January 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Establishment of Quorum, Call to Order.

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Information Items:

4.A. Recognitions

4.A.1. Josiah Ponce All-State Band

4.A.2. School Board Recognition

5. Public Comment  The board encourages comments from students, parents, citizens of the district and district employees.  Anyone wishing to speak is encouraged to review district policy BED (LOCAL) regarding public participation at Board meetings. Individuals who wish to participate during this portion of the meeting shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee before the meeting begins and shall indicate the agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board.  Time will be limited to one to five minutes at the discretion of the presiding officer.

6. Open Session

6.A. Consent Agenda.

6.A.1. December Regular Minutes

6.A.2. December Expenditures

6.A.3. Budget amendments.

6.A.4. Add Logan Chaney/Darla Nolen to Financial Pools (Texpool - TexStar)

6.B. Consider 2022-2023 Financial Audit

6.C. Consider Renewal of Interlocal Agreement - Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative

6.D. Consider Professional Services Agreement with Candor Consulting and Diagnostics, LLC

6.E. TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 122

6.F. Consider 2024-2025 School Calendar

6.G. Order May Board Election

7. Information Items

7.A. Bond 2021 Update

7.B. Academy ISD Education Foundation

7.C. Total Solar Eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024

7.D. 2022-2023 District Annual Report

7.E. Quartlerly Report

7.F. Set February meeting

7.G. Additional Business

8. Superintendent's Report/Announcements

8.A. AHS Cheer competed Thursday, January 4 in Ft. Worth for the UIL Sprit State Competition and they performed well

8.B. AMS Band - Congratulations to Mrs. Essary and Ms. Milner and 26 students who were names to the Centec Honor Band on Saturday, January 13th. They tried out with almost 600 other middle school students to earn a spot in this honor band.

8.C. Athletics

8.D. Saturday-Sunday, January 27-28 - Texas Council of Women School Executives

8.E. Sunday-Tuesday, January 28-30 - TASA Midwinter Conference

8.F. Mr. Fagner's Art students compete at VASE next month

8.G. UIL Realignment - Thursday, February 1

8.H. AHS HOSA and Baylor Scott & White are hosting an on campus blood drive, Wednesday, February 14 and Thursday, February 15

9. Closed Session

9.A. Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters
The Board will discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of public employees or officials. (This may involve consultation with attorney as permitted under Section 551.071).

9.B. Section 551.072 - Deliberation Regarding Real Property
A governmental body may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value or real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.

10. Open Session

11. Consider and take action on matters resulting from closed session if any, as listed pursuant to Sections 551.071, 551.072 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.

12. Adjourn.