August 25, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular

I. Routine Business

I.A. Call To Order

I.B. Invocation

I.C. Pledge of Allegiance

I.D. Certification of Notice

II. Audience with Patrons (limited to 5 minutes per patron)
Persons wishing to participate in this portion of the meeting reserved for that purpose were required to sign up as they arrive and to indicate the topic about which they wish to speak.

III. Superintendent's Report

IV. Action Items:

IV.A. Approval of Consent Agenda Items:

IV.A.1. Budget Amendments (Melinda James)

V. Finance (Melinda James)

V.A. Information/Discussion Items:

V.A.1. Financial Statements

V.A.1.a. General Operating Funds

V.A.1.b. Student Nutrition Fund

V.A.1.c. Debt Service

V.A.1.d. Check Register 

V.A.1.e. Tax Collection

V.A.1.e.(1) Tax Collection 2013

V.A.1.e.(2) Tax Collection 2014

V.A.1.f. Head Start

V.A.1.g. Investment Report

V.B. Action Items:

V.B.1. Approval of Bid Property (Melinda James)

V.B.2. Consider Approval of Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits - Texas Education Code, Chapter 41 (Melinda James)

V.B.3. Consider Approval of 2014 Tax Rate Information: (Melinda James)

V.B.3.a. 2014 Certified Value (Melinda James)

V.B.3.b. Certification of the 2014 Anticipated Collection Rate & Excess Debt Collection (Melinda James)

V.B.3.c. Statement of 2014 Effective and Rollback rates (Melinda James)

V.B.3.d. Top Ten Taxpayers (Melinda James)

VI. Instruction:

VI.A. Information Item:

VI.A.1. Head Start Report - (Sherry Hardin)

VII. Policy

VII.A. Action Items:

VII.A.1. Consider Approval of Local Policies BE & FC - First Read (Anitrea Goodwin)

VII.A.1.a. BE (Local) - Board Meetings

VII.A.1.b. FC (Local) -  Student Welfare & Support Systems

VII.A.2. Consider Approval of PDAS Calendar (Anitrea Goodwin)

VII.A.3. Discussion & Consider Approval of the Naming of the High School Football Field (Bryan Thomas Muhammad)

VII.B. Information/Discussion Item:

VII.B.1. Discussion of the Grooming Expectations of the Extra Curricular Activities (James Colbert)

VIII. The open session of the meeting will adjourn. The Board of Trustees will reconvene in closed session for the following purposes.

VIII.A. Discussion for the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's Attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.(Tex.Govt.Code 551.071)

VIII.A.1. Consider legal advice regarding renewals, non-renewals and terminations of contracts for professional and non-professional personnel and related actions.

VIII.B. Teachers and Administrators (Tex.Gov't Code 551.074)

VIII.B.1. Discussion of Selection/Employment

VIII.B.2. Reassignment and Resignations

VIII.B.3. Discussion of Evaluation

VIII.B.4. Discipline

VIII.B.5. Duties

VIII.B.6. Discussion of Termination

VIII.B.7. Consider renewals, non-renewals and terminations of contracts for professional and non-professional personnel and related actions.

VIII.C. Discussion of Discipline of Students (Tex.Govt. Code 551.082)

VIII.D. Discuss other matters as authorized by (Tex.Govt.Code 551.071-551.084)

VIII.E. Paraprofessional, Support Staff, and Personnel (Tex. Govt. Code 551.074)

IX. The Board of Trustees will reconvene in open session for action to be taken on items discussed in closed session and open session items.

X. Personnel (Anitrea Goodwin)

X.A. Information Item:

X.A.1. Resignations

X.B. Action Items:

X.B.1. Consider Approval of Contractual Staff

XI. Adjourn