April 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call virtual meeting to order.
Although members of the board are not gathered in a central, physical location, we do have a quorum in attendance at this meeting by telephone call.

We are meeting by use of Zoom software application which allows two-way communication for members of the public.

As we would at any in-person meeting, members of the public who have followed the instructions on the meeting notice for registering to speak during the public comment portion will be unmuted for 5 minutes to speak. If the speaker submitted written comments in advance, the Elkhart ISD Board Secretary will read the comments into record, please follow instructions on the meeting notice.

All other meeting procedures will adhere to board-adopted procedures to the extent practicable.

An audio recording of this meeting is being made and will be available upon request.

This software application allows for 100 people to view and interact at a time. We apologize in advance for any unforeseeable difficulties and ask for your patience as we navigate unprecedented conditions.

If you have any questions about these suspended laws, please call the Office of the Attorney General at 888.672.6787 or by email at TOMA@oag.texas.gov."

II. Public Forum sign-up sheet available at www.elkhartisd.org - About Us Tab or available at the 301 E. Parker, Administration building. Call 903.764.8546 or email rglenn@elkhartisd.org before Monday, April 27, 2020 before 4:00 p.m. Public Forum sign-Up sheet will need to be completed and emailed to rglenn@elkhartisd.org or faxed at 903.764.2466. 
All Public Forums Notices will be read during school board meeting by Rachell Glenn, Superintendent Secretary. 
The open portions of this meeting will be recorded and made available to the public upon request. 
No presentation shall exceed five minutes.(Local Policy BED). If during the open forum period, a member of the public asks a question about an item not listed on the public agenda, the board or any of its members may respond by providing specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy, but members may not discuss or deliberate the question. Texas Government Code 551.042

III. Consent agenda:

III.i. Discussion and Possible Approval of administrative reports.

III.i.a. Minutes: Called and Regular Meeting - March 18, 2020 and April 16, 2020

III.i.b. Tax Report

III.i.c. Financial Report

III.i.d. Accounts Payable

III.i.e. Elementary Principal Report

III.i.f. Intermediate Principal Report

III.i.g. Middle School Principal Report

III.i.h. High School Principal Report

III.i.i. Food Service Director Report

IV. Discuss and possible approval of highest bid received for resale property as follows:
Account # R13770, Purchaser Elkhart Volunteer Fire Department, Bid Amount $1,000.00, Property Description Tract 13 & 14, Blk 952-2, 0.188 acres, Location W. Parker Street, Elkhart, TX

V. Discuss and possible approval for request for proposal for food service outsourcing beginning 2020-21 school year. 

VI. Discussion of CTE/AG building at High School. 

VII. Discussion of Elkhart High School Class of 2019-20 Graduation

VIII. Recess to Closed Session:  A closed session may be held for the purpose authorized by the Texas Open meeting Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et. seq. concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including but not limited to the following sections and purposes. 

VIII.i. 551.074 – Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel

VIII.i.a. Consider Campus Professional Contracts

VIII.i.b. Ratify Resignations

VIII.i.c. Hiring of personnel

VIII.ii. Ed. Code. Sec. 11.1515 - Oversight of Academic Achievement - The board of trustees of an independent school district shall provide oversight regarding student academics achievement and strategic leadership for maximizing student performance.

VIII.ii.a. Discussion of student grades

IX. Reconvene in Open Session:  Consider and take possible action on item discussed in closed session.

X. Adjourn.