October 21, 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. 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. 
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. Items for Individual Consideration:

4.A. Discussion and possible action to enter into a Construction Contract with Hellas Construction Inc. for the Taft High School Tennis Reconstruction in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Forty and Four Hundred Dollars ($340,400.00) and Any Other Matters Thereto.

4.B. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Authorizing The Issuance, Sale, And Delivery Of Taft Independent School District Maintenance Tax Notes, Series 2019; And Approving Other Matters Incident And Related Thereto

4.C. Discussion and possible action, based on school district (Construction Manager Agent Selection Committee) committee recommendation, to select and rank proposers who responded to the Request for Qualification 2019-001 “CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AGENT—TAFT I.S.D. SYNTHETIC TRACK AND FIELD RECONSTRUCTION” and to authorize the school superintendent to negotiate the terms and conditions of the Construction Manager Agent Contract with the highest ranked proposer and should the school superintendent fail to negotiate a contract with the highest ranked proposer than the School Superintendent shall cease negotiations and notify the highest ranked proposer, in writing, that contract negotiations are hereby terminated and the Superintendent shall then proceed to negotiate a contract with the next highest ranked proposer, and any matters incident thereto. 

4.D. Discuss and/or Approve Budget Amendment for $1200.00 Grant Received from National FFA Organization for the Fall Semester.  

4.E. Discuss and/or Approve Board Policy BE (LOCAL) to move Regular Meetings of the Board to the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

4.F. Discuss and/or Approve Improvement Plans for the 2019-2020 School Year.

4.F.1. Woodroe Petty Elementary

4.F.2. Taft Junior High School

4.F.3. Taft High School

4.F.4. District

5. Discussion:

5.A. Principal's Report: Instructional Focus Updates

5.A.1. Taft High School

5.A.2. Taft Junior High School

5.A.3. Woodroe Petty Elementary

5.B. Discuss Superintendent Goals 

5.C. School Board Personal Financial Disclosure 

6. Consent Agenda:

6.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Board Meetings on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

6.B. Approve Investment Report for September 2019.

6.C. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2019.

6.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending September 2019.

6.E. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report ending September 2019.

6.F. Approve Fuel Bids for the 2019-2020 School/Work Year.

7. 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 551.0821 School Board: Personally Identifiable Information About Public School Student.

7.A. Employee Resignations

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

9. Important Dates to Remember:

9.A. Regular Board Meeting at the Taft Junior High School.

10. New Business

10.A. Board Policy Review.

11. Adjourn