May 20, 2014 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. Re-Organization of the Taft ISD Board of Trustees

6. Recognize Taft ISD Students: Growing the Gift

6.A. Taft High School Baseball Team

6.B. State Track - Andrew Perez

6.C. Academic UIL Accolades

6.D. Student Intel Science Trip

6.E. BPA Leadership Conference

6.F. Taft High School Student Council

7. Construction Update

7.A. Taft High School

7.B. Taft Athletics

8. Consent Agenda

8.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 15, 2014 and the Special Meeting of May 13, 2014

8.B. Approve Investment Report for April, 2014

8.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending April, 2014

8.D. Child Nutrition

8.E. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

8.F. Budget Amendment

9. Information Only

9.A. State of the District Document

9.B. Texas Literacy Initiative Grant Update and Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)

9.C. House Bill 5, Section 46, Evaluation of Performance in Community and Student Engagement

9.D. Taft ISD Field Trips

9.E. School Safety and Security Inspection by a Security Firm

9.F. Budget Calendar

9.G. Special Education Report

9.H. Principal's Report

10. Items for Individual Consideration

10.A. Discuss and/or Approve the Yellow Fleet Handbook

10.B. Discuss and/or Approve the Early Learning Academy and Designate $25,000.00 in Start-Up Cost Out of the Fund Balance

10.C. Discuss and/or Approve Taft ISD's New Pilot Teacher Evaluation System

10.D. Discuss and/or Approve Independent Auditor for the 2013-2014 School Year Audit

10.E. Discuss and/or Approve the Delinquent Tax Sale of Property Located on La Reina Street, Legal Description: Lot 6, Block 2, Fifth Hidalgo Addition of Taft, According to the Map or plat thereof recorded in the Plat Envelope 962, Plat Records of San Patricio County, Texas

11. Superintendent Report

11.A. Appreciation Banquet - Thursday, May 22, 2014, Petty Elementary Cafeteria, 5:30 p.m.

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

12.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

12.A.1. Consider Proposed Renewal of Probationary Contracts

12.A.2. Employee Resignations

12.A.2.a. Tabitha Shepherd

12.A.2.b. Laura Gomez

12.A.2.c. Shelley Watts

12.A.3. Retiring

12.A.3.a. Lolo Hernandez

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

14. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

15. Adjourn