August 10, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER:  Invocation & Pledges to the flags

II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS

II.A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been
duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.

II.B. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting/budget work session of the Board of Trustees on Monday, July 13, 2020, beginning at 6:00 p.m., the special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, July 23, 2020, beginning at 6:00 p.m., both held in the Board Room of the Administration Building, and the emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, beginning at 12:30 p.m. held via Zoom.

III. PUBLIC FORUM:
Public participation is limited to the designated open forum of a meeting per board policy BED(LOCAL).

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. CTE Program Evaluation Report for 2019-2020. (Exhibit IV-A) [Jenny Arledge]

IV.B. Information re: Food Service Purchasing for the 2020-2021 school year. (Exhibit IV-B) [Kristin Monk for VeronicaArnold]

IV.C. Information re: increase to faculty and adult visitor meal prices. (Exhibit IV-C) [Kristin Monk for Veronica Arnold]

IV.D. Report on Meet the Teacher activities. (Exhibit IV-D) [Kristin Monk]

IV.E. Present 2020-2021 Elementary Student Handbook and Secondary Student Handbooks for review. (Exhibit IV-E) [Josh Williams]

IV.F. Present the SSISD COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Summary draft. [Josh Williams]

IV.G. Present TASB Localized Manual Update 115. (Exhibit under separate cover) [Josh Williams]

V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
These items are considered to be routine by the board and will be enacted under one motion, unless a member of the board requests that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

V.A. Consider approval of Tax Credits and Supplements for July 2020.
(Exhibit V-A)

V.B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for July 2020. (Exhibit V-B)

V.C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for July 2020. (Exhibit V-C)

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Discuss and consider approval of SSISD school lunch charge policy.  (Exhibit VI-A)  [Kristin Monk for Veronica Arnold]

VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of 2020-2021 Board Operating Procedures. (Exhibit VI-B) [Michael Lamb]

VI.C. Discuss and consider endorsing a candidate to fill a position on the TASB Board of Directors. (Exhibit VI-C) [Michael Lamb]

VI.D. Discuss and consider approval of bid for lawn care services.  (Exhibit VI-D) [Michael Lamb for Dan Froneberger]

VI.E. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 5-20: Regarding Wage Payments During Virtual-Only Sessions.  (Exhibit VI-E) [Josh Williams]

VI.F. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 6-20: Regarding Policy EIC(LOCAL) Academic Achievement/Class Rank.  (Exhibit VI-F) [Josh Williams]

VI.G. Discuss and consider approval of teacher appraisers and appraisal calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. (Exhibit VI-G) [Josh Williams]

VI.H. Discuss and consider approval of Property/Casualty Insurance for 2020-2021. (Exhibit VI-H) [Sherry McGraw]

VI.I. Discuss and consider approval of the General Fund, Debt Service and Food Service budgets for the Sulphur Springs Independent School District for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, and review all other budget areas. (Copy of budget presented at meeting) [Sherry McGraw]

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Executive Session will be held for the purpose of consideration of matters for which closed or executive sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section (.072), (.074).

VII.A. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, other personnel matters.

VII.B. Discuss purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.

VIII. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IX. ADJOURNMENT