October 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER:  Invocation & Pledges

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 on Monday, September 13, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. held in the Board Room of the Administration Building.

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. Report on Red Ribbon Week activities throughout the district.  (Exhibit IV-A) [Krisitn Monk]

IV.B. Head Start items given to the Board under separate cover for information purposes only:
 - Director's Report for August & September
 - Policy Council Meeting Minutes for September
 - Financial Report for September

IV.C. Required Head Start Training for school board members. (PowerPoint of training sent under separate cover)  [Angela Edwards]

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 September 2021.
(Exhibit V-A)

V.B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for September 2021.
(Exhibit V-B)

V.C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for September 2021. (Exhibit V-C)

V.D. Consider approval of the Head Start Policy Council By-Laws.  (Exhibit V-D)

V.E. Consider approval of the Organizational Flow Chart for Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center Head Start Program.  (Exhibit V-E)

V.F. Consider approval of Head Start Mission Statement & Statement of Philosophy.  (Exhibit V-F)

V.G. Consider approval of Head Start Personnel Policy Summary.  (Exhibit V-G)

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Discuss and consider approval of appointing a school board liaison to the Head Start Policy Council.

VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of Campus and District Improvement Plans for 2021-2022.  (Exhibit under separate cover)  [Jason Evans]

VI.C. Discuss and consider approval of Local Policy Manual Update EIF(LOCAL). (Exhibit VI-C) [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.

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