March 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

5. Recognize Taft ISD Students

5.A. Taft High School Football

5.B. Taft High School Volleyball

5.C. Taft High School Cross Country

5.D. Taft High School Boys' Basketball

5.E. Taft High School Girls' Basketball

5.F. Taft Junior High Student Council

5.G. Taft Junior High Destination Imagination

5.H. Petty Elementary Destination Imagination

6. Construction Update

6.A. Taft Junior High

6.B. Taft High School

6.C. Taft Athletics

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 21, 2013

7.B. Approve Investment Report for February, 2013

7.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending February, 2013

7.D. Additional Transfer Students for the 2012-2013 School Year

7.E. Approve Update 96 - First and Only Reading

8. Information Only

8.A. Texas Literacy Initiative Grant

8.B. Fourth Six Weeks ADA

8.C. Budget Update

8.D. Special Education Update

8.E. Growing the Gift

8.F. Principal's Report

8.G. Food Service Update

8.H. Child Nutrition Report

8.I. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD - February, 2013

9. Items for Individual Consideration

9.A. Discuss and/or Approve a Contractor for Construction Manager At-Risk for the Taft High School Front Office and other High School Improvements

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) TEKS Alignment

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 School Calendar

9.D. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 Taft High School Cheerleader Handbook

9.E. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 Taft Junior High Cheerleader/Mascot Tryout Handbook  

9.F. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 Athletic Handbook

9.G. Discuss and./or Approve 2013-2014 Band Handbook

9.H. Discuss and/or Approve the 2013-2014 Colorguard and Winterguard Handbooks

10. Superintendent Report

10.A. District Transportation

10.B. Maintenance Vehicles

11. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

11.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074

11.A.1. Discussion re:  Renewal of Term Contracts for Certified Administrators and Non-Certified Professionals

11.A.2. Discussion re:  Renewal and/or Nonrenewal of Probationary Contract for Certified Administrator

12. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

13. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

14. Adjourn