January 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER/ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

1.A. Welcome Invocation - Matt Gross, Board Member

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance - Carole Williams, Board Vice President 

2. KEMP ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOGNITION

3. STUDENT RECOGNITION

3.A. Primary Campus Student of the Month

3.B. Intermediate Campus Student of the Month

3.C. Intermediate West Campus Student of the Month

3.D. Junior High Campus Student of the Month

3.E. High School Campus Student of the Month

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS

4.A. The public is invited to sign up and speak on matters of concern. The Board welcomes comments during the Public Comments portion of the meeting. However, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Board members cannot discuss or vote on issues not posted on the agenda. In accordance with board policy BED (LOCAL), comments are limited to five (5) minutes per speaker.
Please sign in with the recording secretary.

5. PRESENTATION BY KEMP ISD FACILITY PLANNING COMMITTEE

6. REPORT ITEMS

6.A. Superintendent's Report - Dr. James Young

6.B. Monthly Financial Board Reports - Director of Business Sherry Crawford

7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items under this subheading can be adopted with one motion unless a trustee for discussion removes the item from the Consent Agenda

7.A. Consider Approval of Tax Collection Report

7.B. Consider Approval of Quarterly Investment Report

7.C. Consider Approval of Minutes - Regular School Board Meeting December 16, 2024 and Special Board Meeting January 13, 2025

8. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS

8.A.  Deliberate, Consider, & Take Action, if any, on Resolution 

8.B. Deliberate, Consider, & Take Action, if any, Ordering a general Kemp ISD Board of Election to be held on May 3, 2025, to elect three-year term seats: Place 5, Place 6 and Place 7

8.C. Deliberate, Consider & Take Action, if any, to approve submitting an application for the JET Grant to purchase state of the art equipment for the Certified Nursing Assistant program including a district fund match of 5% from fund balance
 

8.D. Deliberate, Consider, & Take Action, if any, adopting TASB Localized Policy Update 124 affecting the following LOCAL policies:

CAA(LOCAL): FISCAL MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - FINANCIAL ETHICS
CDA(LOCAL): OTHER REVENUES - INVESTMENTS
CY(LOCAL): INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
DH(LOCAL): EMPLOYEE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
EHB(LOCAL): CURRICULUM DESIGN - SPECIAL PROGRAMS
EHBB(LOCAL): SPECIAL PROGRAMS - GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
FFG(LOCAL): STUDENT WELFARE - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
GKA(LOCAL): COMMUNITY RELATIONS - CONDUCT ON SCHOOL PREMISES
 

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
 

9.A. Deliberations relating to personnel pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, including appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, termination, or proposed nonrenewal of probationary and term contract employees

10. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
 

11. ADJOURNMENT