October 23, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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. HEB Camp Presentation

6. Public Hearing: Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 16, 2014 and Minutes of Goal Setting Workshop October 14, 2014

7.B. Approve Investment Report for September 2014

7.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2014

7.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for September 2014

7.E. Approve Fuel Bids

7.F. Child Nutrition Report for September

8. Information Only

8.A. ADA Report For First Six Weeks

8.B. Update on 100% Electronic Pay

8.C. Warriors on Wheels

8.D. Special Education Report            

8.E. Principal's Report

9. Items for Individual Consideration

9.A. Discuss and Approve Taft ISD Board Goals.

9.B. Discuss and Approve Purchasing Cooperative with the TexBuy.

9.C. Review and Approve possible District Dress Code Modifications.  

9.D. Discuss ipads for Board of Trustees.

9.E. Discuss and/or Approve Request by the Taft Housing Authority Board of Commissioners to Waive the 2013 Payment in Lieu of Taxes in the Amount of $6,495.03 to be utilized by the Taft Boys & Girls Club.

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

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

12. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

13. Adjourn

14. 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.

15. Invocation

16. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

17. 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.

18. Consent Agenda

18.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 16, 2014 and Minutes of Goal Setting Workshop October 14, 2014

18.B. Approve Investment Report for September 2014

18.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2014

18.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for September 2014

18.E. Child Nutrition Report for September

19. Information Only

19.A. ADA Report For First Six Weeks

19.B. Special Education Report            

19.C. Principal's Report

20. Items for Individual Consideration

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

21.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

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

23. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

24. Adjourn