Public Meeting Agenda: December 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 PM

1.A. Roll Call

2. CLOSED SESSION

Description: This Board will now adjourn into executive session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act: 551.072 - Deliberations about Real Property, 55l.074 - Discuss Personnel Matters, 55l.082, 551.0821, and/or 551.083 - Discussion of Identifiable Information Concerning a Public School Student. The Board will take no final action, make no decisions, nor cast any votes while in executive session. The presiding officer may reconvene into closed session at any time during the regular Board Meeting.

3. RECONVENE OPEN MEETING - 7:00 PM
Invocation and Pledges will be led by students from Effie Morris Early Learning Academy.

3.A. Invocation

3.B. Pledge of Allegiance

3.C. Texas Pledge

4. RECOGNITION

4.A. Effie Morris Teacher

4.B. Effie Morris Staff

4.C. Raising Highly Capable Kids Academy

5. RESULTS OF CLOSED MEETING

5.A. Hiring Personnel and Report Resignations

5.B. Consider and Approve Hiring Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

Description: "The Board encourages comments about the District from members of the public. Anyone who has signed up to speak in advance of the meeting in accordance with the Board procedures may do so at this time. The Board asks that each participant’s comments pertain to District business and be no longer than five minutes. For any member of the public who is accompanied by a translator, your time will be doubled as required by law. Remember that the Board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda. In addition, the Board has adopted policies to provide prompt and equitable resolution of complaints and concerns for employees, students or their parents, and the general public. Copies of our District policies and procedures on public comment and filing complaints are available on the district website at www.lwisd.org."

7. TEACHER SHOWCASE

7.A. LCMS Teacher Showcase - Anaiza Messer

7.B. Marine Creek Leadership Academy Teacher Showcase - Melissa Madejczyk

8. PRINCIPAL REPORTS

8.A. Effie Morris Early Learning Academy

8.B. Lucyle Collins Middle School

8.C. Lake Worth High School

9. TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

10. CONSIDER AND APPROVE NEW COURSES

11. CONSIDER AND APPROVE POLICY DEC (LOCAL) COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - LEAVES AND ABSENCES

12. CONSIDER AND APPROVE POLICY EIC (LOCAL): ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT - CLASS RANKING

13. CONSIDER AND APPROVE GKG (LOCAL): COMMUNITY RELATIONS - SCHOOL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

14. CONSIDER AND APPROVE POLICY UPDATE 122 (LOCAL)
CQB (LOCAL): Technology Resources - Cybersecurity
CSA (LOCAL): Facility Standards - Safety and Security
DC (LOCAL): Employment Practices
EHB (LOCAL): Curriculum Design - Special Programs
EHBC (LOCAL): Special Programs - Compensatory Services and Intensive Programs
EHBCA (LOCAL): Compensatory Services and Intensive Programs - Accelerated Instruction
FEA (LOCAL): Attendance - Compulsory Attendance
FFAC (LOCAL): Wellness and Health Services - Medical Treatment
FFB (LOCAL): Student Welfare - Crisis Intervention
FL (LOCAL): Student Records

15. CONSIDER AND APPROVE RESOLUTION TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT CHAPLAINS AS VOLUNTEERS

16. CONSIDER AND APPROVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TARRANT COUNTY AND LWISD FOR FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION OF PARKING LOT AND ROAD AT LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL

17. CONSIDER AND APPROVE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH ADAMS, LYNCH, & LOFTIN, P.C.

18. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

18.A. Attendance and Enrollment

18.B. District Update

19. CONSENT ITEMS

19.A. Minutes

11.13.23
11.17.23

19.B. Financial Statements

19.C. Budget Amendments

19.D. Purchase Orders

Candor Consulting and Diagnostics - Contracting School Psychologist for evaluation needed for student in district - $400 (same contract as below)
Candor Consulting and Diagnostics - Contracting Assistant Speech Language Pathologist to serve students at MCLA and Effie while our SLPA is out - $30,000
Carouth Protection Services - CVI access control for exterior doors at Miller, Marine Creek, and Howry - $66,961.92

19.E. Annual Investment Resolutions

19.F. Multi-Region 10 Interlocal Agreement

19.G. Update Policy 122 (LEGAL)

20. F Y I

20.A. Purchase Orders from $10,000 to $24,999

21. ADJOURNMENT

Description:

If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meeting Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 418.183(f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions or decisions will be taken in open meeting. [See BEC(LEGAL)]

I certify that notice of this meeting was posted in accordance with law no later than the 15th day of December 2023, by 4:00 PM at the Lake Worth School District Administration Building.

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Superintendent of Schools

December 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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