October 18, 2016 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 Hearing:

4.A. Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)

4.B. Taft Junior High Student Improvement Plan (SIP)
(This plan can be amended at anytime during the 2016-2017 School Year.)

5. Recognitions:

5.A. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) 2016 Media Honor Roll Honorees

5.A.1. KRISTV-Edna Cortinas

5.A.2. San Patricio County News-Jason Jansky

5.B. Campus and District Recognitions

5.B.1. Woodroe Petty Elementary

5.B.2. Taft High School

5.B.3. District

6. HEB Camp Presentation

7. 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.

8. Board Social Contract

9. Consent Agenda

9.A. Approve Board Meeting Minutes:

9.A.1. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

9.A.2. Training Meeting on Monday, October 3, 2016.

9.B. Approve Investment Report for September 2016.

9.C. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2016.

9.D. Approve Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for September 2016.

9.E. Approve Child Nutrition Report for September 2016.

9.F. Approve Fuel Bids for the 2016-2017 School/Work Year.

10. Discussion

10.A. Wounded Warriors Project

10.B. The Greyhound Gazette Publication

10.C. Technology Department Report

10.D. ADA Report for First Six Weeks

10.E. Curriculum and Instruction Update    

10.F. Principal's Report: Six Weeks Grades and Attendance Update

10.F.1. High School

10.F.2. Junior High

10.F.3. Petty Elementary

11. Items for Individual Consideration:

11.A. Discuss and/or Approve Board of Trustee Operating Procedures.

11.B. Discuss and/or Approve Improvement Plans for the 2016-2017 School Year.

11.B.1. District

11.B.2. Woodroe Petty Elementary

11.B.3. Taft Junior High

11.B.4. Taft High School

11.C. Discuss and/or Approve the San Patricio County Workforce Development Consortium interlocal Agreement.

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

12.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, and 551.074.

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

14. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

15. Important Dates to Remember

15.A. Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 7:00 PM at the Administration Building, Board Room.

15.B. Warriors on Wheels on Friday, November 11, 2016.

16. Adjourn