August 19, 2024 at 6:00 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 

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 

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.

IV. Reconvene from Executive Session

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

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. (To deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, and contracts of employees.)

VII. Public Participation

VIII. Approval of Minutes

VIII.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting - July 22, 2024

VIII.B. Approve Minutes of Board Workshop - August 1, 2024

IX. Superintendent's/Staff Reports

IX.A. First Week of School Update

X. Continuous Improvement/Student Outcomes

X.A. Consider approval of District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plans and Planning Process

XI. Public Hearing on the 2024-2025 Budget

XII. Action Items

XII.A. Consider adoption of the 2024-2025 Budgets

XII.B. Consider adoption of the 2024-2025 Tax Rate

XII.C. Consider approval of the 2023-2024 Final Amended Budget

XIII. Business/Legal/Finance/Consent Agenda

XIII.A. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Directing the Defeasance of Certain Tyler Independent School District's Outstanding Unlimited Tax Bonds; Appointing an Authorized Officer and Delegating to the Authorized Officer the Authority to Make All Determinations Required to Effectuate Such; and Enacting Other Provisions Relating to the Subject.

XIII.B. Consider approval of Resolution to Commit Fund Balance of the General Fund and the Preventive Maintenance Fund

XIII.C. Consider approval of the Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal

XIII.D. Consider approval of District Landscape Maintenance Service

XIII.E. Consider approval of Additional Grandstand Seating and Press Box at Hubbard Middle School

XIII.F. Consider approval of Frontline ERP and SIS Software Contract Renewal

XIV. Curriculum/Instruction/Consent Agenda

XIV.A. Consider approval of East Texas Food Bank BackPack Program Partner Agreement

XIV.B. Consider approval of Memorandum of Understanding with PATH for a PATH Home from School

XIV.C. Consider approval of Agreement with Tyler Junior College for the LINK Transition Program for the 2024-2025 School Year

XIV.D. Consider approval of Project SEARCH at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System tuition agreement between Tyler ISD and participating Region 7 school districts, and/or Smith County charter and/or private schools

XIV.E. Consider approval of Agreement with Soliant Health, LLC for Supplemental Staffing 

XIV.F. Consider approval of Affiliation Agreement with Texas Tech University for Student Clinical Training - School Psychology Program

XIV.G. Consider approval of Clinical Affiliation Agreement with Texas Woman's University for Clinical Educational Experiences in Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy

XV. Discussion

XV.A. Tyler ISD Proposed Golf Facility

XV.B. TASB Policy EIC Local (First Reading)

XVI. Future Business

XVI.A. September 5, 2024 - Board Workshop

XVI.B. September 16, 2024 - Regular Meeting

XVII. Adjournment