August 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Public Hearing: Budget and Tax Rate Discussion 7:00 PM; Regular Board Meeting 7:15 PM

A. First Order of Business

A.1. Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum/Call Meeting to Order

A.2. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Public Hearing:  Budget and Tax Rate Discussion

C. Call Back to Order/Regular Board Meeting Motions

C.1. Approve Minutes of July 19, 2021 Regular Board Meeting

D. Public Participation (limited to 30 minutes total)

D.1. Public Forum on Agenda Items

D.2. Public Forum on Other Items

E. Superintendent's Report

E.1. District Update:

F. Consent Agenda

F.1. Approve Tax Report, Refunds, and Adjustments for July 2021

F.2. Approve Financial Statement and Budget Amendment Listing for July 2021

F.3. Approve Investment Report for July 2021

F.4. Approve Final Budget Amendment 2020-2021

F.5. Approve Purchases Greater than $50,000:

F.5.a. District:  TASB Risk Management Fund Insurance & Workers' Compensation Coverage: $340,739

F.5.b. District:  K12 Insight - 3 Year Agreement for Continuation of Software Platform Services: $69,750 ($23,250 per year)

F.5.c. Band:  Uniforms: $130,000

F.5.d. Business Office:  Copier Paper: $72,000

F.5.e. Special Education:  Cole Consolidated-Speech Language Services: $70,000

F.5.f. Special Education:  Texas Therapy Solutions - Bilingual Speech Language Services: $110,000

F.5.g. Teaching & Learning:  Communities in Schools of Central Texas: $240,000

F.5.h. Teaching & Learning:  NWEA - 3 YR Student Progress Monitoring System: $188,960 (YR 1: $72,320, YR 2: $58,320, YR 3: $58,320)

F.5.i. Technology:  Insight Public Sector - Continuation of Cisco Phone & Voicemail Software Maintenance: $91,192.50 ($30,397.50 per year for 3 years)

F.5.j. Technology:  Dell - Additional Student Chromebooks for Increased Enrollments, Servers, Network Switches, Miscellaneous Items: $100,000

F.6. Consideration and Action to Select Three Firms to Provide Architectural & Engineering Services for Future Projects Pending Upcoming Bond Election 

F.7. Approve Interlocal Agreement with the University of Texas for Literacy First

F.8. Approve 2021-2022 EISD Student Code of Conduct 

G. Information Items:  None

H. Action Items

H.1. Approve 2021-22 Budget Adoption 

H.2. Approve 2021-22 Tax Rate Adoption

H.3. Consideration and Approval of an Order Calling a Bond Election to be Held by the Elgin Independent School District, Making Provision for the Conduct of a Joint Election, and Resolving Other Matters Incident and Related to Such Election

H.4. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Relating to Establishing the Elgin Independent School District's Intention to Reimburse Itself for the Prior Lawful Expenditure of Funds Relating to Constructing Various School District Improvements from the Proceeds of Obligations to be Issued by the District for Authorized Purposes; Authorizing Other Matters Incident and Related Thereto; and Providing an Effective Date

H.5. Consider Approval of Purchase of Elgin First Baptist Church Property 

I. Closed Session Pursuant to Sections 551.071 through 551.084 of the Texas Government Code 

I.1. Pursuant to 551.072, consider and discuss purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property

J. Adjournment