November 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Public Hearing

I.A. 2020-2021 FIRST Rating

II. Routine Business

II.A. Call to Order

II.B. Invocation

II.C. Pledge of Allegiance

II.D. Certification of Notice

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

IV. 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. 

V. Consent Agenda Items:

V.A. Consider Approval of Budget Amendments

V.B. Consider approving the following Board Meeting minutes:
October 25, 2021

VI. Finance

VI.A. Information/Discussion Items: (Goal 3)

VI.A.1. Financial Statements (Robin Hataway)

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

VI.A.1.b. Check Register

VI.A.1.c. Investment Report 

VI.A.1.d. Tax Collections 

VI.A.2. Head Start Financials (Vickie Oceguera)

VI.B. Action Items:

VI.B.1. Consider Approval of the 2020-21 Financial Audit (Mitchell T. Fontenote, CPA)

VII. Instruction (Goal 1 & 2)

VII.A. Information/Discussion Items:

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

VII.A.2. NELC 2020-2021 Annual Report

VII.A.3. Investigate shifting upper-level high school courses to an online platform

VII.B. Action Items:

VIII. Policy

VIII.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VIII.A.1. 2021-2022 Spanish version of the student handbooks

VIII.A.2. Policy Update 118 (Legal)

VIII.B. Action Items:

VIII.B.1. Consider approval of Policy Update 118 (Local) - See attached list of codes

VIII.B.2. Consider approval of the Resolution to cast vote for 2022-2023 Board of Directors for the Orange County Appraisal District

VIII.B.3. Consider approval of updated Child Nutrition Services' Local Wellness Policy

VIII.B.4. Consider approval of the resolution delegating the Human Resources director as an additional designated authority to accept a contract employee's resignation

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

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

IX.A.1. Discussion of Selection/Employment

IX.A.2. Discussion of Evaluation

IX.A.3. Reassignment and Resignations

IX.A.4. Duties

IX.A.5. Discipline

IX.A.6. Discussion of Termination

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

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

IX.A.9. Evaluation of Superintendent

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

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

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

IX.D.1. Consider hiring of professional personnel

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

XI. Personnel (Dr. Nina LeBlanc)

XI.A. Action Item: (Goal 6)

XI.A.1. Consider approval of contractual staff 

XII. Adjourn