August 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting
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1) CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM
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1)a. Invocation - Board Member
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1)b. Roll Call - Board President
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2) OPEN FORUM
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3) CONSENT AGENDA
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3)a. Consider Approval of June 8, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes
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3)b. Consider Approval of July 7, 2026 Special Called Meeting Minutes
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3)c. Consider Approval of Employee Handbook
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3)d. Consider Approval of Student Code of Conduct
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3)e. Consider Approval of Quarterly Investment Report
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3)f. Consider Approval of Budget Amendment
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3)g. Consider Approval of Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative Interlocal Agreement
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3)h. Consider Approval of Property/Casualty Insurance Renewal
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3)i. Consider Approval of the Audit Engagement Letter with Goff & Herrington, P.C., Certified Public Accountants
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3)j. Consider Approval of the Adoption of the Resolution Designating Big Sandy ISD to Conduct its own Tax Calculations
Description:
Consider Approval of Appointing Director of Finance, Melinda Benson, as our Designated Officer (DOE) for the Calculation of our 2026-2027 Tax Notices
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4) REPORT ITEMS
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4)a. Superintendent's Report
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4)b. Financial Report
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5) DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS
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5)a. Presentation of the 2026-2027 Student Handbooks
Elementary Junior High High School
Description:
Presentation only. No action required.
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5)b. Deliberate, Consider and Take Action, if any, to approve a resolution recognizing the extracurricular status of the 4-H Organization for Big Sandy ISD students pursuant to Texas Education Code §11.158 and §76.003 and to approve a resolution accepting Lauryn Coffman and Julie York of the Upshur County Extension Agency, as Adjunct Faculty for Big Sandy ISD.
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5)c. Deliberate, Consider and Take Action, if any, on T-TESS and T-PESS Appraisers for the 2026-2027 school year.
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5)d. Deliberate, Consider, and Take Action, if any, on the 2026-2027 District Improvement Plan.
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5)e. Deliberate, Consider and Take Action, if any, Setting a Date for a Public Hearing to Adopt the Districts 2026-2027 Budget and Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and Interest and Sinking (I&S) Tax Rate
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6) EXECUTIVE SESSION
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6)a. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters.
Deliberations concerning the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officer or employee. |
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6)b. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Deliberations concerning Hiring Personnel.
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6)c. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with the District's Attorney.
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7) RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
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8) ADJOURNMENT
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