August 20, 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. Consent Agenda:

3.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings:

3.A.1. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. 

3.A.2. Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. 

3.A.3. Goal Setting Workshop Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. 

3.A.4. Special Board Meeting on July 31, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.  

3.A.5. Special Board Meeting, Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. 

3.A.6. Board Workshop on Tuesday, Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.    

3.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending June and July 2019.

3.C. Approve Investment Report for June and July 2019.

3.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending June and July 2019.

3.E. Taft ISD Child Nutrition June and July

4. Discussion:

4.A. Accountability Update

4.B. Woodroe Petty Elementary Pre-Kindergarten Program 

4.C. Code to the Future

4.D. Taft ISD Early Learning Academy

4.E. Taft ISD Student Handbook 2019-2020

5. Items for Individual Consideration:

5.A. Discuss and/or Approve Action Regarding Issuance of RFP for Construction Manager at Risk for Taft High School Synthetic Track Turf Field Reconstruction Project.

5.B. Discuss and/or Approve Budget Amendment ESC 20 SPED Evaluation Capacity Grant. 

5.C. Discuss and/or Approve Resolution of the 4-H Club Extracurricular Activity.

5.D. Discuss and/or Approve Adjunct Faculty Agreement with the 4-H Club.

5.E. Discuss and/or Approve Policy Update 113. 

5.E.1. BBE (LOCAL): Board Members Authority

5.E.2. BBD(LOCAL) Board Internal Organization - Attorney 

5.E.3. BJCD (LOCAL) Superintendent - Evaluation 

5.E.4. CI (LOCAL) School Properties Disposal

5.E.5. CO (LOCAL) Food and Nutrition Management 

5.E.6. COA(LOCAL) Food and Nutrition Management - Free and Reduced - Price Meals 

5.E.7. CRB (LOCAL) Insurance and Annuities Management - Liability Insurance 

5.E.8. ED (LOCAL) Organization of Instruction 

5.E.9. EHBA (LOCAL) Specials Programs - Special Education

5.E.10. EHBAF (LOCAL) Special Education - Video/Audio Monitoring

5.E.11. FNF (LOCAL) Student Rights and Responsibilities - Investigations and Searches 

6. Closed Session: 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 551.07 and 551.074.

6.A. Consultation With Legal Counsel Regarding Review of Superintendent Compensation and Possible Disciplinary Action.  

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

7.A. Action regarding the Superintendent's Compensation and Possible Disciplinary Action.

8. Important Dates to Remember:

8.A. First Day of School Monday, August 26, 2019. 

8.B. Special Board Meeting Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Taft Junior High School. 

8.C. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Taft Junior High School.

9. New Business

10. Adjourn