November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order.
Description:
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. Invocation
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3. Public Hearing:
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3.A. Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) 2024-2025 Rating Based on School Year 2023-2024 Data.
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4. Public Comments
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5. Consent Agenda
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5.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meeting October 20, 2025.
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5.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending October 2025.
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5.C. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending October 2025.
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5.D. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition ending October 2025.
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6. Discussion and/or Individual Consideration
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6.A. Discussion Item: Discussion of Taft ISD Bond Update through November 2025.
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6.B. Discussion Item: Superior Achievement Rating: Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) 2024-2025 Rating Based on School Year 2023-2024 Data.
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6.C. Action Item: Consider Approval to increase the baseball/softball budget to include perimeter fencing in the amount of $78,217.60.
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6.D. Action Item: Consider Approval to increase Baseball/Softball Budget to Include Scoreboards in the amount of $116,400.
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6.E. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Ricardo L. Treviño Junior High School Targeted Improvement Plan and Woodroe Petty Elementary Targeted Improvement Plan.
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6.F. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Taft ISD District Improvement Plan, Woodroe Petty Elementary Campus Improvement Plan, Ricardo L. Treviño Junior High Campus Improvement Plan, and Taft High School Campus Improvement Plan.
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6.G. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Taft ISD Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) CYCLE IV Grant Initiative Selections.
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6.H. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Policy Update 126:
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6.I. Discussion Item: Review and Discuss the Taft ISD Data Dashboard.
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6.J. Action Item: Discuss and Consider San Patricio County Appraisal District Board of Directors Election Two Year Term of Service - January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027.
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7. Closed Session
Description:
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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7.A. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, consultation with legal counsel regarding student matter and threatened litigation regarding same.
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7.B. Personnel Matters and/or Employee Resignation(s)
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8. Reconvened from Closed Session
Description:
The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.
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9. Important Dates to Remember
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9.A. Annual Taft Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade and Festival Saturday, December 13, 2025. Taft City Park on Green Avenue.
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9.B. Regular Board Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
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10. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members
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11. Adjourn
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