August 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Routine Business

I.A. Call to Order

I.B. Invocation

I.C. Pledge of Allegiance

I.D. Certification of Notice

II. Superintendent's Report (Dr. Rickie Harris) (Goal 4 & 5)

II.A. School Start Update

II.B. Remote Learning Platform for Quarantined Students

III. 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. 

IV. Consent Agenda Items:

IV.A. Consider Approval of Budget Amendments

IV.A.1. Budget Amendments

IV.A.2. Rollover Purchase Orders

IV.A.3. Encumbrance Carry Forward

V. Finance

V.A. Financial Statements (Robin Hataway)

V.A.1. Operating Statements (General, Food Service, Debt Service)

V.A.2. Check Register

V.A.3. Investment Report 

V.A.4. Tax Collections 

V.B. Head Start Financials (Vickie Oceguera)

V.C. Action Item:

V.C.1. For the 2021-2022 school year, we delegated contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code(TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC, §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of education as authorized under TEC, 49.006. This included approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit or the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 48 Funding).

VI. Instruction (Goal 1 & 2)

VI.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VI.A.1. Head Start Directors Report (Vickie Oceguera)

VII. Policy

VII.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VII.A.1. Discussion of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District concerning leave for staff with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

VII.A.2. Discussion of the addition of mask/face coverings to the dress code for students and all staff.

VII.B. Action Items:

VII.B.1. Consider approval of the 2021-2022 T-TESS appraiser list  

VII.B.2. Consider approval of the 2021-2022 T-PESS appraiser list

VII.B.3. Consider approval of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District concerning leave for staff with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

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

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

VIII.A.1. Discussion of Selection/Employment

VIII.A.2. Discussion of Evaluation

VIII.A.3. Reassignment and Resignations

VIII.A.4. Duties

VIII.A.5. Discipline

VIII.A.6. Discussion of Termination

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

VIII.A.8. Consider activation of an emergency permit for a classroom teacher

VIII.A.9. Evaluation of Superintendent

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

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

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

VIII.D.1. Consider hiring of professional personnel

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 (Dr. Nina LeBlanc)

X.A. Action Item: (Goal 6)

X.A.1. Consider approval of contractual staff 

XI. Adjourn