August 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  MISSION: Empowering and equipping all BISD students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a lifetime of success.
VISION: A proud history and an unlimited future.

Description:  “I shall call this meeting of the Banquete ISD to order.  Let the record show that a quorum of board members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.”

Description:  Audience participation at a Board Meeting is limited to the public comment portion of the meeting designed for that purpose.  No presentation shall be longer than 3 minutes.  I need to inform you that the board will not be able to respond to any topic discussed during the open forum if it is not listed on the agenda.  At all other times during a board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on the matter being considered by the board, unless requested by the presiding officer.  Persons wishing to participate must sign up before the meeting and indicate the topic about which they wish to speak.  Please see Board Operating Procedures for more details.

Description:  All item(s) on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted with one motion and a majority vote of the governing body. There will not be a separate discussion of these item(s) unless a member of the governing body or a citizen requests, in which event these item(s) will be removed from the order of business and considered in normal sequence on the regular agenda.

Description:  Dress and Grooming (All Grade Levels)
The district’s dress code teaches grooming and hygiene, prevents disruption, minimizes safety hazards,
and maintains a positive learning climate. Students and parents may determine a student’s personal
dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following:
The district’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize
safety hazards. Students and parents may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards,
provided that they comply with the following:
1. Students shall come to school looking clean and neat and wearing clothing and exhibiting
grooming that shall not be a health or safety hazard to the student or others.
2. The district prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing or jewelry that are lewd, offensive,
vulgar, or obscene or that depict or advertise tobacco products, alcoholic beverages of any kind,
drugs, or any other substance prohibited under policy FNCF (L)
3. Clothing or jewelry that depicts death, drugs, violence, satanism, occult, witchcraft, or gang
involvement is prohibited. Leather collars, choke collars, and necklaces with dog-like chain links are
not allowed. Any clothing or articles that are determined by the administration, as gang affiliated
will not be allowed to include chains, bandanas, etc. hanging from pockets.
4. Jackets with the sleeves cut off, and trench coats are prohibited.
5. Pants/shorts/skirts may not have holes that expose skin. Leggings must be worn underneath if
those holes are above length requirements. For example: if a student has a hole below the knee
only, they are not required to wear leggings underneath. No tape or other non-fabric material may
be utilized to cover the holes.
6. All pants must be worn above the hips. Jeans/slacks that are "Sag" and/or "Bag" clothing will not
be allowed to be worn. The jeans/slacks must be properly sized and fitted in the waist and crotch
area. All pants must be hemmed. Full length Cargo pants are allowed.
7. Shirts may be dress or polo-type. Shirts and T-shirts of good nature must be no lower than the
palm of the hands when the shirt is not tucked in. Long shirt tails must be tucked in. Plain
undergarment white T-shirts may not be worn.
8. Midriff or undergarments must not be exposed.
9. Shorts will be allowed provided that they are of proper length (no shorter than 3 inches above the
knee.) Shorts with holes that expose skin are not allowed. Shorts may not be form fitting. Bike
shorts, yoga shorts, spandex shorts are not allowed.
10. Students may not wear caps or hats into the school buildings. Sunglasses may not be worn in the
building. Exception: school approved theme days.
11. Abnormal colored hair is prohibited. Hair coloring or dyeing of hues that do not occur in any
natural human hair is prohibited. Hairstyles that might be distracting are prohibited, including, but
not limited to haircuts that are unevenly cut, mohawks, tails, designs and/or symbols sculptured in
the hair. All hair must be kept out of the eyes. Students will be asked to pull it back if they are
unable to keep their vision clear.
12. Gauges are not allowed.
13. No blankets will be allowed to be brought into the school to use in place of a jacket, sweater,
sweatshirt, or other cold weather attire.
14. Skirts/dresses must be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee. Slits on skirts or dresses should
not be more than 3 inches above the knee.
15. Low cut shirts/dresses, blouses or clothes which expose bare midriffs, expose midriffs when arms
are raised, or bare backs blouses are not suitable for school wear. Sleeveless blouses/dresses can
be worn provided they are 3 inches in width from the collar.
16. Leggings, leotards, tights, exercise tights, leisure wear, or other hosiery-type leggings may not be
worn as pants (form fitting spandex like pants). Leggings may be worn with dresses, skirts or dress
tops that are of the proper length (upper garment cannot be shorter than 6 inches above the knee
all the way around.)
17. Black lipstick/make-up is not allowed.
18. Long, bushy sideburns must not be worn. Vertical sideburns may not fall below the bottom of the
ear lobe and horizontal sideburns may not advance more than 1 1⁄2" in width.
19. Shirts worn over a T-shirt or undershirt must be buttoned except for the top two buttons.
20. Underwear T-shirts may not be worn as outer garments.
21. All awards, events, and student activities must follow this dress code. The only exceptions will be
for prom and homecoming, that dress code will be established by the campus leadership team.
 

Description:  September 11
(Dr. Johnson will be going to mediation in Houston. September 18, the following week, doesn't have any district conflicts.)

Description:  Public notice is given that the District may go into a closed meeting (executive session) at any time during the meeting in order to discuss matters listed on the agenda, when authorized by the provision of the Texas Government Code.  In the event the District elects to go into a closed meeting reading any agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the closed meeting will be publicly announced by the presiding officer.  The subjects listed below will be the items upon which formal action may be taken.  The subjects do not have to be taken in the order listed here but may be brought up in any order at the discretion of the board.
A.  Consideration of Employment
B.  Resignations
C.  Personnel
D.  Long Range Plans and Purchases