July 16, 2013 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. Construction Projects

5.A. Taft Junior High

5.B. Athletic Complex

5.C. Taft High School Construction

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 18, 2013, and the Special Meetings of June 17, 2013 and June 19, 2013

6.B. Approve Investment Report for June 2013

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending June 2013

6.D. Discuss and/or Approve Update 97

7. Information Only

7.A. 2013-2014 Budget and Health Insurance Update

7.B. 2013-2014 Staff Development Plan

7.C. Child Nutrition Report

7.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Progress Report on Delinquent Tax Collections and Discuss and/or Approve the Contract with Linebarger Goggin Blair & Sampson for the Collection of Delinquent Taxes

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve the Sale of Delinquent Tax Property Legal Description: Tract 2; Lot 8, Block 40, Original Townsite, City of Taft, San Patricio County, Texas as described in Volume 460, Page 441, Deed Records of San Patricio County, Texas to Ramon C. Martinez in the amount of $700.00

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve the Delinquent Sale of Property Located at 401 College Street, Legal Description; Lot 1, Block, Taft Townsite, San Patricio County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat Thereof, Recorded in Volume 3, Page 3B, Map Records of San Patricio County, Texas to Rene Menchaca in the amount of $4,500.00

8.D. Discuss and/or Approve the Sale of Delinquent Tax Property Located at 325 Toland, Legal Description; 5.963 Acres, More of Less, Hospital Tract, Coleman Fulton Pasture Company's Map of the City of Taft, San Patricio County, Texas, as Described in Clerk's File #416681, Official Records of San Patricia County, Texas to the Taft Economic  Development Corp. in the Amount of $40,000.00

8.E. Discuss and/or Approve the Sale of Delinquent Tax Property located on Toland Road, Legal Description; 0.25 Acres, More or Less, Hospital Tract, Coleman Fulton Pasture Company's map of the City of Taft, San Patricio County, Texas as Described in Clerk's File #416681, Official Records of San Patricio County, Texas to the Taft Economic Development Corp. in the amount of $7,900.00

8.F. Discuss and/or Approve Taft ISD Entering Into an Agreement with Prosperity Bank for a Line of Credit in the Amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)

8.G. Discuss and/or Approve the Interlocal Cooperation Contract with the Texas Association of Public Schools Property and Liability Fund

8.H. Discuss and/or Approve the Public Hearing on the Budget and Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 on August 20, 2013, Beginning at 6:00 p.m.

8.I. Discuss and/or Approve Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the Taft High School Project

8.J. Discuss and/or Approve Revisions to Local Policy CH

8.K. E-Rate Resolution to Begin Accepting Electronic Formatted Bids Through Education Service Center, Region 12

8.L. Discuss and/or Approve Revisions to the 2013-2014 District Calendar

8.M. Discuss and/or Approve 2013-2014 Handbooks

8.M.1. Student Handbook

8.M.2. Personnel Handbook

8.M.3. Gifted and Talented Handbook

8.M.4. 504 Plan

8.M.5. Dyslexia Plan

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

9.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)

9.A.1. Regular Personnel

9.A.1.a. Information on Resigning Employees

9.A.1.a.1. Debra Carpentier - High School

9.A.1.a.2. Melissa Soto - Petty Elementary

9.A.1.a.3. Gabriela Ramirez - Petty Elementary

9.A.1.a.4. Cynthia Sorrells - Junior High

9.A.2. District Reorganization Plan

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

11. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

12. Adjourn