July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. 5:30 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER

2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

2.A. Personnel Matters (§ 551.074)
Appointments, Discipline, Dismissals, Duties, Employment, Employment Contracts, Evaluations, Extensions, Leaves of Absence, Nonrenewals, Proposals for Nonrenewals, Renewals, Reassignments, Retirements, Job Abandonment, Terminations, Proposed Terminations, Requests for Leave of Absence, Requests for Extended Leave Without Pay, Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Resignations, and Settlements, for Administrators, Principals, Teachers and/or other Employees.

2.A.1. Chapter 21 Contract Recommendations for 2025-2026

2.A.2. Proposed Termination of Term Contract(s)

2.B. Deliberation Regarding Real Property (§ 551.072).

2.C. School Children; School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint (§ 551.082).

2.D. Consultation with Attorney (§ 551.071)
Consultation with the attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters where the attorney's duty to the district, pursuant to the code of professional responsibility of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, or on a matter which the attorney determines should be confidential, including, but not limited to, contract negotiations in accordance with the Texas Government Code §§ 551.071, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.087.

2.E. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits (§§ 551.076; .089).
The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; or a security audit.

2.E.1. Intruder Detection Audit. 

3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

4. INVOCATION

5. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG

6. RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

6.A. GPHS Tower: Blake Adkins and Wendell Rose 

7. OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS

7.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee by 7:00 p.m. The first Open Forum is limited to agenda items other than personnel, public officers, and individual/specific students. Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same agenda item, the President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

8. ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION

9. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

9.A. Minutes 

9.A.1. Minutes 6.5.25

9.A.2. Minutes 6.12.25

9.B. Personnel: Routine Action

9.B.1. Employment, Retirement(s), Termination(s)/Proposed Termination(s), Proposed Nonrenewal(s), Request(s) for Leave of Absence, Request(s) for Extended Leave Without Pay, Resignation(s), Reassignment(s), Request(s) for Temporary Disability, Job Abandonment, Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

9.B.2. Personnel Report 

9.B.2.a. Personnel Report

9.C. Regular Reports of the Superintendent

9.C.1. Contract Listing 

9.C.1.a. Board Agenda Contracts

9.C.2. Property Tax Collection Report 

9.C.2.a. Tax Report

9.C.3. Revenue and Expenditure

9.C.3.a. Revenue and Expenditure Report 

9.C.3.b. Revenue and Expenditure Report - $16 Million Donation 

9.C.3.c. Revenue and Expenditure Report - Capital Projects Fund  

9.C.4. Budget Transfers and Amendments

9.C.4.a. Budget Transfers and Amendments - General Fund #11

9.C.5. Quarterly Investment Report 

9.D. Annual Approval of Investment Policy

9.E. Broker Dealer Listing

9.F. Investment Officer Training Sources

9.G. Wearable Panic Devices and Visitor Management System 

9.H. Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System - List of Certified Appraisers

10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

10.A. Expansion of Choice Portfolio to Include Esports and Artificial Intelligence Programming 

10.B. Local Policy Updates

11. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS

11.A. 2025 STAAR Performance Update

11.B. Summer Project Updates 

12. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS

12.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee by 7:00 p.m. This second Open Forum allows individuals to address the Board on any subject, except personnel and individual/specific students.  Any personnel concern should be brought directly to the attention of the Superintendent prior to the meeting.  Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same topic, the Board President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

13. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE

13.A. Board of Trustees' expressions of thanks, congratulations, and condolences.

14. ADJOURNMENT