December 14, 2020 at 12:00 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 of the Board of Trustees conducted on Monday, November 9, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administration Building.

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

III.A. Public hearing on the Amended Application for Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property from Hopkins Energy, LLC, Comptroller Application #1384.

III.B. Conduct Public Meeting regarding The Financial Accountability Rating for 2019-2020. [Sherry McGraw]

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. Present Lamar Primary Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP). [Kristin Monk]

IV.B. Present Travis Primary Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP). [Kristin Monk]

IV.C. First Nine Weeks Virtual Learning Data [Michael Lamb]

IV.D. Head Start items provided under separate cover for school board's information purposes only:
-Director's Report for November
-Policy Council Meeting Minutes for November
-Head Start Financial Report for November

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 November 2020.
(Exhibit V-A)

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

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

V.D. Consider approval of Quarterly Investment Report for the three months ended November 30, 2020.  (Exhibit V-D)

V.E. Consider approval of Comprehensive Annual Report on Investment Activity for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, and annual review of investment policy and strategy.  (Exhibit V-E)

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Discuss and consider approval of Lamar Primary TIP. [Kristin Monk]

VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of Travis Primary TIP. [Kristin Monk]

VI.C. Consider approval of the district's Annual Financial and Compliance Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, by Rutherford, Taylor and Company, P.C. [Mike Taylor]

VI.D. Acknowledgement of the Individual Trustees of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees Conflict of Interest Policy in connection with the Amended Application and Amended Agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes by and between Sulphur Springs Independent School District and Hopkins Energy, LLC, Comptroller Application #1384. [Shelly Leung]

VI.E. Discuss and consider possible approval of the Amended Application for Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property and enter into an Amended Agremeent for Limitation on Appraised Value of Property for School District Maintenance and Operations Taxes by and between Sulphur Springs Independent School District and Hopkins Energy, LLC, Comptroller Application #1384, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 313. [Shelly Leung]

VI.F. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 9-20 re: Extension of Sick Leave During Pandemic.  (Exhibit VI-F) [Josh Williams]

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.

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

IX. ADJOURNMENT