September 18, 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. 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.

4. Open Session: Parent M.E.'s Level Three Grievance Hearing pursuant to Board Policy FNG (LOCAL).

5. Closed Session: 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 551.0821 School Board: Personally Identifiable Information About Public School Student.

5.A. Deliberation of parent M.E.'s Level Three Grievance filed in accordance with Board Policy FNG (LOCAL) and matters incident thereto.

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

6.A. Action regarding parent M.E.'s Level Three Grievance filed in accordance with Board Policy FNG (LOCAL).

7. Consent Agenda:

7.A. Approve Minutes of Board Meetings:

7.A.1. Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

7.A.2. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

7.B. Approve Investment Report for August 2018.

7.C. Approve Summary of Taxes paid to Taft ISD ending August 2018.

7.D. Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report ending August 2018.

8. Discussion:

8.A. Principal's Report: Attendance

8.A.1. Taft High School

8.A.2. Taft Junior High School

8.A.3. Woodroe Petty Elementary

8.B. Taft ISD Child Nutrition Department Update

9. Items for Individual Consideration:

9.A. Discuss and/or Approve Adoption Agreement pursuant to Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code with Respect to that Certain Interlocal Agreement Concerning Provision of Certain Insurance Coverages and Reinsurance of Such Coverages.

9.B. Discuss and/or Approve UCA Cheerleaders traveling by airplane to Orlando, Florida, from December 29, 2018 to January 2, 2019 to participate at the Citrus Bowl. Cheerleaders include Braelyn Butler, Alina Carrera, Lauren Carvajal, Kelly Graves, Annalisa Hernandez, Alonzo Sanchez, Aaliyah Sandoval and Cheer sponsor Tasha Wilson.

9.C. Discuss and/or Approve Resolution of Board-Approved Credit-by-Examination Audit Process.

9.D. Discuss and/or Approve 2018-2019 Taft ISD Teacher Evaluation Appraisal Calendar. 

10. Important Dates to Remember:

10.A. Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Taft Junior High School.

11. New Business

12. Adjourn