June 20, 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. Recognition.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals # 1 and 4]

4.A. West ISD Volunteer of the Year - Mrs. Molly Sughrue.

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 May 8, 2019, Regular Board Meeting and June 11, 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 $63.92.

6.B.III. Budget Amendments.

6.B.IV. Donations.

6.B.V. Student Transfer Requests.

7. Report - West Elementary School Targeted Improvement Plan Update and 2019 Grades 3-5 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]

8. Report - West Middle and High School 2019 Grades 3-8 and End-of-Course (EOC) STAAR Results.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1-5]

9. Report - Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) Reflections.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and the West ISD Board of Trustees. [Goals #1-5]

9.A. Future West Elementary School Bond Project Information and Timeline. 

10. Report - 2019-2020 District Advisory Team (DAT) Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Goal Headers and Action Statements.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent, and Amanda Adams, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. [District Goals #1-5]

11. Report - First Reading of the Texas Association of School Board's (TASB) Vantage Points, Board Policy Update 113. Update 113 focuses on updating (LEGAL) and (LOCAL) policies affected by recent changes in Administrative Rules and Commissioner of Education rulings within the areas of State Accountability, Board Operations, and District Operations.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1 and 5]

12. Report - West ISD Student Dress Code.  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [District Goals #1, 2, and 4]

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

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

15. Action - Consideration and possible action by the Board to approve the presented updates to West ISD Board Policy DNA (LOCAL).  Presented by David Truitt, Superintendent. [Board Goals #1 and 3]

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.C. West High School Letter.

16.D. 2019-2020 Campus Leadership Teams. 

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.II. Resignations.

17.A.II.a. Blake Schrader - West Middle School Special Education Teacher.

17.A.II.b. Kelli Walts - West High School Math Teacher/Coach.

17.A.II.c. Joseph Walts - West High School Teacher/Coach.

17.A.II.d. Lois Leggett - West Elementary School Teacher.

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.

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

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

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

18.C. November Trustee Election Reminders. [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