Joaquin ISD Regular Meeting Agenda, Oct. 21

October 18, 2024 - Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of October 2024 the Board of Trustees of the Joaquin School District will hold a regular meeting at 6pm, at the Administration building, Joaquin, Texas.

The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda attached to and made a part of this Notice. If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board of Trustees should determine that a closed session of the Board of Trustees is required, then such closed session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.001 et seq., Texas Education Code, will be held by the School Board at the date, may conveniently meet in such closed session concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including, but not limited to the following sections and purposes located at the end of the agenda.

Agenda for October 21st, 2024
1. Roll call, establishment of quorum, call to order – Joaquin ISD may have member(s) via video conference call – Texas Government Code Section 551.127 (See Attached Code)
2. Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance
3. AudienceParticipation–In accordance with Joaquin ISD Policy BED Local no presentation shall exceed five minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board.
4. Report/Informationitems:
4.1 FIRST Hearing (Public Comments welcome during this item) – Joel Bumback, Director of Finance 4.2 Monthly Financial Report – Joel Bumback, Director of Finance
4.3 Emergent Bilingual Program Evaluation
4.4 State Compensatory Education Program and Annual Evaluation and Hearing (Public Comments are welcome during this time)
4.5 Construction and Projects Update 4.6 Five Year Fund Balance History
5. Agenda Items for consideration and possible action:
5.1 Minutes from previous month’s meeting
5.2 2024 Tax Levy
5.3 Consideration and Board action, if any, to authorize the terms and signing of the proposed Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the Joaquin Independent School District and the City of Joaquin for the drilling and completion of a functioning water well facility to serve the Joaquin Independent School District and the City of Joaquin.
5.4 Consideration and Board action, if any, to authorize the conveyance of real property, identified in the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement to the City of Joaquin upon the terms expressed in the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement and in the Special Warranty Deed.
5.5 Campus/District Goals and Objectives
6. Recommendations for items to be placed on agenda for next Board meeting 
7. Designation of date and time of next meetings:November18, 2024-6pm. 
8. Adjournment

On this 18th day of October 2024, this Notice was mailed to news media that had previously requested such Notice and an original copy was posted on the bulletin board outside the School District Administration Building at 1pm on said date.

Texas Government Code Section:
§551.071 An executive session will be held for the purpose of having private consultation with the Board’s attorney when the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of counsel to his client, under the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Act.
§551.072 Deliberation of the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.
§551.073 Deliberation of a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the governmental body if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.
§551.074 Deliberate the appointment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.
§551.076 Deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices.
§551.082 Deliberate a case involving the discipline of public-school child or complaint or charge brought against an employee of the School District by another employee and the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
§551.0821 Deliberate a matter regarding a student or students where personally identifiable information about students will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation.
§551.083 Deliberate the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the board will follow, or instruct its representatives to follow, in a consultation with a representative of an employee group.
§551.084 Exclusion of witness from hearing.
§551.127 A governmental body may use a video conference call to hold an open or closed meeting and a member or employee of a governmental body may participate remotely in a meeting of the governmental entity by means of a video conference call if that participation complies with the requirements and provisions of this section.
§551.129 A governmental body may use a telephone conference call, videoconference call, or communications over the Internet to conduct a public consultation with its attorney in an open meeting of the governmental body or a private consultation with its attorney in a closed meeting of the governmental body.

Education Code 39.030
39.030 Discuss or adopt individual assessment instruments or assessment instrument items. Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed session, then the final vote shall be either:

(a) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
(b) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.