February 13, 2019 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. [District Goals #1 and 4]

4.A. Best of West - Jackie Mynarcik, West ISD Bus Driver. 

4.B. Retirement Celebration - Jana Buzbee, West ISD Business Office - Payroll, Benefits, and Human Resources.

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 January 9, 2019, Regular Board Meeting, and January 28, 2019, and January 29, 2019, Special Called Meetings.

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.

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 Hearing - 2018 West ISD Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) and Annual Report.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning.

9. Report - West Elementary School Targeted Improvement Plan Update.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, and Cari Detlefsen, West Elementary School Principal. [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. Action - Consideration and possible approval by the Board to approve the Inter-local Agreement to join the Teaching Systems, Inc. Choice Partners Co-Op (Technology Hardware, Software and Services).  Presented by 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 the 2018-2019 Advanced Notification of Resignation Stipend Amount and Guidelines.  Presented by Charles Mikeska, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. [District Goals #1, 3, and 5]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the updates to the District Improvement Plan and Campus Improvement Plans.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and the Campus Principals. [District Goals #1-5]

14. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Policy Reference Manual 112. The revised LEGAL policies include: BBFA, BBFB, BJCD, C, CBB, CCE, CCG, CCGA, CCGB, CCH, CFA, CFC, CH, CHF, CHG, CNA, CO, COA, COB, DBB, DBD, DCB, DFE, DH, DHB, DHE, DIA, DP, EHAC, EHAD, EHB, EHBC, EHBE, EHBI, EHDC, EI, EIF, FFAC, FODA, GKA, GKB, AND GRA.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the 2019-2020 West ISD Scholastic Calendar. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

16. 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).

16.A. Personnel Reports.

16.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

16.B.I. 2019-2020 District-Level Administrator Certified Contracts.

16.C. West Elementary School Mid-Year Staff Survey Data. 

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

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

17.A.I. Retirements.

17.A.I.a. Jana Buzbee, West ISD Business Office - Payroll, Benefits, and Human Resources.

17.A.II. Resignations.

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

17.B.I. New Hires.

17.B.II. 2019-2020 District-Level Administrator Certified Contracts.

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

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

18.B. Summer SLI Training for the Board of Trustees. [District Goals #1-5]

18.C. Team of 8 Training Dates. [District Goals #1-5]

18.D. Human Resources New Hiring Initiatives and Guidelines. [District Goals #1-5]

19. 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 §551.001 et seq.

District Goal Headers:

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