August 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Dusty Wiley
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2. INVOCATION: Mr. Michael Wise
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3. Action Item: Consideration of Consent Agenda
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.
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4. Comment: Public Comment
Description:
Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the portion
of the meeting designated to receive public comment in accordance with this policy. At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer. At regular Board meetings, the Board shall permit public comment, regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting designated for public comment shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee before the meeting begins as specified in the Board’s procedures on public comment and shall indicate the agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board. Public comment shall occur at the beginning of the meeting. Except as permitted by this policy and the Board’s procedures on public comment, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not exceed two(2) minutes per meeting. Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries, but the Board shall not deliberate or decide regarding any subject that is not included on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. |
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5. Report: Campus and Administrative Reports
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6. Action Item: Change to Elementary Activity Account
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
Christina Fincher needs to replace Brooke Hill on the elementary activity signatory card. Her name was not presented in June.
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7. Action item: Consideration of raising adult meal prices
Presenter:
Shannon Coats
Description:
Every year, we are required to evaluate our adult meal pricing to ensure it is equitable to what we receive for student meals as well that it off sets our meal costs. Since our district is running the Community Eligibility Program all students will eat breakfast and lunch at no cost to them. The price increase we are requesting this year is for the Adult meal prices only. TDA has created the Adult Meal Pricing Worksheet to use for this purpose. We utilize this worksheet before the beginning of each school year to determine what prices our adult meals should be. This year, I am requesting permission to raise adult meal prices as follows: ADULT BREAKFAST from $3.00 to $3.30 ADULT LUNCH from $4.70 to $5.00 |
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8. Action Item: Correction to July Compensation package
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
The Elementary/Middle School ELAR stipend (combining two classes for instruction) was paid from Federal Funds in 2024-2025. We have moved all stipends to 199 but I did not include the ELAR stipends for K-8 on the list for Board approval. The stipends are 3-5 $3,500 and 7-8 $4,000. The Board approved these stipends last summer. However, they should be on the list each year.
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9. Action Item: Consideration of PROPOSED Budget
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
The possible budget shortfall was presented at the June meeting. Two proposals are attached. We will be adopting a deficit budget. The first option forecasts a $1.4M deficit and the second option is tighter and results in a $966K deficit. The Board will discuss the options, and an option will be recommended after the discussion.
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10. Action Item: Consideration of the PROPOSED M&O and I&S Rates for the 24-25 school year.
Presenter:
Yolanda Hawkins
Description:
State law requires the board to PROPOSE a maximum tax rate before the Notice of Public Hearing is published. The proposed M&O tax rate is the compressed rate, as determined by the state, plus our enrichment pennies.
The Debt Service rate is the rate necessary to raise enough taxes to cover the bond payment (excluding any hold harmless money provided by the state). The proposed M&O rate is: $.8099 The proposed Debt Service rate is: $.04373 The total of the two rates is $.85363 Our rate last year was $.87932 |
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11. Executive Session as provided for by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Open Meetings
et seq. to discuss Personnel, 551.074 |
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12. Action Item: Personnel
A. Resignations/Leave B. Hiring/Reassignment |
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13. Action Item: Adjournment
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