May 8, 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. [Board Goals #1, 3, and 5]

4.A. Addrin Adams and Breeanna Wiethorn - West ISD Teen School Board Seniors.

4.B. Lani Hamilton - UIL Class 3A State Qualifier, Golf. 

4.C. Makayla Pavelka - UIL Class 3A State Qualifier, Track - Triple Jump. 

4.D. Addrin Adams, Kinslee Adams, Shelby Adams, Kaden Anderson, Breanna Ashley, Natalie Breese, Monica Brown, Lucas Bryant, William Buckley, Dillon Campbell, Kristopher Casey, Rachel Coffer, Corban Combs, Jesse Corvin, Boyd Denniston, Hayden Denniston, Jacob Divin, Colby Fanning, Angel Fuentes, Kaylin Gerik, Raven Griffin, Wren Griffin, Blake Halamik, Jackson Hamilton, Alex Harper, Trey Janek, Shelby Kocian, Ashlyn Kwast, Brett Lander, Orlando Lara, Samuel Lee, John Locke, Jarred Maler, Tanner Marak, Carter Matus, Colton Meurer, Caiden Miller, Christian Monthie, Madison Nichols, Devin Orr, Analilia Perez, Daniel Perez, Sonia Perez, Ben Primrose, Alex Roessler, Brooke Roller, Hailey Routson, Zach Sinkule, Gabriel Smith, Eric Strom, Grant Sykora, Gabriel Tacker, Connor Truitt, Ruben Vera, Josh Withers, and Kirk Zuehlke - Technology Student Association (TSA) State Qualifiers. 

4.E. Cayson Grimm, Sydney Patterson, Marlon Preito, and Hayden Sembera - FFA Milk Quality and Products State Qualifiers. 

4.F. Brandon Adams, Colton Meurer, and Zachary Schneider - FFA Livestock Team State Qualifiers. 

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 10, 2019, Regular Board Meeting and April 30, 2019, Special Called Meeting.

6.B. Finance and Operations.

6.B.I. Budget vs. Actual.

6.B.II. Check Register.

6.B.II.a. Payment to Sykora Family Ford for $544.58.

6.B.III. Quarterly Investment Report.

6.B.IV. Budget Amendments.

6.B.V. Donations.

6.B.VI. 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 - West Elementary School Targeted Improvement Plan Update and Recent Grade 5 STAAR Results. Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, and Cari Detlefsen,West Elementary School Principal. [District Goals #1-5]

9. Report - McLennan Community College and West ISD Joint Trustee Meeting, Monday, April 22, 2019.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, Leigh Crawshaw and Mike Gerik, Board Members. [Board Goals # 1, 3, 4, and 5]

10. Report - West ISD Board Policy DNA (LOCAL) Review.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [Board Goals #1 and 3]

11. Report - Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Survey Data Review.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1-5]

12. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Out-of-State Travel Requests for seven West High School students to attend the Destination Imagination Global Finals competition in Kansas City, Missouri, from May 22-26, 2019, and fifteen West High School students to attend the Technology Student Association (TSA) Nationals competition in Washington D.C., from June 27-July 3, 2019.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [Board Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

13. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to move the June Regular Board Meeting to Wednesday, June 19, 2019, or another date in June as requested by the Board.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent.  [Board Goals #1-5]

14. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) TEKS Certification.  Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 and 5]

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Kindergarten through Grade 8 Adoption Committee.  Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 and 5]

16. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the Proclamation 2019 West ISD Instructional Materials for English Language Arts and Reading, Grades K–8; Spanish Language Arts and Reading, Grades K–5; Handwriting (English and Spanish), Grades K–5; Spelling (English), Grades 1–6; and Personal Financial Literacy.  Presented by Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1 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), §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).

17.A. Personnel Reports.

17.B. Superintendent's Contract Recommendations.

17.C. Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Survey Personnel Data Review. 

17.D. West High School Letter.

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.A.II.a. Dr. Paul Primrose, Science Teacher, West High School. 

18.A.II.b. Tina Paxton, Math Teacher, West High School.

18.A.II.c. Kylar Bursey, Ag Teacher, West High School.

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. 2019-2020 Contract Dates, Summer Hours, Summer Information, and Back-to-School Information. [District Goals #1-5]

19.C. 2019-2020 West ISD Student Enrollment Projections. [District Goals #1, 3, 4, and 5]

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

19.E. Team of 8 Training Dates. [District Goals #1-5]

19.F. West ISD Student Dress Code. [District Goals #1, 2, and 4]

19.G. Brookhaven Youth Ranch Attendance Zone. [District Goals # 1 and 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 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