August 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM - Regular

1. Call to order

2. Roll Call/Establish a Quorum

3. Invocation

4. Pledge of Allegiances to the US Flag and the Texas Flag

5. Public Forum/Comments to Board - (Invitation to address the Board- Time Allocation to be specified by the Board President)

6. Student Recognitions

6.A. State Qualifying Choir Students

6.B. Junior High State Band Students

7. Items for Information/Reports

7.A. Superintendent's Report

7.A.1. The next Regular School Board Meeting is scheduled for September 9th, 2019. We will need to schedule some Called Meeting dates later on in August in order to set the tax rate, approve the 2019-2020 Budget, and take care of any last minute budget amendments to the 2018-2019 Budget.  I would like to set the date to adopt the 2019-2020 Budget and Tax Rate for Monday, August 26th at 5:30pm.  We will need to have a Called Meeting on August 30th to approve any needed budget amendments. 

7.A.2. Baseball field reconstruction update

7.A.3. Update on District Activities and Projects 

7.A.4. Hiring Update

7.A.4.a. Kralyn Thomas - Junior High Life Skills Teacher

7.A.5. July Check Register

7.A.6. July Supplemental Pay

7.B. Assistant Superintendent Report

7.B.1. Budget Report

7.B.2. Tax Report

7.B.3. Federal Budget Report for the 2019-2020 School Year

7.C. Elementary Principal Report

7.C.1. Review the 2019-2020 Ballinger Elementary Student Handbook 

7.C.2. Elementary Report

7.D. Junior High Principal Report

7.D.1. Review the 2019-2020 Ballinger Secondary Student Handbook for Junior High

7.D.2. Junior High Update

7.E. High School Principal Report

7.E.1. Review the 2019-2020 Secondary Student Handbook for High School

7.E.2. High School Update

7.F. Athletic Director Report

8. Items for Action/Discussion

8.A. Consider action to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting that was held on July 15, 2019. 

8.B. Consider action to approve the selection of a TASB Delegate for the TASA/TASB Convention

8.C. Consider action to order the School Board Election for Single-Member District 2 and Single Member District 7 on November 5, 2019 and to authorize the Superintendent to enter into all contracts and agreements to effect such an election. 

8.D. Consider action to approve the 2019-2020 Student Code of Conduct

8.E. Consider the Proposed 2019 Tax Rate for Inclusion in the Notice of Public Meeting to discuss the 2019-2020 Budget and the 2019 Tax Rate

8.F. Consider action to approve Shannon Sports Medicine to provide training services for the 2019-2020 school year.

8.G. Consider action to approve future Board meetings

8.H. Consider action to increase lunch prices for Ballinger ISD for the 2019-2020 School Year

8.I. Consider action to approve the contracts that pertain to the advertising on the scoreboard at Bearcat Football Stadium 

8.J. Consider action to approve a budget amendment for the PA System for the secondary campus that was approved during the July Board Meeting.  

8.K. Consider action to approve nominations for the Board of Directors of the Runnels County Appraisal District.  

9. Executive Session

9.A. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 552.0821, deliberation and possible action regarding a matter involving a public school student which may reveal personally identifiable information about the student. 

9.B. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee. 

9.C. Ratify the resignations of employees that have been received by the Superintendent

9.D. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.076, to deliberate matters of school safety and security

10. Return to open meeting and take any action deemed necessary upon discussion in the closed meeting.  

11. Official Adjournment