August 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Description:  According to the state law, the Board must give public notice and hold a public hearing on the proposed 2023-2024 budget  Having followed all legal timelines, the Board should now allow any citizen attending the public meeting to give input on the proposed budget.  No action is required on this agenda item.

Description:  A consent agenda is an item listed on the regular agenda that groups routine items under one agenda heading.  This allows the Board to take a unified motion and action on all routine items listed under the consent agenda instead of taking separate votes on each item.

Description:  At regular meetings, the Board shall allot up to thirty (30) minutes to hear persons who desire to make comments to the Board.  Persons who wish to participate in this portion of the meeting shall sign up as they arrive, indicating the topics about which they wish to speak.
 
Public participation is limited to the designated open forum portion of a meeting.  At all other times during Board meetings,  the audience shall not enter into  discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board.  No presentation   shall exceed five (5) minutes.  Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint  one person to present their view before the Board.

Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries, but the Board may not deliberate, discuss, or make any decision on any subject not on the agenda.

Presentations  which include negative comments/complaints regarding personnel should be heard in Executive Session as provided by Texas Government Code Section 551.074.  This will insure the protection of the rights and responsibilities of all persons involved.

Description:  Campus reports are attached and Mr. Dover will go over the State of the District Document at this time.

Description:  Senor Koob is here to present a proposal for a trip to Ecuador in June of 2025.

Description:  Description:
Pursuant to Texas Education Code Section 45.205(b), a school district and the district’s depository bank may agree to extend a depository contract for three additional two-year terms.  This will be our third two-year extension.

Description:  Description:  Amendments will be made to the 22-23 budgets to ensure that the functions are adequately budgeted for the year-end closing process.  Mrs. Hawkins also requests the board's permission to amend the budget in revenue and expenditure categories as necessary by year-end, without changing the total approved budget.  This will be for emergency purposes only.  The recommended amendments will be presented at the board meeting since the final expenditures will not be available before the agenda is released.

Description:  The proposed 2023-2024 budgets will be presented for adoption for General Operating, Debt Service, and Food Service.  The budgets proposed are balanced.  The General Operating and Debt Service are attached.  The Food Service budget will be presented at the meeting; we will propose at least a break even budget for it as well.

Description:  The Board must adopt a tax rate to support the adopted budget.  The adoption of the resolution sets the rates as follows:
M&O: $.8263
Debt Service:  $.053020
Total:  $.879320

Description:  The School Safety Center requests that the EOP  Review and Annexes be presented to the Board for approval.  The EOP was reviewed and the only addition is the Visitors Policy.  The other items included are the Severe Weather and Hazardous Materials Annex with Train Derailment.  These will be submitted to the Texas State School Safety Center when the link for submitting is open in September.

Description:  Queen City ISD Board of Trustees is aware of the armed security officer requirement per HB 3, SECTION 10. Subchapter C, Chapter 37 Education Code, Section 37.0814. The Queen City ISD Board of Trustees is unable to comply with this section and claims a good cause exception from the requirements due to the availability of funding and personnel who qualify to serve as a security officer described by Subsection

Description:  Title 19, Part II, §89.1 states that school districts shall develop written policies on student identification
for the Gifted and Talented Education program that are approved by the local board of trustees and
disseminated to parents. Attached is the revised manual written in accordance with our local board
policy and the Texas Gifted and Talented State Plan for your approval.