September 12, 2017 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 Board 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. Discussion:

5.A. NorthStar Disaster Recovery Update

6. Items for Individual Consideration:

6.A. Discuss and/or Approve Taft ISD Resolution Pay for Bad Weather.

6.B. Discuss and/or Approve submitting Waiver to Texas Education Agency (TEA) for Missed Instructional Days due to Hurricane Harvey.

6.C. Discuss and/or Approve Tex Pool Investment Service for Public Funds New Account for Capital Projects 2017.

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

7.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, and 551.087.

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

9. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

10. Important Dates to Remember

10.A. Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, Board Room.

11. Adjourn