October 13, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ANNOUNCE QUORUM
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2. PLEDGES TO FLAGS*
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Pledges to the US and Texas Flags will be led by Staff. *Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
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3. OVERVIEW OF AGENDA
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4. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
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4.A. Foundation for Music Education's “Mark of Excellence” Awards
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4.B. Hero for Texas Children Award
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5. WORKSHOP/REPORTS/INFORMATION
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5.A. WORKSHOP ITEMS
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5.A.1. COVID-19 Update
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5.A.2. Discussion of Utilities Management Report July 2019 - June 2020
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5.A.3. Discussion of Bond Refunding Opportunity
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5.A.4. Discussion of Elementary Boundary Revisions
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5.A.5. Discussion of Legislative Priorities in Preparation of the 87th Legislative Session
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5.A.6. TASA/TASB Update
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5.B. REPORT ITEMS
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5.B.1. TIACON 2020 Wrap-Up
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5.B.2. Career and Technology Education (CTE) Annual Report
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5.B.3. Annual Review of Investment Performance Report
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5.B.4. Annual Investment Policy Review - CDA (Local)
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6. OPEN FORUM
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Time is set aside preceding the action agenda to allow citizens the opportunity to comment or raise issues concerning items that will be considered for action by the Board. Persons desiring to address the Board must complete a Speaker Registration Card and submit it to the president. Individual time limits are three (3) minutes.
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7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
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Items listed below are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted under one motion unless a member of the Board requests that an item be considered individually. In that case, the item will be removed from consent agenda action and will be considered under separate action. Copies of minutes and other supportive information for consent agenda items were provided to trustees in a pre-meeting packet for study and preparation.
The Board will consider for action the following items:
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7.A. Minutes for the September 19, 2020 and September 22, 2020 Board meetings
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7.B. Matters Related to Personnel: Resignations, Employment, Position
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7.C. Leaves of Absence
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7.D. Broker/Dealer Approval
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7.E. Providers of Investment Officer Training
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7.F. Consider Approval of Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers for 2020 –2021
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7.G. Communities in Schools Expenditure For Services
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8. NEW BUSINESS
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The Board will consider the following items:
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8.A. Consider Approval and act upon adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of unlimited tax refunding bonds of the Denton Independent School District; establishing procedures and delegating authority for the sale and delivery of the bonds; levying an annual ad valorem tax for the payment of said bonds; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject.
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9. CLOSED MEETING
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The Board may enter into a closed session to deliberate the following:
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9.A. Private consultation with the Board’s attorney under Texas Government Code, Section 551.071.
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9.B. Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, sale, or value of real property under Texas Government Code, Section 551.072.
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9.C. To deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee under Texas Government Code, Section 551.074.
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10. OPEN MEETING
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The Board of Trustees will consider and take action, if necessary, on any matters as discussed in the above-noted closed meeting.
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11. BOARD MEMBER CALENDARS
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This agenda item provides a time for Board members to present upcoming events upon their respective calendars which they feel may be of interest to their colleagues.
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12. SUPERINTENDENT’S CALENDAR
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This agenda item allows time for the superintendent to present upcoming events which the superintendent believes may be of interest to the Board and to receive direction from the Board regarding scheduling and agenda preparation.
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13. ADJOURNMENT
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OPEN MEETING RULE (Texas Government code 551.001 et seq.)
“Any action taken by a governmental body at a meeting on a subject which was not stated on the agenda in the notice posted for such meeting can be made void. The requirement for notice prescribed by this section does not apply to matters about which specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy is furnished in response to an inquiry made at such meeting, whether such inquiry is made by a member of the general public or by a member of the governmental body. Any deliberation, discussion, or decision, with respect to the subject about which inquiry was made shall be limited to a proposal to place such subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting of such governmental body for which notice has been provided in compliance with the Act.”
In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Denton ISD will provide a sign language interpreter for the hearing impaired if requested at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. Please call the Superintendent’s Office at 369-0002 or use TTY at 369-4075 to schedule an interpreter.
The DISD assembly room is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Board requests citizens attending public meetings observe appropriate rules of decorum. Therefore, please refrain from private conversations while the Board is in session, and from expressing your agreement or disagreement with a speaker by applause or other forms of demonstration. No signs, placards, or other audio or visual props will be allowed in the Board room.
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