October 21, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. ROUTINE BUSINESS
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1.A. Call to Order by President Dr. Michael Garcia
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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. 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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3. 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 §551.089. 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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4. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Closed to Public
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4.A. The Board of Trustees 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-§551.089. No action will be taken in Executive/Closed session.
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4.A.1. Discussion for the Purpose of a Private Consultation with the Board’s Attorney on any or all Subjects or Matters Authorized by Law. (Tex. Govt. Code Sect. §551.071)
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4.A.2. Discussion Regarding the Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property including Future District Plans. (Texas Govt. Code §551.072)
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4.A.3. Discussion Regarding Security Including District Guardian Plan. (Texas Govt. Code §551.076)
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5. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
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5.A. Take any action, if needed, regarding Executive/Closed Session items.
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6. REGULAR MEETING
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7. SPOTLIGHT
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7.A. Recognition of "Junior Rotarians" of the Month
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7.A.1. Adetoro Adedeji and Sheila Damas
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7.B. Recognition of Students of the Month
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7.B.1. September: Joseph Flynn
October: Kelsey Grayson and Sergi Funai |
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8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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8.A. Enrollment Report
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8.B. Extracurricular Activities
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8.B.1. Athletics
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8.B.1.a. Cross Country Regional Meet @ Huntville: Monday-Tuesday, October 21-22, 2024
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8.B.2. Fine Arts
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8.B.2.a. PHS Band Marching Contest @ Longview High School: Saturday, November 2, 2024
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8.B.2.b. PHS Theatre Production of "Romeo & Juliet"
Saturday, November 9, 2024, 6:30 PM Sunday, November 10, 2024, 2:00 PM |
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8.C. Calendar of Events
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8.C.1. District/Campus Fall Staff Meetings:
Monday, October 21: Washington Early Childhood Center Tuesday, October 22: Northside Primary Wednesday, October 23: Southside Primary Monday, October 28: A.M. Story Intermediate Tuesday, October 29: Palestine Junior High School Wednesday, October 30: Palestine High School |
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8.C.2. Immunization/Flu Shot Clinics @ PISD: Wednesday-Thursday, October 23-24, 2024
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8.C.3. Next 4-Day Weekend: Friday, November 1, 2024 and Monday, November 4, 2024
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8.D. Anderson County General Election
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8.D.1. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 7 AM - 7 PM
The following PISD Facilities will have an area used as a voting location: WECC, PHS, PISD Administration Office |
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8.E. Upcoming Board Meeting Dates
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8.E.1. Regular Board Meeting: Monday, November 18, 2024, 6:00 PM
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8.F. Any Other Updates
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8.F.1. Texas Education Human Resources (HR) Day 2024
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9. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
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9.A. Tax Collection Update presented by Robert Meyers of McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C., Attorneys at Law
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9.B. Financial Report
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10. CONSENT ITEMS
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. |
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10.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 16, 2024
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10.B. Minutes of the Called Meeting of October 2, 2024
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10.C. Minutes of the Called Meeting of October 15, 2024
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10.D. Bills Paid for September, 2024
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10.E. Financial Report
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10.F. Monthly Investment Report
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10.G. Tax Collection Report
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10.H. Donations
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10.I. Approval to Participate in BOK CDARS Program
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10.J. Clarification of 2024-25 Retention Incentive Dates
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10.K. Purchase of Two Vehicles for Maintenance & Operations Fleet
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10.L. Class Sizes Update (District of Innovation Requirement)
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10.M. 2024-2025 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Committee Members
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10.N. PISD Bilingual/ESL Program Evaluation
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11. MONTHLY PRINCIPALS' REPORT
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11.A. Presenter: Traci Pridgen, Principal of Northside Primary
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12. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SAFETY
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12.A. Fall Safety Report
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12.B. Drug Dog Services Report
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13. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
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13.A. Fall Academic Report
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14. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
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14.A. Discuss and Consider Policy EIA (Local) Revision: Academic Achievement, Grading/Progress Reports to Parents
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15. ADJOURNMENT
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