August 20, 2018 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. Chief Financial Officer's Report

6.D. Superintendent’s Report

6.D.1) Report on Class Sizes

6.D.2) Information about TASA/TASB

6.D.3) Possible Board/Superintendent Goal-Setting Session

6.E. Principal's Reports

6.F. Athletic Director's Report

7. CONSENT AGENDA - Action Item

7.A. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on Monday, July 16, 2018.

7.B. Consider Approval of July 2018 Disbursements as paid

7.C. Consider Budget Amendment/s (if any)

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Consider Discussion Concerning Restricted Personal Leave Days for the 2018-2019 School Year.-Information Only

8.B. Consider Action to Officially Set the Tax Rate for the 2018-2019 School Year.-Action Item

8.C. Consider Action to Approve Student Fund-Raisers for the 2018-2019 School Year and Designate Administration to Approve Subsequent Fund-Raisers as they May Deem Appropriate.  Action Item

8.D. Consider Information Concerning the Athletic Handbook for Early ISD for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Information Only

8.E. Consider Action to Accept the T-TESS Calendar for Teacher Appraisals for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Action Item

8.F. Consider Action to Seek a Waiver from TEA in Order to Emergency Certify Teacher/s on an Emergency Certification.  Action Item

8.G. Consider Action to Adopt the Policy Updates Included in Policy Update #111 from TASB Policy Services.  This is the Second and Final Reading.  Action Item

8.H. Consider Action to Adopt a Resolution to Deem the Brown County and Comanche County Texas A&M Agri-Life Agents as Adjunct Faculty Members of Early ISD in Order for 4-H Activities to Fall under the "Extracurricular" Category for Early ISD Students for the 2018-2019 School year.  Action Item

8.I. Consider Action to Discuss Transfer of In-Trust Property at 200 Morning Dove to the City of Early.  Action Item

8.J. Consider Information Concerning Accountability Ratings Summary.  Information Only

8.K. Consider Information Concerning the Student Handbooks from Early ISD Campuses for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Information Only

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. Primary Teacher (1st Grade) Proposed Hire

9.A.2)b. Elementary Teacher (3rd Grade) Proposed Hire

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

9.A.4) Deliberate Regarding the 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 Implementation of the Guardian Program. 

9.B.2) Proposed Action on Teacher Hires

10. FUTURE BUSINESS

10.A. Consider the Early ISD Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to be on September 17, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. - Possible Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item