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SCRIPT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS & EXECUTIVE SESSION

Regular Board Meeting held on DATE                          -TIME

 

Read After Exiting Executive Session: "The time is now_       p.m., and we are back in open session. No decisions were made in executive session." Proceed with the agenda.

Read Before Public Comments: The Board will now consider public comments from visitors. Audience members wishing to speak may address the Board on any item, whether on the agenda or not. Please note that audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to this portion of the meeting, in accordance with Board Policy BED(LOCAL). At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless specifically requested by the presiding officer. In accordance with Board Policy, comments are limited to five minutes. To ensure compliance with Open Meetings Laws, the Board will not respond to any remarks during public comment. Is there anybody who would like to address the Board? [If so, ask the speaker to state their name for the record.}

 

NOTE TO PRESIDING OFFICER - You may remind a speaker that concerns about specific employees or students may be directed to the appropriate policy - DGBA (personnel items), FNG (parent/student items), or GF(general). Policy requires grievances to be filed within 15 business days of the date the person knew or should have known of the events giving rise to the complaint. Policy directs that the Board will not tolerate disruption of the meeting by members of the audience. If, after at least one warning from the presiding officer, any person continues to disrupt the meeting by his/her words or actions, the presiding officer may request assistance from lmv enforcement officials to have the person removed from the meeting.

 

Read Before Going Into Executive Session: "The time is now_        p.m. We will now go into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code sections: LIST APPLICABLE SECTIONS BELOW - FOR EXAMPLE § 551.071- Consultation with Legal Counsel § 551.074 - Personnel Matters § 551.076 & 551.089- Security Matters No decisions will be made in executive session."

 
 

The board plans to review (LOCAL) board policies every month to determine whether changes or updates are needed.

FNA(LEGAL) - Current Policy

This policy will be the subject of discussion centered around the implementation of Senate Bill 11.

 Below are 9 priorities that were adopted last Thursday night at the Grassroots meeting.
 

1. TASB advocates for more funding for properly resourcing all public schools based on enrollment by increasing state funding through the basic allotment and biennially adjusting it for inflation. 
2. TASB advocates for increasing the bilingual education allotment and allowing the TELPAS to gauge students’ readiness in order to be required to take state tests for accountability. 
3. TASB advocates for meaningful, sustainable increases in compensation for teachers and all school employees, recognizing that competitive pay is essential to recruiting and retaining the full workforce required to support student success. 
4. TASB advocates for supplemental funding in support of transportation costs involved with implementing state mandatory safety features (including seatbelts). 
5. TASB advocates for local control by empowering school boards to make decisions that best serve their communities while cutting down on excessive state mandates that tie districts' hands and impose unfunded costs and divert resources away from classrooms.  
6. TASB advocates for adequate, sustained funding for early childhood and full day pre-k. 
7. TASB advocates for responsible taxation of Texas citizens coupled with strong financial support of public schools. 
8. TASB advocates for full funding to satisfy safety and security mandates currently enacted and the increased costs that will develop moving forward to maintain them. 
9. TASB advocates for moving beyond test scores by adopting a school accountability system that values multiple measures including local student performance metrics to assess school success.  

 

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.  The Resolution has been uploaded to this Discussion Item for viewing.
On or before March 1, 2026, each district’s board must take a record vote on whether to adopt the statutory resolution. If the board adopts the resolution, the policy consultant will be contacted for recommended policy language DGA(LOCAL) and FNA(LOCAL) to implement the daily period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text.

This will be an Action item at the February Regular Board Meeting.

 

Just a reminder that there will be a Board Training with Fred Stormer on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:00 am.

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Every year, the board discusses times and dates for a special-called meeting dealing with the Superintendent's evaluation and contract.  Last month the Board discussed having a Special Called Meeting on February 14. February 21 was discussed as a contingency date.

The board also decides what information they would like to have to prepare for the evaluation.

A typical timeline for the evaluation cycle would be:

February — Superintendent Evaluation and Contract
March -- Administrator Contracts
April — All other employee contracts
 

CONFIDENTIAL CERTIFIED AGENDA OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Regular Board Meeting held on, DATE                                 -TIME                        
The executive session is called pursuant to the authorization of Texas Government Code Sections as follows:
 

Item	Section	Purpose
	551.071	Private consultation with the board's attorney.
	551.072	Discussion purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
	551.073	Discussion: negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
	551.074	Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against an officer or Personnel; deliberation of the appointment of a public officer.
	551.076	Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or Implementation of, security personnel or devices; discussing security audit.
	551.082	Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel.
	551.083	Considering the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the board will follow, or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultations with representatives of employee groups.
	551.089	Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits
	OTHER:

Announce in Closed Meeting: "In accordance with the Texas Government Code,

Executive session began at: ____ M Executive session ended at:  M" 
Subjects Discussed in the Session Closed to the Public: 
1. _____________________________________________
Record of Further Action Taken, if any, on Above Items in the Subsequent Open Session: 
1. _____________________________________________
Trustees Present: [LIST] 
Trustees Absent: [LIST ] 
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct record of the proceedings on the above date. 

______________________________________
President, Board of Trustees 
River Road Independent School District

CONFIDENTIAL: No one shall, without lawful authority, knowingly make public this certified agenda of a closed or executive session. Texas Gov't Code§ 551.104. A person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 8 misdemeanor and further shall be liable to any party injured or damaged thereby. Texas Gov't Code§ 551.144(a). 

A. Review and Approve Prior Meeting Minutes:

• December 15, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

B. Review, Approve, and Accept Contributions to the District:

• Donation - FM 1259 Feeders / Awards for Chapter Show
• Donation - Booster Club / to help fund Christmas Angel shopping
• Donation - Toot 'N Totum / Toot 'N Totum Spirit Pumps Campaign

• December 15, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

• Donation - FM 1259 Feeders / Awards for Chapter Show
• Donation - Booster Club / to help fund Christmas Angel shopping
• Donation - Toot 'N Totum / Toot 'N Totum Spirit Pumps Campaign

Code	Exemption	Next Steps
EB	School Start/End Time	Please have the board adopt the attached EB(LOCAL). The DOI Note will remain on the legal framework at this code.
DBA/DK	Teacher Certification	Please have the board adopt the attached DBA and DK (LOCAL). The DOI Note will remain on the legal framework at this code.
EEB	Class Size Rations	Please have the board DELETE this policy from the manual.  The DOI Note will remain on the legal framework at this code.   Also, the law changed in 2018. It is now PreK-4th grade.
FDA	Student Transfers	Please have the board adopt the attached FDA(LOCAL).   The DOI Note will also remain on the legal framework at this code.
DP	Counselor Duties	Please have the boar adopt the attached DP(LOCAL).   The DOI Note will also remain on the legal framework at this code.
DCA	Probationary Contracts	Please have the board DELETE this policy from the manual. The DOI Note will remain on the legal framework at this code.
BDF	SHAC	Please have the board adopt the attached BDF(LOCAL).   The DOI Note will be removed from BDF(LEGAL) since a district may no longer exempt itself from having a SHAC.
FEC	Minimum Attendance	Please have the board adopt the attached FEC(LOCAL).   The DOI Note will be removed from the legal framework at this code.
DL	Teacher Planning & Prep	Please have the board DELETE this policy from the manual. The DOI Note will remain on the legal framework at this code.
DGBA	Employee Grievances	Please have the board adopt the attached DGBA(LOCAL).   A DOI Note will also be put on the legal framework at this code.
FNG	Parent/Student Grievances	Please have the board adopt the attached FNG(LOCAL).   A DOI Note will also be put on the legal framework at this code.
GF	Community Grievances	Please have the board adopt the attached GF(LOCAL).   A DOI Note will also be put on the legal framework at this code.
EFB	Library Materials/Acquisition	Please have the board adopt the attached EFB(LOCAL).   A DOI Note will also be put on the legal framework at this code.

In Texas, the requirement for a school board to approve the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) and its members comes from the Texas Education Code §28.004.

The Administration of RRISD recommends that the Board approve the 2025-2026 SHAC Committee Members as proposed.

State Statute requires that the School Board must approve change in the
Budget adopted by the School Board at their June 2025 meeting (and amended at subsequent meetings) if they change the major revenue sections of the budget or if they change any expenditure functions.
We have discussed the HS roof is in dire need for a new roof. All Star
Roofing (Who is a member of TXBUY Purchasing Coop) have given us a quote to do it in phases. Because of the floor in the gym, we would like to take care of that portion of the building first. It may be in our best interest to go ahead and do the Locker Room and the Commons Hall, while they are up there. After the 25-26 audit in November, we will look at the fund balance to see how much more we can do then (I would like to complete the entire roof in three phases).
The quote for the roof over the gym is $124,500.58, the locker room is
$87,802.23 and the Commons hallway is $63,907.78. All three sectors will total $276,210.59 and I would like to add some for contingency. I recommend we move $300,000 from Fund Balance to Function 81 (Construction).

The attached budget amendment makes the following changes in the school district’s budget:

? Transfer $300,000 from Fund Balance to Function 81 (Construction).