September 13, 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. West High School, Texas Education Agency (TEA) 2017 Distinction Designations, Mr. Don Snook, Principal.

4.B. Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts.

4.C. "Best of West" Honoree: Kylar Bursey, Agriculture Science Teacher, West High School. 

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 August 9, 2017, Regular Board Meeting and August 23, 2017, Special Called Board Meeting.

6.B. Finance & Operations. 

6.B.I. Budget vs. Actual. 

6.B.II. Check Register. 

6.B.III. Donations.

6.B.IV. Student Transfer Requests.

6.B.V. Student Enrollment Report.

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

7.A. Division Reports.

7.A.I. Accomplishments. 

7.A.II. Initiative Updates.

7.A.III. Recent Activities, Upcoming Activities, and Special Events.

7.B. Campus Reports.

7.B.I. Accomplishments.

7.B.II. Initiative Updates.

7.B.III. Recent Activities, Upcoming Activities, and Special Events.

8. Report - Texas Education Agency (TEA) 2017 District and Campus Accountability Summary, System Safeguards, and Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System Reports.  Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 and 3]

9. 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]

10. Report - Update on the West ISD Strategic Planning Process.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

11. Report - West ISD Board Policy DEC (LOCAL) and Local Leave Days.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #3 and 5]

12. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2017-2018 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Adjunct Faculty Agreement and Resolution.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 4, and 5]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve new member additions to the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC).  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-4]

14. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Maximum Class Size Exemption Waiver, Grade 3 at West Elementary School.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #2-5]

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve all District of Innovation (DOI) plan affected West ISD LOCAL Board Policies; Affected policies include: AF(LOCAL), DBA(LOCAL), DK(LOCAL), EB(LOCAL), EC(LOCAL) and FO(LOCAL).  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 3, and 5]

16. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to use the Request for Proposal (RFP) Purchasing Method for the procurement of district vehicle.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. [District Goals #3 and 5]

17.   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).

17.A. Personnel Report.

17.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

17.C. Athletic Complex.

17.D. Local Absences. 

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

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

18.A.I. Retirements.

18.A.II. Resignations.

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

18.B.I. New Hires.

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

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

19.B. Required Board Training: Texas Education Code and Legislative Updates, Monday, September 18, 2017. [District Goals #1 and 5]

19.C. West High School Homecoming: Friday, October 6, 2017, vs. Elkhart High School. [District Goal: #4]

19.D. 2017-2018 Superintendent Board Goals, Mid-Year Checkpoint. [District Goals #1-5]

20. 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