Sulphur Springs ISD Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation and Pledges to the flags. 
2. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS 
3. The announcement by the President, whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called, and that the notice of the meeting had been posted following the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551
4. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on Monday, February 13, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m., held in the Board Room of the Administration Building

III. PUBLIC FORUM 

1. Public participation is limited to the designated open forum for a meeting per board policy BED(LOCAL) 
2. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS 
3. Head Start items were sent under separate cover for Board information only. – Director’s report for February 

– Policy Council meeting minutes for February 

– Financial reports for February 

1. Maintenance report and updates [Dan Froneberger] 
2. Curriculum report and updates [Amanda Fenton] 
3. Elementary and Secondary campus reports and updates. [Jeremy Lopez & Justin Cowart] E. Superintendent report and update [Michael Lamb] 
4. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 
5. Consider approval of Tax Credits and Supplements for February. 
6. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for February. 
7. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for February. D. Consider approval of Head Start Self-Assessment Summaries. 
8. Consider approval of the Head Start Program Improvement Plan. 
9. Consider approval of the Head Start Cost Allocation Plan. 
10. Consider approval of Head Start Training & Technical Assistance Plan. H. Consider approval of Head Start Priority Screening Instrument. 
11. ACTION ITEMS 
12. Consider the appointment of an election judge for the May 6, 2023, school board election. [Sandra Gibby] 
13. Discuss and consider approving a one-year option to extend the custodial services contract with The Faulk Company. [Dan Froneberger]
14. Consider approval of the Engagement Letter with auditing firm Rutherford, Taylor & Company, P.C. for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023. [Sherry McGraw] 
15. Consider approval of Head Start Transportation Waiver Request. 

[Sherry Sinclair] 

1. Consider approval of the Head Start Director to apply for continuation and refund of the Head Start program. [Sherry Sinclair] 
2. Consider approval of the 2023-2024 school calendar. (Exhibit sent to Board under separate cover) [Michael Lamb] 

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Executive Session will be for consideration of matters for which closed or executive sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section (.072), (.074) 

1. Consider approval to grant one-year employment contract extensions to recommend professional certified instructional, administrative, and administrative support services personnel employed under two-year contracts. (Assistant Superintendents, Directors, Principals, and Assistant Principals.) 
2. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, and other personnel matters. C. Discuss real property’s purchase, exchange, lease, or value. 

VIII. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. 

1. ADJOURNMENT