March 2, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order and verification 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. Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Prayer.

4. Recognitions. [District Goals #1 and 4]  

4.A. State West Elementary School Destination Imagination Engineering Team - Raptor Squad: Noah Anthony, Weston Ballew, Cayden Browning, Gabriel Courtney, Damian McNair, and Kyler Morgan. 

4.B. Grand and Reserve Champions West High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) - McLennan County Jr. Livestock Show: Caiden Meurer (Steer) and Raelynn Ward (Goat). 

4.C. State West High School University Interscholastic League (UIL) Solo and Ensemble Contest: Courtney Coffer and Brady Niemeyer.

5. Audience.

6. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Consent Agenda. Note: These action items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions on items unless a School Board Member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. [District Goals #1-5].

6.A. Minutes of the February 9, 2022, Regular Board Meeting.

6.B. Finance and Operations. 

6.B.I. Budget vs. Actual. 

6.B.II. Check Register. 

6.B.III. Budget Amendments. 

6.B.IV. Donations.

6.B.V. Out-of-District Student Transfer Requests.

6.B.VI. Student Enrollment Report.

6.C. Administrative and Campus Reports.

7. Report. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Evaluation and Closeout Update. [District Goals #1-5]

8. Report. New West Elementary School Construction Report. [District Goals #1-5]

9. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the use of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchasing Method for the procurement of Meraki Cloud-Managed Network Switches for the new West Elementary School. [District Goals #2, 4, and 5]

10. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the use of the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Method for the procurement of the playground equipment for the new West Elementary School. Note: This new purchasing method will replace the previously Board-approved Competitive Sealed Proposal purchasing method from the January 24, 2022, Regular Board Meeting. [District Goals #2, 4, and 5]

11. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Resolution Regarding Payment of Employees during the Emergency School Closure periods of Wednesday, January 19, Thursday, January 20, Friday, January 21, Thursday, February 3, Friday, February 4, and Thursday, February 24, 2022. [District Goals #2 and 3]

12. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2022-2023 West ISD Scholastic Calendar. [District Goals #1-5]

13. Action. Consideration and action by the Board to approve Friday, March 25, 2022, as a student holiday for all campuses in order for West ISD to host the University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 17-3A Academic Meet. [District Goals #2-5]

14. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve Place 4 Hamilton and Coryell Counties, Connie Z. White, and Place 5 Bosque and Hill Counties, Gene Solis, for the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12 Board of Directors. [District Goals #1 and 4]

15. Executive/Closed Session. Adjourn to Executive/Closed Session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.071 (Consulting privately with the Board’s attorney), §551.072 (Deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property), §551.074 (Personnel, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, specifically to discuss), §551.0821 (Personally identifiable information about a public school student), and §551.129 (Consulting privately with the Board’s attorney telephonically).

15.A. Personnel Report.

15.A.I. 2022-2023 New and Repurposed Staffing Positions. 

15.A.II. West ISD Job Fair Report. 

15.B. 2022-2023 West ISD Certified Employee Contracts.

15.C. Pending or Anticipated Litigation.

15.D. Proposed Program Audit Cycle. 

16. Reconvene from Executive/Closed Session for possible action relative to items considered during Executive/Closed Session. 

16.A. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Personnel Report. [District Goal #5]

16.B. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2022-2023 Certified Employee Contracts (Dual, Term, and Probationary Contracts). [District Goals #1 and 3]

17. Report. District Updates and Closing Remarks from the Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

17.A. District Calendar Reminders.

17.B. State Future Farmers of America (FFA) Donated Ag Metal Building Construction Project. 

18. Adjournment.

If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any items on the agenda should be held in Executive or Closed Session, the Board will convene in such Executive or Closed Session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code §551.001 et seq.

District Goal Headers:

Goal #1: Educational Excellence
Goal #2: Safe and Secure Schools
Goal #3: Recruit and Retain Committed Educators
Goal #4: Community and Parent Involvement
Goal #5: Efficient and Effective Operations