October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Recognition: National Principals Month

4. Taft ISD Recognition: Greyhound Spotlight

5. Public Comments

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings of Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

6.B. Approve Investment Report ending August 30, 2025

6.C. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2025.

6.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending September 2025.

6.E. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition ending September 2025.

7. Discussion and Individual Consideration

7.A. Discussion Item: Bond 2024 - October Update

7.B. Discussion Item: Review and Discuss the Taft ISD Data Dashboard.

7.C. Discussion Item: Fall 2025 Survey conducted by the Center for Strategic Leadership LLC and Education Thought Partners. 

7.D. Action Item: Consider approval to use the financial institution's corporate resolution to open new investment accounts.

7.E. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Waiver Application for 2025-2026.

7.F. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the 2025-2026 Taft ISD Maximum Class Size Exception Waiver for two(2) 1st grade classes and three(3) 4th grade classes.

7.G. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Superintendent Evaluation Calendar, Instrument and Goals. 

8. Closed Session

8.A. Personnel Matters and/or Employee Resignation(s)

9. Reconvened from Closed Session

10. Important Dates to Remember

10.A. Regular Board Meeting, Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

10.B. Regular Board Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. 

11. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

12. Adjourn