January 20, 2015 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. Recognize Taft ISD Board of Trustees School Board Appreciation Month

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 16, 2014.

6.B. Approve Investment Report for December 2014.

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending December 2014.

6.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for December 2014.

6.E. Child Nutrition Report for December.

7. Information Only

7.A. Taft ISD Early Learning Academy

7.B. Board of Trustees Social Contract    

7.C. ADA Update

7.D. Review Investment Policy

7.E. Robert's Rules of Order Workshop

7.F. Special Education Report

7.G. Principal's Report: Benchmark Results

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve Taft ISD Early Learning Academy Parent Monitoring Procedures

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve Credit by Exam window between January 1 - March 31, April 1 - June 30, July 1 - September 30 and October 1 - December 31

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve a Resolution Regarding a Finance Contract for the Purpose of Procuring "Phone System".

8.D. Discuss and/or Appoint a Board Member to Represent Taft ISD at the City of Taft EDC Legislative Visit.

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. Superintendent Evaluation

9.A.2. Modification to Superintendent Contract

9.A.3. Personnel - Head Softball Coach Position

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. Taft ISD Board Meeting Evaluation

13. Adjourn