January 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Establishment of Quorum, Call to Order.

2. Invocation

3. Pledges

4. Information Items:

4.A. Recognitions

4.A.1. School Board Recognition

5. Public Comment  (the board encourages comments from citizens of the district and from district employees.  Anyone wishing to speak, either as an individual or as a representative of a group may do so at this time.  The board asks that comments pertain to public education issues and be no longer than five minutes.  Legally the board may not discuss or act upon any issues that are not posted on our agenda for tonight's meeting.  If an issue mentioned is listed on tonight's agenda, the board will defer discussion until the appropriate time during the meeting.)
Please keep comments to 5 minutes.

6. Discussion/Action Items:

6.A. Consent Agenda.

6.A.1. December Regular/January 7, 2021 minutes.

6.A.2. December expenditures.

6.A.3. Budget amendments.

6.B. Consider 2019-2020 school financial audit - Paul J Christensen & Associates, LLC.
 

6.C. Consider Special Programs Change for 2021-2022.

6.D. Order May Board Election.

6.E. Discussion - May 2021 Bond Election.

7. Information Items:

7.A. TASB Update 116 - First Reading

7.B. Quarterly Report.

7.C. COVID Update.

7.D. School Calendar 2021-2022.

7.E. Set February meeting.

8. Announcements:

8.A. TASA/TASB Mid-Winter.

8.B. Student Holiday/Staff Professional Development.

8.C. District Closed/Bell County Fair Day.

9. Closed Session

9.A. Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters
The Board will discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of public employees or officials.  (this may involve consultation with attorney as permitted under Section 551.071).
Review Superintendent's Evaluation and Contract.

9.B. Section 551.072 - Deliberation Regarding Real Property
A governmental body may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value or real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.

10. Open Session

11. Consider and take action on matters resulting from closed session if any, as listed pursuant to Sections 551.071, 551.072 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.

12. Adjourn.