November 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM - REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1. PUBLIC HEARING 6:30 PM:

1.A. Public Hearing for Overview of School FIRST (Financial Rating System of Texas) for Fiscal Year 2025

1.B. Public Comments on Report 

2. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOARD MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING

3. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN & TEXAS FLAG

4. MISSION, VISION AND CORE BELIEF STATEMENTS RECITED BY BOARD MEMBERS

5. RECOGNITIONS

5.A. Priority 1 & 2:  Superintendent Coin of Excellence

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Persons who wish to participate in this portion of the meeting shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee at the district central administration office no later than 3:00 P.M. the day of the meeting and shall indicate the topic about which they wish to speak.  Please understand that no presentation shall exceed 3 minutes unless the speaker is non-English speaker who requires a translator and will then have up to 6 minutes to speak. If a translator is required, the speaker shall notify the district at the time they sign up, if not before. See Board Policy BED (LOCAL) BED (LEGAL).

7. CLOSED SESSION: As determined by the Board of Trustees, there may be a closed session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Gov’t Code 551.001) to discuss items relating to personnel (Texas Gov’t Code 551.074), or for deliberation pertaining to economic development (Texas Gov't Code 551.087) or deliberation of student issues (Texas Gov't Code Section 551.0821).  Any Action will be taken in Open Session. 

8. REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

8.A. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - 2025-2026 Draft Financial Audit - Singleton, Clark & Company P.C.

8.B. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - 2025 Bond Program TMS & THS Schematic Design Update - VLK Architects

8.C. Priority 3:  Strong Partnerships - Samsung Skilled Trades Employment Pathway (STEP) - Megan Zembik & Steven Vigil

8.D. Priority 3:  Strong Partnerships - Samsung Spark Grant - Jennifer Patschke

8.E. Priority 1 & 2:  2027-2028 School Calendar Update - Megan Zembik

9. CONSENT AGENDA

9.A. Minutes

9.A.1. Regular Meeting - October 20, 2026

9.B. Tax Report

9.C. Monthly Financial Report

9.D. Request for Purchase Approval

9.E. Acknowledgment of Annual Cooperative Fees Report

9.F. Approve Temple College MOUs 

9.G. Approve TMS and THS Multipurpose Schematic Design

9.H. Approve Superintendent Hiring Authority, as Described in Policy DC(LOCAL), from November 16, 2026 through January 19, 2027

10. NEW BUSINESS

10.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve 7-Eleven Variance Request - Ron Verano

11. PERSONNEL ITEMS FOR ACTION

11.A. Resignation of Personnel

11.B. Notification of Election of Personnel under District of Innovation (DOI) for the 2026-2027 School Year

12. CALENDAR 

12.A. November 23-27, 2026 - Staff/Student Thanksgiving Holiday

12.B. December 14, 2026 - Regular Board Meeting 

12.C. Winter Break - December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027 for Staff (through January 5, 2027 for students)

12.D. January 19, 2027 @ 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

13. SUGGESTIONS OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT

14. ADJOURN