June 22, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Announcement by the President that a quorum is present, the 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.

C. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND HEAR COMMENTS ON THE 2023-24 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE

D. CLOSED SESSION as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

D.1. Personnel (§551.074) 
Appointments, Discipline, Dismissals, Duties, Employment, Evaluations, Extensions, Leaves of Absence, Non-Renewals and Proposals for Non-Renewals, Renewals, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Settlements and request for sanctions of teacher certificate for abandonment of contract.

D.2. Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property (§551.072)

D.3. Consultation with Board Attorney (§551.071)
A governmental body may not conduct a private consultation with its attorney except: (1) when the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation; or (B) a settlement offer; or (2) on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter.

D.4. Considering the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices (§551.076)

E. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION – 7:00 p.m.

F. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING [Summer School Principal Amy Newland, Watauga Elementary]

F.1. Pledges of Allegiance: Haley Cummings, Watauga Elementary Summer School

F.2. Student Expression: Job Fuentes, Watauga Elementary Summer School

G. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS [Mark Thomas, Chief Communications Officer]

G.1. 2023 Special Education Special Olympics State Meet

G.2. 2023 Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum's "Every Child Has a Name" Legacy Project

H. OPEN FORUM TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
Any person wishing to address the Board of Trustees during regularly scheduled Board meetings must sign up in accordance with District policy BED (LOCAL).

H.1. General Topics

H.2. Current Agenda Topics

I. PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2022-23 STATE COMPENSATORY FUNDING

J. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

J.1. Lee Lewis Construction Inc. Update and Contract Revisions [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.2. Design Development Phase for the Birdville, Haltom, and Richland High Schools Baseball and Softball Press Boxes and Turf Fields in the 2022 Bond Program [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.3. Design Development Phase for the Birdville High School Courtyard Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.4. Design Development Phase for the Haltom High School Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.5. Insurance Renewals [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.6. Proposed 2023-24 Budget Amendment for 2022-23 Incomplete Projects [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

J.7. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 121, Affecting Local Policies Listed (First Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]

• CKE (LOCAL) Safety Program/Risk Management: Security Personnel [delete]
• CKEC (LOCAL) Security Personnel: School Resource Officers [add]
• CLB (LOCAL) Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment Management: Maintenance [replace]
• CRF (LOCAL) Insurance and Annuities Management: Unemployment Insurance [replace]
• CVA (LOCAL) Facilities Construction: Competitive Bidding [replace]
• CVB (LOCAL) Facilities Construction: Competitive Sealed Proposals [replace]
• DEA (LOCAL) Compensation and Benefits: Compensation Plan [replace]
• FD (LOCAL) Admissions [replace]
• FFI (LOCAL) Student Welfare: Freedom from Bullying [replace, with revisions recommended by Birdville ISD]

J.8. Birdville ISD Proposed Local Policy Updates (First Reading) [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]

• FFH (LOCAL) Student Welfare: Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation [replace]
• FNG (LOCAL) Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances [replace]
• FO (LOCAL) Student Discipline [replace]

J.9. Proposed 2023-24 Student Code of Conduct and Extra Curriculum Honor Code [Skip Baskerville, Associate Superintendent]

K. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS

K.1. Consider Personnel Items as Discussed in Closed Session

K.2. Consider 2023-24 Employee Compensation Increase [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.3. Consider Property Swap Amendment with the City of North Richland Hills [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.4. Consider Turf Field and Press Boxes Design Development [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.5. Consider Design Development Phase for the Birdville High School Courtyard Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.6. Consider Design Development Phase for the Haltom High School Renovations in the 2022 Bond Program [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.7. Consider Changes to Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. CMAR Contract [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.8. Consider Contract Amendment with IN2 Architecture for Plaza Building 100 Design [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.9. Consider Liability & Auto, Property, and Worker's Compensation Insurance Renewals [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.10. Consider Adoption of the 2023-24 Accelerated Instruction Budget [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.11. Consider 2022-23 General Fund, Debt Service Fund and Child Nutrition Fund Revised Budgets [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.12. Consider Adoption of 2023-24 General Fund, Debt Service Fund, and Child Nutrition Budgets [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.13. Consider Board Resolution on Fund Balance [Katie Bowman, Associate Superintendent]

K.14. Consider New Mandated Phonics Curriculum for Kindergarten and First Grade [Elizabeth Clark, Associate Superintendent]

L. CONSENT ITEMS (All items listed under this subheading will be adopted with one motion unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda by a trustee for discussion.)

L.1. General

L.1.a. Consider Board Meeting Minutes:

L.1.a.1) June 12, 2023 Special Board Meeting

L.1.a.2) June 5, 2023 Special Board Meeting

L.1.a.3) May 25, 2023 Regular Board Meeting

L.1.b. Consider Renewal of the Proposed Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 2023-24

L.2. Business

L.2.a. Consider Professional Services Agreement Amendment for 2022 Bond Projects

L.2.b. Consider Education Service Center (ESC) Region 11 Contracts for Services for 2023-24 and Master Interlocal Agreement (MIA)

L.2.c. Consider Budget Amendment for Functional Coding Changes - General Fund

L.2.d. Consider Board Designation for Calculating Tax Rates and Appraisal District Website Information

L.2.e. Consider Approval of Resolution for Self-Certification of Increased Micro-Purchase Threshold

L.2.f. Consider Approval of a Contract with MSB Consulting Group (Medicaid Billing and Consultation Services), Choice Partners Contract Number 23/018SG-01

L.2.g. Consider Updating Contract to Utilize Davis Bacon Prevailing Wages

L.2.h. Consider Addendum to the External Auditor Engagement Letter Agreement

L.2.i. Consider Acceptance of Donations:

L.2.i.1) IN2 Architecture to BISD, Value $6,300

L.2.i.2) Imagine Learning to BISD, Value $5,502.80

L.2.j. Consider Other Expenditures:

L.2.j.1) Multiple Vendors (Child Nutrition Contracts), Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative 2019-11

L.2.j.2) Consider Industrial Power Truck (Refrigerated Truck), RFCSP 036-23

L.2.j.3) Multiple Vendors (Fine Arts Contracted Services), RFCSP 027-23

M. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD

M.1. Bills Paid for May 2023

M.2. CH (LOCAL) Exception Report for May 2023

M.3. Financial Reports as of May 2023

N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS

N.1. Regular Meeting, Thursday, July 27, 2023, 5:30 p.m., Administration Building (see posted agenda for details)

O. ADJOURN