August 15, 2017 at 7:00 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 Board Goals

4. Taft ISD New Staff Recognition:

4.A. Matthew Lohse, Taft High School Principal

4.B. Shari Barta, Taft High School Counselor

4.C. Leo Jauregui, Taft High School Agriculture Teacher

4.D. Vernon Phillips, Technology Department

4.E. Gene Cruz, Technology Department

5. 2017-2018 Taft ISD Auditor: Tommy Strealy with Gowland, Strealy, Morales & Company, PLLC

6. 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.

7. Consent Agenda:

7.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings:

7.A.1. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

7.A.2. Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

7.A.3. Board Training on Tuesday, June 27, 2017.  

7.A.4. Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

7.A.5. Board Workshop on Tuesday, August 8, 2017.

7.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending:

7.B.1. June 2017

7.B.2. July 2017

7.C. Approve Investment Report:

7.C.1. June 2017

7.C.2. July 2017

7.D. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD:  

7.D.1. June 2017

7.D.2. July 2017

7.E. Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report

8. Discussion:

8.A. Discussion Regarding Submission of Agenda Items by Board Members and Scheduling/Canceling of Board Meetings and Matters Related Thereto.

8.B. Taft High School AIA Contract Update

8.C. Budget Workshop

8.D. Taft Boys & Girls Club Update

8.E. Technology Department Report

8.F. Maintenance Department Report

8.G. Federal Programs Report

8.H. Curriculum and Instruction Update

8.I. Principal's Report: Enrollment and STAAR Scores

8.I.1. Taft High School

8.I.2. Taft Junior High

8.I.3. Petty Elementary

9. Items for Individual Consideration:

9.A. Discuss and/or Approve 2017-2018 Taft ISD Student Code of Conduct Handbook.

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve Policy Update 108, affecting LOCAL Policies:

9.B.1. EF (LOCAL)

9.B.2. EFA (LOCAL)

9.B.3. EFAA (LOCAL)

9.B.4. EHDB (LOCAL)

9.B.5. EIF (LOCAL)

9.B.6. EL (LOCAL)

9.B.7. GKB (LOCAL)

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve Appraisal Calendar and Certified Appraisers.

9.D. Discuss and/or Approve Interlocal Agreement with Trident/GSM for the Educator Liability & Auto Insurance Coverage.

9.E. Discuss and/or Approve Resolution of the 4-H Club Extracurricular Activity.

9.F. Discuss and/or Approve Adjunct Faculty Agreement with the 4-H Club.

10. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into Closed Session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Board will convene into Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et seq. TGC 551.074/551.071.

10.A. Employee Resignations:

10.A.1. Monica Carrillo

10.A.2. Carol Gillett

10.A.3. Angel Lopez

10.A.4. Dana Hawkins

10.A.5. Joe Riojas

10.A.6. Richard Dennis

10.A.7. Catherine Starnes

10.A.8. Paul Perez

10.A.9. Ramon Hinojosa

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

12. Important Dates to Remember:

12.A. New Taft ISD Staff Orientation on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. at Petty Elementary.

12.B. Convocation/Welcome Back on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. at the Taft ISD Auditorium, then Petty Elementary for District Photo and Lunch.

12.C. First Day of School on Monday, August 28, 2017.

12.D. Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, Board Room.

12.E. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 19. 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, Board Room.

13. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

14. Adjourn