January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. OPEN SESSION - CALL TO ORDER - 5:00 PM

II. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
The Board will hear as many reports as time allows. All remaining reports will be made after reconvening for the 7:00 p.m. session.

II.A. ORAL - Individuals desiring to address the Board regarding an item on an Agenda for an Open Meeting, or to address the Board on general matters, must submit a completed Public Comment Request Form between 4:00 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Forms are available in the lobby area

II.B. DISTRICTWIDE INTRUDER DETECTION AUDIT REPORT FINDINGS

II.C. FINANCE REPORT

II.C.1. Audit Update

II.C.2. Evaluation of Fund Balance

II.C.3. Proposed Issuance of Maintenance Tax Notes for School Bus Fleet  

II.D. OPERATIONS REPORT

II.D.1. Monthly Construction and Bond Projects Update

II.E. EDUCATION SERVICES REPORT

II.E.1. Resolution of the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District Board of Trustees Regarding Required Period of Prayer and Reading of Religious Text 

II.E.2. Monthly Balanced Scorecard Update

III. CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 PM
The Board may declare itself in a closed meeting as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Sections 551.001-551.146.  In the event a closed meeting is to be convened, the presiding officer shall publicly identify the section or sections authorizing the closed meeting.  Those sections may include without limitation the following sections under SUBCHAPTERS D AND E, which authorize a closed meeting to discuss the following topics: 

III.A. Section 551.071:  For the purpose of private consultation with the Board's attorney regarding pending litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the District or Board under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act.

III.B. Section 551.072:  For the purpose of deliberating on a purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the Board in negotiations with a third person.

III.C. Section 551.074:  For the purpose of deliberating the appointment, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee, unless the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation or hearing requests an open hearing.

III.C.1. Contract Extension for Superintendent's Leadership Team 

III.D. Section 551.076:  For the purpose of deliberations regarding the deployment, or specific occasions of implementation, of security personnel or devices, or security audits.

III.D.1. Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings

III.E. Section 551.082: Deliberate in a case involving the discipline of a public-school child or a complaint or charge against an employee by another employee. 

III.F. Section 551.0821: To discuss specific personal identifying information about a student.

IV. DECLARE CLOSED MEETING ENDED & RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING - 7:00 PM

IV.A. CALL TO ORDER

IV.B. WELCOME FROM BOARD PRESIDENT

IV.C. OPENING CEREMONY WATSON HIGH SCHOOL 

V. COMMUNICATIONS

V.A. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

V.A.1. School Board Recognition Month 

V.A.2. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard Rebate Check Presentation

V.A.3. Substitute Teacher of the Month Celebration

V.B. SPECIAL INTRODUCTIONS

V.B.1. Director of Transportation Mr. Christian Garippa

V.B.2. Executive Director of Athletics Mr. Todd Raymond

VI. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (CONTINUED FROM 5:00 PM SESSION)

VII. ACTION ITEMS

VII.A. ACT ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE 2025-2026 BOARD NAMING COMMITTEE

VII.B. SET JULY 2026-JUNE 2027 BOARD MEETING DATES

VII.C. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING FOR TEXAS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT 

VII.D. ADOPT ORDER TO CALL 2026 SCHOOL TRUSTEE GENERAL ELECTION

VII.E. CONSIDER APPROVING 2024-2025 FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT

VII.F. CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF "EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT MAINTENANCE TAX NOTES, SERIES 2026", INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH NOTES, ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SUCH NOTES AND DELEGATING CERTAIN MATTERS TO AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS OF THE DISTRICT

VII.G. CONSIDER APPROVING 2025-2026 SUBMISSION OF A CLASS-SIZE WAIVER TO TEA

VII.H. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING REQUIRED PERIOD OF PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXT

VII.I. CONSIDER APPROVING GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE (GMP) FOR THE UTILITY PACKAGE AT SAGINAW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS

VIII. ROUTINE MONTHLY REPORTS

VIII.A. TAX COLLECTION REPORT - NOVEMBER 2025

VIII.B. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - NOVEMBER 2025

VIII.C. BIDS AND PROPOSALS

VIII.C.1. Multiple Award Contract RFPs-Awarded Vendors December 2025

VIII.C.2. Extension of Proposal for Armored Car Services

VIII.D. REPORT ON PURCHASES MADE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM 

IX. REVIEW 2026 BOARD PLANNING CALENDAR

X. CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL

X.A. APPROVE MINUTES

X.B. APPROVE 2026-2027 INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR

X.C. APPROVE CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY SERVICES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY SERVICES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES, AND DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS 

X.D. APPROVE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT 

X.E. APPROVE UPDATE 126

X.F. APPROVE NEW LIBRARY BOOK PURCHASE

XI. BOARD PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

XII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING 

XIII. ADJOURNMENT