February 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation

3. Citizen Communication

3.A. Public Comment for Non-Agenda Items

3.B. Public Address for Items on the Agenda

4. Public Hearing on TAPR and Safety

5. Consider and Discuss Funding Devine Education Foundation Director Salary

6. Administrative Reports and Discussion

6.A. Central Office Reports

6.A.1. Superintendent's Reports, Todd Grandjean

6.A.1.a. Monthly Report on Personnel and Board Priorities:  1. Increase student success and continue a tradition of student achievement  2. Continue successful partnerships with the community, teachers and parents to support our schools and achieve student success 3. Align facilities and technology improvements with needs and career opportunities  4. Maintain Highly Qualified teachers and retain staff 5. Increase trade career opportunities and continue to develop enhanced technology resources for all students

6.A.1.b. Monthly Activity Calendar

6.A.1.c. District Event Calendar

6.A.1.d. 2023 Bond Projects Report

6.A.2. Special Programs Director Monthly Report, Abigail Beadle

6.A.2.a. Monthly Report on Federal/State Programs, Community and Other

6.A.3. Director of Student Services Monthly Report, Dawn Schneider

6.A.3.a. Monthly Report on Testing and Assessment, Counseling, Student Services

6.A.3.b. STAAR EOC Report

6.A.3.c. PEIMS Fall Report

6.A.4. Director of Special Education Monthly Reports, Jenni Hagdorn

6.A.4.a. Monthly Reports on Student Enrollment, ARDs, 504, and Training

6.B. Business Reports, Shannon Ramirez

6.B.1. Monthly reports on taxes, cafeteria, investments, cash flow

6.B.2. Payment of Bills

6.C. Principals' Reports on Campus Sports/Activities

6.C.1. Devine High School Principal's Report, Juan Gonzalez

6.C.2. Devine Middle School Principal's Report, Kandi Darnell

6.C.3. Devine Intermediate School Principal's Report, Michael Gomez

6.C.4. JJ Ciavarra Elementary School Principal's Report, Magdalena Strickland

6.C.5. Devine Learning Center/DAEP Principal Monthly Reports, Jodi Ann Dzierzanowski

6.D. Directors' Reports

6.D.1. Monthly report on finances, department acquisitions, travel and student services provided.

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Minutes of Board Meeting (s)

7.B. Public School Week Proclamation

7.C. Budget Amendments

7.D. Donations

7.D.1. Athletic Boosters Club Donation

7.D.2. Devine Education Foundation Donations

7.D.3. Donation to Golf Program

7.D.4. Brown Chevrolet Donation

8. Action Item(s):

8.A. Consider and Take Possible Action to Adopt Resolution Regarding Public Health Related School Closures

8.B. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Band Uniform Bid

8.C. Consider and Take Possible Action to Delete Board Policy EF (local) Instructional Resources and Adopt EFA (Local) Instructional Resources: Instructional Materials and EFB (Local) Instructional Resources: Library Materials

8.D. Consider and take possible action to approve 2024-2025 Instructional Calendar

8.E. Consider and Take Possible Action to Adopt GKG (Local) Community Relations: School Volunteer Program

8.F. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Resolution regarding Employing or accepting Chaplains as volunteers

8.G. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a contract with Region 13 for 2023 Bond Project Services

8.H. Consider and Take Possible Action to Adopt Amendment to the District of Innovation Plan

8.I. Consider and Take Possible Action to Set Budget Workshop Dates

9. Closed Session

9.A. Personnel (TGC 551.074)

9.A.1. Personnel Update

9.A.2. Consider and Discuss Hiring Professional Staff 

9.A.3. Consider and discuss superintendent's goals and evaluation instrument

9.B. Considering discipline of a public school child, or complaint or charge against personnel. (TGC 551.082)

10. Reconvene from Closed Session

11. Action Items Discussed in Closed Session

11.A. Consider and Take Possible Action to Hire Professional Staff

11.B. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Revisions to DC (Local) Employment Practices.

11.C. Consider and take possible action to adopt 2024 Superintendent's Goals and Evaluation Instrument

12. Adjournment