May 10, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order and verification 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. Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Prayer.

4. Recognitions - Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent.

4.A. West High School Junior, Tamara Daniel, UIL Class 3A State Track Qualifier.

4.B. West High School Sophomore, Nathan Gerik, UIL Class 3A State Powerlifting Qualifier.

4.C. West High School Senior, Kyndall Hoelscher, UIL Class 3A State Powerlifting Qualifier.

4.D. West High School Senior, Amber Pavelka, UIL Class 3A State Powerlifting Qualifier.

4.E. West Elementary School First Grader, Della Dudik, the Texas Czech Heritage Society's Miss Texas Czech-Slovak Little Sister.

4.F. West High School Senior, James Hollingsworth, Teen School Board Member.

4.G. West High School Senior, Raven Hlavenka, Teen School Board Member. 

5. Presentation - Matthew Pearson and Michelle Cruff, Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P. 

6. Audience.

7. Consent Agenda. (These action items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussions on items unless a school board member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.)

7.A. Minutes of the April 12, 2017, Regular Board Meeting and April 25, 2017, Special Called Board Meeting.

7.B. Finance & Operations. [District Goals #1 and 5]

7.B.I. Budget vs. Actual. 

7.B.II. Check Register. 

7.B.III. Quarterly Investment Report.

7.B.IV. Budget Amendments. 

7.B.V. Donations.

7.B.VI. Student Transfer Requests.

8. Administrative Reports. [District Goals #1 and 4]

8.A. Division Reports.

8.B. Campus Reports.

8.B.I. Current Enrollment.

8.B.II. Campus Accomplishments.

8.B.III. Student Accomplishments.

8.B.IV. Teacher Accomplishments.

8.B.V. Campus Calendars.

8.B.V.a. Recent Activities.

8.B.V.b. Upcoming Activities.

8.B.V.c. Special Events.

9. Report - Region 12's Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Initiative. Presented by Cari Detlefsen, Principal, West Elementary School. [District Goals #1-4]

10. Public Hearing - West ISD's Proposed 2017-2022 District of Innovation (DOI) Plan. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

11. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve West ISD's 2017-2022 District of Innovation (DOI) Plan. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

12. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 West ISD Scholastic Calendar. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve Nine-Week Grading Periods for all West ISD Campuses beginning with the 2017-2018 School Year. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1 and 4]

14. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve an Out-of-State Trip Request to New York City in June, 2018, from the West High School Theater Department. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goal #1]

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve Out-of-State Travel for the West Middle and High School Technology Student Association (TSA) National Qualifiers to compete at the National TSA Competition in Orlando, Florida, from June 21-25, 2017. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goal #1]

16. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the move of the June Regular Board Meeting from Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The reason for this request centers on the start date for the Summer Leadership Institute (SLI). Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals # 1 and 5]

17. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification. Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 and 5]

18. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Proclamation 2017 West ISD Instructional Materials for Languages Other Than English (Spanish) and Career and Technology Education (CTE) (i.e., Agricultural Science, Business, Computer Science, Anatomy and Physiology) as voted by the West ISD Instructional Materials Review Committee. Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1, 3, and 5]

19. Report - District Construction and Project Planning Updates.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1, 2, 4, and 5]

20. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the West ISD recommended award of the bank depository contract. Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1 and 5]

21. Executive Session – Adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.071 (Consulting privately with the Board’s attorney), §551.129 (Consulting privately with the Board’s attorney telephonically), and §551.074 (Personnel, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, specifically to discuss)

21.A. 2017-2018 West ISD Staffing.

21.B. Personnel Report.

21.C. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

21.D. Consider Superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the probationary dual contract of Matthew Matus at the end of the contract term. Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.074; 551.0821

22. Reconvene from Closed/Executive Session for possible action relative to items considered during Closed/Executive Session.

22.A. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Personnel Report.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goal #5]

22.A.I. Retirements.

22.A.II. Resignations.

22.A.II.a. Rhonda Deiterman, West ISD Counselor.

22.A.II.b. Haley Evans-Putman, West Elementary School Teacher.

22.A.II.c. Laurin Potts, West Elementary School Teacher.

22.A.II.d. Jonathan Harbour, West Middle School Teacher and Coach.

22.B. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goal #3]

22.B.I. New Hires.

22.B.I.a. Kelli Walts, West High School Teacher and Coach.

22.B.I.b. Joseph Walts, West High School Teacher and Coach.

22.B.I.c. Miranda Koehn, West Elementary School Teacher.

22.B.I.d. Connie Monthie, West High School Teacher.

22.B.I.e. Blake Schrader, West Middle School Teacher.

22.C. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to terminate the probationary dual contract of Matthew Matus at the end of the contract term.

23. Closing Remarks.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent.

23.A. District Calendar Reminders. [District Goal #4]

23.B. Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) Updates. [District Goals #1 and 5]

23.C. 2017-2018 West ISD Student Enrollment Projections. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

23.D. West ISD Marketing Plan. [District Goals #1 and 5]

23.D.I. Prekindergarten Out-of-District Student Transfer Requests.

23.E. West ISD Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Data Overview. [District Goals #1-5]

23.F. Woodcarving School Spirit Project Update. [District Goals #1 and 4]

24. Adjournment.

If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any items on the agenda should be held in executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.

District Goals:

Goal #1: Educational Excellence
Goal #2: Safe and Secure Schools
Goal #3: Recruit and Retain Committed Educators
Goal #4: Community and Parent Involvement
Goal #5: Efficient and Effective Operations