August 9, 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.

4.A. Helen Matus, Food Services - Years of Service to West ISD. 

4.B. Cade Fleaher, West High School - 4th in the Nation for CAD, Engineering.

4.C. Joshua Withers, West Middle School - 3rd in the Nation for CAD Foundations.

4.D. Hailey Routson, West Middle School - 4th in the Nation for Digital Photography.

5. Audience.

6. 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.)

6.A. Minutes of the July 12, 2017, Regular Board Meeting, July 27, 2017, Special Called Meeting and August 3, 2017, Special Called Meeting.

6.B. Finance & Operations. 

6.B.I. Budget vs. Actual. 

6.B.II. Check Register. 

6.B.III. Quarterly Investment Report.

6.B.IV. Budget Amendments. 

6.B.V. Donations.

6.B.VI. Student Transfer Requests.

7. Report - School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Annual Report and Nomination of Council Members. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-4]

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

9. Report - Support Services Construction Project. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #2 and 5]

10. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve West ISD Board Policies EIA (LOCAL), EIC (LOCAL), FFA (LOCAL), and GKC (LOCAL). Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1 and 2]

11. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 West ISD Student Code of Conduct and Dress Code. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 2, and 4]

12. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 UIL Grades 6-12 Exempt Course List. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goal #1]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 Appointment of Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) Appraisers and Calendar and Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) Appraisers and Calendar. Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 and 3]

14. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve a Texas Education Agency (TEA) Innovative Course, General Employability Skills, for the 2017-2018 school year. Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, and Carla Sykora, Director of Special Education. [District Goals #1 and 3]

15. Report - 2017-2018 West ISD Budget Workshop. Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1-5]

16. Report - Proposal of the 2017-2018 Tax Rate. Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1 and 5]

17. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at 6:30 PM at the West ISD Administration Building for the Special Called Board Meeting and Public Hearing on the 2017-2018 West ISD Budget and Proposed Tax Rate. Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1 and 5]

18. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the update to the Order of Trustee Election. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [Board Goals #1 and 4]

The McLennan County Elections Administration Office added Lake Shore United Methodist Church as a voting site to the approved Joint General Election Vote Centers list. 

19. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve Wednesday, March 7, 2018, and Wednesday, June 6, 2018, as Regular Board of Trustee Meeting dates. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. {District Goals #1, 4, and 5]

20. 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).

20.A. Personnel Report.

20.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

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

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

21.A.I. Retirements.

21.A.II. Resignations.

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

21.B.I. New Hires.

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

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

22.B. 2017-2018 West ISD District Meeting Dates. [District Goals #1-5]

22.C. 2017-2018 West ISD District Leadership Team Duty Chart.

23. 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