September 16, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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. Consent Agenda

5.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 19, 2014 and the Special Meeting of August 26, 2014 

5.B. Approve Investment Report for August 2014

5.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending August 2014

5.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for August 2014

6. Information Only

6.A. 100% Electronic Pay

6.B. Waterpark 2014 Revenue Update

6.C. Presentation of School Board Disclosure Information & FIRST Rating

6.D. Tracking of Student Enrollment

6.E. ADA Report and Tracking of Student Enrollment

6.F. Early Learning Academy Report

6.G. Goal Setting Workshop Date

6.H. Phone System Update

6.I. Special Education Report            

6.J. Air Conditioning Maintenance Plan

6.K. Principal's Report

7. Items for Individual Consideration

7.A. Discuss and/or Approve Appraised Calendar and Certified Appraisers.

7.B. Discuss and/or Approve the Agreement for Financial Advisory Services Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc.

7.C. Discuss and/or Approve the Localized Policy Manual Update 100

7.D. Discuss and/or Approve for All Custodial and Maintenance Employees to have a Paid Day Off for 2014-2015 Fiscal Year.

7.E. Discuss and/or Approve TIPS TAP Interlocal Agreement and Resolution.

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

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

10. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

11. Adjourn