November 13, 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. 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.

5. Public Hearing

5.A. Petty Elementary Student Improvement Plan (SIP)

5.B. Taft High School Student Improvement Plan (SIP)

5.C. Taft Junior High Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)

5.D. Taft ISD Student Achievement Improvement Plan (SAIP)

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 16, 2012

6.B. Approve Investment Report for October, 2012

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending October, 2012

7. Information Only

7.A. P.R.I.D.E. Committee Update

7.B. Capturing Kids Hearts

7.C. Taft ISD Christmas Tree Writing Project

7.D. Taft ISD Logo and Taft Website

7.E. Principals Report

7.F. Special Education Report

7.G. Child Nutrition First Six Weeks Report

7.H. Food Service Management Options

7.I. Summary of Taxes Paid

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve Changing the January 15, 2013 Regular Meeting to January 22, 2013

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve Changing the Extra-Curricular Bus Driving Stipend

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve Improvement Plans for the 2012-2013 School Year

8.C.1. Petty Elementary

8.C.2. Taft Junior High

8.C.3. Taft High School

8.C.4. District

8.D. Discuss and/or Approve a Nominee for the San Patricio Appraisal District Board of Directors' 

9. Superintendent Report

9.A. Junior High Construction Project

9.B. Christmas Festival December 1, 2012

9.C. Taft ISD Staff Attendance Incentives

9.D. Establishment of a Taft Education Foundation

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

10.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

10.A.1. Board Self-Evaluation

10.A.2. Consider New Employee Hires

10.A.3. Consider Resignation

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

12. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

13. Adjourn