August 25, 2025 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.C.II.a. Discussion concerning proposing the termination of the Chapter 21 probationary employment contract of Patricia Thomas

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. Martinez

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.)

VI.B.I. Possible action to propose the termination of the Chapter 21 probationary employment contract of Patricia Thomas

VII. Special Recognitions

VIII. Public Participation

IX. Approval of Minutes

IX.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting - July 21, 2025

IX.B. Approve Minutes of Board Workshop - August 7, 2025

X. Superintendent's/Staff Reports

X.A. First Week of School Update

XI. Continuous Improvement/Student Outcomes

XI.A. Visual and Performing Arts Update

XI.B. Consider approval of District Improvement Plan, Campus Improvement Plans, and Planning Process

XII. Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Budget

XIII. Action Items

XIII.A. Consider adoption of the 2025-2026 Budgets

XIII.B. Consider adoption of the 2025-2026 Tax Rate

XIII.C. Consider approval of the 2024-2025 Final Amended Budget

XIV. Business/Legal/Finance/Consent Agenda

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

XIV.B. Consider ratification of Compensation Structure for 2025-2026

XIV.C. Consider approval of Gifts and Donations

XIV.D. Consider approval of the Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal with the Texas Association of School Board Risk Management Fund

XIV.E. Consider approval of Interlocal Agreement with Region 6 Education Service Center for Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperation (EPIC6) Program

XIV.F. Consider approval of Local Policy EFB

XIV.G. Consider approval of Design and Management of Roofing Projects

XIV.H. Consider approval of Final Deductive Change Order to the Contract with CDI Contractors for the Hubbard Middle School Project

XV. Curriculum/Instruction/Consent Agenda

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

XV.B. Consider approval of Memorandum of Understanding with East Texas Youth Orchestra for Afterschool Strings Program for the 2025-2026 School Year

XV.C. Consider approval of Memorandum of Understanding with PATH for a PATH Home from School

XV.D. Consider approval of Community Health Worker Training Agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

XV.E. Memorandum of Understanding with Excellent TEEN Choice, Inc.

XV.F. Consider approval of Client Services Agreement with Soliant Health, LCC for Supplemental Staffing

XV.G. Consider approval of Amended Agreement with Curriculum Associates for the Purchase of Ellevation and Ellevation-Strategies

XV.H. Consider approval of Purchase of Summit K-12 to Support Language Proficiency Growth for Emergent Bilingual Students

XVI. Discussion

XVI.A. Legislative Update

XVII. Future Business

XVII.A. September 4, 2025 - Board Workshop

XVII.B. September 15, 2025 - Regular Meeting

XVIII. Adjournment