August 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  We'd like for you to grant me the authority to set the meal prices as needed according to federal reimbursement rates since we do not have all the information needed to set the rates right now.  

Description:  The price stayed the same for this school year.  

Description:  This curriculum will be for English/Language Arts in grades K-5, Math in grades K-5, and Math in grades 6-8.  The principals and Shauna met with teachers during PLC and had the curriculum provider provide an overview before making the decision to select the curriculum.  

Description:  $50% of grant funds per instructional material must be utilized to contract with a TEA Approved Provider to ensure support with grant activities and implementation. Total grant is $600,000. $200,000 for Bluebonnet ELA K-5, $200,000 for Bluebonnet Math K-5, and $200,000 for Bluebonnet 6-8 Math.

Description:  The recent legislative session created a law where parents can request to review library materials and can appeal to the district for any material they deem inappropriate.  The law suggests that schools can create a School Library Advisory Council to review any appeals.  We can opt out of this part of the law.  I suggest we opt out and allow the campus administrators and I to review any appeals of library materials.  

Description:  We will need to adjust and approve our "Cell Phone" policy as a result of HB 1481 that prohibits students from using electronic communication devices during the school day.  

Description:  Senate Bill 401 requires districts to OPT OUT of allowing homeschool participation in district UIL activities.  Homeschool students may participate in UIL activities at the school closest to the student’s residential address that does allow homeschool participation, if the school to which they are zoned OPTS OUT of homeschool participation. Schools that allow homeschool participation are not required to allow homeschool students from outside of their school district to participate in UIL activities for their schools. The law allows it but does not require it.  Board Policy FD (LOCAL) already has the wording that we do not allow homeschool student participation in our UIL activities.  We just need to officially have the board make that decision.  

Description:  The changes are highlighted in the GPA Chart.    

Description:  We received the TRPN grant in partnership with Post and Lorenzo to support our Healthcare Pathway.  We are the fiscal agent for this grant, so we need to approve expenditures for the following:
 

Description:  I'd like for you all to approve our 3 extension agents as FCISD adjunct faculty:  Natalie Snowden, Mark Carroll, and Ashley Hillemeyer

Description:  It's down to $403,627 from $411,116 last year.  

Description:  Extras within the budget:

1.  $1 Meals:  We pay about $25,000 per year to make up the difference.
2.  Fall and Spring Incentives:  $270,000
3.  $50 extra per insured employee toward health insurance (State contribution is $75 and district required contribution is $225.  We pay $275.  About 87 or so of our employees are on our insurance.)
 

Description:  2023 M&O Values:  $292,557,014
2023 I&S Values:  $563,972,380

2024 M&O Values:  376,679,704
2024 I&S Values:  $525,562,501

2025 I&S Values: $484,624,802 (with 140K/200K homestead exemption)
2025 M&O Values: $367,928,236 (with 140K/200K homestead exemption)
2025 I&S Values: $493,535,623 (with 100K/110K homestead exemption)
2025 M&O Values: $376,839,057 (with 100K/110K homestead exemption)

Last year's tax rate info:  M&O: .8238, I&S: 0510918 for a total of $1.334718