May 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM

2. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN & TEXAS FLAG

3. MISSION, VISION AND CORE BELIEF STATEMENTS RECITED BY BOARD MEMBERS

4. SPECIAL ACTION ITEM:

4.A. Oath Of Office of Newly Elected Board Members (Cheryl Carter - Place 3, Marco R Ortiz - Place 4, Joseph Meller - Place 5)

5. RECOGNITIONS

5.A. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - Superintendent Coin of Excellence

5.B. Priorities 1-4:  Board Years of Service Awards - Dr. Jennifer Garcia Edwardsen

5.C. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - 2025 H-E-B Secondary Lifetime Achievement Award Vicki Rowe

5.D. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - Campus & District Teachers of the Year

5.E. Priority 1:  Excellence in Student Outcomes - Valedictorian, Salutatorian & Top 10%

5.F. Priority 1:  Excellence in Student Outcomes - Culinary Arts Students - BBQ Championship

5.G. Priority 1:  Excellence in Student Outcomes - Athletic Academic All-State

5.H. Priority 1:  Excellence in Student Outcomes - Tennis Regional & State Qualifiers

5.I. Priority 3:  Strong Partnerships - TEE Foundation Grant Presentation

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Persons who wish to participate in this portion of the meeting shall sign up with the presiding officer or designee at the district central administration office no later than 3:00 P.M. the day of the meeting and shall indicate the topic about which they wish to speak.  Please understand that no presentation shall exceed 3 minutes unless the speaker is non-English speaker who requires a translator and will then have up to 6 minutes to speak. If a translator is required, the speaker shall notify the district at the time they sign up, if not before. See Board Policy BED (LOCAL) BED (LEGAL).

7. SPECIAL ACTION ITEM:

7.A. Reorganization of Board Officers for 2025-2026 - Marco Ortiz

8. REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

8.A. Priority 3 Strong Partnerships - Community Advisory Committee Recommendation

8.B. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Bond Update - Rice & Gardner

8.C. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - 2024-25 Budget Workshop #5 Revenue Projections - Jina Self

8.D. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Review I&S Tax Rate - Dan Wegmeller/Specialized Public Finance

8.E. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - Review Professional Development Get Your Teach On Event - Megan Zembik

9. NEW BUSINESS:

9.A. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Consider and Approve TASB Insurance Renewal - Jina Self

9.B. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Consider and Approve Public Hearing Date to Adopt the 2025-2026 Budget - June 23, 2025 - Jina Self

9.C. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Consideration and Approval of Resolution(s) to use future bond funds within the next 18 months to reimburse fund balance expenditures for items related to facility improvements - Jina Self

9.D. Priority 4:  Efficient Financial Stewardship - Consider and Approve Efficiency Auditor Agreement - Jina Self

9.E. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - Consider and Approve Sign on Bonus for High Need Positions - Jennifer Patschke

9.F. Priority 2:  Exceptional Workplace Climate - Consider and Approve Revision of Referral Incentive Payment Amount - Jennifer Patschke

10. CONSENT AGENDA:

10.A. Minutes

10.A.1. Regular Meeting - April 28, 2025

10.A.2. Special Meeting - May 14, 2025

10.B. Tax Report

10.C. Monthly Financial Report

10.D. Purchasing Approval

10.E. TEA Waiver for the 2024-25 School Year

• Remote Homebound Instruction

10.F. Approve Board Resolution Regarding Wage Payments During Emergency Closure May 2, 2025

11. PERSONNEL ITEMS FOR INFORMATION:

11.A. Resignation of Personnel (For Information)

11.B. Election of Personnel (For Information)

12. CALENDAR 

12.A. May 20, 2025 - Superintendent's Scholars - 6:30 PM TISD Auditorium

12.B. May 23, 2025 - End of Year Staff Celebration - 8:15 AM, TISD Auditorium

12.C. May 23, 2025 - THS Graduation - 7:30 PM - TISD Athletic Complex

12.D. June 23, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting - 6:45 PM

13. SUGGESTIONS OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 

14. CLOSED SESSION: As determined by the Board of Trustees, the Board may recess into Closed Session for purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Gov't Code, Section 551.001) to discuss Items Relating to Personnel (Texas Gov't Code, Section 551-074) or for the purpose to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, including possible discussion with legal counsel related to same:(Texas Gov't Code, Section 551.072, 551.071, and 551.129).  Any Action will be taken in Open Session.

15. ADJOURN