August 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER:  Invocation and 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 on Monday, July 10, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m., and the special meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, beginning at 12:00 p.m. held in the Board Room of the Administration Building. 

III. PUBLIC FORUM

III.A. Public participation is limited to the designated open forum for a meeting per board policy BED(LOCAL)

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. Maintenace updates [Dan Froneberger]

IV.B. Campus updates and present Meet the Teacher activities. [Jeremy Lopez & Justin Cowart]

IV.C. Superintendent Report [Dr. Deana Steeber]

IV.D. Information re: Food Service Purchasing for the 2023-2024 school year. [Veronica Arnold]

IV.E. Information re: increase in faculty and adult visitor meal prices.  [Veronica Arnold]

IV.F. Present 2023-2024 Elementary and Secondary student handbooks for review.  [Jeremy Lopez, Justin Cowart]

IV.G. Present 2023-2024 SSISD Employee Handbook for review.  [Justin Cowart]

IV.H. District Safety & Security Audit report [Pat Leber]

V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

V.A. Consider approval of Tax Credits and Supplements for July 2023.

V.B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for July 2023.

V.C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for July 2023.

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Discuss and consider approval of the SSISD Child Nutrition Charge Policy for the 2023-2024 school year. [Veronica Arnold]

VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution Extending Depository Contract for Funds of Sulphur Springs ISD with City National Bank. [Sherry McGraw] 

VI.C. Discuss and consider approval of Property/Casualty Insurance for 2023-2024. [Sherry McGraw]
 

VI.D. Consider an order authorizing the redemption of outstanding bonds of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. [Sherry McGraw]

VI.E. Discuss and consider approval of the SSISD Student Code of Conduct for the 2023-2024 school year. [Justin Cowart]

VI.F. Discuss and consider the proposed change to Local Board Policy DEC(L). [Justin Cowart]

VI.G. Discuss and consider adding additional services to the Region 8 contract. Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative was added. It was a new option this year and TEKS Resource access and training are in this section. Access to 7 campuses, excluding Douglass & Austin Academic, is a total cost of $4,250.
[Justin Cowart]

VI.H. Discuss and consider an increase of $2.00/hour for SSISD district custodians. [Justin Cowart)

VI.I. Discuss and consider an increase of $1.00/hour for SSISD Food Service employees, [Justin Cowart] 

VI.J. Discuss and consider a review of legal policies and approval of additions and revisions to local policies as recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards Policy Services and according to the instruction sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 121.  (See attached local policy list)
[Justin Cowart]

VI.K. Consider changes to the 2023-2024 School Calendar. [Dr. Deana Steeber]

VI.L. Consider endorsing the candidacy of Thomas A Darden, Cooper ISD School Board Member, to fill a position on the TASB Board of Directors. [Dr. Deana Steeber]

VI.M. BUDGET WORKSHOP [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), (.075)

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.

VII.C. Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices. 
 

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

IX. ADJOURNMENT