August 24, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. First Order of Business - Announcement by the Chairman as to the presence of a quorum, that the meeting has been duly called and that notice of the meeting has been posted in the time and manner required.

III. Executive Session will be held for the purposes authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.071 et seq. concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act.

III.A. Texas Government Code Section 551.071 
For the purpose of a private consultation with the board's attorney on all subjects or matter authorized by law.

III.A.I. When the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer or

III.A.II. On a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter.

III.A.III. Consider legal advice regarding personnel and related action items.

III.B. Texas Government Code Section 551.072 

III.B.I. Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property

III.C. Texas Government Code Section 551.074 
For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

III.C.I. Consider hiring of professional personnel

III.C.II. Consider renewals, non-renewals, contract abandonments and terminations of contracts for professional personnel. (To deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, and contracts of employees.)

III.D. Texas Government Code Section 551.076

III.D.I. Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices.

III.E. Texas Government Code 551.0821:  Hearing of parent complaint regarding student transfer, pursuant to Board Policy FDB and Texas Education Code Chapter 25.

IV. Reconvene from Executive Session

V. 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance - Mr. Bergfeld

VI. Consider action on items discussed in Executive Session

VI.A. Consider board approval of hiring of professional personnel.

VI.B. Consider renewals, non-renewals, contract abandonments and terminations of contracts for professional personnel. 

VI.C. Consider action, if any, following board hearing of parent complaint regarding student transfer.

VII. Public Participation

VIII. Approval of Minutes

VIII.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting - June 22, 2020

VIII.B. Approve Minutes of Special Meeting - July 16, 2020

IX. Public Hearing on 2020-2021 Budget

X. Action Items

X.A. Consideration and Action on an Order Expressing the District's Intention to Redeem Certain Tyler Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2012; Authorizing District Representatives to Estimate the Required Revenues for the Defeasance; Incorporate the Estimates into the Debt Service Calculations for the 2021 Fiscal Year; Determine Appropriate Levy for Future Action by this Board; and Enacting other Provisions Relating to the Subject and Purposes of This Order

X.B. Consider Adoption of the 2020-2021 Budgets

X.C. Consider Adoption of the 2020-2021 Tax Rate

X.D. Consider approval of 2019-2020 Final Amended Budget

XI. Business/Legal/Finance/Consent Agenda

XI.A. Consider approval of Resolution to Commit Fund Balance of the General Fund and the Preventive Maintenance Fund

XI.B. Consider approval of Resolutions for Sale of Property for Delinquent Taxes

XI.C. Consider approval of Resolution Authorizing the Self-Funded Insurance Plan

XI.D. Consider approval of Medical Benefit Plan - Plan Document and Benefit Changes for Plan Year 2020-2021

XI.E. Consider approval of Tyler ISD Medical Benefit Plan - Stop-Loss Insurance for 2020-2021

XI.F. Consider approval of Adobe Creative Cloud Enterprise License Subscription

XI.G. Consider approval of Cisco Email Security Subscription

XI.H. Consider approval of Content Keeper Web Filter Subscription

XI.I. Consider approval of Crowdstrike Antivirus Subscription

XI.J. Consider approval of Impero Education Pro License Subscription

XI.K. Consider approval of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

XI.L. Consider approval of Microsoft Volume License Agreement

XII. Curriculum/Instruction/Consent Agenda

XII.A. Consider approval of Additional T-TESS Appraisers

XII.B. Consider approval of Memorandum of Understanding and Business Associate Agreement with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler for Mobile Pediatric Asthma Clinic

XII.C. Consider approval of Field/Clinical Teaching Experience Agreement with Fort Hays State University

XII.D. Consider approval of Field/Clinical Teaching Experience Agreement with Stephen F. Austin University

XII.E. Consider approval of Field/Clinical Teaching Experience Agreement with Grand Canyon University

XII.F. Consider approval of Sponsorship Agreement with Group M7 and Purchase of Digital Arts Lab Equipment for Caldwell Arts Academy

XII.G. Consider approval of East Texas Food Bank BackPack Program Partner Agreement

XIII. Superintendent's/Staff Reports

XIII.A. Back to School Update

XIV. Discussion

XIV.A. TASB Update 115, Local Policies BF, DIA, DMD, EI, FB, FD, FEB, FFG, FFH, FMF, and FNG (First Reading)

XV. Future Business

XV.A. September 10, 2020 - Board Workshop

XV.B. September 21, 2020 - Regular Meeting