November 19, 2019 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. Public Hearing:

3.A. Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) 2017-2018 Rating Based on School Year 2016-2017 Data.

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Approve Board Meeting Minutes:

4.A.1. Regular Board Meeting on Monday, October 21, 2019

4.A.2. Special Board Meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019

4.B. Approve Investment Report for October 2019.

4.C. Approve Total Expenditures by Function Ending October 2019.

4.D. Approve Summary of Taxes Paid to Taft ISD for October 2019.

4.E. Approve Taft ISD Child Nutrition Report for October 2019.

5. 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. 
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.

6. Discussion

6.A. Principal's Report: 

6.A.1. Taft High School

6.A.2. Taft Junior High School

6.A.3. Woodroe Petty Elementary

6.B. Discuss Policy LOCAL

6.C. Facility Rental Agreements and Usage. 

6.D. Taft Water Park - FEMA Update from the City of Taft 

7. Items for Individual Consideration

7.A. Discuss and/or Approve Board Policy BE (LOCAL) to move Regular Meetings of the Board to the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

7.B. Discussion and possible action, based on school district (Construction Manager Agent Selection Committee) committee recommendation, to select and rank proposers who responded to the Request for Qualification 2019-001 “CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AGENT—TAFT I.S.D. SYNTHETIC TRACK AND FIELD RECONSTRUCTION” and to authorize the school superintendent to negotiate the terms and conditions of the Construction Manager Agent Contract with the highest ranked proposer and should the school superintendent fail to negotiate a contract with the highest ranked proposer than the School Superintendent shall cease negotiations and notify the highest ranked proposer, in writing, that contract negotiations are hereby terminated and the Superintendent shall then proceed to negotiate a contract with the next highest ranked proposer, and any matters incident thereto. 

7.C. Discuss and vote for San Patricio County Appraisal District Board of Directors Election Nominees. This is a Two year Term of Service January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021.  

7.C.1. John Curlee

7.C.2. Dr. Anne Matula

7.C.3. Dalia Sanchez

7.C.4. Billie Jo Tennill

7.C.5. Bill T. Wilson

7.D. Discussion to rescind the action taken at the Monday, October 21, 2019, Board of Trustee Meeting to award and enter into a construction contract will Hellas Construction, Inc. for the reconstruction of the Taft High School Tennis Courts in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($340,400.00) and any matters incident thereto.

7.E. Discuss and/or Approve Hardship and Eligibility Agreement 403(b) Retirement Plan Amendment. 

7.F. Discuss and/or Approve entering into a 3 year lease agreement with Univest Capital, Inc. for 7th and 8th grade laptops.

7.G. Discuss and/or Approve Policy Update 114 (LOCAL)

7.G.1. BE (LOCAL) Board Meetings

7.G.2. BED (LOCAL) Board Meetings - Public Participation 

7.G.3. CDA (LOCAL) Other Revenues - Investments

7.G.4. CH (LOCAL) Purchasing and Acquisition 

7.G.5. CKC (LOCAL) Safety Program/Risk Management - Emergency Plans 

7.G.6. CKE (LOCAL) Safety Program/Risk Management - Security Personnel

7.G.7. CQ (LOCAL) Technology Resources 

7.G.8. CQB (LOCAL) Technology Resources - Cybersecurity 

7.G.9. DFFA (LOCAL) Reduction in Force - Financial Exigency 

7.G.10. DH (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct 

7.G.11. EHBB (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct

7.G.12. EHBB (LOCAL) Special Programs - Gifted and Talented Students 

7.G.13. FFAA (LOCAL) Wellness and Health Services - Physical Examinations 

7.G.14. FFB (LOCAL) Student Welfare - Crisis Intervention 

7.G.15. FFBA (LOCAL) Crisis Intervention - Trauma - Informed Care

7.G.16. FL (LOCAL) Student Records 

7.G.17. GBAA (LOCAL) Information Access - Requests for Information 

7.G.18. GKA (LOCAL) Community Relations - Conduct on School Premises 

8. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. 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. Employee Resignations of Professional and Paraprofessional Employees:

8.B. Discussion, Including Possible Consultation with Legal Counsel, Regarding Employment of New Superintendent of Schools and Matters Related Thereto 

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

9.A. Action to Authorize Administration to Internally Advertise the Superintendent of Schools Position as Required by Section 11.1513 of the Texas Education Code.

10. Important Dates to Remember

10.A. Taft Chamber of Commerce Christmas Festival & Night Parade Saturday, December 7, 2019 on Green Avenue.

10.B. Taft ISD District Christmas Open House on Monday, December 16, 2019, Superintendent's Portable Building. 

10.C. Regular Board Meeting Monday, December 17, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Taft Junior High School.

11. Adjourn

12. New Business