June 16, 2015 at 7:00 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. Budget Calendar Update

6. Superintendent Updates and Recognitions

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 26, 2015

7.B. Approve Investment Report for May, 2015

7.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending May, 2015

7.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

7.E. Child Nutrition Report for May.

7.F. Budget Amendments

8. Information Only

8.A. Board Members report on Summer Leadership Institute.

8.B. City of Taft Water Park

8.C. ADA Report

8.D. Report on Summer School

8.E. House Bill 5, Section 46, Evaluation of Performance in Community and Student Engagement.

8.F. College Career Dual Enrollment and Budget.

8.G. Principal's Report

9. Items for Individual Consideration

9.A. Discuss and/or Approve Independent Auditor for 2015-2016 School Year Audit.

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve Localized Update Policy 102 

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve changing the July 21, 2015 Regular Board Meeting to July 20, 2015 due to Superintendent attending Superintendent Summer Leadership July 21-24, 2015.

9.D. Discuss No Excuses University (NEU) Trip in October.

10. Superintendent Report

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

11.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

11.A.1. Employee Resignations

11.A.1.a. Chantal Landry

11.A.1.b. Jill Blankenship

11.A.1.c. Lucinda Ramos

11.A.1.d. Samantha Dunaway

11.A.2. Discussion regarding Superintendent Duties and Responsibilities in Regards to Personnel Salary Adjustments and Stipends.

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

13. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

14. Important Dates to Remember

15. Adjourn