November 15, 2016 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. Taft ISD Student Recognition:

4.A. Junior High Cheerleaders

4.B. High School Cheerleaders

4.C. All-American Cheerleaders:

4.C.1. Keri-Graves, Senior

4.C.2. Elisa Martinez, Senior

4.C.3. Rebecca Carrera, Junior

4.C.4. Marissa Mendoza, Junior

4.D. High School Cross Country

4.E. High School Volleyball Team

5. Taft ISD Staff Recognition:

5.A. Child Nutrition Department

6. 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.

7. Board Social Contract

8. Consent Agenda

8.A. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on October 18, 2016.

8.B. Approve Investment Report for October 2016.

8.C. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending October 2016.

8.D. Approve Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for October 2016.

8.E. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report for October 2016.

9. Discussion

9.A. Wounded Warriors Project

9.B. Taft ISD Christmas Tree Writing Project and Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Festival

9.C. Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS)

9.D. Technology Update

9.E. Operations and Maintenance Report 

9.F. Curriculum and Instruction Update    

9.G. Principal's Report: Attendance and School Data

9.G.1. High School

9.G.2. Junior High

9.G.3. Petty Elementary

10. Items for Individual Consideration

10.A. Discuss and/or Approve LOCAL Policy Updates:

10.A.1. DNA (LOCAL)

10.A.2. DNB (LOCAL)

10.A.3. EI (LOCAL)

10.A.4. FMH (LOCAL)

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

11.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.

11.B. Employees Retiring:

11.B.1. LISA COLE

11.C. Employees Resigning:

11.C.1. Melissa Perez

11.C.2. Guadalupe Esquivel

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

13. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

14. Important Dates to Remember

14.A. Taft ISD Christmas Tree Writing Project and Lighting of the Park Friday, December 2, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. on Green Ave.

14.B. Taft Chamber of Commerce Christmas Festival Saturday, December 3, 2016 starting at 9:00 a.m.

14.C. Taft ISD Christmas Open House Monday, December 12, 2016, Administration Building.

14.D. Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, December 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., Administration Building, Board Room.

15. Adjourn