November 13, 2023 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 3)

II.A. West Orange-Stark Elementary Recognition

II.A.1. Teacher of the Month

II.A.2. Employee of the Month

II.A.3. Student of the Month

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.B. Consider approving the following Board Meeting minutes:
October 23, 2023- regular meeting
November 6, 2023- called meeting

V. Finance

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

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

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

V.A.1.b. Check Register

V.A.1.c. Investment Report 

V.A.2. Open Purchase Orders

V.A.3. Head Start Financials

V.A.4. Discuss the possibility of a May 2024 Bond Election.

V.B. Action Items:

V.B.1. Consider approval of the 2022-23 Financial Audit (Mitchell T. Fontenote, CPA)

VI. Instruction (Goal 1 & 3)

VI.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VI.A.1. Head Start Directors Report

VI.A.2. Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM)

VI.B. Action Items:

VI.B.1. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and West Orange - Cove CISD for Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM)

VII. Policy

VII.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VII.A.1. Policy Update 122 (LEGAL)

VII.B. Action Items:

VII.B.1. Consider approval of the Resolution to cast votes for the 2024 Board of Directors for the Orange County Appraisal District.

VII.B.2. Policy Update 122 (LOCAL) See attached list.

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.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:

X.A.1. Consider approval of contractual staff 

XI. Adjourn