February 20, 2018 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 Student Recognition:

4.A. Taft High School Student Council

4.B. Taft Junior High Student Council

4.C. Woodroe Petty Elementary Student Council

4.D. Petty Elementary Science Fair Winners

5. 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.A. Consent Agenda

5.A.1. Approve January Board Meeting Minutes:

5.A.1.a. Regular Board Meeting on Monday, January 22, 2018.

5.A.1.b. Special Board Meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2018. 

5.A.2. Approve Investment Report for January 2018.

5.A.3. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending January 2018.

5.A.4. Approve Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for January 2018.

5.A.5. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report for January 2018.

5.A.6. School Board Election:

5.A.6.a. Set Compensation for Election.

5.A.6.b. Appoint Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board.

5.A.6.c. Appoint Custodian of Records for Election.

5.A.6.d. Canvassing the Results of the Board of Trustee Election held Saturday, May 5, 2018, at a Special Meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

6. Discussion

6.A. Southwest Foodservice Excellence-SFE

6.B. Reroofing Project Update

6.C. Principal's Report:

6.C.1. High School: End of Course Retest (EOC Retest) and Benchmark Scores

6.C.2. Junior High: Benchmark Scores

6.C.3. Petty Elementary: Benchmark Scores

6.D. Bus Transportation Update

7. Items for Individual Consideration

7.A. Discuss and/or Approve the Hours of Early Voting of the Board of Trustee Election that will be held at the Taft Housing Authority, 223 Avenue C, Taft, Texas.

7.B. Approve an Election Order calling for an election to be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, for the Purpose of Electing Three Trustees.

7.C. Discuss and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Local Grants Received.

7.D. Discuss and/or Approve Regional Pool Alliance Anniversary Offer of Coverage.

7.E. Discuss and/or Approve the Taft Independent School District Budget Calendar for 2018-2019.

7.F. Discuss and/or Approve Adjustments to the 2017-2018 School District Calendar.

7.G. Discuss and/or Approve Low Attendance Waivers for December 8, 2017, January 16, 2018 and January 17, 2018.

7.H. Discuss and/or Approve the Taft ISD District Calendar for the 2018-2019 School Year. 

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

8.A. Consultation with Board's Attorney/551.082 School Children; School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint/551.0821 School Board; Personally Identifiable Information About Public School Student/551.084 Investigation; Exclusion of Witness from Hearing Consider expulsion appeal hearing of J.M., including consultation with legal counsel in regards to same.  

8.B. Discussion, Including Consultation with Legal Counsel, Regarding Sanctioning of Board Member Ruben Lopez.

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

9.A. Action Regarding Expulsion Appeal Hearing of J.M.

9.B. Action Regarding Issuing Sanction to Board Member Ruben Lopez and Matters Related Thereto.

10. Important Dates to Remember

10.A. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at Taft High School.

10.B. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at Woodroe Petty Elementary.

11. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

12. Adjourn