence reports YTD

3.E. Purchases greater than $50,000 exempt from bid - None

3.F. Personnel actions delegated to the Superintendent

3.F.1. Resignations and retirements

3.F.2. Contracted employees except central office administrators and campus principals

3.G. Community and governmental relations

3.G.1. Wichita County 4-H Continuance of Existing Resolution regarding extracurricular status of 4H

3.H. Service contract  one-year extensions

3.I. Tax refund exceeding $500 

4. Items to be Withdrawn from the Consent Agenda

5. Communications Not on the Agenda

6.  Superintendent's Report

6.A. Outstanding performance by district staff, students, and others

6.A.1. Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) announces Audrey Ash will serve as ESC Region 9 President -Elect

6.B. Initiation or status of new programs, renovation and/or construction projects, academic initiatives, operating systems and/or special activities or events

6.B.1. Summer construction and renovation  projects update

6.B.2. "TAKE 3" campaign initiated by superintendent to increase community awareness about BISD

6.C. E:21 Educate, Excite, Engage (digital conversion initiative) progress report

6.C.1. Two days, August 17 and 18,  of extensive professional development provides by partners Apple and Discovery Education as well as Digital Conversion Corps Teachers, IT staff and other staff on a variety of  digital conversion topics

6.C.2. Campus library/media center transformation project Phase 2 update

6.D. Gifts, Awards and Other Presentations to the District

6.E. 2015 TEA Accountability Ratings for BISD and Campuses - District and all campus "Met Standard"

7. Board of Trustee's Report

7.A. Board member attendance at various school and community events

7.A.1. Back-to-School Convocation on August 17 and 18

7.B. Board member visits to various campuses

7.C. Board member announcements, awards, resignations, and/or appointments

7.D. Board member recognition of outstanding performance by district staff,  students and others making significant contributions to the well being of the district

7.E. Board member training for 2015-2016

7.E.1. ESC Region 9 Training Schedule

8. Financial Reports and Action Items

8.A. Resolution to accept proposed Maintenance & Operating (M&O) tax rate of $1.17 per 100 value and proposed Interest & Sinking (I&S) tax rate of $0.14 per 100value for a total tax rate of $1.31 per 100 value for school year 2015-2016

8.B. Adopt a budget for school year 2015-16

8.C. Consider and take action on an order calling a bond election in the Burkburnett ISD on November 3, 2015

9. Unfinished Business

10. New Business

10.A. Policy Review Committee recommendations on revision of  Policy GKB (LOCAL) Advertising and Fund Raising and FEE (LOCAL) Open/Closed Campus

11. Personnel Reports and Action Items

11.A. Dismissal, Terminations, Non-Renewals, and Non-Extensions: None

11.B. Administrative position new hires: None

11.C. Administrative resignations approved by the Superintendent

12. Closed Meeting - Adjournment to closed meeting pursuant to Sections 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074 of the Texas Gov't Code

13. Open Session, Action on Item 11 A - B

14. Closing Meeting

14.A. Adjourn