August 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Special Meeting

Description:  According to the state law, the Board must give public notice and hold a public hearing on the proposed 2024-2025 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:  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 all other Board meetings, public comment shall be limited to
items 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.

Description:  Districts are required to report to the Board no later than October 28th of
each year the campus July End of Course state test results. The report will
include the number of tests in each subject area tested as well as the number of test scores which met the performance standard.

Description:  The district is using the following cooperatives:
Region 7 Purchasing Co-op  - 877.00 fee
TIPS- Current rebate of $2,283.91; check usually issued the end of August for complete rebate.  ( a list of purchases with them is attached)
DIR
OMNIA
Buyboard
Region 20 Coop
Compare Co-ops
 

Description:  Mr. Lewis tried to obtain 3 bids for maintaining the football field, but only received one.  Field in Grass, the current vendor, did not submit a bid.

The bid he received from Turf Meister is attached. 

 

Description:  An ad ran in the Texarkana paper and local paper at the first of the summer.  We had one company submit a bid.  It is attached.
 

Description:  Amendments will be made to the 2023–2024 budgets to ensure that the functions are adequately budgeted for the year-end closing process.  
This approval will also allow the budget to be modified in revenue and expenditure categories if necessary by year-end without changing the net budget. The recommended amendments will be presented at the board meeting for the General Operating fund (rather than included in the agenda) to ensure the expenditure recap is as accurate as possible since payments are still being processed. The Debt Service and Food Service are attached.

Description:  The proposed 2024-2025 budgets will be presented for adoption for General Operating, Debt Service, and Food Service. 

The proposals for consideration are attached.   

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: $.8099
Debt Service: $.04373
Total: $.85363