Meeting Agenda
1. IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE AND POSSIBLY PREVENT THE ORIGINAL MEETING, THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 AT 5:00 PM IN THE ITALY HS CONFERENCE ROOM.
2. Call to Order/Establish Quorum
3. Pledge of Allegiance/Texas Pledge
4. Invocation
5. Presentations

5.A. School Board Appreciation Month

5.B. District Financial Audit for Period Ending August 31, 2025 (Auditors: Hankins & Eastup)

5.C. 2024-2025 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and Federal Report Card Presentation

5.D. Italy ISD Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Accountability Rating for 2024-2025 and the Superintendent Contract.
6. Open Forum

6.A. Public Requests to Speak

6.B. Public Hearing on Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and Federal Report Card.

6.C. Public Hearing on Italy ISD 2024-2025 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Report.

7. Italy ISD Parent Comment Report
8. Action Items
8.A. Consent Agenda

8.A.1. Prior Month Meeting Minutes for 12/17/2025 and 1/5/2026.

8.A.2. Consider and take possible action regarding granting authority to the Chief Appraiser of the Ellis Appraisal District (“EAD”) and all other EAD employees, as delegated and determined by the EAD Chief Appraiser, to act as Italy ISD’s agent regarding protests of the Comptroller’s Property Value Study for tax year 2025.

8.A.3. Consider and take possible action on the Employee Early Resignation Notification Incentive Program.

8.A.4. Consider and take possible action to approve the 2025-2026 District Improvement Plan and both Campus Improvement Plans.

8.A.5. Consider and take possible action on the 2025-2026 Textbook Adoption Committee and Process.

8.B. Consider and take possible action to Order the May 2026 Election and Notice of General Election.

8.C. Consider and take possible action on the District Financial Audit for the Period Ending August 31, 2025.

8.D. Consider and take possible action on continuing to use a 4-Day Instructional Week School Calendar until the Italy ISD Board of Trustees votes to change it or TEA makes any required changes for school calendars.

8.E. Consider and take possible action on the 2026-2027 school calendar, pending no changes from TEA.

8.F. Consider and take possible action on the Contract for the Superintendent.

8.G. Consider and take possible action regarding the Resilient E-Rate proposal contract of $120,730. We will be responsible for paying 20%, which comes to $24,453.

8.H. Consider and take possible action to report to TEA that the district’s budget does not permit the district to purchase a bus equipped with the required 3-point harness seat belts or retrofit and install those seat belts on all buses that need them at a cost of $183,740 by the 2029 deadline.
9. Reports
9.A. Stafford Elementary Report
9.B. Junior High/High School Report
9.C. Maintenance/Operations/Transportation Report
9.C.1. Utility Report
9.C.2. Transportation Report
9.D. Technology Report
9.E. Food Service Report
9.F. Enrollment
9.G. Finance Reports
9.G.1. Financial Statement
9.G.2. Tax Collections
9.G.3. Monthly Investment and Cash Position Report
9.G.4. Check Payments

9.G.5. Quarterly Financial Investments Report
9.H. Director of ECSSA Report
10. Information Items
10.A. Senate Bill 11: Posting on February Agenda

10.B. Upcoming Dates to Remember
10.C. Upcoming Board Meetings
11. Adjourn to Closed Session

11.A. Texas Government Code Section 551.074

  • Personnel, to deliberate regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee including a possible reduction in force pursuant to Board Policies DFF (LEGAL) and DFFB (LOCAL); or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.
  • To discuss and collect information related to the Superintendent’s evaluation. 
  • If during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such a closed session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 will be held by the School Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this Notice as the School Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act

 
12. Reconvene into Open Session for Action Relative to Closed Session 

13. Action Items

13.A. Take action, if any, on other matters discussed in Closed Session.
13.A.1.  Closed Session Action Item:
14. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE AND POSSIBLY PREVENT THE ORIGINAL MEETING, THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 AT 5:00 PM IN THE ITALY HS CONFERENCE ROOM.
Subject:
2. Call to Order/Establish Quorum
Subject:
3. Pledge of Allegiance/Texas Pledge
Subject:
4. Invocation
Subject:
5. Presentations
Subject:

5.A. School Board Appreciation Month
Subject:

5.B. District Financial Audit for Period Ending August 31, 2025 (Auditors: Hankins & Eastup)
Subject:

5.C. 2024-2025 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and Federal Report Card Presentation
Attachments:
Subject:

5.D. Italy ISD Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Accountability Rating for 2024-2025 and the Superintendent Contract.
Attachments:
Subject:
6. Open Forum
Subject:

6.A. Public Requests to Speak
Subject:

6.B. Public Hearing on Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) and Federal Report Card.
Subject:

6.C. Public Hearing on Italy ISD 2024-2025 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Report.
Attachments:
Subject:

7. Italy ISD Parent Comment Report
Description:

As part of the parental engagement policy, mandated by Senate Bill 12 (TEC 26.0071) in the summer of 2025, districts are required to provide for an internet portal through which parents of students enrolled in the district may submit comments to campus and district administrators and the board. The board will then prioritize and present those comments at the beginning of each board meeting.
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8. Action Items
Subject:
8.A. Consent Agenda
Subject:

8.A.1. Prior Month Meeting Minutes for 12/17/2025 and 1/5/2026.
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8.A.2. Consider and take possible action regarding granting authority to the Chief Appraiser of the Ellis Appraisal District (“EAD”) and all other EAD employees, as delegated and determined by the EAD Chief Appraiser, to act as Italy ISD’s agent regarding protests of the Comptroller’s Property Value Study for tax year 2025.
Description:

The Comptroller’s Property Tax Assistance Division states in Rule 9.4302 (e) (2) A chief appraiser or other employee of an appraisal district that appraises property for a school district protesting the comptroller’s property value study findings may not be designated as the agent for the protesting school district unless:

(A) the governing body of the appraisal district authorizes the chief appraiser or other employee of the appraisal district to act as agent for the protesting school district;

(B) the governing body of the protesting school district authorizes the chief appraiser or other employee of the appraisal district to act as agent for the school district; and

(C) the superintendent of the protesting school district signs the petition representing the chief appraiser or other employee of the appraisal district has been properly authorized pursuant to this subchapter and the laws of the State of Texas to act as agent for the school district.

 

Since the appraisal district reviews to file the Self-Report Appeal every year, please ask your governing body to consider adopting something like the attached resolution, EVERY YEAR, so we can continue serving you in this way. 

This year we added some language to also authorize EAD to file "an Audit for a previous year’s values" to this authorization. There are many of your delinquent tax firms who file audits for school districts at a cost of 10% of the money potentially refunded from the State. The reports they submit must be generated by the appraisal district, so the lion’s share of the work is done by EAD. Please feel free at any time to request us to review your previous years value for a possible audit.  We would like to save you that 10% should you be interested in that FREE service from EAD. If you are not interested, you can certainly remove the "an Audit for a previous year’s values" should you elect to have your law firm file an audit for you.
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8.A.3. Consider and take possible action on the Employee Early Resignation Notification Incentive Program.
Attachments:
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8.A.4. Consider and take possible action to approve the 2025-2026 District Improvement Plan and both Campus Improvement Plans.
Attachments:
Subject:

8.A.5. Consider and take possible action on the 2025-2026 Textbook Adoption Committee and Process.
Attachments:
Subject:

8.B. Consider and take possible action to Order the May 2026 Election and Notice of General Election.
Attachments:
Subject:

8.C. Consider and take possible action on the District Financial Audit for the Period Ending August 31, 2025.
Subject:

8.D. Consider and take possible action on continuing to use a 4-Day Instructional Week School Calendar until the Italy ISD Board of Trustees votes to change it or TEA makes any required changes for school calendars.
Subject:

8.E. Consider and take possible action on the 2026-2027 school calendar, pending no changes from TEA.
Attachments:
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8.F. Consider and take possible action on the Contract for the Superintendent.
Subject:

8.G. Consider and take possible action regarding the Resilient E-Rate proposal contract of $120,730. We will be responsible for paying 20%, which comes to $24,453.
Description:

This is the new E-Rate proposal for 2025-2026 thru 2029-2030.
The grant can only be used for infrastructure upgrades such as Wi-Fi access points, switches and cabling, among other things.
Subject:

8.H. Consider and take possible action to report to TEA that the district’s budget does not permit the district to purchase a bus equipped with the required 3-point harness seat belts or retrofit and install those seat belts on all buses that need them at a cost of $183,740 by the 2029 deadline.
Description:

  • 2 buses w/ 3-point harnesses
    5 buses w/ no seat belts

BOARD POLICY CNC(LEGAL) 

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

School buses are required to be equipped with three-point seat belts by 2029 in accordance with SB 546. Language to that effect has been added, including required reports that must be submitted to TEA if a board determines  the district to purchase a bus equipped with the required 3-point harness seat belts or retrofit and install those seat belts on all buses that need them by the 2029 deadline. 
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9. Reports
Subject:
9.A. Stafford Elementary Report
Attachments:
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9.B. Junior High/High School Report
Attachments:
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9.C. Maintenance/Operations/Transportation Report
Attachments:
Subject:
9.C.1. Utility Report
Attachments:
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9.C.2. Transportation Report
Attachments:
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9.D. Technology Report
Attachments:
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9.E. Food Service Report
Attachments:
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9.F. Enrollment
Attachments:
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9.G. Finance Reports
Subject:
9.G.1. Financial Statement
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9.G.2. Tax Collections
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9.G.3. Monthly Investment and Cash Position Report
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9.G.4. Check Payments
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9.G.5. Quarterly Financial Investments Report
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9.H. Director of ECSSA Report
Attachments:
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10. Information Items
Subject:
10.A. Senate Bill 11: Posting on February Agenda
Description:

SB 11 from the 89th Legislative Session adds Texas Education Code section 25.0823, which allows school boards to designate time each school day at every campus for students and employees to pray and read the Bible or other religious texts. The bill requires that within six months of the effective date (by March 1, 2026), each district’s board must take a record vote either to establish the daily prayer time and reading of religious texts by adopting the resolution set out in the new statute or to decline to establish the daily prayer time. A board wishing to establish a daily period for prayer and reading of religious texts must do so by adopting the statutory resolution.
Subject:

10.B. Upcoming Dates to Remember
Description:
  • Basketball and powerlifting ongoing
  • Band Competitions ongoing
  • Spring sports beginning
  • Other Future Dates of Interest:
    • Feb. 12: JH Dance
    • Feb. 13: Professional Development Day 
    • Feb. 19 & 26; School Safety & Security Audit by R10 (required every 3 years)
    • April 19: NHS/NJHS Induction 4:00 PM
    • May 3: Spring Band Concert 2:00 PM
    • May 8: Band Banquet 6:00 PM
    • May 11: Senior Cord Ceremony 6:00 PM
    • May 13: FFA Banquet 
    • May 14: George Scott Academic Banquet @ 7:00 PM
    • May 17: Baccalaureate Class of 2025 5:00 PM
    • May 19: Athletic Banquet 5:30 PM
    • May 20: JH/HS 9th-11th Awards Ceremony 9:00 AM
    • May 21: Senior Walk @ Stafford 8:30 AM
    • May 21: Senior Awards & Scholarship Program 9:30 AM
    • May 21: Senior Lunch at CBC 11:30 AM
    • May 21: Graduation Rehearsal 2:00 PM
    • May 22: Graduation 7:00 PM
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10.C. Upcoming Board Meetings
Description:

All meetings begin at 5:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

  • February 16, 2026
  • March 23, 2026 (Regular meeting date March 16th is first day back after Spring Break) 
  • April 20, 2026
  • May 18, 2026
  • June 15, 2026
Subject:
11. Adjourn to Closed Session
Subject:

11.A. Texas Government Code Section 551.074

  • Personnel, to deliberate regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee including a possible reduction in force pursuant to Board Policies DFF (LEGAL) and DFFB (LOCAL); or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.
  • To discuss and collect information related to the Superintendent’s evaluation. 
  • If during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such a closed session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 will be held by the School Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this Notice as the School Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act

 
Subject:
12. Reconvene into Open Session for Action Relative to Closed Session 
Subject:

13. Action Items
Subject:

13.A. Take action, if any, on other matters discussed in Closed Session.
Subject:
13.A.1.  Closed Session Action Item:
Subject:
14. Adjourn

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