April 11, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER:  Invocation & Pledges to 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, March 7, 2022, 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).

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. Required board member training credit report. [Robert Cody]

IV.B. Head Start items for Board information purposes. (Presented to Board under separate cover)
-Director's Report for March
-Policy Council Meeting Minutes for March
-Financial Reports for March

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 March 2022.

V.B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for March 2022.

V.C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for March 2022.

V.D. Consider approval of Quarterly Investment Report for the three months ended February 28, 2022.

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Consider approval of Contract for Election Services with Hopkins County for the May 7, 2022 bond election.  [Sandra Gibby]

VI.B. Consider approval of proposal to replace the access control system at the SSES campus.  [Dan Froneberger]

VI.C. Consider approval of amended Interlocal Participation Agreement with the TASB Risk Management Fund. [Sherry McGraw]

VI.D. Consider approval of change to Concussion Oversight Team members. [Josh Williams for Tammy Carrell]

VI.E. Discuss and consider approval of providing UIL participation opportunities to home school students. [Michael Lamb]

VI.F. Discuss and consider possible action to retain attorneys and consultants to assist Sulphur Springs ISD in the review and processing of an Application for Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property from Ashoka Steel Mills LLC, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 313. [Michael Lamb & Shelly Leung]

VI.G. Acknowledgement of Conflict-of-Interest Policies BBFA(LEGAL) and (LOCAL) in connection with the Application for Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property from Ashoka Steel Mills LLC, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 313. [Shelly Leung, Powell Law Group)

VI.H. Discuss and consider possible action to accept an Application for Appraised Value Limitation on Qualified Property from Ashoka Steel Mills LLC, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 313; authorize the Superintendent of Schools to review the Application for completeness and submit the Application to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; and authorize the Superintendent of Schools to approve any request for extension of the deadline for Board action beyond the 150-day Board review period, as may be required. [Shelly Leung, Powell Law Group]

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 approval of 2022-2023 professional employment contracts.

VII.B. Discuss and consider other personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, and other personnel matters.

VII.C. 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