June 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Establish Quorum

2. Pledge of Allegiance/Texas Pledge

3. Invocation

4. Action Items

4.A. Consider and take action on the resignation of Board of Trustee member, Tessa South, to be effective upon the conclusion of this vote.

5. Open Forum

6. Action Items

6.A. Consent Agenda

6.A.1. Prior Month Meeting Minutes

6.A.2. Consider and take possible action to add, revise, or delete (LOCAL) policies as offered by TASB Policy Service for consideration and according to the Instruction Sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 125.

6.A.3. Consider and take possible action on the renewal of membership in the Walsh Gallegos Retainer Program for the 2025-2026 FY.

6.A.4. Consider and take possible action to approve the 2025-2026 Drug Testing Guidelines and Consent Form.

6.A.5. Consider and take possible action regarding the Annual Renewal of the Ellis County Shared Service Agreement for 2025-2026.

6.A.6. Consider and take possible action to approve 2025-2026 T-TESS Appraisers.

6.A.7. Consider and take possible action on approving the engagement letter with auditors Hankins, Eastup, Deaton, Tonn, Seay & Scarborough for the 2025-2026 School Year.

6.B. Per Senate Bill 401, consider and take possible action to adopt a policy to opt-in or opt-out of whether to grant non-enrolled homeschool students the opportunity to participate in UIL activities beginning in the 2025-2026 school year and continuing until the Italy ISD Board of Trustees chooses to take action otherwise. 

7. Reports

7.A. Maintenance/Operations/Transportation Report

7.A.1. Utility Report

7.A.2. Transportation Report

7.B. Enrollment

7.C. Finance Reports

7.C.1. Financial Statement

7.C.2. Tax Collections

7.C.3. Monthly Investment and Cash Position Report

7.C.4. Check Payments

7.C.5. Quarterly Investment Report

8. Information Items

8.A. Summer Leadership Institute 2025 in Fort Worth is June 18-21

8.B. Dates to Remember

• Summer School May 28 - June 19 (Mon-Thurs)
• Tour D’Italia June 21st
• EOC Retests June 23-26

8.C. Upcoming Board Meetings

All meetings begin at 5:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

• July 21, 2025 
• August 4, 2025 @ 7:00 PM  (Budget Workshop)
• August 25, 2025 (instead of August 18, 2025) 
  • 5:30 Special meeting for Public Hearing on Proposed Budget and Tax Rate
  • 5:45 Regular meeting to approve budget amendments, proposed budget and set tax rate and any other business
• September 15, 2025
• October 20, 2025
• November 17, 2025
• December 15, 2025
• January 26, 2026 (Regular meeting date Jan. 19th is MLK Holiday)
• February 16, 2026
• March 23, 2026 (Regular meeting date March 16th is first day back after Spring Break) 
• April 20, 2026
• May 18, 2026
• June 15, 2026

9. Adjourn to Closed Session

9.A. Adjourn to Closed Session pursuant to: 
Texas Government Code Section 551.074

• Personnel, to deliberate regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.
• To discuss and collect information related to the Superintendent’s evaluation.
• To consider the process for selecting someone to fill a Board Vacancy.
• If during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such a closed session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 will be held by the School Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this Notice as the School Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act

10. Reconvene into Open Session for Action Relative to Closed Session   

11. Action Items
Take action, if any, on other matters discussed in Closed Session.

11.A. Consider and take action on the revised Board Operating Procedures for 2025-2026.

11.B. Consider and take possible action on the request from teacher, Karlee Harton, to rescind her previous resignation letter submitted to the superintendent.

11.C. Consider and take action on the procedure to fill the School Board vacancy  previously held by Tessa South.

11.D. If applicable, consider and take action on the dates and timeline for accepting applications and interviewing candidates to fill the unexpired term of Tessa South until the next general election.

11.E. If applicable, consider and take action on the appointment of a trustee to fill the unexpired term of Tessa South until the next general election. 

12. Non-Action Items (if applicable)  

12.A.  Issuance of Certificate of Appointment

12.B. Statement of Appointed Board Member and Swearing In of Newly Appointed Board Member & Oath of Office of Appointed Board Member.

13. Adjourn