January 15, 2019 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 School Board Recognition

4. Recognition of Meisha Ann Hinojosa Memorial

5. 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.

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Board Minutes of Regular Meeting on December 17, 2018.

6.B. Approve Investment Report for December 2018.

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending December 2018.

6.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for December 2018.

6.E. Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report for December 2018.

7. Discussion

7.A. Winterguard Update

7.B. School Board Trustee Election Update

7.C. Principal's Report: Attendance and Benchmark Scores

7.C.1. Taft High School

7.C.2. Taft Junior High

7.C.3. Woodroe Petty Elementary

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve Annual Financial Audit Report for the 2017-2018 School Year.

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve Annual District Investment Policy.

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

9.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.

9.A.1. Conduct Annual Evaluation of Superintendent of Schools and Modification of Employment Contract.

9.A.2. Employee Resignations:

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

10.A. Action Regarding Approval of Evaluation of Superintendent of Schools.

10.B. Action Regarding Modification of Superintendent of Schools Employment Contract.

11. Important Dates to Remember

11.A. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Taft Junior High School.

12. New Business

13. Adjourn