January 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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1.A. Presiding Officer establishes a quorum is present.
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1.B. Notice of Posting:
Description:
It has been found and determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of the Board, the notice of this meeting was posted publicly at the Administration Building in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.001 et. Seq., and that all of the terms of said article have been fully complied with and that the 72-hour notice required has been correctly given.
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1.C. Pledge of Allegiance- American and Texas Flags
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2. Public comments/audience participation.
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3. Superintendent's Report
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3.A. District Reports
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3.A.a. Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot has been posted for Places 1 and 2 as follows:
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3.A.b. Winter Break will be February 19-23, 2024; February 26, 2024 Teacher Workday/Student Holiday.
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3.B. Campus Reports
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4. Executive/Closed Session
Description:
The Board of Trustees will conduct an Executive/Closed Session pursuant to the following provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in Open Session.
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4.A. Personnel
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4.A.a. CTE Teacher
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4.A.b. Superintendent Evaluation
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4.A.c. Superintendent Contract
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5. Open Session
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5.A. Personnel
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6. Consent Agenda
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6.A. Minutes of the Meeting(s) of the Board.
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7. Financial
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7.A. Monthly Financial Report
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7.B. Local Policy GKB-Donations (if any)
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8. Budget Amendments
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9. Discussion and Possible Action Items
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9.A. Review, discuss, and consider for approval the Annual Financial Audit for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023.
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9.B. Review, discuss, and consider for approval the WSISD Police Department Policy and Procedure Manual.
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9.C. Discuss and Consider for approval entering into a "Joint Election Agreement" with the City of Pineland.
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9.D. Discuss and consider for approval an "Order of General Election" calling Board of Trustee Election and "Notice of General Election" for Places 1 and 2.
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9.E. Discuss and consider for approval the appointing of Election Judges and Voting Clerks for the May 4, 2024 School Board Election.
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9.F. Consider and Approve Possible Amendments to the Superintendent's Contract
Description:
The West Sabine ISD Board of Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Carnelius D. Gilder are in the process of conducting the annual Superintendent's evaluation pursuant to the Texas Education Code §§ 11.051(a), 151(b), 1511(b)(2), (4) which states the Board of Trustees and the Superintendent shall work together to establish district-wide policies and annual goals that are tied directly to the district's vision statement and long-range educational plan and periodically evaluate Board and Superintendent leadership, governance, and teamwork. The Board will consider the evaluation and any possible amendments to the Superintendent's contract that result from the evaluation.
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9.G. Discuss, consider, and take possible action delegating hiring authority of all the teacher contractual employees to the Superintendent pursuant to Board Policy DC (Legal) throughout the term of the Superintendent's contract on an annual review and renewal of the trustees.
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9.H. Annual review and discussion of Board Policy FFA Local-Student Welfare-Wellness and Health Services.
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10. Future Agenda Items
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11. Adjournment
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