001I call the meeting of the Mount Vernon 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 the notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551. >> Do I have a motion to certify the agenda? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion made by Donnie. Do I have a second? Second by Linda. All four. >> Okay, >> Kathy. Sorry, I was thinking about her not being here. Let the record show that Linda's not being here. Seconded by Kathy. All right. All four. That's 6o. All right. I'll lead us in a word of prayer. Dear gracious heavenly father, thank you for allowing us to gather and meet here
002tonight. And thank you for a great start to a new year. I just ask uh for your continued protection over our district, our students, our staff, and uh that your favor may be over this school year, Father. Um I ask that the students and staff here in the entire district be a light and a representation of your love that just filters out into this community. Give us wisdom as we make decisions tonight. May we act according to your will. Thank you for your goodness. In him our prayer. Amen. I aliance 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. >> Honor the Texas flag. I aliance to the Texas. One state under God. One, indivisible. >>
003Okay, first day of school enrollment totals that we have turned in so far today for our first information item. Uh we ended up with 1587 and last year our first day we had 1588. Um, as you can see as it goes along, we usually pick up a few who start school a little bit later. And so what you can see is, uh, our our growth happened in elementary. U, we were about 19 more or excuse me, we were 34 more in elementary than we were this time last year. We were 19 more in middle school and we had um 34 38 less in high school than we did. So, we're one less than we were last year. >> Okay. Our principles are going to come up just share a little first date update. Mr. Glover
004is going to be first. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Hello. >> There we go. >> All right. So, hey, good afternoon or good evening. Really good first day of school. Uh, you know, out of all the ones I've been a part of now, 10, 11 of them, that was probably the most seamless one. I know there's a lot of people wondering how the the cell phone thing was going to go. I've been asked about 25 times today. I would tell you, I didn't see a single cell phone today, not one. Um, and I think that's that's not me is our whole staff. I almost have really working hard to spread the message especially this morning and uh and uh being consistent with this. I'm not I'm not naive enough to think that that's going
005to continue exactly that way. But for the first day, it's not really what I was expecting. That was a good thing. Um traffic outside this morning was really good. Everything flowed. Everybody parked in the right spot this morning. That was fantastic. And I think it might have had something to do with all the amazing parking maps we put out my script. Uh but overall really proud of the first day of school. Looking forward to your new year. >> Oh yeah. >> Thank you. I was told to get your microphone in this one. >> Good job. >> All I'm gonna say is we survived middle school. Um great first day this uh morning. The drop off went really great. We have some things to work on on kickup. Um for sure. It was um chaotic to
006say the least, but that's to be expected with our fifth graders not knowing exactly where they're going and what the process is. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade was pretty smooth. But like I said, fifth grade once they kind of get the hang of things, um we do have some things that we've got to change on pick up, but I think it's going to be an easy fix once we kind of have that plan. We're going to need about that tomorrow. We'll discuss that. But um classes were great. Everybody went where they were supposed to be. I don't think I saw any tears today as far as fifth graders are usually our babies crying. Um, everybody was good. Um, oh, I do want to plug in on what Glover said. I happened to go over and
007check on my husband to make sure he survived his first day and I was walking down the hall and there were conversations and kids smiling and this is high school because most of our sto I could see their faces and it was so I was telling them that's probably the highlight of my day was letting them be able to communicate and smile and laugh in all one phone. It was a beautiful thing. So, um kudos to that possible for sure. So, >> hello. >> Best first day ever. >> Wow. >> It was really good down there. We are packed in and we are all smiled, all happy. Our biggest grade level is fourth grade. We got 122 fourth graders today. So, so I have a little room for some more. So, we are great. We
008um had I don't think we see anyone crying. That's a big deal. We only had one miss the bus. The bus came back and got it and one got on the wrong bus that was headed home. So, it was a successful day. We have the best staff ever and it's a great day. >> Very good. >> Thank you. construction. >> Next is our construction update. Lou with Jackson was not able to be here, not even by phone or Zoom tonight. So, he sent me an update that I'll share with you. Um, unit A, which we are setting in. Uh, excuse me. Unit A is um um middle school. Bunch of items, a few left to finish. Uh, handrails to be installed within the next three weeks or so. As you know, they've put up temporary
009handrails uh for for that. So, they're working on that. Still a few things. Got some door swings and some things like that. Um just small pieces that of course when you're having to order and waiting on production take a little while to get here, even when they've been ordered for several months. Uh unit C, which is the uh admin demo is complete. They're beginning uh metal stud framing inside there. So, they're moving along there. Um, unit D, which is the cafeteria. They're hanging steel if you've seen that up around the kitchen area. So, you can see progress going up for the cafeteria. Uh, unit E, uh, which is the fine arts building. They're beginning the steel decking this week for the roof. And actually, it says starting brick install soon. They actually started that last
010week. And I'd say they're about when I saw this morning, they're a third to maybe 40% up the wall here in the breezeway. uh on that on that wall on the east wall of the fine arts building. Um they'll work on unit F, unit G, uh which is the A building. They're going to pour that uh slab scheduled for this week. And um and then our site, they're going to pour half of the front fire lane in front of the middle school and admin um on Wednesday. And so they've got a lot going on. They did a lot of work. I will give Jackson Construction credit. They did a whole lot uh Thursday and Friday getting ready for us to help be ready today, moving some building materials, cleaning some things up, and uh just
011making sure that their their subcontractors were on the same page with us. They've condensed their parking to the front. Uh if you if you come up the boulevard, uh Jackson put two signs up says right for Jackson Construction and left for Mount Vernon. So, they're working really hard to uh to take care of that. Fencing is up all over the place, of course. So, as we know, construction is going to continue on um this um this school year for sure. Um on the other part, of course, of any type of construction, we've talked a little bit about um Helis. Helis is still working on the um um cleaning the bleachers with their um just gone blank >> laser. >> Thank you. With their laser machine. So, um it's slow process for sure, but I did
012see that they were the trailer was back out there today and uh I think they were doing some more work today. Uh other than that, they're they're there. Um I know we had a inter squad scrimmage Saturday. Uh other than being hot, I think went well and I know coach um Mlan said no injuries, which is always good as well. So, any questions I might can answer regarding construction? Are they going to put handrails on the I saw the wood for the side, but >> for the steps? Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Yeah, there'll be three. >> Yes, ma'am. Sure. Any other any other questions? Let me back up and say this. We did um give kudos to um Lindley Landscape, Kobe Lley, a graduate from here from a few years ago um reached out to
013him and a few weeks ago and his um his group, his guys came and put in our irrigation and our sod and landscaped the planter there in from the middle school. Uh got that done. You know, he kind of put us in front of the line of some other customers I know we had, but to help get us ready for today. And so I appreciate them and what they did. So, we do have Sod there to help in regard to some of the dust and the dirt coming in the building and uh which I think also helps the look of the front of the school as well. So, appreciate Cody and his group for doing that. >> Okay, >> questions. All right, let's move to the cafeteria. >> Yeah, the last information item is in
014regard or not the last but sorry, the next is the cafeteria pricing. Um, as you saw in your in your materials, they are unchanged from last year. As you see, the first breakfast for this school year is free for every preK through 12th grade student. And then if they decide to get a second meal, there is a charge of 250. Uh the employees can have breakfast for 290 and visitors for 340. Lunch, all all the lunches, their first lunch is free for pre-K through 12th grade student again. So every student that we have can eat free breakfast and lunch, which is which is really really good. That's a great benefit to a lot of our students and a lot of our families. uh their second meal if they decide to come back through and get
015extras for lunch will be $375. Employed meal is $550 and the visitor is $6. So again, there's no change in the cost that was approved last year. So there's not a reason for any action. That's why it's information. >> Any questions on the meal prices? As you know, Miss Heather does a great job and you're going to see here in just a moment when uh Craig goes through the the budget the budget overview that they are doing really well. Okay. >> And information item E. >> Yes, ma'am. E, the next part of the information is Mount Vernon State Police. Um, JP spoke with Judge Lavier last week and uh the city has, I guess, given us the authority or the uh to to enforce state traffic laws on public school access roads. So, what that
016means is going to be coming up off of Rutherford. Uh it'll be there going by the gym in between baseball, softball fields, and the boulevard. Um, again, JP and his folks do a good job. We're not necessarily in the um traffic enforcement business, but as a part of school safety, they are watching things like that. As you know, it is against the law to be on a cell phone uh inside the school grounds uh even especially when you're driving uh in school zones. Uh so, they will have conversations with people as they see come through. And um and then another part will be of course at times we have folks who like to um go really fast in the school zone and so they'll be watching for that and have conversations as well. Uh again
017JP and I have talked we're not really in the ticket writing business. Uh but there you know after one or two conversations with the same person uh it could turn into at least a written warning uh so that that can be on file as well. Uh but that was just some information that JP wanted to be sure that we shared tonight with you to let you be aware uh that the um judges has granted to us as a school district. Any questions on that JP? Do I need to add anything to that? We good with that? Okay. Okay. Next will be Mr. Kramer with the budget overview. You'll notice um these were actually attached later. So they are attached to the book and looked at it or not. Um I'll go through the first one
018will be our debt service. Um we are budgeting almost to dollar of what we are requiring for to make our debt payments. Um if you'll look if you're looking at that budget, you'll kind of notice that our local funds dropped significantly. That's because our state the state funds are going to make up the difference for that. that is due to tax compression and the extra homestead exemptions, the 40,000 on homestead exemption and then the extra 50 that's for over 65 disabled veterans. So they're actually going to be if you're over 65 disabled veteran $200,000 homestead exemption the other 120,000. So that's the state making that up to make sure that we get reimbured for that I should say. So that's where we are on that. It does show an impact balance of $965, but we've
019got a healthy fund balance in our debt on the food service. Um we're looking to be a balanced budget on that. You see 942594 is revenues and expenditures. um compared to the current one, you'll notice that yes, our revenues are less than our expenditures, but the state actually the federal government requires us to only have a certain amount in our fund balance. If you go over it, you put a plan together to expand that. So, we've been extending it and then they said, "Oh, yeah, by the way, we're not going to go three months. We're going to go with six months." So, we could have a larger fun balance, but we sent it down, which is fine anyway. um she does a very good job of handling the back office side of everything and is
020going to roll over some money this year as well possibly even though we've used some of that fund balance that was to knock down the fun balance on purpose and then we get to our general budget you can see the uh the current budget that you see on that first column that is our amended budget that wasn't our original budget that we adopted last August That was 18,888,000. We got the million that we used in fun balance and that's where we come up with a budget of 19,978. If you look proposed budget, yes, it did jump significantly. We're getting a little bit from local funds on that, but the majority of that is state funds. Um and the majority of that was for teacher raises raises and support staff raises as well. So you can
021see those on the third column. You can see the ex explanations of any increases or any decreases. I didn't do every single thing but it was significant enough. I put a description out beside that. Um we are looking at a budget of about 21.1 million which is significant from the adopted budget last year of 188. Are there any questions on that? As you see at the bottom we are we are well in our month as well. questions. >> Craig, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Okay, we will move on to our open forum for public comments. We do have one person signed up, Miss Bonaporsy. And while you walk up here, I'm going to go ahead and read this if you'll just um kind of It's a little long, but just
022bear with me. It kind of goes by procedure for sure. >> I will begin the open form of this meeting with a few remarks to clarify what's appropriate and not appropriate for public comments. Mount Vernon ISD board policies are the law of the school district and the board of trustees. We follow the law. Policy be local governs the public portion of this meeting. Public comment portion of this meeting. Audience participation is limited to the public comments portion of this meeting. At all other times, the audience shall not attempt to enter discussion, debate, or ask questions on matters being considered by the board. At regular meetings, the board permits public comments regulating to the district regardless of whether the topic is an agenda item. At special meetings, the board limits public comment to agenda items. Individuals
023who want to participate in public comments must sign up and indicate their topic of choice before the meeting begins. If you have not signed up already, then you will not be permitted to speak at tonight's meeting. Each speaker is limited to five minutes. If you require the assistance of a translator to the English language, then you will receive twice the amount of time if you're speaking on an agenda topic. Board policy allows me to adjust the amount of time for public comments when necessary for effective meeting management or to accommodate large numbers of individuals wishing to address the board. Each person is allowed to speak individually. Do not expect to debate with the board or individual trustees. Public comments cannot be used to discuss a specific complaint or grievance. For example, if a parent has
024a specific complaint regarding the student a decision relating to a student or against specific school personnel, then that complaint must go through the process in board policy. Board policy FNG local. Employee complaints regarding their own work or other employees must go through the process in board policy DGBA local. These topics cannot be discussed in the public comment form of a board meeting. Anyone who violates this policy will be given one morning. If the speaker violates this policy a second time, then that speaker's time will be immediately ended. Refusal to abide by this policy may result in a speaker's removal from the board meeting. Thank you for following the policy at Mount Vernon. >> It's I can I'm loud so it doesn't matter or I can >> but of course because you have five minutes this
025will be this will be your timer. Okay. >> Right. And excuse me. I usually do not have my cell phone up here but I have a daughter who's a three-year-old type 1 diabetic. So if my phone screens it's that and she's going down and somebody will handle it there. But um good evening board members. My name is Whitney Vonorsy. I'm not born in elementary school. PTA president, an involved community member, and more than anything, I'm a concerned mother. Um, on April 22nd, my son was violently attacked by another student after practice on school grounds. He was lured into a bathroom under the bleachers, and violently assaulted while two students watched, blocked the door, filmed, and screamed profanities at him. My son was punched, pushed, and eventually choked. At the end of the assault, my son
026was seen tapping the floor because he could not breathe. I have a video of this if you'd like to see it. This assault took place on April 22nd. My son began school today and was shocked to begin his day in athletics where the student who assaulted him was there as well. Immediately, my son had trouble breathing and was fighting tears. My son did not attend the rest of the school day. My son Colton is in eighth grade. He stands at 6'3 and 190 pounds and is a big brother to three younger siblings. He's a gentle giant. He's incredibly smart and loves to play football, basketball, and track. It has been a little over just a little over three months since my son was assaulted. He is not comfortable going into bathrooms with stalls and wonders
027constantly why he was picked for such a brutal attack. As a mother, I'm wondering why a student who committed a serious crime not very long ago is allowed to participate in school sports that we consider a privilege so soon after the assault happened. I don't know what standard we're setting for these boys. It's okay if you commit crime later in the school year because it'll all clear up in just a couple months and you'll have the privilege to play again. I'm also concerned because this act was incredibly violent and now while still under a no contact order with my son and probation, this young adult is being allowed to play a violent sport. On top of it, at no point in the last three months have I or my son been made aware that the
028perpetrator would be allowed to play sports. Colin was shocked and had a panic attack. Why was he not informed of this? If he had known, it would have given him a chance to prepare and decide if he wanted to participate in Mount Vernon sports. Why should my son, the victim in this situation, not have the courtesy of a phone call or a sit down with administration and coaches? Please keep in mind this happened three months ago. I imagine most of us would expect the same courtesy if we were victims of a violent crime. Personally, I think we need to do better. I think Mount Vernon needs to do better. We cannot allow students to think they can commit violent acts at the end of the school year and it won't disappear over the summer. It
029certainly hasn't disappeared for my son Colton who is now forced to face his attacker every day and play a sport with him that is supposed to be considered a team sport. Why are we asking a 13-year-old to either miss out on something he loves or deal with the emotions that you and I as adults would have trouble processing? And mind you, as adults, we would have a a restraining order. This person would be allowed to be anywhere near us. How we reward this bad behavior needs to stop. I'm standing here as someone who loves this school. I volunteer a lot. I give a lot of myself to this district and I love this school. I love our administration and I love our teachers. But I'm trying to understand where my son as the victim has
030been lost and not given the courtesy and the respect that he deserves. My hope is that this decision to allow this person to play sports will be reconsidered not only for my son but for any child that could also become a potential victim and need to remind you that he is currently on probation for violent crime. I am a concerned member. I am a mom. I volunteer my time. I do what I can do for this district. I appreciate our teachers and I'm not angry. I'm very disappointed. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> We'll move on to the next agenda item, which is to approve the consent agenda. Do I have a motion for for approval of the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion made by Kyle. Is there a
031second? >> Seconded by Donnie. All four. Six. So, all right. We'll now move down to our action items. Action item A, consider approval of agreement for the purchase of attendance credit netting chapter 48 funding and delegate contractual authority to the superintendent. test. Thank you. Okay. In your your board book, you saw um the information from TA that still they still consider us a chapter um 40 48 district. Um but as you also saw in that we we are at this point still not to we don't have any excess revenue that we'll be sending back to the state. But because they still consider us that we have to uh act upon um the decision what we've done in the past as you saw it is we have chose option three and that is to um let
032me go back to that apologize um which is purchase average daily attendance credit as provided by chapter D. um out of the ones that are there, we're we're not going to consolidate. We're not going to detach territory. Um we're not going to educate non-resident students and we're not going to have a tax based consolidation. So option three is what we do purchase average daily attendance. Usually how that is is if we have excess funds, they just withhold those from us um instead of sending that money to us. So that is the recommendation to the board is that we choose option C uh and as well as to give me contractual authority to sign the paperwork with TEA under chapter 49. >> Is there a motion to approve option C and delegate authority to the superintendent
033to sign off on that? Motion made by Josh. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Kathy. All four six. >> Thank you very much. >> Action item B consider approval of the student insurance policy with health special risk. You want to say anything about that? >> Um there's not any kind of increase from last year to this year. This does cover insurance covers anything from sports to extracurricular activities. trip or anything like that increasing this. You'll see later on something else that keep the company that we're >> f you saw is 54,316. >> It's grades what? 6 through 12. What is it? >> What is it? 12 >> 6 through 12. >> Everybody's question. >> Do I have a motion to approve the 2025 2026 student insurance fee risk? >> I'll make a motion. Motion
034made by Kathy, second by Donnie from all four 60. >> Action C, consider approval of the 2025 2026 student code of conduct. >> There were some uh There there are some quite a few changes to uh in legislature this session. Several bills regarding discipline um the highlights of all of those are kind of what I'm going to cover. We not going to go through the thing in fact but just the changes that you will see the major changes that code conduct. One of those being that prior to this year there was a 10day limit on in school suspension uh that been put in play two one or two sessions ago. Will they repeal that and change that where there is no limit on on in school suspension? The only thing that's required now is if
035you have a student that's in there longer than 10 days, you've got to do a formal review by the principal at that 10day mark. Uh that's one of the changes. Another change is that prior to this session, out of school suspension, which for all kids in all instances was limited to three days, was prohibited for students under grade three and for any student that was experiencing homelessness. Well, they given a little caveat to that and says that students under grade three and a student of any grade that is uh considered homeless, they can be suspended without a school suspension if they engage in behavior that threatens the immediate health and safety of other students or they have documented repeated or significant disruptions in the classroom. So, that is also a change. Um, another change is
036we've always had in play what's called a formal teacher removal where a teacher in the past could uh submit in writing that they have a student removed from their classroom or any serious or serious or repeated behaviors. that's been changed and clarified to now that a teacher can initiate a formal removal for a single incident now as opposed to repeated in. And what what a formal removal looks like is that it cannot extend beyond three days. But prior to the the return of that student to the teacher's classroom, the student be placed in OSS and ISS, DAP, wherever. But but there has to be a meeting with the campus behavior coordinator and the parent and return to class plan has to be in place before they can come back at the end of that third.
037So that's all outlined in your student health. Uh another change that was made is that use of vapes or E6 is no longer mandatory. VA uh student schools still may uh use DAP uh for uh students using V3. But if you opt not to to do do you choose not to go that route then it has to be a minimum of 10 days of access. So that's also a change. There were some um additional discretionary DAP offenses that were added that included harassment of employees and then significant class disruptions that that were permissible DAP uh offenses. And then also they added this year uh there we've always had mandatory expulsions for certain severe behaviors but they've added an option for us to do virtual expulsions to where we provide u some it would depend on
038the grade level whatot but it's not mandatory but it's an option that we can do. So any questions about any of those changes >> were the only changes made to the conduct all legisl from the legislation? >> I mean it's pretty standard like next year with no legislation probably. >> Anyone have any questions? Thank you. >> Is there a motion to approve the 2025 2026 student code of conduct? >> Make a motion. >> Motion made by Donnie. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Kyle. All four. >> 60. >> Thank you. >> Action item D. Consider approval of the 2025 2026 TA test appraisal calendar. Say that right. As you know, TESS is our teacher appraisal um program that we use. Uh the calendar is set there for you. Shows teacher orientation
039time, the appraisal year, teacher cor teacher orientation timeline, goal setting, professional development plan timeline, pre-conference, formal observation, post observation, when formal walkthroughs can take place, and by the end date of the end of year conference. Um, so upon your approval tonight, this will go into place and uh, all teachers will be made aware of that. >> Any questions? >> Yes. >> Do I have a motion to approve the T test appraisal calendar? >> Motion made by Kathy. Do I have a second? Seconded by Donnie. All four. 60. >> Thank you. Action item E to consider approval of the public hearing meeting date for the 2025 2026 budget and proposed tax rate on August 25th, 2026. It's just to vote on that you want to have our hearing public notice attached is the public notice that's
040run the newspaper to be on August 25th at 5:15 to go over tax rates the notice is attached and I guess the biggest thing to notice is that no tax rate is 62 286 and debt is 27866 with a tax rate of 98.726 down almost 10 >> again. [Laughter] >> That's a decrease of 30 cents since the bond passed. >> Yes. Actually, I believe we started >> I think we're 122 and then the bond pass went to 131. >> 131. >> Okay. Is there a motion to approve the public hearing meeting date for the proposed tax rate on August 25th, 25? Sorry. August 23rd, 2026. Motion made by Donnie. Second, seconded by Kyle. All four. >> It's 25th, right? >> Yes. >> August 25th. >> 25th. >> August. >> That's what it says. We had
041a little tap on it. Yes. >> Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Um, now we need to approve the proposed 2025 2026 tax rate. >> Like I said before, we are proposing a 62.86 maintenance operations rate and a 27.866 tax rate for our principal interest on our debts for a total of 90.726 overall. Do I have a motion to approve the new tax rate? Uh motion made by Josh, second by Donnie. All four 6o. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Action item G. Consider approval of Jackson Oil Company for 2025 2026 field proposal. >> A question. Anybody else submit? >> No, ma'am. That's where I was fixing to go with that. I was fixing to explain that. So that's okay. So requ uh requests were sent out from a competitive proposals that were
042published in the Mount Pleasant Tribune, which is our paper that we um that we publish in on July 9th and 16th with a due date of July 24th. Uh they were also sent I think Bobby said that they were sent out to the same six or seven vendors we always send out to. Jackson Oil Company was the only one who turned in um a bid. This would be it. We received no others. >> Have we gone with them in the past? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Any further questions on that? >> Yeah. Nobody else did. >> Come on. >> Yeah. >> That's a no-brainer. >> Yeah. Who were they sent to? >> Uh Jess, do you know who they're usually sent to? Winkle. >> Winkle. Jackson. There's a place in the name. I forget the name.
043It's been a while since I've done it, but yes, there was there's there's normally six or seven I would always >> usually I think at the most we've ever received maybe as three >> I don't think one last year. >> I think maybe I think we received two last year. Jackson still won the bid and again they're the only one that's turned one in this year. Do I have a motion to approve the uh Jackson Oil Company for fuel? >> Motion made by Josh. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Kyle. All four. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Action item H. Consider approval of the 2025 2026 NBISD personnel communication device policy. So, we we gave you the sorry, we shared with you last month and we put it out on our
044social media uh kind of our personal communication policy that FAQ. Um we've kind of gone through that and then we have the policy there included for you as well without reading through the whole thing. I mean, you've been able to look at that and see that. Are there any specific questions or comments I could answer possibly in regard to that? I think as you heard from our principles today, um, day one went great. We're anticipating the same way throughout the rest of school year. Again, I think we've really communicated this well, uh, with our parents and our students, and I anticipate that to be, uh, continued throughout the rest of the school year as well. Any questions on that for us? >> Do I have a motion to approve? I will make the motion to
045approve the uh, personal communication device policy. Do I have a second? Seconded by Josh. All four 60. >> Moving on to the next item, election services contract for May 2026. >> Okay. What we have there is a contract with Franklin County. As you know, the last last year, maybe the year before, I know last year we contracted with them to do our um elections and we would like to continue with that. So, it is the recommendation uh for the board to approve the contract for election services with Franklin County. >> Do I have a motion to approve the services contract for May 20 26? >> Motion made by Donnie. Is there a second? Seconded by Kyle. All four. >> Yeah, we found them. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Next is uh the extra duty stocking list
046for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Extra duty stopping list. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. As you know, we have several things on the on the on the stop and list. Couple things have been updated. Um you'll see down about I guess what would be on the second page of that under administrative operations district required professional development on non-contract days for salary exempt employees would be an addition of 2 would be a $250 day regardless of what their daily rate is. That's what that would be on that day. Uh for reading mathmies on non-contract days. So, this is not if it's they have to go to a reading or math academy on a Tuesday that we're in school. This would be if they have to go on a Friday that we're out of school
047or if they're doing something in the summer with a reading or math academy. And this $50 an hour is set by the state. So, again, a little different from the professional development cost, but if it's a six-hour training, the state sets that $50 minimum. So, it' be $300 for that day. The only other new one added to this, I believe, is um part-time assistant coach. Uh you'll see that for $2,500. I think Coach Mlan asked to have that added for Coach Solo, who helps out in his duties. >> Yes, ma'am. So, those are the three changes uh to the extra duty stopping list. My recommendation for you to approve Any questions about the list? >> Do I have a motion to approve the extra duty stock list for this school year? >> Motion made by
048Kyle, seconded by Donnie. All four 60. >> Thank you. >> Um action on K. consider approval of policy update for ESB local regarding library materials. >> So this is another change in policy um coming out of the legislative session. Part of this is again part of the parental rights u bills that came out. Um you can read through there. I'm not going to read through the whole thing but it does does give parent allow parent involvement. Um as it says I will read that section. Parents and guardians are the primary decision makers regarding their child's access to library material. In general, a student is afforded the opportunity to self- select library materials as part of literacy development in the library program. District staff may assist a student in selecting library material. However, the ultimate determination
049of appropriateness remains with the student and parent or guardian. Parents and guardians are encouraged to communicate with the campus librarian and their child's teacher about special considerations regarding library materials self- selected by their child in accordance with state law and administrative procedures. Parents or guardians may submit to the principal or a staff member designated by the principal a list of library materials that the parents or guardians child shall not be allowed to check out or access for use outside of the school library. says, "Superintendent shall develop procedures to permit a parent or guardian to submit the request in at least one of the methods permitted by law. The parent or guardian may select alternative library materials for their child." Um, so that talks about the parent involvement. Um, also talks about a local policy for
050challenge of library material. A district employee, a parent or guardian of a district student or district resident may challenge library material maintaining the district's library program. guiding principles show what that is and how that is done with the informal challenge a formal challenge if there is a challenge it says the principal shall appoint a challenge committee and notify committee members in accordance with administrative procedures that committee shall look over that make a determination as a board you will be notified um says the superintendent school librarian and the individual submitting the challenge any other appropriate staff shall receive a copy of the committee's report that if the person they still not agree with the campus committee they can appeal that that appeal would come to the board says the board shall hear the appeal and render
051decision in accordance with the timelines established in law um let's see also it even says which this is new the board shall accept gifts and donations this is there before but I want to make you aware of this the board shall accept gifts and donations of library materials with the understanding that the use and disposition of the of materials and monies will be in accordance with district polic us in the selection criteria noted above. So even through some donations, we'll bring that information if there's books donated uh to the library so that you'll have that information as well. Okay. Says this policy shall be reviewed at least every 3 years and revised as necessary. So that is local policy EFB. Any questions I can answer in regard to the library policy? As you know, we
052contract with region 8 for our librarian. Uh Craig's wife, Miss Miss Craraver, is our librarian. She does a great job and u that's the benefit of us being able to work with her and have her because she's on top of those things through the service center and helps us in this regard. So, >> do I have a motion to approve the updated policy effort? I'll make a motion. >> Motion made by Josh. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Kyle. All four. >> 60. So action L. Consider approval of property and casual casualty insurance for the 20256. >> You don't like this. You don't like it. work on. >> I'm glad y'all are sitting down. >> All right. We are going to be with risk management again this year. Last year, our total insurance premiums
053with him were about $491,000. >> Wow. >> This year it's $440,000. Okay. Okay. >> Property value went from 107 to 114 >> and it went down. We are getting a 2% wind, hail, tornado, hurricane deductible. I don't know if y'all had anybody had their homeowners renewed. I did. It is now 2% seems to be across the board industry standing on that apparently Texas that a lot of claims. So that does drive up the cost on that. So that's why they have changed larger but yes we will pay $41,000 less. Craig did go out and seek some alternative some other bids as well. You want to say anything about that? >> Um, the best one that would match it was through a Finley. They're out of Paris. They use they deal with a lot of schools
054on their coverage and everything. They were $48,000 RNC with RNC. That's all. >> Great. >> Same coverages too. No drops in coverages. If we add an automobile, that doesn't fluctuate. That covers that also covers our cyber crime school board liability, general liability, automobile, boiler, machinery, and then it covers all. Any more questions for Mr. >> You know who to call. >> All right. Do I have the motion to approve the property casualty insurance for the 2025 2026 school year? >> I will be happy. Second by all four. All right. Action item N. Consider approval of the district lawn care annual partial maintenance. >> Yes, we are uh going to continue with Daryl. Sorry. We're going to continue with Daryl Boyd and his crew. Daryl Boyd Lawn Service. They you approved this last year. So, it
055came to a year and we just we put it back on the agenda. There's not going to be any change in regard to the uh cost of what he's charging us. Um once our north end gets to where it needs to be mowed, I'll have the conversation. That might change just a little bit. Uh but not much. Uh but I again make the recommendations staying with Daryl Boyd Lawn Service. Um God been very pleased with what he's done and um his bid last year was significantly less than anybody else that came close to. >> Okay. I have a question. >> Okay. >> What about how do they do they maintain the old base? >> No, ma'am. Okay. So, their contract has been for everything from basically the front of the school to 37. Our our
056folks maintenance maintenance crews try to take care of the back. >> That and over by the old the new gym and stuff across the road practice field. Yes, ma'am. >> That's us. Yes, ma'am. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, they're mowing it 36 times a year. Is that >> Yes. Correct. even December. >> Well, they make it 36. So, again, if it comes due, I know they were here probably once or twice during December. >> Yes, sir. >> Again, they've done a great job. I'd be honest with you. I think it's our our grounds and what they've taken care of have looked the best since I've been here. I think I think I've been very pleased with what they've done and they show up. As Craig and I are talking this morning, the great thing about
057it is is they're on Fridays and Saturdays when we're not in school. So, >> any questions? >> Well, thank you for your questions. >> Do I have a motion to approve it? Sorry. Daryl Boyare annual maintenance service. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion made by Josh. I'll second it. All four. Thank you very much. >> It is now 6:09 p.m. We'll convene into close session for personnel matters pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.074 and to address legal concerns, implications, and questions regarding the posted agenda items pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.071. All right, it is 8:20 p.m. We are convening back into open session to discuss matters discussed in close session. Do you have a personnel report for us? >> I do. Um, since last meeting, we have hired Jamie Don, high
058school teacher, Susie Dearza, pre-K teacher, and Terry McGonagal as part-time uh middle school theater teacher who will uh do some additional help with high school one act play in the spring. And then no motion seed on this. Great. Okay. And uh resignations. >> Yes, we have Jennifer Danielson, high school CTE teacher, and Cameron Miller, high school math teacher and coach. Resignations. It is 8:21 p.m.