September 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.A. Invocation

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

3. PRESENTATIONS

3.A. Organization & Student Success Data Spotlight: Enrollment

3.B. Employee Spotlight: SOAR - Success Outcomes and Active Relationships: Bringing Educational Silos to Foster Student Success Through a Culture of Care.
Pathways Leadership Institute

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.A. To consider approving the minutes of the August 12, 2024, meeting

4.B. To consider approval of personnel items submitted as follows:

• Employee Resignations
• Employee Retirements
• Employee Terminations
• Proposed Change of Employment
• Offers of Employment

4.C. To consider payment of legal fees for August 2024

5. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS & ACTION ITEMS

5.A. Investment/Finance/Audit Committee - Jon Rowe, Chair

5.A.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.1800, which is effectively a 7.8 percent increase in the tax rate - Resolution #R-2025-1.

5.B. Policy & Personnel Committee - Josh Edmonson, Chair

5.B.1. Kilgore College Strategic Plan

5.B.1.a. ACTION ITEM: To consider approval of the 2024-2027 Kilgore College Strategic Plan

5.B.1.b. INFORMATION ITEM: To review the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan Final Progress Update

5.B.2. TASB Policies: Updates

5.B.2.a. ACTION ITEM: To consider approval of the following updated TASB Policies:

5.B.2.a.1) BCC (Local) Board Internal Organization - Attorney

5.B.2.a.2) CHA (Local) Site Management: Security

5.B.2.a.3) CIB (Local, Administrative Rule) Equipment and Supplies Management: Disposal of Property

5.B.2.a.4) DIAA (Local) Employee Welfare: Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation: Sex and Sexual Violence

5.B.2.a.5) FFDB (Local) Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation: Other Protected Characteristics

5.B.2.a.6) FLBE (Local) Alcohol and Drug Use

5.B.2.a.7) GCB (Local) Public Information Program: Request for Information

5.C. Property & Facilities Committee - Travis Martin, Chair

5.C.1. ACTION ITEM: To consider granting the City of Kilgore approval for an easement for expansion of an existing storm water drainage pipe located on Kilgore College property near 1225 S. Commerce St., Kilgore, TX.

5.C.2. ACTION ITEM: To consider approval for the renovation of the KC Dance Studio and authorization of Naming Rights funded by a donation from Priscilla "Prissy" Abshier Sliva, a former Rangerette, in memory of her uncle, Denard Haden. 

6. KILGORE COLLEGE FOUNDATION UPDATE REPORT

7. BOARD UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS

7.A. Employee Survey & Assessment of Results

8. BOARD PRESIDENT'S REPORT

8.A. UPCOMING EVENTS:

• December 16, 2024, Board Dinner 5:45pm, Board Meeting 6:30pm
• January 15, 2025, First Day to File for Place on the Ballot for the May 3, 2025 General Election

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the Board should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this notice, then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section 551.001 et. seq. of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the Board concerning any subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.01-551.089 of the Open Meetings Act.

10. ADJOURNMENT