August 30, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Roll call

2. Call to Order

3. Prayer

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Open forum (the board encourages comments from citizens of the districts and from districts employees.  Anyone wishing to speak, either as an individual or as a representative of a group, may do so at this time.  The board asks that comments pertain to public education issues and be no longer than five minutes.  Legally the board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda for tonight's meeting.  If an issue mentioned is listed on tonight's agenda, the board will defer discussion until the appropriate time during the meeting.)  Please keep comments to 5 minutes.

6. Information Items

6.A. Recognize Eshbaugh family for health sciences classroom donation.

7. Action Items:

7.A. Consent Agenda.

7.A.1. Consider minutes from July meeting.

7.A.2. Consider July expenditures.

7.A.3. Consider budget amendments.

7.A.3.a. Budget amendment.

7.A.3.b. End of year budget amendment.

7.A.4. Teacher appraisal calendar for the 2017-2018 school year.

7.A.5. Teacher appraisers for the 2017-2018 school year.

7.B. Consider district salaries for 2017-2018 school year.   

7.C. Consider district budget for the 2017-2018 school year.

7.D. Consider district tax rate for the 2017-2018 school year.

7.E. Consider the district's investment policy.

7.F. Consider JJAEP memorandum of understanding.

7.G. Consider additional life skills teacher position.

7.H. Adjourn into executive session to discuss superintendent's recommendation for employment of contract personnel and discuss resignations accepted by the superintendent.  Texas Government Code Section 551.074.  Consider/Discuss Teacher Resignation Submitted After Resignations Deadline.  Texas Government Code, Section 551.074.

7.I. Convene into regular session to consider the superintendent's recommendation for employment of contract personnel and resignations accepted by the superintendent.  Consider/Take Action to Accept or Refuse Acceptance of Teacher Resignation Submitted after Resignation Deadline.

7.J. Consider granting superintendent authority to hire professional staff.

8. Information items:

8.A. District / campus accountability ratings.

8.B. Graduation plans for upcoming year.

8.C. Facilities Update.

8.D. Report on school district attorney retainer agreement.

8.E. Discussion of long range district planning.

8.F. TASA/TASB Convention.

8.G. Set date for September meeting.

9. Adjourn.