January 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Establish Quorum

2. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS - Welcome - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance

3. CELEBRATIONS

3.A. School Board Recognition Month. 

3.A.1. Proclamation from the City of Liberty

4. PUBLIC FORUM - Time is set aside to hear comments from the audience regarding agenda items or other topics of general concern

5. DISCUSSION ITEMS

5.A. Construction Update

5.B. Advanced Academics/ EOC Update

6. ACTION ITEMS

6.A. Consent Agenda

6.A.1. Tax collection reports, investment reports, list of non-payroll checks, expenditure reports, ESSER, operating statements for the month of December 2023, enrollment report, electricity usage, fund balance report and substitutes summary

6.A.2.  6.A.2. Consider and approve minutes of Regular Meeting November 30, 2023. 

6.A.3. Consider and approve minutes of Special Meeting, December 19, 2023. 

6.B. Consider and approve Order of Election for May 4,  2024 election and authorizing a Joint Election Agreement and Election Services Contract by and between the City of Liberty, Liberty ISD, any other contracting entities and the Liberty County Election Administrator.

6.C. Consider and take action on amendment to Local FNF.  

6.D. Consider and approve Memorandum of Understanding (Mental Health Services for Liberty Independent School District (MOU).  

6.E. Consider and take action on the Employee Education Reimbursement Agreement.

6.F. Consider and take action to modify Liberty ISD's Stipend Schedule for 2023-2024.  

6.G. Consider and take action a a Resolution to pay hourly employees for bad weather day on January16, 2024. 

6.H. Consider action to approve a contract with Buechlet and Associates to provide legal services for members of the Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services.

6.I. Consider and take action to approve the 2022-2023 Audit Report as presented by Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.

7. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Government Code with reference to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 551.071, and 551.074. Action may be taken on items listed under Closed Session once Board returns to Open Session.

7.A. Texas Government Code 551.071: Private consultation with the Board's attorney on all subjects or matter authorized by law

7.A.1. When the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about:

7.A.1.a. pending or contemplated litigation; or

7.A.1.b. a settlement offer

7.A.2. On a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the school district under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of professional conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act

7.A.3. Consider legal advice regarding items specifically listed on the agenda

7.B. Texas Government Code 551.074: Discussion of contract recommendations for Teachers and professional Support Staff

7.B.1. Discussion regarding hiring LISD and Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services personnel

7.B.2. Superintendent Summative Evaluation - Performance Goals. 

7.C. Texas Government Code 551.074: For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, resignation, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee

7.C.1. Discussion regarding the appointment, employment resignation, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee

7.D. Texas Government Code 39.030(a): Assessment Instruments

7.E. Texas Government Code 418.183(f): Homeland Security

7.F. Texas Government Code 551.072: Real Property

7.G. Texas Government Code 551.073: Prospective Gift

7.H. Texas Government Code 551.076: Security Devices

7.H.1. Discussion regarding school security

7.I. Texas Government Code 551.0785: Medical or Psychiatric Records

7.J. Texas Government Code 551.082: Student Discipline

7.K. Texas Government Code 551.082: Employee-Employee Complaints

7.L. Texas Government Code 551.0821: Personally Identifiable Student Information

7.M. Texas Government Code 551.084: Witness Exclusion

8. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

9. ACTION, IF ANY, WHICH MAY BE APPROPRIATE AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION DELIBERATIONS

9.A. Consider and take action  if any which may be appropriate as a result of closed session deliberation

9.A.1. Consider and take action on Superintendent's Contract.  

9.B. Consider action to hire, propose nonrenewal of term contracts, terminate probationary contracts, or other contract action related to professional employees of LISD and Southeast Texas Cooperative for Special Services.

10. ADJOURNMENT