October 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

5. Public Hearing: Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)

6. Campus and District Recognitions

7. HEB Camp Presentation

8. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

8.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, and 551.074.

8.A.1. Consultation with Legal Counsel Re: Architect/Construction Issues in Connection with Taft High School Sports Complex and Matters related Thereto.

8.A.2. Grievance Hearing of Ramiro Lichtenberger.

8.A.3. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, re: Grievance of Ramiro Lichtenberger

9. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

9.A. Action regarding Architect/Construction issues in Connection with Taft High School Sports Complex, including necessary legal matters connected thereto.

9.B. Action regarding Grievance of Ramiro Lichtenberger.

10. Superintendent Updates

10.A. Athletic and Extracurricular Activity News

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting September 15, 2015.

11.B. Approve Investment Report for September 2015.

11.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending September 2015.

11.D. Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD

11.E. Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report

11.F. Acceptance of Fuel Bids for the 2015-2016 School/Work Year.

12. Discussion

12.A. Superintendent 100 day Entry Plan

12.B. Wounded Warriors Project

12.C. ADA Report for First Six Weeks

12.D. Discussion of the FFA Bylaws and Constitution.

12.E. Operations and Maintenance Report 

12.F. Curriculum and Instruction Update    

12.G. Principal's Report: Six Weeks Grades and Attendance Update 

12.G.1. High School

12.G.2. Junior High

12.G.3. Petty Elementary

13. Items for Individual Consideration

13.A. Discuss and/or Approve Localized Update Policy 103 as recommended by TASB Policy Service.

14. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

15. Important Dates to Remember

15.A. Special Board Meeting Team of Eight Goal Workshop, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

15.B. Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

16. Adjourn