December 18, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

2. Invocation

3. Taft ISD Credo and Taft ISD Goals

4. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.

5. Junior High Construction Project

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 13, 2012 and the Special Meeting of November 14, 2012

6.B. Approve Investment Report for November, 2012

6.C. Total Expenditures by Function Ending November, 2012

6.D. Approve Board of Trustee Training Hours from December, 2011 to December, 2012

6.E. Budget Amendment

7. Information Only

7.A. Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Results

7.B. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

7.C. Taft ISD Christmas Tree Writing Project

7.D. ADA Update

7.E. P.R.I.D.E. Committee Update

7.F. Taft ISD Logo and Taft Website

7.G. Location and Date of 2013 Graduation

7.H. Principals Report

7.I. Special Education Report

7.J. Status of 2012 Bonds

7.J.1. Financing

7.J.2. Maintenance Relocation

7.J.3. Athletic Plan

7.J.4. Taft High School Plan

7.K. Food Service Management Update

7.L. Child Nutrition Report

7.M. Summary of Taxes Paid

8. Items for Individual Consideration

8.A. Discuss and/or Approve the Architect Contract for the High School

8.B. Discuss and/or Approve the Design Build Contract with Kreuger Construction

8.C. Discuss and/or Approve the Taft Boys and Girls Club Facilities Use Agreement

8.D. Discuss and/or Approve Selling the Auto Shop Items to the Taft Police Department for no more than one (1) dollar.

8.E. Discuss and/or Approve by Resolution Casting Taft ISD's 77 Votes for the Candidate/Candidates for Director of the San Patricio County Appraisal District.

8.F. Discuss and/or Approve Two (2) Board Members to be Appointed to the Policy Committee From December, 2012 to December, 2013

9. Superintendent Report

9.A. Possible Cool Schools Grant

9.B. E-Rate Funding

9.C. Taft ISD Staff and Student Attendance Incentives

9.D. Establishment of a Taft Education Foundation

10. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

10.A. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074

10.A.1. Options for Replacing the Head Band Director

10.A.2. Board Self-Evaluation

10.A.3. Consider New Employee Hires

10.A.4. Consider Resignation

11. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

12. Future Board Agenda Items from Board Members

13. Adjourn