October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Forum

4. Reports from Administrators

4.1. Superintendent's Comments 

5. Financial Reports: None

6. Deliquent Tax Report - Sept 2025

7. Consent Action Agenda
Items 1-6 listed below are considered to be routine by the Board of Trustees and will be considered and if appropriate, enacted with one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item on the Regular Agenda. 

7.1. Minutes- Sept 15

7.2. Changing Board Meeting from Jan 19 to Jan 22 Due to School Holiday

7.3. Changing Board Meeting from Feb 16 to Feb 19 Due to School Holiday 

7.4. District Goals Update 2025-26

7.5. Campus and District Improvement Plans for the 2025-26 SY and Grant Permission to Edit as Needed 

7.6. Recruitment and Retention Pay for December Distribution and Give Manager Authority to Move Funds Function to Function 

8. Regular Action Agenda

8.1. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve Categorization of Fund Balance to Set Aside an Estimated 90 Days of Operating Expenses as Designated

8.2. Consider and, if Appropriate, Approve Community Safe Room Grant Awarded to Newton County from FEMA and Authorize the Superintendent to Negotiate, Finalize, and Execute an Interlocal Agreement to Provide Match Funding

 

9. Executive Session
This closed session will be held in accordance with Section 551.001-551.084 of the Texas Government Code. (The Open Meetings Act) Should final vote be required with regard to any action, final decisions or vote will be taken in public open meeting.
  **551.071, 551.074, 551.082, and 551.0821

9.1. Consider, and if Appropriate, Approve Recommendations Regarding Renewal, Proposed Non-Renewal, and/or Proposed Termination of Professional Term and Probationary Contract Personnel (Tex.Gov't Code 551.074)

9.2. Resignations

9.3. Contracts