August 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

2.A. Announcement by the Presiding Officer that a Quorum of Board Members is Present; That the Meeting has been Duly Called; and that the Meeting has been Posted in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES 

5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS - (Invitation to address the Board  - Time allocation to be specified by the Board President)

6. REPORTS

6.A. Board President's Report

6.A.1) Present Information Concerning the Welcome-Back Meal.

6.B. Chief Academic Officer's Report

6.C. Business Manager’s Report

6.D. Superintendent’s Report

6.D.1) Information Concerning TASA/TASB Convention in Dallas, Texas, October 5-8, 2017

6.D.2) Report on Class Sizes

7. CONSENT AGENDA - Action Item

7.A. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on Monday, July 17, 2017.

7.B. Consider Approval of July/August 2017 Disbursements as paid

7.C. Consider Budget Amendment for Donation from Band Booster Club

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Consider Discussion Concerning Restricted Personal Leave Days for the 2017-2018 School Year.-Information Only

8.B. Consider Action to Officially Set the Tax Rate for the 2017-2018 School Year.-Action Item

8.C. Consider Presentation by Ranger College.  Information Only

8.D. Consider Action to Approve Student Fund-Raisers for the 2017-2018 School Year and Designate Administration to Approve Subsequent Fund-Raisers as they May Deem Appropriate.  Action Item

8.E. Consider Information Concerning the Athletic Handbook for Early ISD for the 2017-2018 School Year.  Information Only

8.F. Consider Action to Accept the T-TESS Calendar for Teacher Appraisals for the 2017-2018 School Year.  Action Item

8.G. Consider Action to Adopt the Student Code of Conduct for the 2017-2018 School Year.  Action Item

8.H. Consider Action to Accept the Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) Report from TEA for the 2016-2017 School Year.  Action Item

9. CLOSED SESSION - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter §551, Subchapters D and E or Government Code section §418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

9.A. Personnel Matters-551.074

9.A.1) Review Resignations-(If Any)

9.A.2) New Hires to Fill Vacancies-(If Any)

9.A.2)a. "Self-Contained" Teacher--Heartland

9.A.2)b. Elementary Teacher

9.A.3) Other Personnel Matters as May be Presented-(If Any)

9.A.4) Deliberate Regarding the Creation of a Guardian Program and Other Matters Related to the Deployment or Implementation of Security Personnel or Devices, Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.076. 

9.B. Action Items Pursuant to Discussions in Closed Session-(If Any) 

9.B.1) Consider and Take Action on the Creation of a Guardian Program and on the Amendment/Revision of Board Policies CKC (Local) and DH (Local). 

9.B.2) Proposed Teacher Hires

10. FUTURE BUSINESS

10.A. Consider the Early ISD Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to be on September 18, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. - Possible Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item