April 26, 2018 at 8:30 AM - Board of Trustees Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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1.A. Roll Call
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1.B. Establishment of a Quorum
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1.C. Vision, Mission, Beliefs and Goals
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2. Consider the minutes of the regular meeting of the Region 8 ESC Board of Directors of Thursday, March 22, 2018.
Presenter:
Dr. David Fitts
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3. Administrative Reports
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3.A. Chief Financial Officer Report
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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3.A.1. Report from Accounting Department
Presenter:
Henry Vallejo
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3.B. Academic Services Report
Presenter:
Richele Langley
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3.B.1. Special Services Report
Presenter:
Janis McClure
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3.B.2. State and Federal Programs Report
Presenter:
Leonard Beles
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3.B.3. Curriculum Report
Presenter:
Debbie Crooms
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3.C. Operations and Leadership Report
Presenter:
Dr. Jason McCullough
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3.C.1. Information Services Department
Presenter:
Carol Carter
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3.C.2. Technology Department
Presenter:
Brent Baker
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3.C.3. Leadership Support
Presenter:
Heather McGregor
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3.D. TIPS Cooperative Report
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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3.E. Executive Director Report
Presenter:
Dr. David Fitts
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4. Public Forum
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5. Matters Requiring Board Approval
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5.A. Consider the Financial Reports for March 2018.
Presenter:
Henry Vallejo
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5.B. Consider the Budget Amendments for March 2018.
Presenter:
Henry Vallejo
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5.C. Consider approval of TIPS Secure Our Staff Plan (SOSP) for the 2018-2019 school year.
Presenter:
Dr. David Fitts
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5.D. Consider approval of Interlocal Agreement with Texarkana Special Education Center to become members of the Region 8 Food Cooperative and authorize Region 8 ESC Executive Director to sign the agreement.
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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5.E. Consider approval ratifying Interlocal Agreement with Texarkana ISD to become members of
the Region 8 Food Cooperative.
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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5.F. Consider approval of Interlocal Agreement for Region 8 ESC to implement the Literacy Achievement Academies, Reading to Learn Academies and the Mathematics Achievement Academies with the Texas Education Agency, amend budgets pursuant to this agreement and authorize Region 8 ESC Executive Director to sign the agreement.
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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5.G. Consider approval of Interlocal Agreement with Willow Bend Center to become members of the Region 8 Food Purchasing Cooperative and authorize Region 8 ESC Executive Director to sign the agreement.
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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5.H. Consider approval approval to delegate authority to Region 8 ESC Executive Director to approve and sign future Interlocal Agreements related to cooperatives.
Presenter:
Michele Leach
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5.I. Consider the change of date and time of the May Board Meeting, to 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018, due to having the Region 8 ESC Annual End-of-Year Picnic at Heritage Park in Mt. Pleasant at 11:30 a.m.
Presenter:
Dr. David Fitts
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5.J. Consider approval to delegate the authority to the Executive Director or his designee to renew existing TIPS contracts up to the end of their potential maximum end date. The Board of Directors retains the authority to instruct the Executive Director to terminate a TIPS contract for any reason.
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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5.K. Consider approval to delegate the authority to the Executive Director or his designee to award new TIPS contracts and requires TIPS management to submit the awarded contracts to the Board of Directors as information at the next subsequent Board meeting. The Board of Directors retains the authority to instruct the Executive Director to terminate a TIPS contract for any reason.
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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5.L. Consider approving TIPS request to authorize and delegate the duty of awarding contracts for Consulting and Other Related Services to Dr. Fitts upon completion of scoring.
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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5.M. Consider approving TIPS request to authorize and delegate the duty of awarding contracts for National Office Supply to Dr. Fitts upon completion of scoring.
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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5.N. Consider approval of TIPS Vendor Contracts.
Presenter:
Meredith Barton
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6. Executive Session
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7. Reconvene
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8. Personnel
Presenter:
Dr. David Fitts
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8.A. Confirm the employment/resignation/retirement of the following staff:
Employment – Angela Hastings, Manager of Instructional Leadership, effective May 9th, 2018
Presenter:
Dr. Jason McCullough
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9. Adjourn
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