October 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. Review Taft ISD Team of Eight Social Contract

5. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

6. National FFA Student Presentation

7. Public Hearing

7.A. Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas  (FIRST)

8. Consent Agenda

8.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 18, 2012 and the Special Meeting of October 2, 2012

8.B. Approve Investment Report for September, 2012

8.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending September, 2012

8.D. Approve Update 95 - First and Only Reading

8.E. Approve Fuel Bids

8.F. Approve Instructional Materials Allotment Committee for 2012-2013

8.G. Approve Additional Transfer Student for the 2012-2013 School Year

8.H. Budget Amendments

9. Information Only

9.A. Report on Highly Qualified Education

9.B. ADA For First Six Weeks

9.C. Principals Report and Parental Involvement Plans

9.C.1. Petty Elementary

9.C.2. Taft Junior High

9.C.3. Taft High School

9.C.4. District

9.D. Special Education Report

9.E. Child Nutrition First Six Weeks Report

9.F. Summary of Taxes Paid

10. Items for Individual Consideration

10.A. Discuss and/or Approve Changing the November 20, 2012 Regular Meeting to November 13, 2012

10.B. Discuss and/or Approve Eminent Domain Resolution and Related Actions

10.C. Appoint Custodian for Election

10.D. Set Compensation for Election    

10.E. Appoint Secretary's Agent of the Early Voting Ballot Board

10.F. Appoint Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board

10.G. Approve Canvassing the Results of the Bond Election Held November 6, 2012 at the Regular Meeting on November 13, 2012

10.H. Discuss and/or Approve Installation of a Swing Gate at Petty Elementary

11. Superintendent Report

11.A. Board Pictures

11.B. 2012-2013 Board Self-Evaluation

11.C. Runnin' Greyhound & Greyhound Gazette

11.D. Status of the 2012 Bond Election

12. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

12.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074

13. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

14. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

15. Adjourn