June 1, 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. 2021-2022 West ISD Volunteer of the Year: Kris Uptmor. 

4.B. 2021-2022 West High School University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Girls Golf Qualifiers: Kenna Cox, Lani Hamilton, Bailey Jenkins, Jailey Ledane, and Sydney Newman.

4.C. 2021-2022 West High School University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Girls and Boys Track Qualifiers: Girls - Laney Kucera and Makayla Pavelka.

4.D. West High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Lone Star Farmer Degree: Camryn Sinkule. 

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 May 11, 2022, Special Called Meeting and May 11, 2022, Regular Meeting Board Minutes.

6.B. Finance & 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 Reports.

6.C.I. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Evaluation and Closeout Report. 

6.C.II. 2022-2023 Contract Dates, Summer Hours, Summer Information, and Back-to-School Information.

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

8. 2021-2022 West ISD STAAR Preliminary Data. [District Goals #1, 2, and 4]

9. Report. 2021-2022 West ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Annual Report. [District Goals #1-5]

10. Public Hearing. 2021-2022 West ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Annual Report and the 2022-2023 SHAC Proposed Goals. [District Goal #4]

11. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2022-2023 West ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Goals. [District Goals #1-4]

12. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Out-of-State Trip Request for the West High School Pride of West Band to travel to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, from Monday, June 12, through Thursday, June 15, 2023. [District Goals #1, 3, and 4]

13. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to use the Interlocal Purchasing System or TIPS Cooperative Method for the procurement of Server Infrastructure for the District. [District Goals #1, 2, and 5]

14. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Order of Trustee Election. [District Goals #1 and 4]

Note of Order Language: An election is hereby ordered to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for voting in a General Election to elect one (1) person for each position to serve the full term of three (3) years for two (2) positions (Place 6 and Place 7) on the Board of Trustees for the West Independent School District.  

15. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Expedited State Waiver for Staff Development Minutes. Note: This waiver will add 2,100 instructional minutes to the West ISD "banked" minute(s) total for the 2022-2023 school year. [District Goals #1, 3-5]

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

16.A. Personnel Report.

16.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

16.C. Potential or Existing District Property. 

16.D. Pending or Anticipated Litigation.

16.E. Safety and Security Planning. 

16.F. Guardian Program.

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

17.A. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Personnel Report. [District Goals #1-3 and 5]

17.B. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Superintendent's Contract Recommendations. [District Goals #1, 3, and 5]

17.C. Action. Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve additional West ISD employees who will possess firearms on District property after completing necessary evaluation and training requirements as required via the School Guardian Program and outlined in the Board Resolution approved on November 11, 2020. [District Goals #1-5]

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

18.A. TASB Summer Leadership Institute (SLI): Wednesday, June 15, through Saturday, June 18, 2022. 

18.B. Superintendent's Appraisal Timeline. 

19. 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