December 15, 2020 at 12:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. ROUTINE BUSINESS
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1.A. Call to Order by President Kurt Herrington
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1.B. First Order of Business - Announcement by the Chairman as to the presence of a quorum, that the meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in the time and manner required.
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1.C. Invocation
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1.D. Pledge of Allegiance to American and Texas Flags
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2. SPOTLIGHT (All Spotlight/Recognition Items will be Video Presentations)
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2.A. Recognition of "Junior Rotarians" for the Month
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2.A.1. Mia Ramos and Sheen Kirkpatrick
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2.B. Recognition of Students of the Month
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2.B.1. Aven Alexander and Elvin Calhoun
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT
The public comment portion of each board meeting shall be used as a forum for the public or employees to present items of information to the Board of Education. We are doing this to be responsive to the community. Due to the confidentiality provision contained in the Texas Public Information Act, Family Education Rights to Privacy Act and other state and federal laws, no speaker will be allowed to demean employees of the school district or discuss students. Each speaker that is recognized shall limit the presentation to five minutes. A delegation of three or more persons shall appoint one person to present their view to the Board. Due to a possible violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Board shall make no response. |
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4. CLOSED MEETING STATEMENT
if, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed meeting or session of the Board of Trustees is required, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, chapter 551, concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by section 551.071 through 551.084, or Texas Government Code section 418.183. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the act authorizing the closed meeting. all final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.
Description:
IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING COVERED BY THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHOULD DETERMINE THAT A CLOSED MEETING OR SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS REQUIRED, THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS. GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001, SUBCHAPTERS D AND E. BEFORE ANY CLOSED MEETING IS CONVENED, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PUBLICLY IDENTIFY THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE ACT AUTHORIZING THE CLOSED MEETING. ALL FINAL VOTES, ACTIONS, OR DECISIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN MEETING.
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5. CONSENT ITEMS
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. |
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5.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 16, 2020
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5.B. Bills Paid for November, 2020
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5.C. Financial Report
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5.D. Monthly Investment Report
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5.E. Tax Collection Report
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5.F. Donations
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5.G. Update on District of Innovation Plan including Class Sizes
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5.H. Tuition Waiver for PISD Student
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5.I. 2020-21 District Improvement Plan
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5.J. 2020-21 Campus Improvement Plans
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5.K. Targeted Improvement Plan for Southside Elementary
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5.L. Targeted Improvement Plan for A.M. Story Intermediate
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5.M. 2020-21 Dyslexia Plan
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5.N. Superintendent's Report
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6. PERSONNEL
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6.A. Consider Hiring of Professional Personnel
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7. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
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7.A. Discuss and Consider Spring 2021 School Calendar
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7.B. Board Training Time/Date
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8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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8.A. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, private consultation with and consideration of Attorney’s advice regarding any settlement offer for pending litigation regarding Palestine Junior High School, Northside Elementary School, and Southside Elementary School, regarding authorization of Superintendent Marshall, as an authorized representative of Palestine Independent School District, to execute any and all subsequent release and settlement documents, as may be appropriate and necessary to finalize any settlement, and regarding authorization of Pearson Legal, P.C., as litigation counsel of record for Palestine Independent School District, to execute and file all motions and orders to dismiss or nonsuit pleadings, as may be appropriate and necessary to remove the pending litigation matter from the court’s docket.
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9. OPEN SESSION
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9.A. Board vote regarding any settlement offer for pending litigation regarding Palestine Junior High School, Northside Elementary School, and Southside Elementary School and if settlement is accepted and approved by the Board, regarding authorization of Superintendent Marshall, as an authorized representative of Palestine Independent School District, to execute any and all subsequent release and settlement documents, as may be appropriate and necessary to finalize any settlement, and regarding authorization of Pearson Legal, P.C., as litigation counsel of record for Palestine Independent School District, to execute and file all motions and orders to dismiss or nonsuit pleadings, as may be appropriate and necessary to remove the pending litigation matter from the court’s docket.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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