March 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Announcement of a Quorum

3. Pledges of Allegiance

4. Recognition of Visitors/Public Comment: All persons who wish to address the Board at this time MUST complete a registration form before 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting

5. Discussion:

5.A Special Education Cyclical Review and Findings

5.B Elementary and Intermediate School's Principal Reports

5.C First Reading of 2021-2022 Draft District Dress Code 

5.D District Mask Policy

6. Reports

6.A Asst. Superintendent of Finance/CFO - Terry Phillips

6.A(i) Current Month Cash Position

6.A(ii) Tax Collection Report

6.A(iii) Utilities Report

6.A(iv) Investment Report

6.A(v) Combined Funds Board Report

6.A(vi) Cash Receipts Journal

6.A(vii) Check Payments for

6.B Superintendent Report:

6.B(i) Enrollment Comparisons

6.B(ii) Summer Leadership Institute Dates & Info.

6.B(iii) Staff Contracts in April

6.B(iv) School Board Election - Saturday, May 1, 2021

6.B(v) Employee Benefits - The Big Country Health Plan

6.C Director of Curriculum and Special Programs - Paula Kinslow

6.C(i) Early Childhood Self-Assessment 2021

6.C(ii) PreK Proclamation 2021 Curriculum Product Adoption Proposed

7. Board Requests

8. Agenda Items:

8.A Consideration and possible action on Consent Agenda

8.A(i) Minutes of the Previous Meetings

8.A(ii) Financial Reports

8.B Consideration and possible action on a resolution authorizing the District to apply for a Missed School Days waiver through the Texas Education Agency due to weather and utility related problems.  

8.C Consideration and possible action on adjusting the 2020-2021 school calendar due to weather-related missed school days during the fourth grading cycle.  

8.D Consideration and possible action on the 2021-2022 District Calendar.

8.E Consideration and possible action on moving the start time of the regular meeting scheduled for Monday, April 19th to 7:00 p.m to allow for a board training to begin at 5:00 p.m.

8.F Consideration and possible action on a resolution to excuse the absences for staff due to weather and to pay employees their full daily rate compensation for these days.  

8.G Consideration and possible action on a resolution that will modify current face-covering and mask related requirements.  

8.H Consideration and possible action on policy update 116.  

9. Closed Session

9.A Personnel (Gov’t Code 551.074)

9.A(i) Resignations/Retirements - Action Required

9.A(i)(a) HIgh School Teacher/Coach - Retirement

9.A(i)(b) High School Principal - Retirement

9.A(ii) Employment - Action Required

9.A(iii) Retirement/Resignations - No Action Required

9.A(iii)(a) Head Girl's Basketball Coach

9.A(iv) Employment - No Action Required

9.A(iv)(a) Elementary Aide

9.A(v) Other

10. Open Session: Act Upon Items Discussed in Closed Session as Needed

10.A Consideration of resignations/retirements as presented.

11. Adjournment