August 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the portion
of the meeting designated to receive public comment in accordance
with this policy. At all other times during a Board meeting, the
audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being
considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer.

At regular Board meetings, the Board shall permit public comment,
regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted
with notice of the meeting.

Individuals who wish to participate during the portion of the meeting
designated for public comment shall sign up with the presiding
officer or designee before the meeting begins as specified in the
Board’s procedures on public comment and shall indicate the
agenda item or topic on which they wish to address the Board.
Public comment shall occur at the beginning of the meeting.
Except as permitted by this policy and the Board’s procedures on
public comment, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not
exceed two(2) minutes per meeting.

Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be
furnished in response to inquiries, but the Board shall not deliberate
or decide regarding any subject that is not included on the
agenda posted with notice of the meeting.

 

Description:  A consent agenda is an item listed on the regular agenda that groups routine items under one agenda heading.  This allows the Board to take a unified motion and action on all routine items listed under the consent agenda instead of taking separate votes on each item.

Description:  Purpose:
To provide the Board of Trustees with a summary of stakeholder feedback and identified priorities related to the planning and use of state and federal funds for the 2026-2027 school year.

Background:
The attached planning document reflects feedback gathered through the District Site-Based Decision-Making Committee and a public stakeholder meeting. Participants included district staff, parents, and community members, with community members comprising the majority of
those providing input. The document presents a summary of stakeholder perspectives and preliminary planning priorities. It does not represent the district’s final budget or a final allocation of funds. Stakeholder feedback will be considered alongside student needs, program requirements, 
available funding, grant requirements, and district priorities as the budget is refined. The superintendent and business manager will present the district’s overall proposed budget, including the refined plans for state and federal funds, as part of the district’s formal budget development and adoption process.

Administrative Recommendation:
This item is presented for information only. No Board action is requested.

Description:  This is just an informational item for the board about our participation in the RISE program for students with Emotional Disabilities (ED).  Attached they can find the MOU, and Processes.  While we are still not part of the SPED SSA, we have decided to move forward with having the option of using the RISE program that they are starting.

Description:  This year we received 3 quotes with comparable coverage. The quotes were as follows:

Offenhauser and Co. (Agent for TPS) $188,029.00, RMC of Texas
$190,473.00, and Insurica $197,292.00.

Since Offenhauser & Co (agent for TPS) has provided good, consistent customer service and responds to all questions and claims in a very timely manner, and was also low bid, the recommendation is to renew
with TPS.

The new premium has dropped from $205,616.00 in 25-26, to $188,029.00 for 26-27.

 

Description:  We currently offer 403(b) Retirement Plans as an added benefit to our employees. The 403(b) Retirement Plan acts very similar to a 401(k) Plan and provides several benefits, including:

- Contributions to the plan are held in a governmental retirement account with tax benefits.

- Money may be accessed for various reasons.

- Contribution limits are much higher than the limits in IRAs.

More information on 403(b) Plans, including a list of Approved Vendors can be found here: http://www.nbsbenefits.com/non-erisa-403b-forms/ .

Description:  Informational document attached.

Description:  Every year, we are required to evaluate our adult meal pricing to ensure it is equitable to what we receive for student meals and that it offsets our costs.

Since our district is running the Community Eligibility Program all students will eat breakfast and lunch at no cost to them. The price increase we are requesting this year is for the Adult meal prices only.
TDA has created the Adult Meal Pricing Worksheet to use for this purpose. We utilize this worksheet before the beginning of each school year to determine the prices for our Adult Meals. This worksheet is attached.

This year, I am requesting permission to raise adult meal prices as follows on 09/01/2026:

                                      SY 2025-2026        PROPOSED PRICE SY 2026-2027

ADULT BREAKFAST    $3.50                        no change
ADULT LUNCH            $5.25                        $5.35
 

Description:  We will be proposing a balanced budget for the 2026-2027 school year.  The expenditures and revenues have both been projected conservatively.  The budget summary is attached.

Description:  State law requires the board to PROPOSE a maximum tax rate before the Notice of Public Hearing is published.  The proposed M&O tax rate is the compressed rate, as determined by TEA, plus our enrichment pennies.  The Debt Service rate is the rate necessary to cover the debt payment. The proposed rates will be adopted at the August 27th meeting unless there are any significant changes.  

Proposed M&O rate $0.7705
Proposed I&S rate: $0.04306
Total: $.81356

 

Description:  We need to amend the budget to move $5500 from F36 to F51 to make exterior changes to the Strong 7 Weight Room. This is an amendment for function only and will not affect the bottom line.