December 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

5. Public Hearing

5.A. Public Hearing on the Application of Apex Midway Wind, LLC for an Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Property Tax Code

6. Construction Update    

6.A. Taft Junior High

6.B. Taft High School

6.C. Athletic Complex

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 18, 2013

7.B. Approve Investment Report for November, 2013

7.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending November, 2013

7.D. Approve Board of Trustees Training Hours from January 1, 2013 to December, 2013

7.E. Summary of Taxes Paid

8. Information Only

8.A. Taft ISD Resale Property

8.B. The Current Owner of 401 College  Street, Would Like to Offer the Taft Independent School District an Opportunity to Buy the Property for $9,000.00.  Legal Description Lot 1, Block 1, Taft Townsite

8.C. 2014-2016 Reclassification and Realignment

8.D. ADA Update

8.E. Update on Audit

8.F. Leadership TASB Report

8.G. Taft ISD Christmas Tree Writing Project

8.H. Special Education Report

8.H.1. Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS)

8.H.2. Special Education Discipline

8.I. Principals Report

9. Items for Individual Consideration

9.A. Consider and/or Approve Findings under the Texas Economic Development Act on the Application for the Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes Submitted by Apex Midway Wind, LLC.

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve Consider the Waiver of Job Creation Requirement Requested by Apex Midway Wind, LLC

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve Agreement Under the Texas Economic Development Act on the Application for a Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes Submitted by Apex Midway Wind, LLC

9.D. Consider and/or Approve a Resolution for a Government Capital Loan not to Exceed $163,000.00

9.E. Discuss and/or Approve Update 98

9.F. Discuss and/or Approve District Improvement Plan

9.G. Discuss and/or Approve Taft Boys and Girls Club Renovation Proposal

9.H. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 Non-Instructional Organizational Chart

10. Superintendent Report

10.A. Christmas Festival

11. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

11.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074

11.A.1. Discuss Reorganization of Central Office Administrators and Staff Members

11.A.2. Employee Information

11.A.2.a. Retirement of Jana Mayfield

12. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

13. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

14. Adjourn