August 19, 2019 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 and Advocacy Agenda Opportunity

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 15, 2019, at 6:00 PM and of the Called Board Meeting held on July 22, 2019 at 5:00 PM.

7.B. Consider Approval of July 2019 Disbursements as paid

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

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Hold Nominations and Election to Name a Trustee to Fill Any Vacant Office of the Early ISD Board of Trustees.  Action Item

8.B. Consider Action to Officially Set the Tax Rate for the 2019-2020 School Year.-Action Item

8.C. Consider Action to Approve a Budget Amendment in Response to Changes Brought to Bear from HB 3-August 2019.  Action Item

8.D. Consider Action to Approve Student Fund-Raisers for the 2019-2020 School Year and Designate Administration to Approve Subsequent Fund-Raisers as they May Deem Appropriate.  Action Item

8.E. Consider Action to Accept the T-TESS Calendar for Teacher Appraisals for the 2019-2020 School Year.  Action Item

8.F. 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 2019-2020 School year.  Action Item

8.G. Consider Information Concerning Property Values and Funding Lag for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year.  Information Only

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

8.I. Consider Action to Call fort Sealed Bids on a School Bus, Two SUVs and One Sedan for Early ISD.  Action Item

8.J. Consider Action to Call for Sealed Bids (RFP) to Replace the Track at Longhorn Stadium.  Action Item

8.K. Consider Action for Sealed Bids for a Carport to House New Vehicles.  Action Item

8.L. Consider Action to Pay the Entire Outstanding Amount Owed on the Turf at Longhorn Stadium.  Action Item

8.M. Consider Action to Approve the Purchase of New Speakers for the Public Address System at Longhorn Stadium.  Action Item 

8.N. Consider Action to Adopt the Early ISD Student Handbook for the 2019-2020 School Year.  Action Item

8.O. Consider Discussion Concerning Restricted Personal Leave Dates for the 2019-2020 School Year.  Information Only

8.P. Consider Information and Request Instructions Concerning the Early First United Methodist Church Parking Lot.  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.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) Proposed Action on Teacher Hires

10. FUTURE BUSINESS

10.A. Consider Confirming or Changing the Early ISD Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to be on September 16, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. - Possible Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item