August 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular

1. Call To Order
"This meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Independent School District is called 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. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Presentations / Recognitions / Awards

4.A. Student Recognitions

5. Public Comments/Audience Participation
A sign-up sheet will be available at the meeting.

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Minutes

6.A.1. Budget Workshop - July 23, 2025

6.A.2. Regular Meeting - July 23, 2025

6.A.3. Agenda Review Workshop - August 18, 2025

6.B. Overnight Trips

6.B.1. MPHS Cosmetology - Hair Show - San Antonio, TX - September 27-30, 2025

6.B.2. P.E. Wallace - Gifted And Talented - Trip To Review Science TEKS For 5th And Leadership For 6th Grade Students - Allaso Ranch - Hawkins, TX - November 12-14, 2025

7. Superintendent - Judd Marshall

7.A. Superintendent's Report

7.B. Action Items

7.B.1. Approve The 2025-2026 Board Meeting Schedule

7.B.2. Approve The Quote From Alturnatech For The Expansion Of The Nutanix Infrastructure To Offset VMWare License Cost Increase

7.B.3. Approve A Resolution To Declare A Good Cause Exception To House Bill 3 (2023)

8. Curriculum And Instruction - Mike Lide

8.A. Curriculum And Instruction Report

8.B. Review Of 2025-2026 Student Handbooks

8.B.1. Child Development Center Handbook

8.B.2. Elementary Handbook

8.B.3. P. E. Wallace Middle School Handbook

8.B.4. Mount Pleasant Junior High Handbook

8.B.5. Mount Pleasant High School Handbook

8.C. Head Start / Early Head Start Monthly Reports

8.C.1. Monthly Expenditures Report

8.D. Action Items

8.D.1. Approve The Quotes From Amira Learning (Former iStation) For The 2025-2026 Elementary Schools Subscription 

8.D.2. Approve The School-Based Counseling Agreement - Next Step Community Solutions 

8.D.3. Approve Quote For The Subscription To Sirius Education For 2025-2026

8.D.4. Approve The Purchase Of Laptops And Laptop Carts For Mt. Pleasant High School Dual Credit And CTE Classrooms

8.D.5. Approve The 2025-2026 Student Code Of Conduct

9. Finance - Stacie Thompson

9.A. Financial Report For July 2025

9.B. Action Items

9.B.1. TEC 29.081(b-2) Accelerated Education Budget Adoption For FY 2025-2026

9.B.2. Adopt An Operating Budget For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year

9.B.3. Adopt An Ordinance Setting The Tax Rate To Fund The 2025-2026 School Budget

9.B.4. Approve 2024-2025 Budget Amendment #3 - Record Value Of Commodities Received From The United States Department Of Agriculture As Required By The Texas Education Agency.

10. Human Resources - Craig Bailey

10.A. Human Resources Report

10.B. Personnel Items

10.B.1. Review The 2025-2026 Employee Handbook

10.B.2. Resignations

10.B.3. Retirements

10.B.4. Transfers

10.B.5. Substitute Teachers

10.C. Discuss Proposal Of Terminations, Suspensions, Demotions, Evaluations, And Arrangements Of Personnel

10.D. Action Item

10.D.1. Approve The List Of Certified Mount Pleasant ISD Appraisers

11. Student Services - Dustin Cook

11.A. Student Health And Nursing Report

12. Future Meetings

12.A. Agenda Review Workshop - Monday, September 22, 2025 - 5:00 P.M. - CSS Board Room

12.B. Regular Meeting - Monday, September 29, 2025 - 5:30 P.M. - CSS Board Room

13. Adjournment