August 20, 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 July 16, 2013, and the Special Meetings of August 6, 2013 and August 13, 2013

6.B. Approve Investment Report for July 2013

6.C. Approve the 2013-2014 Professional Development Appraisal System (PDAS) Calendar, Certified Appraisers, and Procedures for Second Appraiser Request

6.D. Approve Transfers for the 2013-2014 School Year

6.E. Approve Adjunct Staff Status Agreement for County Extension Faculty

6.F. Approve a Resolution regarding Extracurricular Status of 4-H Organization

7. Information Only

7.A. Accountability Update

7.B. Total Expenditures by Function Ending July 2013

7.C. Budget Workshop

7.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve Changes to the Student Handbook Under College Credit Courses

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve the Interlocal Agreement with the Education Service Center, Region 4 on the Safe Schools Criminal Background Check Program

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve Taft ISD School Board's Endorsement of Teresa Flores or Eric Ramos to fill the Region 2 Position on the TASB Board of Directors

8.D. Discuss and/or Approve the Delinquent Sale of Property Located at 401 College Street, Legal Description; Lot 1, Block 1, 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 $7,000.00

8.E. Budget Amendment

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. Diana Clements - High School Counselor

9.A.1.a.2. Lawrence Neslony - Junior High

9.A.1.a.3. Oscar Sturgeon - Retiring

9.A.1.a.4. Carolyn Thetford

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