November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order by the Board President/Presiding Officer

2. Roll call of Board Members Present

3. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance United States and Texas flags.
United States Flag - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Texas Flag - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

4. Open Forum/Public Comments

5. Board Recognitions

5.a. People of the Month and Student Recognitions.

6. Consider/Approve Consent Agenda: (Action Required)

6.a. Approval of minutes of prior meetings

6.b. Approval of bills paid

7. Discussion: Action/No Action on the Board of Directors of the Tom Green County Appraisal District.

8. Discussion: Targeted Improvement Plan Review.

9. Consider/Approve track quote from WP Boring LLC.

10. Discussion with Honorable Lane Carter, Tom Green County Judge,  concerning economic development prospects, including a new data center

11. Consider and discuss the formation of the Veribest Education Foundation. 
 

12. Administrator Reports:

12.a. Business Manager Report-Denise Dusek

12.b. Principal Report-Amber Palmer

12.c. Athletic Director Report-Justin Morris

12.d. Technology Director Report-Lahne Burns

13. Superintendent's Report

13.a. Facilities updates

13.b. Calendar updates

14. CLOSED SESSION - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter §551, Subchapters D and E or Government Code section §418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

14.a. Personnel; Texas Government Code 551.074

14.b. Texas Gov’t Code §§ 551.087 and .129—Discuss commercial or financial information regarding economic development prospects, which may seek to locate within Veribest ISD boundaries. 

Texas Gov’t Code §§ 551.071 and .129 —Consult with legal counsel, as necessary, to address pending legal concerns, implications, and questions regarding a prospective data center and related issues.
 

15. Reconvene in Open Session

15.a. Action/No Action on items discussed in Closed Session.

16. Future Business / Agenda Items

16.a. Next regular meeting, December 15, 2025.

17. Adjourn