Latexo Independent School District public meetings in 2024

Regular Meeting

The Latexo ISD Board of Trustees will meet to discuss routine reports, approve prior meeting minutes and expenditures, and take final votes on naming a district facility and two professional services contracts related to property tax appeals. The board will also review the certified tax roll and a financial audit overview.

• Approve naming a district facility
• Approve $125,000 contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP for Property Value Study representation (2024–)
• Approve $95,000 contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP for Property Value Study representation (2021–)
• Approve prior minutes: September and October 2024
• Approve monthly expenditures: September and October 2024

The minutes list agenda items for discussion and action, including professional services contracts and a facility naming. However, the document does not record any votes, approvals, or final outcomes for these items.

Special Meeting/ Team of 8 Board Training

The Board of Trustees will meet for a special session focused on board training and operations. The meeting includes a closed session to discuss personnel matters.

• Team of 8 Training
• Board operating procedures
• Board Member ethics
• Personnel discussion (Executive Session 551.074)

The provided minutes are an agenda for a special meeting focused on 'Team of 8' board training, operating procedures, and ethics. The document does not record any substantive decisions, votes, or outcomes.

Regular Meeting/ Team of 8 Board Training Cancelled

The Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting featuring 'Team of 8' board training. The agenda includes an executive session to discuss personnel matters and board operating procedures.

• Team of 8 Training
• Discussion of board operating procedures
• Discussion of board member ethics
• Executive session regarding personnel (Texas Government Code 551.074)

Regular Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold its regular September meeting to receive routine reports from principals and the superintendent, approve monthly expenditures, and act on items discussed in a closed session. No substantive decisions are listed on the public agenda beyond standard consent items.

• Monthly Expenditures for August 2024
• Prior meeting minutes
• Quarterly Investment Report

The provided minutes are procedural and do not record any substantive decisions, votes, or outcomes. The agenda included reports from principals and the superintendent, a consent agenda, and an executive session with Chief of Police Ryan Martin.

Public Hearing and Special Called Meeting

The Latexo ISD Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing and special meeting to discuss and act on the 2024-2025 proposed budget and tax rate. Items include adopting the final amended budget for 2023-2024, adopting the 2024-2025 budget, and adopting the 2024-2025 tax rate. The board will also discuss a budget amendment and possible action on local leave days.

• Public hearing on 2024-2025 proposed budget tax rate
• Consider adoption of final amended 2023-2024 budget
• Consider adoption of 2024-2025 budget
• Consider adoption of 2024-2025 tax rate
• Discuss budget amendment #1 and possible action on local leave days

The provided document is an agenda for a public hearing and special called meeting. It does not record any votes, final decisions, or outcomes for the items listed.

Regular Meeting

The Board of Trustees will consider the proposed budget and tax rate for the 2024-2025 school year. The meeting also includes reviews of student and employee handbooks and various district contracts.

• Consideration to set proposed budget for 2024-2025
• Consideration to set proposed tax rate for 2024-2025
• 2024-2025 Houston County Appraisal District Budget
• Approval of 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct, Student Handbook, Athletic Handbook, and Employee Handbook
• DAEP Contract and Adjunct Faculty Agreement

The provided document is a meeting agenda rather than minutes. It lists items for discussion and action, but contains no recorded votes, decisions, or outcomes.

Regular Meeting

The Latexo ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to discuss and act on routine items including June 2024 expenditures and prior minutes, as well as major 2024-2025 items such as fuel bids, auditor selection, pay scale, stipends, cafeteria prices, and the ESSA Title I grant application. The board will also set dates for a public tax rate meeting and final/proposed budgets and tax rates. A closed session is scheduled for personnel and other matters allowed by Texas law, with final actions taken in open session.

• Fuel bids for 2024-2025
• Auditor selection for 2024-2025
• Pay scale and stipends for 2024-2025
• Set dates for public tax rate meeting and budget/tax rate proposals
• Cafeteria prices for 2024-2025

The provided document is an agenda or a procedural record of the meeting. It does not contain the outcomes, vote tallies, or specific decisions made regarding the items listed.

Regular Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on June 13, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The board will consider authorizing the superintendent to execute employment contracts for professional employees from June through August 2024, and will receive a delinquent tax collection report from Attorney James Guest. The agenda also includes routine consent items (May 2024 expenditures, prior minutes, quarterly investment report) and a closed executive session for legal, personnel, and student-related matters.

• Consider and authorize hiring authority to superintendent for employment contracts (June–August 2024)
• Presentation of delinquent tax collection report by Attorney James Guest
• Consent agenda: May 2024 expenditures, prior minutes, quarterly investment report
• Executive/closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071, 551.074, 551.0821
• Reconvene in open session to act on closed-session items

The board met to discuss monthly expenditures, investment reports, and delinquent tax collections. The agenda included a proposal to authorize the superintendent to execute professional employment contracts from June 2024 through August 2024. The record does not list final vote tallies or specific outcomes for these items.

• Considered authorizing Superintendent to execute professional employment contracts (June-August 2024)
• Reviewed May 2024 monthly expenditures
• Reviewed quarterly investment report
• Received delinquent tax collection report from Attorney James Guest

Regular Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to install newly elected board members for Positions 3 and 4, elect officers, and hear reports from the elementary principal, JH/HS principal, and superintendent. The board will also consider consent agenda items including monthly expenditures for March and April 2024 and prior minutes, and receive a presentation from Patrick Woods with Perdue Brandon Law Firm. An executive/closed session is scheduled for personnel, real property, and other matters allowed under Texas law, with final actions taken in open session.

• Installation of new board members for Positions 3 and 4, including oath of office
• Election of board officers
• Consent agenda: monthly expenditures for March and April 2024
• Presentation by Patrick Woods with Perdue Brandon Law Firm
• Executive/closed session for personnel, real property, and security matters

The board installed new members for Positions 3 and 4 and elected board officers. The meeting included reports from school principals and the superintendent, as well as a presentation from the Perdue Brandon Law Firm.

• Administered Oath of Office to candidates for Positions 3 and 4
• Issued Certificates of Election and Statements of Officer
• Conducted election of board officers

Regular Meeting Cancelled

This regular meeting of the Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees was cancelled. The agenda that had been posted included routine items such as installing new board members, hearing principal and superintendent reports, approving expenditures, and a closed session for personnel and legal matters.

• Meeting cancelled
• Installation of new board members for Positions 3 & 4
• Monthly expenditures for April 2023
• Presentation by Patrick Woods with Perdue Brandon Law Firm
• Closed session under Texas Open Meetings Act

Special Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District board is holding a special meeting that consists almost entirely of an executive session to consult with the board's attorney on personnel matters and discuss the superintendent's roles and responsibilities. After the closed session, the board may reconvene and take action on what was deliberated. The agenda contains no other substantive items.

• Executive session under Tex. Gov't Code 551.071 to consult with attorney on personnel matters
• Executive session under Tex. Gov't Code 551.074 to discuss superintendent's roles and responsibilities
• Possible board action after closed session

The board convened a special meeting that primarily consisted of an executive session. The minutes record no substantive decisions or public actions taken.

Special Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting on April 1, 2024. The agenda includes a closed executive session to discuss personnel matters, with the board expected to reconvene in open session to act on any items discussed.

• Closed session under Texas Government Code 551.074 for personnel matters
• Possible discussion of real property, gifts, security, and student discipline
• Board to reconvene in open session to act on closed-session items

The minutes record a special meeting that included an executive session to discuss personnel matters. No substantive decisions or votes were recorded in the provided text.

Regular Meeting

The Latexo ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on March 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The board will discuss and possibly act on the 2024-2025 school calendar, canceling the May 4, 2024 school board election, a service agreement with Interquest Detection Canine, and student accident insurance. They will also hear reports from principals and the superintendent, and may enter closed session for personnel and other legal matters.

• Cancelation of May 4th 2024 School Board Election
• 2024-2025 School Calendar
• Interquest Detection Canine 2024-2025 Service Agreement
• Texas Kids First Student Accident Insurance
• Monthly Expenditures for January and February

The provided minutes list the agenda for the March 18, 2024, meeting, including discussions on the school calendar and personnel. However, the document does not record any final votes, approvals, or specific outcomes for the items listed.

Special Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting with a closed executive session to discuss personnel matters, including appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers or employees. The board will reconvene in open session to act on any items discussed. The agenda is otherwise procedural, with no specific action items listed for open discussion.

• Closed session under Texas Government Code 551.074 for personnel matters
• Reconvene in open session to act on items discussed in closed session
• Invocation and pledge to flag at meeting start

The provided minutes record the agenda for a special meeting, including a closed session regarding personnel. No substantive decisions, votes, or actions are recorded in the document.

Regular Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on February 8, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The board will discuss and possibly act on naming election judges and clerks, setting polling locations for the May 4, 2024 election, and moving a bad weather day. The agenda also includes an executive session for personnel and other matters.

• Naming Karen Goolsby Smith as election judge and Dylis Bobbitt as alternate for May 4, 2024
• Naming Delmy Lopez as early voting absentee clerk and Britany Taylor as alternate
• Setting polling location at Wilcox Community Center and early voting at Latexo Administration Office
• Moving a bad weather day
• Executive session to consider administrator and director contracts

The Board designated election judges, clerks, and polling sites for the May 4, 2024, election. The meeting also included reports from the Superintendent and JH/HS Principal.

• Named Karen Goolsby Smith as Judge and Dylis Bobbitt as Alt Judge for May 4, 2024
• Named Delmy Lopez as Early Voting Absentee Clerk and Britany Taylor as Alternate for May 4, 2024
• Set May 4, 2024, polling location as Wilcox Community Center
• Set early voting location as Latexo Administration Office

Regular Meeting

The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on January 25, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The board will hear reports on bond construction and campus updates, consider consent agenda items including monthly expenditures, and take action on calling a board election for May 4, 2024, and a safety grant. The board will also enter closed session to discuss the superintendent's evaluation and contract.

• Calling Board of Trustees Election for May 4, 2024, Positions 3 & 4
• 2023-2025 Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant CY1
• Monthly Expenditures for November and December 2023
• Policy Update 122
• Superintendent evaluation and contract discussion in closed session

The provided document is an agenda for the January 25, 2024, meeting. It does not record the outcomes, votes, or final decisions made regarding the listed items.

Regular Meeting Cancelled

The Latexo Independent School District board meeting scheduled for January 18, 2024, was cancelled. The agenda included reports on bond construction and campus updates, consent items such as monthly expenditures and improvement plans, and regular agenda items including calling a trustee election for May 4, 2024, and a SAFE grant. The board also planned to discuss the superintendent's evaluation and contract in closed session.

• Calling Board of Trustees Election for May 4, 2024, Positions 3 & 4
• 2023-2025 Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant CY1
• Monthly Expenditures November 2023 & December 2023
• Quarterly Investment Report
• Superintendent evaluation and contract discussion in closed session