January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

I.A. Roll Call and Establish a Quorum

I.B. Opening Prayer

I.C. Pledge of Allegience

II. RECOGNITION

II.A. Trustee Appreciation Award - Stacey Anderson

II.B. Van High School Band 4A All-Area Qualifiers and All-State Qualifiers

II.C. Vandal Cheerleaders - UIL State Competition

II.D. School Board Recognition

III. AUDIENCES

IV. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION

IV.A. Superintendent - Don Dunn

IV.A.1. Superintendent's Update

IV.A.2. Books on 30-Day Review List

IV.A.3. Strategic Planning Workshop — New Vision Statement and Mission Statement

IV.A.4. Resolution Regarding Senate Bill 11 - Period of Prayer and Reading of the Bible or Other Religious Text

IV.A.5. Changes to the following Local policies: DGA(Local): Employee Rights and Privileges — Freedom of Association and FNA(Local): Student Rights and Responsibilities - Student Expression.

IV.A.6. Update 126 - Pending Action on Local Policies: DGBA(Local): Personnel-Management Relations: Employee complaints/Grievances; FNG(Local): Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances; GF(Local): Public Complaints

IV.A.7. District of Innovation Plan - Renewal

IV.B. Curriculum / Accountability - Karla Rainey

IV.B.1. Curriculum Update

IV.B.2. Staff Development Waiver for 2026-2027 School Year

IV.C. Technology - Jason Johnson

IV.C.1. Technology Update

IV.D. Special Education / Special Programs - Kelli Cassell

IV.D.1. Special Programs Update

IV.D.1.a. Result Driven Accountability

IV.E. Operations / Support Services - Richard Pride

IV.E.1. Operations Update

IV.F. Athletics - Jared Moffatt

IV.F.1. Athletics Update

IV.G. Business / Finance - Danny Morrow

IV.G.1. Monthly Finance Report

IV.G.2. Enrollment/Attendance Report

V. CONSENT AGENDA

V.A. Consider/approve minutes of the meeting of November 17, 2025; November 21, 2025; and December 1, 2025.

V.B. Consider/approve budget change request.

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Consider/approve Van ISD's new Vision Statement and Mission Statement as developed in the strategic planning workshop on January 22, 2026.

VI.B. Consider/approve the resolution regarding Senate Bill 11 — Period of Prayer and Reading of the Bible or Other Religious Text.

VI.C. Consider/approve changes to the following Local policies: DGA(Local): Employee Rights and Privileges — Freedom of Association and FNA(Local): Student Rights and Responsibilities — Student Expression.

VI.D. Consider/approve revision of (LOCAL) policies pending action for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 126 - DGBA(Local); FNG(Local); and GF(Local).

VI.E. Consider/approve renewal of District of Innovation Plan through February 2031.

VI.F. Consider/approve staff development waiver for 2025-2026 school year.

VII. CLOSED SESSION - Convene in closed session under Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, sections: 551.071 Private consultation with the Board's attorney; 551.072 Discussing purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; 551.073 Discussing negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations; 551.074 Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel; 551.076 Considering the deployment, specific, occasions for, or implementation of security, personnel or devices; 551.082 Considering discipline of a public school child or complaint or charge against personnel.

VII.A. Personnel Resignations

VII.B. Employment

VII.C. Personnel

VII.D. Safety and Security

VII.E. Real Estate

VII.F. Discuss Superintendent Contract

VIII. OPEN SESSION

VIII.A. Personnel Resignations

VIII.B. Employment

VIII.C. Personnel

VIII.D. Consider/approve superintendent contract effective July 1, 2025.

IX. ADJOURN