October 11, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call the Meeting to Order, Roll Call, and Establish Quorum

2. US and Texas Pledge/Moment of Silence:

3. Public Comments/Audience Participation

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Minutes from September 13, 2022 Regular meeting.

5. Board Action Items

5.A. Consider and take possible action on the 2022-2023 District/Campus Improvement Plan. 

5.B. Consider and take possible action approving the Resolution: Extracurricular Status of 4H Organization.

5.C. Consider and take possible action on adding or revising the following policies as they relate to establishing a high school: 
ADD: EHAD (Local), EHDD (Local), FMH (Local)
Revise: EHDC (Local), EI (Local), EIE (Local), FEA (Local), FM (Local), FNF (Local)

5.D. Consider and take possible action as it relates to the Coastal Bend College Dual Credit Program Memorandum of Understanding.

5.E. Consider and take possible action as it relates to the  Payment for Accrued Leave Upon Retirement as it relates to Board Policy DEC (Local). The board is to establish a rate of pay per day of leave a retiree may have.  The board is also to establish how many leave days (up to 50) a retiree may be compensated. 

5.F. Consider and take possible action on joining the 791 Purchasing Cooperative Resolution.  

5.G. Consideration and possible action to select an Architect Firm to provide design and construction administration for the High School and Track Project, and delegating authority to the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the final contract.

5.H.

1. Consideration and possible action to adopt resolution accepting bid for oil, gas and mineral lease and authorizing an oil, gas and mineral lease on one or more of the following tract(s) of real property:

15.20666667 acres, more or less, situated in the Benjamin Odium Survey, A-244, and the T.J. Smith Survey, A-294, inclusive of all unleased mineral interests within the city limits of the City of Pawnee, Bee County, Texas, including, but not limited to, the following described tracts of land:
5.64 acres, more or less, lying and being situated in the Benjamin Odium Survey, A-244, Bee County, Texas, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed dated April 26, 1915, from Theodore Plummer to T.J. Miller, James Elliot and Wm. H. Storm, Trustees for School District No. Twenty-six (26) of Bee County, Texas, recorded in Volume 53, Page 488 of the Deed Records of Bee County, Texas.
3.16666667 acres, more or less, lying and being situated in the Benjamin Odium Survey, A-244, Bee County, Texas, and being more particularly as Tract Two in that certain Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease dated July 8, 1986, from the Pawnee Independent School District to Carrol W. Lake, recorded in Volume 236, Page 47 of the Oil & Gas Lease Records of Bee County, Texas.
4.9 acres, more or less, lying and being situated in the Benjamin Odium Survey, A-244, Bee County, Texas, and being more particularly described as Tract Five in that certain Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease dated July 8, 1986, from the Pawnee Independent School District to Carrol W. Lake, recorded in Volume 236, Page 47 of the Oil & Gas Lease Records of Bee County, Texas.
1.5 acres, more or less, lying and being situated in the T.J. Smith Survey, A-294, Bee County, Texas, and being more particularly described in that certain Deed dated December 21, 1994, from the Church of Christ of Kenedy, Texas, to the Pawnee Independent School District recorded in Volume 524, Page 447 of the Deed Records of Bee County, Texas.

5.I. Consider and take possible action on a budget amendment that takes money out of Fund Balance and placed into Function 51-6629(facilities maintenance and operations-building improvement).  The following projects have already been approved by the board: 
Cafeteria to Library conversion $100,00
Interior Door controls $65,000
The following project to be bid and approved by the board:
Electric Gate Controls $75,000

5.J. Consider and take possible action on allowing the superintendent to submit a Letter of Intent to Texas A&M System concerning a partnership as it relates to our Early Learning Academy Program and allowing the superintendent to negotiate the MOU. 

6. Informational Items

6.A. Annual report of continuing education credit for each Board Member.

6.B. Principal's Report

6.C. Athletic Director Report

6.D. Business Manager Report

6.D.1. Accounts Payable for September 2022

6.D.2. Investment Report

6.D.3. Bus fleet Review.

6.E. Presentation of High School physical plant needs.

7. CLOSED (EXECUTIVE) SESSION:  There will be a closed session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act for the Board to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information received from Helena Wind ,LLC with whom the District may be commencing economic development negotiations (Texas Gov't Code, Section 551.087).

7.A. Employment/Resignations/Retirements

8. Reconvene from closed session(Pursuant to TEC Code 551.02) and possible action on items discussed in closed session

9. Adjourn