March 18, 2014 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

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 25, 2014

7.B. Approve Investment Report for February, 2014

7.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending February, 2014

7.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

8. Information Only

8.A. Update on Dual Credit

8.B. Maintenance Department

8.C. Update on Texas Literacy Initiative Grant

8.D. ADA - Fourth Six Weeks

8.E. Principal's Report

9. Items for Individual Consideration

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

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve the 2014-2015 School Calendar

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve Chapter 313 Documents

9.C.1. Resolution - Determining Eligibility For Tax Credit Pursuant To Texas Tax Cod §313.104

9.C.2. Superintendent's Annual Certification of Tax Credit Eligibility and Amount EC&R Papalote Creek I, LLC

9.C.3. Superintendent's Annual Certification of Tax Credit Eligibility and Amount EC&R Paplote Creek II, LLC

9.D. Discuss and/or Approve the Taft High School FFA Handbook

9.E. Discuss and/or Approve the Course Offerings Guide

10. Superintendent Report

10.A. Team of 8 Training - Kay Douglas

10.B. San Patricio County Economic Development Corporation Public Meeting- March 27, 2014, Petty Elementary Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.

10.C. Appreciation Banquet - Thursday, May 22, 2014

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:  Certified Administrator Moving from Probationary Contract to Term Contract 

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