August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order at 5:30 PM

1.A. Invocation

1.B. Pledge to the US Flag and Texas Flag

2. Open Forum

3. Communication from citizens to discuss pending agenda items before the Board

4. The Board of Trustees will conduct an Executive/Closed Session pursuant to the following provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.  All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in Open Session. 

4.A. 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney: A governmental body may conduct a private consultation with its attorney when the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation; or a settlement offer; or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter

4.B. 551.072 - Deliberate the Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property if Deliberation in an Open Meeting would have a Detrimental Effect on the Position of the Governmental Body in Negotiations with a Third Person

4.C. 551.074 - Deliberate the Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, or Dismissal of a Public Officer or Employee; or to Hear a Complaint or Charge Against an Officer or Employee;

4.C.1. Consider hiring personnel

4.C.2. Consider personnel resignations

4.D. Discussion of Board Relations Between the Members of the Board of Trustees and the Relationship of the Board of Trustees with the Superintendent of Schools

4.E. 551.076 - Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting.  This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting to deliberate:

4.E.1. The deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; or

4.E.2. A security audit.

4.F. 551.129 - A Governmental Body May Use a Telephone Conference Call, Video Conference Call, or Communications Over the Internet to Conduct a Public Consultation with its Attorney in an Open Meeting of the Governmental Body or a Private Consultation with its Attorney in a Closed Meeting of the Governmental Body

5. Consider possible action on items discussed in Closed Session.

6. Budget Workshop

7. Information/Discussion Agenda Items

7.A. Financial Report - June 2025

7.B. Review the 2025-2026 Student Handbooks

7.C. Review the 2025-2026 district testing calendar

8. Consider approval of Consent Agenda items

8.A. Approve Minutes of the July 8, 2025, Regular Meeting

8.B. Approve Minutes of the July 21, 2025, Special Meeting

8.C. Approve Minutes of the July 30, 2025, Special Meeting

8.D. Consider approval of the annual Walsh Gallegos Retainer Program in the amount of $1,000

8.E. Consider approval of the appraisal calendar and list of certified T-TESS appraisers for the 2025-2026 school year

9. Consider approval of Action Agenda items

9.A. Consider approval of the District Improvement Plan for the current school year

9.B. Consider approval of Skyward maintenance agreement

9.C. Consider nomination to the 2026-2027 Rusk County Appraisal District Board of Directors

9.D. Consider approval of the 2025-2026 HISD Compensation Plan

10. Superintendent Report

10.A. First Day of School Report

11. Set date, time, and location of next Regular Board Meeting

11.A. Tentative date, time, and location of Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration Boardroom, 300 Crosby Drive, Henderson, Texas. 

12. Adjournment