August 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Budget Meeting

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

1.A. Invocation

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call:
___  Mrs. Vicki Perez, President
___  Mrs. Marina Quilantan-Rivera, Vice-President
___  Mr. Joey Mendoza, Secretary
___  Ms. Viola Z. Vela, Trustee
___  Mrs. Alison Busse-Savage, Trustee
___  Mr. Arnold Cortez, Trustee
___  Mr. Eulalio Mendez IV, Trustee
___  Dr. Kristin N. Brown, Superintendent

3. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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4. PUBLIC AUDIENCE:  If you wish to address the Board of Trustees during the Public Audience portion of today's meeting, you must have officially signed in with the intent to do so.  According to LCISD Policy BED (Local), only those persons (on the list) who request to speak shall be heard.  The speaker shall limit remarks to five minutes.  Complaints and concerns for which other resolution channels are provided shall be directed through those channels.  These complaints include complaints on the following subjects: employee complaints, termination of employment, student complaints, removal to alternative education program, and expulsion.  If the Board President determins that a person has not attempted to resolve a matter administrately, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy for attempted resolution before bringing the matter to the Board.  Complaints against specific employees or officers of LCISD shall be heard in Closed Meeting, as authorized by the Texas Government Code Title-Section: 551.074 (1) and (2).  If your topic concerns complaints against specific employees or officers, please note this on the sign-up sheet.  You must make your points on issues in constructive and courteous fashion pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order.

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

5.A. Consider Results of the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Accelerated Instruction Program.
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5.B. 2021-2022 Proposed Tax Rate.
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5.C. 2021-2022 Proposed State Compensatory Education Budget.
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5.D. 2021-2022 Proposed Budget.
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6. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS:

6.A. Report on Debt Collection Rate.

7. ACTION ITEMS:

7.A. Approval of the Proposed 2021-2022 District Budget and State Compensatory Education Budget.
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7.B. Approval of 2021 Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate.
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7.C. Approval of 2021 Interest & Sinking Tax Rate.
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7.D. Approval of 2021 Appraisal Roll Resolution.
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7.E. Approval of Vendors for the Acquisition of Items.
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7.F. Approval of Request of Remote Homebound Instruction Waiver for Lyford Middle School.
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7.G. Approval of Request of Remote Homebound Instruction Waiver for Lyford High School.
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7.H. Approval of Retention Plan Stipends.
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7.I. Approval of TASB Nomination for National School Board Association Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC.
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8. CLOSED SESSION:  If during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance witht he Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code, section 418.183 (f).  Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting.  All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

8.A. Personnel Matters-(Texas Gov't Code § 551.074).

8.A.1. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, disciplines, or dismissal of employee.

8.B. Student Matters-(Texas Gov't Code § 551.081).

8.B.1. Deliberating a matter regarding a student if personally identifiable information about the student will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation.

9. BOARD ACTION AS MAY BE REQUIRED ON PERSONNEL MATTERS:

9.A. Retirements
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9.B. Resignations
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9.C. Contracts
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10. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

10.A. General Information:

10.B. Future Meetings:

10.B.1. September 13, 2021-Regular Meeting

11. ADJOURNMENT:
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