August 24, 2023 at 5:05 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/ Establish a Quorum is Present

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Opening Prayer

4. Welcome Visitors/Public Comment

5. Information

5.A. Board Training

5.B. A formal district policy review is recommended every 3-5 years; Divide has never had one. 

5.C. Construction updates

5.D. Review the Student Code of Conduct and the Student Parent Handbook 

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Consider and approve Divide ISD Adjuct Faculty for 4-H.

6.B. Consider and approve the 2023-2024 contract with Ingram ISD for students eligible for Divide ISD to attend grades 7-12 at Ingram ISD

6.C. Consider and Approve the Quarterly Investment Reports for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

6.D. Consider and Approve payment of the bills and invoices for the periods 05/25/2023 through 08/21/2023.

6.E. Consider and Approve the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credits with TEA as it relates to 2023-2024 Chapter 49 Recapture.

Board Minute Language - For the 2023–2024 school year, we delegate contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC, §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of education as authorized under TEC, 49.006. This included approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit or the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 8
Funding).

6.F. Consider and Approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Divide ISD that was held on June 1, 2023.

6.G. Consider and approve engagement letter presented by Neffendorf & Blocker, P.C. to perform the audit for the fiscal year ending on August 31, 2023.

6.H. Review & Approve 1st Quarter invoice, for the period September 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023, from Leakey ISD for administrative, business, and human resource services provided. 

7. Discussion and Business Action Items

7.A. Consider and approve granting the superintendent the authority to apply for a waiver for the 23-24 school year, to have staff development minutes to count as instructional minutes. 

7.B. Consider and adopt TASB Policy Update 121 to the following policies: 

CLB(LOCAL): BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT - MAINTENANCE
CRF(LOCAL): INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MANAGEMENT - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
CVA(LOCAL): FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION - COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CVB(LOCAL): FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION - COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS
DEA(LOCAL): COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - COMPENSATION PLAN
FD(LOCAL): ADMISSIONS
FFI(LOCAL): STUDENT WELFARE - FREEDOM FROM BULLYING
 

7.C. Consider and approve allowing Chaplins to “provide support, services, and programs for students" at Divide ISD on a voluntary basis as approved by the administration. 

7.D. Consider and adopt a resolution not to follow a new statute to hire a security officer due to a lack of available personnel to fill the position. 

7.E. Consider and approve granting the superintenden the authority to change the district calendar throug June 10, 2024. 

7.F. Consider for Approval Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments as Presented. A handout will be presented at the meeting.

7.G. Consider for Approval Fiscal Year 2024 Divide ISD General Fund Budget.

8. Closed Session

8.A. Review the 2020-2023 District Facility Safety and Security Audit Toolkit

9. Open Session-Action Items from Closed Session

10. Campus Reports

10.A. Principal's Report

10.B. Business Manger's Report

10.B.1. Presentation of the 2023 certified tax values of Kerr County for DISD.

10.B.2. Presentation of TEA-approved 2023 MCR (maximum compressed rate).

10.B.3. Business Manager's report and discussion relating to student enrollment, summary of finance, and MCR for the new school year. Waiting for the results of the October special session to make budget amendments. At this time, the template is missing a critical piece of information relating to additional state aide to cover tax revenue loss caused by tax rate compression. Legislators are re-working this piece of language due to unintended consequences.

10.B.4. Presentation of the 2022-2023 Preliminary FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) rating based on school year 2021-2022 data. DISD received 90/100 points and received a rating of A = Superior Achievement.

The District's rating was impacted by the administrative cost ratio; the District's value (.5460) exceeded the threshold (.4364) set by TEA and therefore received 0/10 points. 

10.C. Superintendent Report

11. Adjourn