August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board Work Session
| Agenda | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Notice of this meeting was mailed or electronically transmitted to the news media, who previously requested such notice, and a copy was posted in the main/front office window of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Mark Henry, Ed.D. Administration Building on August 4, 2025, at 7:30 a.m.
MEETING OPENING |
||||||||||||||||||
|
1. Call to Order
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
3. District's Vision and Mission Statement
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
4. Recognitions and Awards Announcements
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
4.A. The Superintendent will make remarks and announcements regarding the honors and achievements earned by staff and students in recent weeks and provide information regarding district and community events or items of interest.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
5. Board Comments
Board members may make comments during this portion of the agenda regarding student achievement, district progress and data, community input and concerns, observations from school visits, meetings and conferences attended, district and community events and initiatives, or continuing education. The Board may not take action on items discussed.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
MEETING AGENDA
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
6. Public Comments
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
6.A. Agenda Comments
Per BED (Local), patrons may address the Board during any Board Meeting under Agenda Comments regarding items listed on the agenda for that meeting. Individuals must register in advance. Registration opens the day the agenda is posted to the district website, and the deadline for registering is 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. To register, individuals must click on the "Register to Speak" link found under each agenda item listed for that meeting on the district website. This electronic speaker form must be completed in its entirety. Agenda Comments will generally be heard before each agenda item to be discussed or considered by the Board unless rearranged by the Board President. Any registered speaker who is absent from the meeting at the time for Agenda Comments forfeits the opportunity to address the Board at that meeting but may submit written comments to the Board.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
6.B. Citizen Participation
Per BED (Local), patrons may address the Board during the Regular Board Meeting under Citizen Participation on any matters of interest or concerns that are not posted agenda items. Individuals may only register to speak one time per meeting and must register in advance. Registration opens the day the agenda is posted to the district website, and the deadline for registering is 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. To register, individuals must click on the “Register to Speak” link found under the Citizen Participation heading in the agenda for that meeting on the district website. This electronic speaker form must be completed in its entirety. Any registered speaker who is absent from the meeting at the time for Citizen Participation forfeits the opportunity to address the Board at that meeting but may submit written comments to the Board. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION WILL BE HEARD AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
7. Reports
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
7.A. The administration will provide a report on the results of a parent survey administered by Baselice & Associates.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
7.B. The administration will provide a written end-of-year report on the progress of the Strategic Plan, Guardrail 3: Community Relations.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8. Consent Items
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.A. The Board will consider approving the minutes of the June 23, 2025, Regular Board Meeting.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.B. The Board will consider approving an Election Order calling for an election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Trustees, Positions 5, 6, and 7.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.C. The Board will consider approving a Resolution to Declare a Good Cause Exception for Armed Security Officer Requirement. [This item may be discussed in closed session.]
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.D. The Board will consider approving the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits (Netting Chapter 48 Funding) for the 2025-2026 school year and delegating contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.E. The Board will consider a resolution approving the individual authorized to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate, the voter-approval tax rate and other truth-in-taxation requirements.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.F. The Board will consider approving on second reading the additions, revisions, or deletions to district policies:
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.F.1. CAA (Local) - Fiscal Management Goals and Objectives: Financial Ethics (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.F.2. CB (Local) - State and Federal Revenue Sources (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.F.3. CDA (Local) - Other Revenues: Investments (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.G. The Board will consider approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Harris County Juvenile Board and Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.H. The Board will consider approving a request for a TEA waiver to train staff on various educational strategies for the 2025-2026 school year.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.I. The Board will consider awarding bids and contracts and/or authorizing purchase orders as recommended in the posted agenda item.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.I.1. College Readiness & Career Interest Tests
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
8.I.2. CFISD Pure Flash Array / E Quote
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9. Non-Consent Items
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.A. The Board will consider approving the 2025-2026 Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. Student Code of Conduct.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.B. The Board will consider approving on first reading the additions, revisions, or deletions to district policies:
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.B.1. EHBC (Local) Special Programs: Compensatory Services and Intensive Programs (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.B.2. EHBCA (Local) Compensatory Services and Intensive Programs: Accelerated Instruction (Add)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C. The Board will consider approving on dual reading the additions, revisions, or deletions to district policies:
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.1. BE (Local) Board Meetings (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.2. BED (Local) Board Meetings: Public Participation (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.3. DEC (Local) Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.4. DC (Local) Employment Practices (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.5. DH (Local) Employee Standards of Conduct (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.6. EFB (Local) Instructional Resources: Library Materials (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.7. EIA (Local) Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Report To Parents (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.8. EMB (Local) Miscellaneous Instructional Policies: Teaching About Controversial Issues (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.9. FA (Local) Parent Rights and Responsibilities (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.C.10. FNCE (Local) Student Conduct: Personal Communication Devises/Electronic Devices (Revise)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.D. The Board will consider approving the Second Amendment to Site Lease with Option with T-Mobile West Tower, LLC. [This item may be discussed in closed session.]
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
9.E. The Board will consider authorizing the sale of land located at Jack Road and Mound Road in the Dunham Pointe development. [This item may be discussed in closed session.]
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
10. Discussion
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
10.A. The administration will discuss forming a Long-Range Planning Committee to review and provide recommendations to the Board of Trustees related to the facilities, technology, and transportation needs of the district.
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
10.B. The Board will receive legal advice from the general counsel regarding pending litigation. [This item will be discussed in closed session]
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
10.C. The Board will discuss the superintendent’s evaluation. [This item may be discussed in closed session.]
Links:
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
11. Closed Session
If, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed session as authorized by Section 551.001 of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this notice as the Board may conveniently meet in such closed session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071 through 551.084, of the Open Meetings Act. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
11.A. There will be a Closed Session in accordance with Government Code Section 551.001 et. seq.
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
12. Adjournment
|