August 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM

2. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS - Individuals who wish to participate in public comment must sign up between 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. before the Board meeting.

4. EXECUTIVE SESSION

4.A. Real Property
To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the Board's position in negotiations with a third person
(Texas Government Code 551.072)

4.B. Personnel
To deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, including Board members, or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee
(Texas Government Code 551.074)
 

4.C. Consultation with Attorney
To consult with its attorney when the Board seeks advice about pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer, or when the attorney will have an ethical duty of confidentiality
(Texas Government Code 551.071)

4.D. Security Devices or Security Audits
To deliberate the development, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel devices or a security audit
(Texas Government Code 551.076)

5. STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

5.A. Information    Safety and Security Update

6. PUBLIC HEARING

6.A. Information    Public Hearing to Discuss the District's Annual Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year

7. FINANCE, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

7.B. Action               Consider Approval of Recommendation to Grant Public Utility Easement Requests to City of Rockwall, Texas from Ouida Springer Elementary School Site (12.556 Acre School Site) 

7.C. Action              Consider Approval of Board Resolution Setting the 2024 Tax Rate for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year

7.D. Action               Consider Approval of an Order Calling a Special Election to be Held by the Rockwall Independent School District Regarding Ratifying a Voter-Approval Tax Rate, Making Provisions for the Conduct of a Joint Election, and Resolving Other Matters Incident and Related to Such Election

7.E. Action               Consider Approval of an Order Calling a Bond Election to be Held by the Rockwall Independent School District, Making Provisions for the Conduct of a Joint Election, and Resolving Other Matters Incident and Related to Such Election

7.F. Action                Consider Approval of Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election Priorities Including Providing Competitive Compensation for Teachers and Staff, Staffing for Student Growth, and Funding Safety Initiatives 

7.G. Action               Consider Approval of the District’s Wealth Equalization Plan for the 2024-2025 School Year in Accordance with Chapters 48 and 49 of the Texas Education Code

7.H. Action               Consider Approval of the Board of Trustees Delegating Contractual Authority to Obligate the School District Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.511(c)(4) to the Superintendent to Purchase Attendance Credits to Net Against Chapter 48 Funding

 

8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

8.A. Minutes of Regular Session held on June 17, 2024 and July 15, 2024, and Special Sessions held on July 29, 2024

8.B. Financial Information

• July 2024 Financial Highlights
• July 2024 Financial Report
• Annual Investment Report Year Ended June 30, 2024
• August 2024 Budget Memo
• August 2024 Budget Amendments 
• July 2024 Purchasing Cooperative Report
• Donations

8.C. Personnel
(Executive Session may be called under the authority of the Texas Government Code Section 551.074)

•  Resignations of Personnel

8.D. Consider Approval of Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Qualified Appraiser List

8.E. Consider Approval of the Legal Services Agreements

8.F. Consider Approval of Inter-Local Agreement with the City of Fate, City of Heath, City of Rockwall, and Rockwall County for School Resource Officers (SRO's) for the 2024-2025 School Year

9. ADJOURNMENT