June 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Texans Can Academies Board Meeting

I. Call to Order by Dr. Thalia Matherson, Board Chair

II. Welcome and Highlights (Student Recognition and Staff Recognition)

III. Persons desiring to address the board may register, prior to the Board meeting, by calling the Board Liaison’s Office at 214-944-1948 during regular business hours. The deadline for registering to address the Board is 5 p.m. the day preceding the Board meeting. The purpose of the period is for the public to convey information to the Board and not to engage the Board in a dialog. Speakers are limited to three minutes, cannot utilize time of other speakers, and can only speak one time in a thirty-day period. Persons should identify themselves, and state their address and any group represented at the beginning of the presentation. All remarks are tape-recorded for the record. The Public Forum segment of the Board meeting will be limited to 30 minutes.

IV. Texas Education Agency Conservators' Progress Report

V. Consent Agenda

V.A. Approval of Minutes of Meeting held on May 8, 2025

V.B. Finance & Operations

V.B.1. Contract continuation with Kokua Education and C.A. Community Services - Substitute Providers (Renewal)
 

V.B.2. Region 10 Service Packages for Curriculum & Instruction, Counseling Services, and Technology Agreements (Renewal)

V.B.3. Contracts for Special Education Contracted Services: (Renewal)
Cross Country Education
AIM Educate
National Recruiting Consultants

V.B.4. RNA Facilities Management (Renewal)

V.B.5. Heating and Air Conditioning Services (Renewal)

V.B.6. Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Dairy Brands Corporation (Renewal)
 

V.B.7. Labatt Food Services (Renewal)

V.B.8. Insurance Coverages (Renewal)

V.B.9. April 2025 Financial Report

V.B.10. Board Resolution on the Clarification of Vesting of 2019 Employer Contribution Upon Employee Separation and Rehire

V.C. Safety and Security

V.C.1. Interquest Detection Canine Services (Renewal)

V.D. Data Technology

V.D.1. SHI-Vercara, LLC - Ultra DNS (Renewal)

V.D.2. SHI-Park Place - SAN

V.D.3. SHI-Park Place SAN Maintenance

V.D.4. SHI - Barracuda (Renewal)

V.D.5. Solid Border - Firewall License (Renewal)

V.D.6. Solid Border - Firewall New Units

V.D.7. AT&T - DIA - Data Center Contract (Renewal)

V.D.8. Integrated Systems Corporation (ISCorp) (Renewal)

V.E. Education

V.E.1. Approval of Funds for SpecialNeedsWare Inc, dba Ori Learning (Renewal)

V.E.2. Purchase Approval MindPlay, LLC (Special Education Reading Program) (Renewal)

V.E.3. Approval of Connection Homes Memorandum of Understanding 

V.E.4. Approval of Student Code of Conduct 2025-2026 

V.E.5. Approval of TCA 2025-2026 Course Catalog 

V.F. Human Resources

V.F.1. 2025-2026 Compensation Manual

V.F.2. 2025-2026 Evaluation Timeline

V.F.3. 2025-2026 Annual Compliance Training

VI. Board Chair's Report

VII. Lone Star Goverance Report

VII.A. Approval of Time Use Tracker (May 8, 2025)

VIII. Theory of Action and Community Engagement

VIII.A. Theory of Action Feedback

VIII.B. Approval of Theory of Action

IX. Non-Consent Agenda

IX.A. Swearing in of Board Officers by Rudy Oeftering

IX.A.1. Board Officers:
Board Chair - Dr. Thalia F. Matherson
Board Vice Chair - La Juana Sanford
Board Treasurer - Steven Anderson
Board Secretary - Karren Hodge

IX.B. New Board Member Election

IX.B.1. Allan Guido

IX.C. Education

IX.C.1. Report Regarding Emergent Bilingual Audit Conducted by AIM Educate

IX.C.2. Approval of LoneStar Governance Progress Monitoring : Goal 1: Overall Target        Goal 2: Overall Target

IX.C.3. Approval of LSG Progress Monitoring Report Constraint 2: Constraint Progress Measure 2.1 TELPAS

IX.D. Finance & Operations

IX.D.1. 2025 Final Budget Amendment
 

IX.D.2. 2026 Budget Approval

X. Executive Session per Texas Government Code Section 551.072, deliberation regarding real property and 551.076 deliberation regarding security devices or security audits.

X.A. Security-Discussion of Intruder Detection Audit Report

X.B. Real Estate

XI. Reconvene Open Session and Executive Session Action
Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive meeting or session, then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either: (a) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or (b) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof, as the School Board shall determine. 

XII. Adjourn