August 12, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER:
Invocation
Pledge to American and Texas Flags

II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS

II.A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.

II.B. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees conducted on Monday, July 8, 2019, beginning at 6:00 p.m. and of the special meeting of the Board of Trustees conducted on Thursday, July 18, 2019, beginning at 12:00 p.m., both held in the Board Room of the Administration Building.

III. PUBLIC FORUM:

III.A. Conduct a public meeting on the Sulphur Springs Independent School District’s 2019 proposed tax rate. (Education Code, Section 44.004)

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS

IV.A. Information re: Food Service Purchasing 2019-2020. (Exhibit IV-A) [Veronica Arnold]

IV.B. Information re: increase to faculty and visitor meal prices. (Exhibit IV-B) [Veronica Arnold]

IV.C. 2018-2019 CTE Report.  [Jenny Arledge]

IV.D. Report on Meet the Teacher activities.(Exhibit IV-D) [Kristin Monk]

IV.E. Present 2019-2020 Elementary Student Handbook and Secondary Student Handbooks for review. (Exhibit IV-E) [Josh Williams]

V. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

V.A. Consider approval of Tax Credits and Supplements for July 2019. (Exhibit V-A)

V.B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for July 2019. (Exhibit V-B)

V.C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for July 2019. (Exhibit V-C)

VI. ACTION ITEMS

VI.A. Discuss and consider approval of the 2019-2020 Board Operating Procedures.  (Exhibit sent under separate cover) [Michael Lamb]

VI.B. Discuss and consider approval of teacher appraisers and appraisal calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. (Exhibit VI-B) [Josh Williams]

VI.C. Discuss and consider approval of the 2019-2020 Student Code of Conduct.  (Exhibit under separate cover) [Josh Williams]

VI.D. Discuss and consider approval to accept or reject bid(s) on the 128 Fore Street house. [Josh Williams]

VI.E. Discuss and consider review of legal policies and approval of additions and revisions of local policies as recommended by Texas Association of School Boards Policy Services and according to the instruction sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 113. (See attached local policy list) [Josh Williams]

VI.F. Discuss and consider Property Casualty Insurance. (Exhibit IV-F) [Sherry McGraw]

VI.G. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 4-19 to convey by Quitclaim Deed the following tax sale "struck off" properties to the City of Sulphur Springs:
TRACT NO. 1:
ACCT. NO. 40-0038-000-011-00; TRACT 1, LOTS 11, AND 15, BLOCK 38, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE, CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 624, PAGE 783, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS. (40-0038-000-011-00);
TRACT NO. 2:
ACCT. NO. 40-0038-000-003-10; TRACT 2, LOTS 3A, 3B, 4, 9, AND 14, AND 15, BLOCK 38, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE, CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS, AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 624, PAGE 783, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS. (40-0038-000-003-10).
(Exhibit VI-G) [Michael Lamb]

VI.H. Discuss and consider adoption of the General Fund, Debt Service and Food Service budgets for the Sulphur Springs Independent School District for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, and review all other budget areas.  (Copy of budget presented at meeting)  [Sherry McGraw]

VI.I. Discuss and consider adoption of Ordinance 2-19 levying an annual ad valorem tax for the year 2019 for the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. (Exhibit V-I) [Sherry McGraw]

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

VII.A. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, other personnel matters.

VII.B. Discuss purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.

VIII. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IX. ADJOURNMENT