August 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order.
Description:
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.
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2. Invocation
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3. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Budget and Tax Rate in Accordance with Section 44.004 Texas Education Code. Public Participation in the discussion is invited. The Board will provide time for Citizens to present their views, opinions, suggestions, etc. regarding the proposed 2026-2027 General School District Budget and Tax Rate.
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4. Taft ISD Student Recognition: Dixie Helgerman, Lone Star Leadership Academy
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5. Public Comments
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6. Consent Agenda
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6.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings
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6.A.1. Budget Workshop Monday, July 27, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
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6.A.2. Regular Board Meeting, Monday, July 27, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
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6.B. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending July 2026.
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6.C. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending July 2026.
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6.D. Approve 2025-2026 Near Final Budget Amendments.
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7. Discussion and/or Individual Consideration
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7.A. Information Item: Discussion of Taft ISD Bond Update through August 2026.
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7.B. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of HVAC mechanical repair for the District wide hail damage.
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7.C. Action Item: Approval to accept the certified appraisal roll for tax year 2026 for the Taft Independent School District is recommended.
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7.D. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of designating the San Patricio County Tax Assessor/Collector as the approved officer to calculate the no-new revenue and voter-approval tax rate.
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7.E. Action Item: Consideration and Approval of the No-New-Revenue (NNR) Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate (VATR), and Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service and second a Motion to Approve a Proposed Interest & Sinking Rate for Debt Service that Exceeds the Minimum Amount Required.
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7.F. Action Item: Consideration and Approval of a Resolution for 2026-2027 Authorizing the Cash Defeasance of certain portions of the District's currently outstanding obligations, Approving An Interest and Sinking Fund Tax Rate that Exceeds the Minimum Debt Rate, and other matters related thereto.
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7.G. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Budget for 2026-2027 School Year.
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7.H. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of tax rate total $1.3174. Maintenance & Operations $0.7175 and Interest & Sinking $0.5999.
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7.I. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Taft ISD Compensation Handbook 2026-2027 and Compensation Package for TISD Employees after final review at Budget Workshop.
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7.J. Action Item: Consider Approval of a resolution of the annual review of investment policy.
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7.K. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Option 3 Agreement) and to delegate contractual authority to the Superintendent.
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7.L. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of the Taft ISD Professional Development Plan 2026-2027.
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7.M. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval 2026-2027 Taft ISD Employee Handbook.
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7.N. Information Item: Discuss and Review the Taft ISD Student Handbook 2026-2027.
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7.O. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approving Adult Meal Pricing for Breakfast Meals to $3.25, Lunch Meal to $5.00 and Dinner Meal to $5.50.
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7.P. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Taft ISD Landscaping Contract with Ramos Lawn Care for an amount not to exceed $78,000.00.
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7.Q. Action Item: Discuss and Consider Approval of Adjunct Faculty Agreement and the Resolution of the 4-H Club Extracurricular Activity.
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7.R. Information Item: Review and Discuss the Taft ISD Data Dashboard for an Accountability Update.
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8. Closed Session
Description:
Board will adjourn into Closed Session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq TGC 551.071 and 551.074.
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8.A. Personnel Matters and/or Employee Resignation(s)
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8.B. Discuss District Safety and Security Operations Audit Report
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8.C. Discuss and Review the Taft ISD Board of Trustees Vacancy Nominee Applications
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9. Reconvened from Closed Session
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The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.
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9.A. Approve District Safety and Security Operations Audit Report.
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10. Important Dates to Remember
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10.A. Team of Eight Training, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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10.B. Regular Board Meeting, Monday, September 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
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10.C. Regular Board Meeting, Monday, October 19, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
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11. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members
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12. Adjourn
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