Meeting Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.A. Invocation
1.B. Pledge of Allegiance
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
3.A. Student Success Data Spotlight: Preliminary Enrollment Fall 2025
3.B. Faculty Spotlight: 2025 Beeson Teaching Award - Lori Solley
4. SWEARING-IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
4.A. Statement of Officer: Ms. Erin Yohn
4.B. Oath of Office: Ms. Erin Yohn
5. CONSENT AGENDA
5.A. To consider approving the minutes of the following board meetings:
  • August 18, 2025, Regular August Board Meeting
  • August 25, 2025, Special Board Meeting/Election of Trustee 
5.B. To consider approval of personnel items submitted as follows:
  • Employee Resignations
  • Employee Retirements
  • Employee Terminations
  • Proposed Change of Employment
  • Offers of Employment
5.C. To review prepaid legal fees for August 2025
6. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS & ACTION ITEMS
6.A. Investment/Finance/Audit Committee - Mrs. Gina DeHoyos, Chair
6.A.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider the adoption of the Property Tax rate of $0.177116, which is effectively a 6.36 percent increase in the tax rate by Resolution #R-2026-1 for the Fiscal Year 2026.
6.B. Policy & Personnel Committee - Mr. Josh Edmonson, Chair
6.B.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider adding, revising, or deleting (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Community College Services and as reviewed by KC Administration:
  • BBD: Board Members — Orientation and Training
  • CC: Annual Operating Budget
  • CDB: Accounting - Audits
  • DHB: Employee Standards of Conduct: Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting
  • DK: Professional Development
  • EBA: Alternate Methods of Instruction: Distance Education
  • ECC: Instructional Arrangements: Course Load and Schedules
  • FFDA: Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation: Sex and Sexual Violence
  • FFDA: (LOCAL) Updated Title IX Contact
  • GK: Relations with Educational Accreditation Agencies
6.B.2. INFORMATION ITEM: To review the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan Progress 
7. KILGORE COLLEGE FOUNDATION UPDATE REPORT
8. BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT
8.A. Dr. Brenda Kays — Letter to the Board of Trustees and Kilgore College
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section 551.001 et. seq. of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board concerning any subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.01-551.089 of the Open Meetings Act.
10. ADJOURNMENT
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Meeting: September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM - September Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Subject:
1.A. Invocation
Subject:
1.B. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Subject:
3. SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
Subject:
3.A. Student Success Data Spotlight: Preliminary Enrollment Fall 2025
Subject:
3.B. Faculty Spotlight: 2025 Beeson Teaching Award - Lori Solley
Subject:
4. SWEARING-IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
Subject:
4.A. Statement of Officer: Ms. Erin Yohn
Subject:
4.B. Oath of Office: Ms. Erin Yohn
Subject:
5. CONSENT AGENDA
Subject:
5.A. To consider approving the minutes of the following board meetings:
  • August 18, 2025, Regular August Board Meeting
  • August 25, 2025, Special Board Meeting/Election of Trustee 
Subject:
5.B. To consider approval of personnel items submitted as follows:
  • Employee Resignations
  • Employee Retirements
  • Employee Terminations
  • Proposed Change of Employment
  • Offers of Employment
Subject:
5.C. To review prepaid legal fees for August 2025
Subject:
6. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS & ACTION ITEMS
Subject:
6.A. Investment/Finance/Audit Committee - Mrs. Gina DeHoyos, Chair
Subject:
6.A.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider the adoption of the Property Tax rate of $0.177116, which is effectively a 6.36 percent increase in the tax rate by Resolution #R-2026-1 for the Fiscal Year 2026.
Subject:
6.B. Policy & Personnel Committee - Mr. Josh Edmonson, Chair
Subject:
6.B.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider adding, revising, or deleting (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Community College Services and as reviewed by KC Administration:
  • BBD: Board Members — Orientation and Training
  • CC: Annual Operating Budget
  • CDB: Accounting - Audits
  • DHB: Employee Standards of Conduct: Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting
  • DK: Professional Development
  • EBA: Alternate Methods of Instruction: Distance Education
  • ECC: Instructional Arrangements: Course Load and Schedules
  • FFDA: Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation: Sex and Sexual Violence
  • FFDA: (LOCAL) Updated Title IX Contact
  • GK: Relations with Educational Accreditation Agencies
Subject:
6.B.2. INFORMATION ITEM: To review the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan Progress 
Subject:
7. KILGORE COLLEGE FOUNDATION UPDATE REPORT
Subject:
8. BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Subject:
8.A. Dr. Brenda Kays — Letter to the Board of Trustees and Kilgore College
Subject:
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section 551.001 et. seq. of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board concerning any subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.01-551.089 of the Open Meetings Act.
Subject:
10. ADJOURNMENT

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