June 19, 2018 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. 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.

4. Recognition of Taft ISD Students:

4.A. Recognition of Class of 2018 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

4.B. Taft High School Cheerleaders

4.C. Taft Junior High Cheerleaders

4.D. Woodroe Petty Elementary Running Club

5. Consent Agenda:

5.A. Approve Board Meeting Minutes of:

5.A.1. Special Board Meeting Tuesday, May 15, 2018

5.A.2. Regular Board Meeting, Tuesday, May 15, 2018

5.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending May 2018.

5.C. Approve Investment Report for May 2018.

5.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD for May 2018.  

5.E. Approve Child Nutrition Report for May 2018.

6. Discussion:

6.A. Budget Calendar Update

7. Items for Individual Consideration:

7.A. Discuss and/or Approve the Taft Junior High School Modified Turnaround Plan Resolution.

7.B. Discuss and/or Approve 2018-2019 Student Athletic Accident Insurance.

7.C. Discuss and/or Approve Lubbock-Cooper ISD purchasing group participation agreement.

7.D. Discuss and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Donations Received.

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

8.A. Employee Resignations:

8.A.1. Heather Gonzalez

8.A.2. Carman Rioz

8.A.3. Matthew Harrington

8.A.4. Jessica Hudler

8.A.5. Kristi Dishman

8.A.6. Jack Sanders

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

9.A. Action, if necessary, on Item (s) Discussed in Closed Session.

10. Important Dates to Remember:

10.A. Regular School Board Meeting Tuesday, July 19, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Superintendent Portable Building.

11. Superintendents Update:

12. Adjourn