July 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order.
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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.
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2. Public Comments
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings
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3.A.1. Board Workshop Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
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3.A.2. Regular Board Meeting Monday, June 23, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
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3.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending June 2025.
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3.C. Approve Quarterly Investment Report.
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3.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending June 2025.
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3.E. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition June 2025.
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4. Discussion and/or Individual Consideration
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4.A. Information Item: Discussion of Taft ISD Bond Update through July 2025
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4.B. Information Item: Discuss and Review the Taft ISD & Education to Employment College, Career, & Military Update for the 2025-2026 school year.
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4.C. Information Item: Discussion of New Taft ISD Website & App
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4.D. Information Item: Discuss and Review the Taft ISD Gifted & Talented Handbook for the 2025-2026 School Year.
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4.E. Information Item: Discuss and Provide Recommendations for the Taft ISD Student Dress Code for the 2025-2026 School Year.
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4.F. Information Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Not Allowing Homeschool Students to Participate in UIL Activities in Taft ISD (OPT-OUT).
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4.G. Action Item: Consider and approve the Execution of a Contract for Material Testing services to be Awarded to "Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. (TWE)" an amount Not to Exceed $127,935.00
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4.H. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the 2025-2026 Taft ISD Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Appraisal Calendar and Appraisal List.
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4.I. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Policy Update 125:
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4.J. Action Item: Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Taft ISD Professional Development Plan 2025-2026.
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4.K. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Low Attendance Waiver Correction to leave Woodroe Petty Elementary and remove Taft High School on January 22, 2025, due to travel safety from inclement weather communicated through social media.
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5. Closed Session
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Board will adjourn into Closed Session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq TGC 551.071 and 551.074.
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6. Reconvened from Closed Session
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The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.
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7. Important Dates to Remember
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7.A. New Staff Orientation Monday, August 4, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the Taft High School Library (Administration Office #A1)
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7.B. Annual Health Fair/Back To School Back Pack Event on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Taft High School - Georgia Krumnow Center.
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7.C. District Convocation/Welcome Back Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Taft High School Gym.
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7.D. Safety and Security Meeting Monday, August 11, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Taft High School Library (Administration Office).
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7.E. First Day of School is Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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7.F. Budget Workshop Monday, August 18, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
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7.G. Regular Board Meeting, Monday, August 18, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
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7.H. Budget Workshop, Monday, August 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
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7.I. Special Board Meeting Monday, August 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
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8. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members
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9. Adjourn
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