August 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM - August Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. PUBLIC HEARING -  2024-2025 Financial Plan (budget) and proposed tax rate.

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

5.A. Campus Reports

5.A.a. Refugio Elementary School

5.A.b. Refugio Jr. High School 

5.A.c. Refugio High School

5.B. Board Goals

5.C. District Reports

5.C.a. Academics

5.C.b. Financials

5.C.b.1. 2023-2024 Budget Status

5.C.b.2. Payment of bills

5.C.b.3. Statement of Account

5.D. Operations

5.E. Student Enrollment

5.F. School Safety and Security

5.G. Mental Health Specialist Report

5.H. General comments on the state of the district

5.I. Strategic Plan 2024 - 2029

6. BOARD ADMINISTRATION

6.A. 2024-2025 Board Training

6.B. September Board Meeting - Thursday, September  26, 2024

7. CONSENT AGENDA 

7.A. Minutes from Regular Board Meeting - July 25, 2024

7.B. Minutes from Special Board meeting - August 5, 2024

7.C. Minutes from the Team of Eight Special Board meeting - August 8, 2024

7.D. Appraisal Calendars - 2024-2025

7.E. Approve the local School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for the 2024-2025 school year.

7.F. Consider and accept donations and amend the 2023-2024 budget.

7.G. Consider and approve the telephone consultation agreement between Refugio ISD and Eichelbaum Wardell Hanson Powell & Munoz, P.C.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.A. Assign $1,000,000 of Fund Balance.

8.B. Discuss and approve final budget amendments for the 2023-2024 budget.

8.C. Discuss and approve the operational budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

8.D. Consider and approve the resolution for defeasement. 

8.E. Resolution for tax rate exceeding the no new revenue rate. 

8.F. Adopt the tax rate for 2024-2025 by ordinance for purposes of maintenance and operations and for the payment of principal and interest on debt of the school district.

8.G. Accept the amended District of Innovation Plan.

8.H. Adopt resolution for the nominations to the Refugio County Appraisal District to fill a vacancy.

9. CLOSED SESSION - In accordance with Texas Government Code Sections 551.074, 551.075

9.A. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public office or employee or to hear complaints against an officer or employee.

9.B. To confer with employees of the school district to receive information or to ask questions.

9.C. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) for the 2024-2025 school year.

9.D. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) of the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for the 2024-2025 school year.

9.E. Superintendent's mid-year evaluation

10. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

10.A. Take any action necessary resulting from discussions held during closed session.

10.B. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) for the 2024-2025 school year.

10.C. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) of the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for the 2024-2025 school year.

10.D. Superintendent's Mid-Year Evaluation.

11. ADJOURNMENT