March 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER:

I.A. Invocation and Pledges to the Flags

I.B. Establish a Quorum

II. RECOGNITION

II.A. Sulphur Springs High School UIL Solo & Ensemble State Qualifiers

II.B. FCCLA State Qualifiers

III. PUBLIC FORUM

III.A. Public participation is limited to the designated open forum for a meeting per board policy BED(LOCAL)

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. Maintenace updates [Dan Froneberger]

IV.B. Curriculum updates [Amanda Fenton]

IV.C. Campus updates [Jeremy Lopez & Justin Cowart]

IV.D. Superintendent Report [Dr. Deana Steeber]

IV.E. Headstart Items are given to the Board for information purposes. 
Director's Report, Financial Report, and Policy Council Minutes for February 2024
 

V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

V.A. Monday, February 12, 2024, Board Meeting Minutes

V.B. Tax Credits and Supplements for February 2024
 

V.C. Delinquent Tax Collections for February 2024

V.D.  Financial Statements and Bills Payable for February 2024

V.E. Head Start Self-Assessment Summaries

V.F. Head Start Program Improvement Plan

V.G. Head Start Cost Allocation Plan

V.H. Head Start Training & Technical Assistance Plan

V.I. Head Start Priority Screening Instrument 

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Consider approval of Ben Scott as Director of Technology [Dr. Steeber]

VI.B. Consider approval of the Head Start Transportation Waiver Request [Sherry Sinclair]

VI.C. Consider approval for the Head Start Director to apply for continuation and refund of the Head Start program. [Sherry Sinclair]

VI.D. Consider approval of the 2024-2025 K-12 Science Instructional Materials Adoption. [Hannah Garrett] 
 

VI.E. Consider the appointment of an election judge for the May 4, 2024, school bond election. [Sandra Gibby]

VI.F. Consider approval of adopting an Order to Cancel ordering the May 4, 2024, school board trustee election to be canceled due to the declaration of unopposed candidates elected to the office of the Board of Trustees. [Dr. Steeber]

VI.G. Discuss and consider approving a one-year option to extend the custodial services contract with The Faulk Company. [Dan Froneberger]

VI.H. Consider approval of the Engagement Letter with auditing firm Rutherford, Taylor & Company, P.C. for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024. [Sherry McGraw]

VI.I. Consider approval of SSISD Wellness Plan for Policy FFA [Jeremy Lopez]

VI.J. Consider changing the April 8, 2024, board meeting to April 9, 2024 (Dr. Deana Steeber)

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Executive Session will be held for the purpose of consideration of matters for which closed or executive sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section (.072), (.074) (.087)

VII.A. Consider approval to grant one-year employment contract extensions to recommend professional certified instructional administrative personnel and administrative support services personnel presently employed under two-year contracts.  (Assistant Superintendents, Directors, Principals and Assistant Principals.)

VII.B. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, other personnel matters.

VII.C. Discuss purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.

VII.D. Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations: to discuss or deliberate  regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have located, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described above. 

VIII. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IX. ADJOURNMENT