August 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Special Meeting

Description:  According to state law, the Board must give public notice and hold a public hearing on the proposed 2025-2026 budget.  Having followed all legal timelines, the Board should now allow any citizen attending the public meeting to give input on the proposed budget.  No action is required on this agenda item.  

Description:  Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the portion
of the meeting designated to receive public comment in accordance
with this policy. At all other times during a Board meeting, the
audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being
considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer.

At all other Board meetings, public comment shall be limited to
items on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting.

Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting
designated for public comment shall sign up with the presiding
officer or designee before the meeting begins as specified in the
Board’s procedures on public comment and shall indicate the
agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board.
Public comment shall occur at the beginning of the meeting.
Except as permitted by this policy and the Board’s procedures on
public comment, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not
exceed two(2) minutes per meeting.

Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be
furnished in response to inquiries, but the Board shall not deliberate
or decide regarding any subject that is not included on the
agenda posted with notice of the meeting.

Description:  This is usually included with Campus and Administrative reports on regular meetings. 

Description:  Within the first four weeks of the first day of school, the LPAC shall determine and report to the board the number of EB students on each campus and shall classify each student according to the language in which the student possesses primary proficiency. A board shall report that
information to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) before November 1 each year. Education Code 29.053(b) At this time, we have registered 1 EB Spanish-speaking student at the elementary campus.

Description:  Mrrs. Henderson will present a report on the A-F District Rating released by TEA.  

Description:  Texas A&M Agrilife Extension requests that the members of the 4H Cass County be sanctioned as an extracurricular activity, by signing the Extracurricular State Request Resolution.  They also ask for approval of the Adjunct Faculty Agreement with QCISD, which allows public students to be considered "in attendance" when participating in off-campus activities with an adjunct staff member of the school district.

Description:  The district uses the following cooperatives:
TIPS (we have not received our rebate for 24-25 but should receive it soon)  
Omnia
BuyBoard
Reg 7 Purchasing (Fee is $863 for 25-26)
DIR
Reg 20 Purchasing
Compare Co-op

Description:  Amendments will be made to the 2024-2025 budget to ensure that the functions are adequately budgeted for the year-end closing process.
This approval will also allow the budget to be modified in revenue and expenditure categories without changing the budget.  The recommended amendments are attached for General Operating and Debt Service.  If there are any significant changes in circumstances between the agenda release and the board meeting, a revised recap will be presented. The Food Service recap will be presented at the Board meeting when more information will be available.

Description:  The proposed budgets are attached for consideration.  There have been no changes since the budgets were proposed/discussed in the last meeting.

Description:  The Board must adopt a tax rate to support the adopted budget.  The adoption of the resolution sets the tax rates as follows:

M&O $.7705
Debt Service:  $.04306
Total $.81356