September 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Regular

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. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. 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.

5. Construction Update

5.A. Taft Junior High

5.B. Taft High School

5.C. Athletic Complex

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 20, 2013 and the Special Meeting of August 27, 2013

6.B. Approve Investment Report for August 2013

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending August 2013

6.D. Approve Transfer Students for the 2013-2014 School Year

7. Information Only

7.A. Presentation of School Board Disclosure Information

7.B. Overview of District Windstorm Coverage Values

7.C. Report on Capturing Kids Hearts (CKH)

7.D. Special Education Report

7.E. Principal's Report

7.F. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve Board Goals 2013-2016

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve Taft High School Change Order for Security and Video Monitoring

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve Taft High School Change Order for Awning

8.D. Discuss and/or Approve Taft High School Graphic Logo

8.E. Discuss and/or Approve Renting a Bill Board within Taft ISD Serving Boundaries

8.F. Discuss and/or Approve PreKindergarten Tuition Amount for Non-Qualifying Students

9. Superintendent Report

9.A. Student Enrollment

9.B. Board Self-Evaluation

9.C. Substitute Teacher Pay

10. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

10.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. (TGC 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074)

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

12. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

13. Adjourn