July 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. ROUTINE BUSINESS
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1.A. Call to Order by President Stanley Sokolowski
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1.B. First Order of Business - Announcement by the Chairman as to the presence of a quorum, that the meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in the time and manner required.
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1.C. Invocation
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1.D. Pledges of Allegiance to American and Texas Flags
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2. SPOTLIGHT (All Spotlight/Recognition Items will be Video Presentations)
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2.A. Recognition of PISD Top Ten Taxpayers for 2020
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT
The public comment portion of each board meeting shall be used as a forum for the public or employees to present items of information to the Board of Education. We are doing this to be responsive to the community. Due to the confidentiality provision contained in the Texas Public Information Act, Family Education Rights to Privacy Act and other state and federal laws, no speaker will be allowed to demean employees of the school district or discuss students. Each speaker that is recognized shall limit the presentation to five minutes. A delegation of three or more persons shall appoint one person to present their view to the Board. Due to a possible violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Board shall make no response. |
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4. CLOSED MEETING STATEMENT
if, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed meeting or session of the Board of Trustees is required, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter §551, concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by section §551.071 through §551.084, or Texas Government Code section §418.183. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.
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IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHOULD DETERMINE THAT A CLOSED MEETING OR SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS REQUIRED, THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS. GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E. BEFORE ANY CLOSED MEETING IS CONVENED, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PUBLICLY IDENTIFY THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE ACT AUTHORIZING THE CLOSED MEETING. ALL FINAL VOTES, ACTIONS, OR DECISIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN MEETING.
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5. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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5.A. Future Board Meeting Dates
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5.A.1. Possible Called Meeting - First Week of August
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5.A.2. Regular Meeting - Monday, August 16, 2021, 5:30 PM
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5.A.3. Regular Meeting - Monday, September 20, 2021, 6:00 PM
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5.B. School Supply List
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5.C. Back to School Activities
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5.C.1. Palestine Junior Service League Back to School Fair @ Palestine High School:
Saturday, August 7, 2021, 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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5.C.2. Convocation: Monday, August 9, 2021, 1:30 PM - Palestine High School Auditorium
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5.C.3. Teacher Workdays: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 10-11, 2021
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5.C.4. Meet the Teacher: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Time for Staff: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Time for Parents/Students: 4:00 - 7:00 PM |
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5.C.5. First Day of School: Thursday, August 12, 2021
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5.D. Calendar of Events
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5.E. Any Other Updates
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6. DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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6.A. Financial Report
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6.B. 2021-2022 Budget Workshop
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6.C. Discuss and Consider Approval of Palestine ISD Proposed Tax Rate for 2021-2022 School Year
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7. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Closed to Public
The Board will convene in Executive/Closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, under one or more of Texas Government sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.129 and/or one or more sections 418.175-418.181. No action will be taken in Executive/Closed session. |
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7.A. Discussion of personnel matters including employee compensation for 2021-2022 school year. (Texas Government Code 551.074)
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7.B. Discussion of possible change to 2021-2022 student handbooks. (Texas Government Code 551.071)
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8. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
Take any action, if needed, regarding closed session items. |
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9. CONSENT ITEMS
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9.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 21, 2021
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9.B. Minutes of the Called Meeting of July 6, 2021
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9.C. Bills Paid for June, 2021
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9.D. Financial Report
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9.E. Monthly Investment Report
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9.F. Tax Collection Report
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9.G. Donations
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9.H. Fuel Bid Award for 2021-2022 School Year
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9.I. 2021-2022 Bread and Milk Vendors
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9.J. 2021-2022 Region 7 Education Service Center Agreements
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9.K. Credit by Exam Administration (August, 2021)
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9.L. 2021-2022 Credit by Exam Timeline
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9.M. 2021-2022 Honors' Courses Approved for UIL Eligibility
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9.N. Campus Start and Stop Times for 2021-2022 School Year
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9.O. 2021-2022 Student Handbook Changes
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9.P. 2021-2022 Student Code of Conduct
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9.Q. 2021-2022 Student Transfer Tuition
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9.R. 2021-2022 Employee Compensation including Teacher Shortage Area Stipends
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9.S. 2021-2022 Certified T-TESS Appraisers for Evaluation of Teachers and Appraisal Calendar
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10. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
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10.A. Discuss and Consider Possible Change to 2021-2022 School Calendar
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11. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
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11.A. Discuss and Consider Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
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11.B. Discuss and Consider Endorsement of Candidate for a Position on the TASB Board of Directors
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11.C. Vote to Elect Delegate and Alternate Delegate to Delegate Assembly at the TASA/TASB Convention - Saturday, September 25, 2021 - Dallas, Texas
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12. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
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12.A. Discussion of Revised Incentive Plan
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13. PERSONNEL
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13.A. Consider Hiring of Professional Personnel
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14. ADJOURNMENT
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