August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Establish quorum

2. Invocation

3. Public Forum - Persons desiring to address the Board must complete a public comment card prior to the start of the meeting and submit it to the presiding officer. No presentations shall exceed 3 minutes. The board cannot deliberate on any subject that is not included on this agenda. 

4. Discussion of Covington ISD property values and notice of lag in state funding.

5. Consent Agenda 

5.A. Minutes of Meeting held on July 22, 2025.

5.B. School Accounts

5.C. Monthly Bills

6. Reports to the Board

6.A. Superintendent's report

6.A.1. Monthly Maintenance

6.A.2. Budget Workshop

6.B. High School Principal's report

6.B.1. Athletics report

6.B.2. Ag Science report

6.C. Elementary Principal's report

7. Action Items:

7.A. Consider action on budget amendments to 2024-2025 budget.

7.B. Consider scheduling a meeting for August 28, 2025 at 7:30 to Adopt the 2025-2026 Budget and set tax rate

7.C. Consider action on 2025-2026 Board Meeting Calendar

7.D. Consider a resolution establishing a School Library Advisory Council.

7.E. Consider revising LOCAL (EFB) policy regarding the acquisition of library materials.

7.F. Consider entering a Memorandum of Understanding with the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) for the 2025-2026 school year. 

7.G. Consider approving the issuance of a school credit card and spending limit as recommended by Pam Frazier to Mark Cornelison, Assistant Principal. 

8. Executive Session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas  Government Code, Chapter 551, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

8.A. Consider appointing Lone Finalist, Joel Blalock as Superintendent.

8.B. Consider accepting Joel Blalock's resignation as the Assistant Superintendent and Secondary Principal effective immediately.

9. Adjourn