March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Establish Quorum

2. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS - Welcome - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance

3. CELEBRATIONS

4. PUBLIC FORUM - Time is set aside to hear comments from the audience regarding agenda items or other topics of general concern

5. DISCUSSION ITEMS

5.A. Construction Update

5.B. Long Range Facility Planning Update

6. ACTION ITEMS

6.A. Consent Agenda

6.A.1. Tax collection reports, investment reports, list of non-payroll checks, expenditure reports, ESSER, operating statements for the month of February 2025, enrollment report, electricity usage, fund balance report, substitutes report, and the minutes from the February 18, 2025, Regular Meeting.

6.A.2. Approve minutes of the February 18, 2024, Regular Meeting. 

6.B. Consider and take action on tax trust property as presented.

6.C. Consider and take action on the approval of SHAC (School Health Advisory Council) members.

6.D. Consider and take action on resolution Ratifying TEKS Certification 2025 – 2026 form. 

6.E. Consider and take action to order the cancellation of the 2025 school board election.

6.F.  Consider and take action on amendments to the following School Board Policies.

• CAA (Local) Fiscal Management Goals and Objectives: Financial Ethics
• CDA (Local) Other Revenues: Investments
• CY (Local) Intellectual Property
• DH (Local) Employee Standards of Conduct
• EHB (Local) Curriculum Design: Special Programs
• EHBB (Local) Special Programs: Gifted and Talented Students
• FFG (Local) Student Welfare: Child Abuse and Neglect
• GKA (Local) Community Relations: Conduct on School Premises
• DNA (Local) Performance Appraisal: Evaluation of Teachers
• EHDC (Local) Alternative Methods for Earning Credit: Credit by Examination without Prior Instruction 

6.G. Consider and take action to approve MOU with Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT).

6.H. Consider and take action to approve deductive change order in the amount of $111.00

6.I. Consider and take action on final payment of the following construction projects:

• Baseball/Softball indoor facility 
• LMS/LHS roof replacement
• 2103 N. Main Addition and Renovation

6.J. Consider and take action on designating a competitive sealed proposal as the delivery method for the LHS envelope remediation project.

6.K. Consider and take action to hire an auditor.

6.L. Consider and take action to approve a contract with Proximity Learning for Spanish instruction.

7. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Government Code with reference to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 551.071, and 551.074. Action may be taken on items listed under Closed Session once Board returns to Open Session.

7.A. Texas Government Code 551.071: Private consultation with the Board's attorney on all subjects or matter authorized by law

7.A.1. When the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about:

7.A.1.a. pending or contemplated litigation; or

7.A.1.b. a settlement offer

7.A.2. On a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the school district under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of professional conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act

7.A.3. Consider legal advice regarding items specifically listed on the agenda

7.B. Texas Government Code 551.074: Discussion of contract recommendations for Teachers and professional Support Staff

7.B.1. Discussion regarding hiring LISD and Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services personnel

7.C. Texas Government Code 551.074: For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, resignation, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee

7.C.1. Discussion regarding the appointment, employment resignation, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee

7.D. Texas Government Code 39.030(a): Assessment Instruments

7.E. Texas Government Code 418.183(f): Homeland Security

7.F. Texas Government Code 551.072: Real Property

7.G. Texas Government Code 551.073: Prospective Gift

7.H. Texas Government Code 551.076: Security Devices

7.H.1. Discussion regarding school security

7.I. Texas Government Code 551.0785: Medical or Psychiatric Records

7.J. Texas Government Code 551.082: Student Discipline

7.K. Texas Government Code 551.082: Employee-Employee Complaints

7.L. Texas Government Code 551.0821: Personally Identifiable Student Information

7.M. Texas Government Code 551.084: Witness Exclusion

8. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

9. ACTION, IF ANY, WHICH MAY BE APPROPRIATE AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION DELIBERATIONS

9.A. Consider and take action  if any which may be appropriate as a result of closed session deliberation

9.B. Consider action to hire, propose nonrenewal of term contracts, terminate probationary contracts, or other contract action related to professional employees of LISD and Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services.

9.B.1. Consider and take action to extend contracts for teachers for the 2025-2026 school year.

9.B.2. Consider and take action to approve the counselor's contracts.

9.B.3. Consider and take action to extend contract recommendations for the Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services for the 2025-2026 school year.

9.B.4. Consider early graduation request.

10. ADJOURNMENT