February 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. ORDER OF BUSINESS:
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1.A. Call to Order
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1.B. Declaration of Quorum
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2. CONSENT AGENDA:
Description:
At the request of a trustee, any item may be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately
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2.A. Approval of the minutes of the following meetings:
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2.B. Review District Financial Reports
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2.B.1. Expenditures, Revenue and Cash Position
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2.B.2. Tax Collections
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2.B.3. Checks Issued
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2.B.4. American Express Report
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2.B.5. Master Card Report
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2.C. Donation from AGC Southeast Texas - Lisa Braneff for KCISD Woodshop
Description:
A donation of one $250.00 gift card and one power tool was made to the KCISD Woodshop by Lisa Braneff with the Associated General Contractors of SETX.
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3. REGULAR AGENDA - Board Discussion, Deliberation, and/or Action
Description:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO:
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3.A. Discussion of UIL Realignment 2026-28 for Volleyball - No Action required
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
Description:
The UIL realignment information released on Feb. 2nd indicated Kirbyville HS Volleyball was assigned to 21-3A which is mainly to the north of us, whereas the football assignment was to the south of us with Buna, Anahuac, East Chambers, Orangefield, etc. This assignment for volleyball would likely harm our program and our student participation encouraging our girls to choose between cheerleading and volleyball. We are going through the appeal process to have volleyball assigned to 22-3A with Buna, Anahuac, East Chambers, Orangefield, etc.
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3.B. Update report on the facilities planning process
Presenter:
Dr. Tyson Bennett
Description:
Dr. Tyson Bennett is a consultant with experience in school facility planning, construction, and renovation retained to assist the school district in developing a long-range plan to meet the needs of the district's instructional programs, students and community.
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3.C. Discussion and possible approval of the 2026-2027 KCISD school calendar.
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
Description:
The District Wide Education Improvement Committee (DWEIC) engaged in a deliberative process of bringing suggestions about the calendar for 2026-27 over several weeks. The process included drafts brought back to the campuses for input from other staff as well. The positives and negatives were discussed and resolved to arrive at the proposed calendar presented to the board of trustees for approval.
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3.D. Discussion and possible approval of the 2026-2027 Region 5 Letter of Commitment/Resolution Food Service Cooperative Purchasing/Commodity Processing as presented.
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
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3.E. Discussion and possible action regarding the posting of special education positions following the dissolution of the Special Education Shared Services Arrangement (South Jasper County Shared Services Arrangement, SJCSSA).
Presenter:
Byron Miller
Description:
Due to this transition, positions previously operated through the SSA will be posted through district hiring processes, and current SSA employees must apply for consideration of employment with the district.
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3.F. Record vote on a resolution to satisfy SB 11 from the 2025 Texas legislative session
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
Description:
SB 11 requires a record vote on a resolution to create a policy on daily prayer time and reading of religious texts. Kirbyville CISD has a current practice of having devotionals before school and engaging in Christian religious activities at other times with Cats for Christ. Current policies allow for prayer and reading of religious texts.
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3.G. Discussion and possible approval of Delayed Certification of Teachers action plan and waiver submission related to HB 2
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
Description:
In accordance to guidance from TEA related to HB 2 of the 2025 Texas legislative session, the commissioner may approve a delayed teacher certification waiver submitted by the March 1, 2026 deadline. We have several teachers that may be affected by the measure, and as the district has set up plans in Teachworthy to aid in staff members completing the teacher certification previous to this new legislation, the superintendent's recommendation is to establish a plan to allow staff to obtain proper certification as much as possible.
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3.H. Discussion of the Intruder Detection Audit(IDA) for the Elementary Campus on February 3, 2026
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
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4. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
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4.A. Superintendent's Report:
Presenter:
Stephen Edwards
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4.B. Assistant Superintendent Update
Presenter:
Kristi Gore
Description:
KJH Campus Poster Printer for Student Creativity & Teaching Tools
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4.C. Special Education Update
Presenter:
Byron Miller
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4.D. Maintenance Update:
Presenter:
Jimmy Dodson
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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The board may meet in closed session as allowed by Gov. Code 551 to address topics under the statute. All action will be in open session.
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5.A. Board of Trustees entered into executive session at _____pm.
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5.B. Board of Trustees returned to open session at _____pm.
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6. PERSONNEL MATTERS:
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6.A. Employment Recommendation(s)
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6.B. Positions, Vacancies, Assignments, Resignations and Terminations
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6.C. Other
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7. ADJOURN:
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