March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

A. Call to Order
 Roll Call, Establishment of Quorum

B. Executive Session
held for the purposes authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act,Texas Government Code Section 551.071 et seq. concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act including:
Texas Government Code Section:
551.071  Private consultation with the board’s attorney.
551.072  Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
551.073  Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
551.074  Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel.
  A. Discussion and Board Action regarding resignations
  B. Discussion and Board Action regarding employment contracts of classroom teachers, administrative and other non-administrative professional personnel.
551.076  Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices.
551.082  Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel.
551.083  Considering the standards, guidelines, terms, or conditions the board will follow, or will instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups.
551.084   Excluding witnesses from a hearing.

C. Reconvene from Executive Session

D. Invocation, Pledges and Introductions 

E. Superintendent Report and Discussion 

F. Recognitions and Celebrations

F.1. Primary School Students of the Month

F.2. Primary School Employee of the Month

F.3. Intermediate School Students of the Month

F.4. Intermediate School Employee of the Month

F.5. Middle School Students of the Month

F.6. Middle School Employee of the Month

F.7. High School Students of the Month

F.8. High School Employee of the Month

F.9. UIL Awards

F.10. TAFE Awards

F.11. Cheer Awards

F.12. Buzz's Ultimate Effort Award

G. Consider Information and Action on Items Discussed in Executive Session

G.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Mineola ISD Professional Educator Contract Recommendations for 2025-2026

G.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Approval of Contracts for Wood County Special Education Shared Services Arrangement Personnel for 2025-2026

G.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on New Professional Contracts for 2025-2026

G.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Administrator Contract

G.5. Resignations

H. Information Items

H.1. Financial Reports for February

H.2. Tax Collection Report

H.3. Enrollment - Attendance Report

I. Public Forum (Public Comments)

J. Action Items

J.1. Consent Agenda

J.1.a. Minutes of meetings held by the Mineola ISD Board of Trustees

J.1.b. Lake Country Playhouse Tax Exemption Request 

J.2. New and Unfinished Action Items

J.2.a. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar

J.2.b. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on TASB Policy Update 124, Affecting Legal Policies AIC, AIE, CBB, CFA, CFC, CH, CKEA, CKEB, CO, COA, COB, CQA, CAC, CV, D, DAA, DAB, DBB, DECA, DECB, DG, DI, DIA, DMA, EC, EFB, EHAA, EHAC, EHB, EHBA, EHBAA, EHBAB, EHBAC, EHBAD, EHBAE, EHBB, EHBCA, EHBG, EHDD, EI, EIE, EIF, EKBA, ELA, FFB FFG, FFH, FM, FNA, FOF, GA, GRB, and Local Policies CAA, CDA, CY, DH, EHB, EHBB,FFG, GKA.

J.2.c. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Open Education Resources Transition Plan for Bluebonnet Learning Instructional Materials

J.2.d. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials (TEKS Certification Process) for EMAT

J.2.e. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Memorandum of Understanding Between Mineola ISD and the Christus Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute

J.2.f. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on 2024-2025 Budget Amendments

J.2.f.(1) Accept Meredith Foundation Awards

J.2.g. Discuss, Consider, and Approve the change of the Purchasing Threshold of Equipment (Capital Assets) from $500 to $5,000 per unit to match Federal Guidelines (Uniform Grant Guidance) and Auditor's recommendation for the 2025-2026 School Year

K. Adjournment