May 9, 2018 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 ISD Teen School Board Seniors - Karen Castillo and Tucker Firasek. 

4.B. Power Lifting State - Nathan Gerik, Aaron Harralson, and Fausto Rodriguez.

4.C. Destination Imagination State - Connor Truitt, Shelby Adams, Shelby Kocian, Christian Monthie, Krystanie Cox, Toby Cook, and Monica Brown.

4.D. Technology Student Association State Top 10 - West Middle School: Emma Withers, Devin Orr, Hayden Denniston, Garrett Kwast, Jace Kirkpatrick, Luke Wines, Lucas Bryant, and Ryan Gerik; West High School: Kaden Anderson, Karen Castillo, Rachel Coffer, Corban Combs, Jessie Corvin, Boyd Denniston, Raiven Hajek, Alex Harper, Lawson Kendrick, Jarred Maler, Caiden Miller, Colton Meurer, Madison Nichols, Jordan Olson, Alfredo Perez, Mason Roller, Hailey Routson, Sydney Solley, Eric Strom , Alexis Taylor, Lorelei Uptmore, and Eddie White.

4.E. FFA State - Livestock Judging Team: Zach Schneider, Brandon Adams, Henry Soukup, and Colton Meurer; Milk Quality Team: Hayden Sembera, Sydney Patterson, Cayson Grimm, and Marlon Prieto. 

4.F. Band Solo and Ensemble State - Victoria Fonseca, Shelby Kocian, Alanna Krause, Emma Nors, Lauren Dudik, Alex Harper, Taylor Kaluza, Krystanie Cox, Xavion Harris, Christian Hudson, Jose Limones, Cameron Wood, T.D. Stone-Burkett, Connor Truitt, and Christian Monthie.

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 April 11, 2018, Regular Board Meeting and April 19, 2018, Special Called Meeting.

6.B. Finance and 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.

6.B.VII. 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. Public Forum - New 2018-2019 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Initiatives: Student Drug Testing, Human Sexuality, and Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programs.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, David Woodard, Athletic Director, Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, and Terri Tobola, Lead Nurse. [District Goals #1-5]

9. Report - West ISD Strategic Planning Team (SPT) Action Plan Updates.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

10. Report - District Construction Updates.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1, 3, and 4]

11. Report - 2018-2019 Staff Compensation Plan Updates - David Truitt, Superintendent, and Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations.  [District Goals #1, 3, and 5]

12. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve and adopt the Order Canvassing Election Returns and Certificate for Order for May 5, 2018, Election.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the proposed B101-2017 Architect Agreement between the District and PBK Architects, Inc., for the West ISD 2018 West Elementary School Project.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. [District Goals # 1-5]

14. Action - Consideration of and possible action to approve proposed Agreement with Kohutek Engineering & Testing, Inc. for construction materials inspections and testing and verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the West Athletic Field Project.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. [District Goals # 1-5]

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Out-of-State Travel Request for the West High School Destination Imagination Team to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, from Tuesday, May 22, through Sunday, May 27, 2018.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent.  [District Goals #1 and 5]

16. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Out-of-State Travel Request for twenty West High School students via Educational Tours to England and France from Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, July 6, 2019.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1 and 4]

17. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the new 2018-2019 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Initiatives: Student Drug Testing, Human Sexuality, and Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programs.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

18. 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), §551.074 (Personnel, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, specifically to discuss), and §551.072 (Deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property).

18.A. Personnel Reports.

18.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

18.C. Construction Contract.

18.D. Potential School Sites.

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

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

19.A.I. Retirements.

19.A.II. Resignations.

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

19.B.I. New Hires.

19.B.II. 2018-2019 Certified Employee Contracts (Dual, Term, and Probationary
Contracts).

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

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

20.B. West High School Graduation. [District Goals #1 and 4]

20.C. 2018-2019 West ISD Student Enrollment Projections. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

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

20.E. Senate Bill 1566, Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes Training for School Board Members. [District Goal #1]

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

21. 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