August 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1 CALL TO ORDER

2 ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

3 INTRODUCTION TO MEETING

3A Welcome/Invocation

3A1) Invocation 

3B Pledge of Allegiance - U.S. Flag and Texas Flag

3B1) U. S. Flag 

3B2) Texas Flag

4 DONATIONS

4A Flippen Group Donation

4B Huckabee Architects Donation

5 RECOGNITION 

5A STUDENT RECOGNITION

5A1) Forney Family Award for STEAM Camp

5A2) TMEA Honor Band State Award

5B COMMUNITY RECOGNITION

5B1) Foundation for Music Education Award

5B2) Forney Family Award for Project Backpack

6 RECESS

7 REPORTS

7A Semi-Annual District Update

7B Early Childhood Literacy Goals Update

7C College, Career, Military Readiness Goals Update

7D Monthly Financial Report

7E Quarterly Investment Report

7F 4th Quarter Tax Collection Report

7G Master Planning Report

8 PUBLIC FORUM

9 CONSENT AGENDA

9A Approve Minutes of June 26, 2023 Regular Board Meeting

9B Approve Budget Amendment

9C Approve T-TESS Appraisal Calendar and T-TESS Appraisers for the 2023-2024 School Year

9D Approve Innovative Courses for 2023-2024

9E Approve the 2023-2024 Student Code of Conduct

9F Approve 2023-2024 Extracurricular Code of Conduct

9G Approve Expedited Waiver for 2023-2024 Professional Development

9H Approve Expedited Waiver for 2023-2026 Foreign Exchange Students

9I Approve Waiver for Texas Virtual School Network 

9J Approve Waiver for Hybrid Instruction Under Texas Virtual School Network

9K Approve Public Information Request Holiday Calendar for 2023 and 2024 per HB 3303

9L Approve Frontline Purchases over $100,000 

9M Approve NWEA Purchases over $100,000 

9N Approve Purchase of Furniture over $100,000 

9O Approve Vehicle Purchase over $100,000

10 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLL

11 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE FISD 2023-2024 TAX RATE

12 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ORDER A VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION (VATRE) TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 7, 2023. 

13 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH
KAUFMAN COUNTY FOR ELECTION SERVICES FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 ELECTION

14 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM ONLY FOR BOTH EARLY VOTING AND NOVEMBER 7, 2023 ELECTION DAY VOTING

15 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION BIDS

16 CLOSED SESSION

16A Consultation or Video Consultation with Legal Counsel Regarding Tax Rate Adoption and Possible Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election (VATRE), Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 and 551.129

16B Deliberate Regarding the Ratification of Employment of Professional Contract Personnel, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §551.074

16C Deliberate Regarding the Pursuit of Sanctions for Educator Abandonment of Contract, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §551.074, Personnel Matters

16D Consultation with Attorney, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §551.071

16E Consultation with Legal Counsel Regarding Legal Requirements Associated with Budget and Tax Rate Adoption Process, Pursuant to Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.071, 551.129

16F Conduct Student Transfer Appeal Hearing Pursuant to Texas Govt Code §551.0821

16G Consultation with Legal Counsel Regarding Legal Issues Related to Potential Sale of Forney ISD Real Property to Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6; as well as Potential Purchase of Sewer Easement and Temporary Construction Easement, Pursuant to Tex. Gov’t Code §551.071, Attorney Consultation

16H Deliberation Regarding Potential Sale of Real Property Owned by Forney ISD to Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6; as well as Potential Purchase of Sewer Easement and Temporary Construction Easement, Pursuant to Tex. Gov’t Code §551.072, Real Property

16I Conduct semi-annual evaluation of Superintendent, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §551.074, Personnel Matters

17 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF RATIFICATION OF
EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT PERSONNEL

18 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PURSUIT OF
SANCTIONS FOR EDUCATOR ABANDONMENT OF CONTRACT

19 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF STUDENT TRANSFER APPEAL

20 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY (1) 11.29 ACRES IN THE STEPHEN WHITE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 567, KAUFMAN CAD ID. 181904, AND (2) 4 ACRES IN THE FRIEND MCMAHAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 313, A PORTION OF KAUFMAN CAD ID. 9731, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, TO KAUFMAN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 6.

21 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A SEWER EASEMENT (0.376 ACRES) AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT (0.467 ACRES) IN THE JUAN LOPEZ SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 286, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS.

22 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL REGARDING THE SEMIANNUAL SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

23 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, August 10, 2023              First Day of School 
Monday, September 4, 2023            Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday
Monday, September 11, 2023          Monthly School Board Meeting
Thursday, September 21, 2023        Dewberry Elementary Dedication
September 29-October 1                  TASA/TASB Convention
Monday, October 2, 2023                Monthly School Board Meeting 

24 ADJOURNMENT