Public Meeting Minutes: March 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order

2. Open Forum

3. Approve the Minutes

4. Pay Bills

5. Financial Report

Description: The information in the Financial Report comes from January and February.

6. Athletic/Maintenance Director Report

7. Principal's Report

8. Discussion and Possible Action of 2024-2025 TEKS Certification Form

9. Consideration and possible action to enter into a contract with The County of Lipscomb to consolidate the collection of property taxes into one agency, the Lipscomb County Tax A/C Office for the 2024 year.

10. Consideration and possible action on allowing discounts on the amount of 2024 Advalorem Tax due if paid before January.

11. Resolution to Senate Bill 763

12. Approve the renewal of Follett ISD's District of Innovation Plan for March 21st, 2024-March 21st, 2029.

Description:

1. School Start Date/Last Day of School
  1. Would allow for flexibility with start times
2. Teacher Certification
  1. Core area required to have a bachelor’s degree
  2. Allows for vo-tech, certifications, etc.
  3. Veteran teachers moving into a different area.
  4. Teacher Contract Days
    1. coincides with the instructional days
3. Instructional Minutes
  1. Collaboration days with other districts
  2. Early releases/late starts
4. Probationary Contracts
  1. Gives an administrator more than a year to evaluate a teacher.
5. School Health Advisory Committee
  1. Consolidate with SBDM
6. Number of College Days
  1. Expands the number
  2. Allows for the younger grades to be incorporated
7. 90% Rule
  1. Based more on content mastery vs. seat time.

13. Consider and take action on the 2024-2025 Academic School Calendar.

14. Approve the waiver to modify the schedule of classes for students who are not being tested to report to and attend school after the state assessment testing period has ended, therefore reducing the interruptions during the testing period for the academic years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026.

15. Superintendent's Report

16. 9. Executive Session:

Personnel 551.074
Student Discipline 551.082

17. Consider and Act on the Principal contract, Texas Government Code 551.074.

18. Adjournment

March 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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