July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM - July Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

5. PRESENTATION FROM TASB REGARDING WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

6.A. Campus Reports

6.A.a. Refugio Elementary School

6.A.b. Refugio Jr. High School 

6.A.c. Refugio High School

6.A.c.1. Athletic Handbook

6.A.c.2. Graduation Handbook

6.A.c.3. High School Course Catalog

6.A.c.4. Senior Guide

6.A.c.5. Cheer Handbook

6.B. District Reports

6.B.a. English as a Second Language Operating Guidelines

6.B.b. State Compensatory Education - Program Description Manual and Local Procedures

6.B.c. Academics

6.B.d. Financials

6.B.d.1. Budget Status

6.B.d.2. Payment of Bills

6.B.d.3. Statement of Account

6.C. Operations

6.D. School Safety and Security

6.E. Mental Health Specialist Report

7. BOARD ADMINISTRATION

7.A. Nepotism and pecuniary interest provisions

7.B. Approve the Board of Trustees representative(s) for the Refugio ISD Education Foundation Board of Directors.

7.C. Academic Convocation/Back to School Inservice - Monday, August 11, 2025

7.D. Set date for Special Board Meeting 

7.E. August Board Meeting - Thursday, August 28, 2025

7.F. 2025-2026 Board Meeting Schedule

8. CONSENT AGENDA 

8.A. Minutes from Regular Board Meeting -June 26, 2025

8.B. Approve the Refugio ISD Wellness Policy for the 2025-2026 school year.

8.C. Approve the Refugio ISD Concussion Oversight Team for 2025-2026.

8.D. Approve the Gifted and Talented Plan for the 2025-2026 school year.

8.E. Honor Courses identified for UIL No-Pass No-Play exemption.

8.F. Refugio ISD Monthly Investment Position

8.G. Designate Liz Kelley, Refugio County Tax Assessor, to commutate the effective and/or roll back tax rate.

8.H. Accept donations and/or amend the 2024-2025 budget.

8.I. Consider and approve the budget amendments for the 2024-2025 budget.

9. NEW BUSINESS

9.A. Consider and adopt a compensation plan for 2025-2026 school year.

9.B. Consider and approve the Stipend and Extra Duty pay schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.

9.C. Consider and approve the District's contribution of $355 towards the employee benefit package for the 2025-2026 school year.

9.D. Approve participation in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program and set breakfast and lunch prices for the 2025-2026 school year.

9.E. Consider and approve tuition charge for non-eligible PreK students for the 2025-2026 school year.

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

10.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.

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

10.C. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) for the 2025-2026 school year.

10.D. Employment of Non-Chapter 21 contract employee (s) of the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for the 2025-2026 school year.

11. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

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

11.B. Employment of probationary contract employee (s) for the 2025-2026 school year.

11.C. Employment of Non-Chapter 21 contract employee (s) of the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for the 2025-2026 school year.

12. ADJOURNMENT