October 28, 2024 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 Middle School 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 approval of the following board minutes: September 23, 2024 (regular 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.1.d. Tax Collections 

V.A.1.e. Open Purchase Orders

V.A.2. Head Start Financials

V.B. Action Items:

V.B.1. Consider approval of the 2023-24 Financial Audit

VI. Instruction (Goal 1 & 3)

VI.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VI.A.1. Head Start Directors Report

VI.A.2. Presentation and Discussion of WOCCISD’s District Improvement Plan for 2024-2025

VI.A.3. Presentation and Discussion of the Campus Improvement Plans for 2024-25

VI.A.3.a. North Early Learning Center

VI.A.3.b. West Orange-Stark Elementary School

VI.A.3.c. West Orange-Stark Middle School

VI.A.3.d. West Orange-Stark High School

VI.A.4. Applying for TEA English as a Second Language (ESL) waiver and bilingual education (BE) exception for insufficient certified teachers to serve emergent bilingual students.

VII. Policy

VII.A. Information/Discussion Items:

VII.A.1. No cell phone policy

VII.B. Action Items:

VII.B.1. Consider approval of Lamar State College-Orange and West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District Dual Enrollment Agreement 2024-2028

VII.B.2. NELC Certification of Health and Safety Screening

VII.B.3. NELC Certification of Governance and Leadership Capacity Screening

VII.B.4. NELC Policy Council By-Laws

VII.B.5. Consider approval of the Resolution to cast votes for the 2025 Board of Directors for the Orange County Appraisal District.

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

VIII.E. Safe and support school program

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 (Human Resources)

X.A. Action Item:

X.A.1. Consider approval of contractual staff 

XI. Adjourn