Sweetwater ISD public meetings in 2024
16 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD board will meet December 16 to act on a $12,000 gift from the Sweetwater Education Foundation for Learning Enrichment Opportunity grants and to approve policy updates reflecting multiple campuses. The board will also discuss intruder-detection audit findings, a student resource officer job description, and the district improvement plan.
- Accept $12,000 gift from Sweetwater Education Foundation for Learning Enrichment Opportunity grants
- Approve SRO job description and add to Student Code of Conduct appendix
- Update FNAA(LOCAL) and GKDA(LOCAL) policies for multi-campus district
- Discuss Intruder Detection Audit findings
- Approve District Improvement Plan with added IXL Skills Plans and RTI-small group instruction support
The provided document contains no record of discussions, motions, or votes. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the December 16, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Board will discuss personnel matters and assessment instruments in a closed session. In open session, the Board will consider actions on vehicle financing, operating procedures, and annual evaluations.
- Finance agreement for additional vehicles
- Board operating procedures
- Board annual evaluation
- District Vulnerability Assessment report
- Sweetwater Education Foundation gifts
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the November 19, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will meet to receive updates on bonds and the Ag Farm. The session includes a closed meeting to discuss personnel matters and a legislative workshop.
- Bond update
- Ag Farm discussion
- Action on September financial and investment reports
- Action on September 16 meeting minutes
- Closed session regarding personnel matters
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the October 22, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will review progress on specific board goals and consider the creation of a legislative subcommittee. The meeting also includes a bond update and a review of August financial reports.
- Action on Board Goal Progress Measures 1.3 and 2.3
- Proposal to create a Board Legislative Subcommittee
- Review of August Board Report and Check Payments List
- Bond update
- Closed session to discuss personnel matters
The board met for a regular meeting and approved the minutes for September 16, 2024. No other substantive decisions were recorded in the provided text.
- Approved minutes Sept. 16, 2024
Special Called Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD board will hold a special meeting to act on the 2024-2025 budget, tax rates, and end-of-year amendments for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. A public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate will take place before formal adoption. The board will also consider a resolution to defease and redeem certain outstanding bonds.
- Public hearing on 2024-2025 proposed budget and tax rate
- Adopt 2024-2025 budget with potential pay increase later
- Adopt 2024-2025 tax rates (M&O: 0.7089, I&S: 0.2619)
- Adopt end-of-year budget amendments for 2023-2024 fiscal year
- Consider resolution to defease and redeem certain outstanding bonds
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a meeting title page.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD board will meet to vote on several items, including a $220,000 energy audit contract with Schneider Electric and an amendment to expand a licensed childcare facility. The board will also consider policy updates, join pending STAAR litigation, and set adult meal prices. A special meeting is scheduled for August 29 to adopt the budget and tax rate.
- $220,000 Schneider Electric Investment Grade Audit Energy Services Contract (TIPS Contract 220104)
- First amendment to Interlocal Agreement with SEED MDD for licensed childcare facility expansion
- Additions/revisions/deletions of local policies from 7-9-24 review session
- Join pending STAAR litigation
- Set adult meal prices
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a placeholder for the August 19, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Board will review a budget preview and consider updates to several local policies, including those regarding ethics, safety, and instructional resources. The meeting also includes reports on STAAR data and a vote on the 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct.
- Consideration of 15 policy updates including BBD(LOCAL), BBFA(LOCAL), and CKC(LOCAL)
- Action on 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct
- Action on groundskeeping bid
- Review of June financials and check payments list
- Action on 2024-2025 T-TESS Appraisal Calendar
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system navigation menus and a title page for the meeting minutes.
Special Meeting-Level III Hearing
The Sweetwater Independent School District board will convene a special meeting to conduct a Level III hearing regarding a student matter. The closed session will address personally identifiable information about the student, followed by any resulting actions.
- Closed meeting to deliberate student matter under Texas Government Code Section 551.0821
- Level III hearing by a parent on a student matter
- Consideration of action following closed session
The provided document contains no record of actions, discussions, or votes. The minutes are procedural and do not list any substantive decisions.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with a bond update, consider naming the new Career and Technical Education (CTE) facility, hear superintendent reports, and enter closed session for personnel matters. The agenda also includes a public forum and consent agenda items for minutes and financials.
- Bond update presentation
- Consider and act on name for new CTE facility per Policy CW(LOCAL)
- Closed session under 551.074 to discuss personnel matters
- Consent agenda: approve May 20, 2024 minutes and May financial reports
- Public forum with 3-minute speaking limit per person
The provided document contains no record of discussions, motions, or votes. It consists of system maintenance notices and a placeholder for the June 10, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on May 20, 2024, at 5:00 PM. The board will consider and act on a bond update, the oath of office for a newly elected member, board reorganization, a leave policy, and an administrator contract. The consent agenda includes approval of minutes, financials, budget amendments, a security project proposal, science resources adoption, a $500 gift, vehicle purchases, a food service management contract, and silent panic alert technology.
- Consider and act on security project proposal (attachments include bid matrix and Lynk Automation)
- Act on purchase of vehicles: 2 activity buses, 2 Suburbans, 1 yellow route bus
- Act on science resources adoption: McGraw Hill (K-5, Anatomy & Physiology) and SAVVAS (6-8, Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
- Act on Silent Panic Alert Technology (Verkada 10-year proposal)
- Act on Food Service Management contract
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the May 20, 2024, meeting.
Special Meeting for Board Training
This is a special meeting of the Sweetwater ISD board of trustees convened solely for board training. The agenda contains only three items: call to order, board training, and adjournment. No decisions, votes, or public hearings are scheduled.
- Board training session
- Call to order
- Adjournment
The provided document is a cover page for the May 20, 2024 Special Meeting for Board Training. It contains no record of motions, votes, or substantive decisions.
Special Called Board Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees is holding a special called meeting to consider and act on two action items: a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the CTE Gym project and proposed costs for expanding the district's child care program. The agenda also includes a public forum, announcements, and adjournment.
- Consider and act on GMP for the CTE Gym project (attachment: Teinert GMP Summary)
- Consider and act on proposed costs for expanding SISD child care (attachment: Childcare Costs)
- Public forum with 3-minute speaking limit and signup by 5:30 pm
The provided document is a landing page for the April 30, 2024, Special Called Board Meeting minutes but contains no record of actions, discussions, or votes. No substantive decisions were documented in the text.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will consider and act on the process for soliciting names for the new CTE facility, an interlocal agreement with the Sweetwater Enterprise For Economic Development-Municipal Development District to expand child care, and the student identification process for the gifted and talented program. The board will also hold a closed session to discuss personnel matters and act on superintendent recommendations for principal and administrator contracts. Consent agenda items include approval of minutes, financials, and the TEKS certification form.
- Consider and act on process for soliciting names for new CTE facility per Policy CW(LOCAL)
- Consider and act on Interlocal Agreement between SISD and Sweetwater Enterprise For Economic Development-Municipal Development District regarding child care expansion
- Consider and act on student identification process for gifted and talented program
- Closed session under Texas Government Code 551.074 to discuss personnel matters
- Act on superintendent's recommendation for Sweetwater Middle School principal and administrator contracts
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the April 15, 2024, meeting.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will meet to discuss a bond update, hear superintendent reports, and enter closed session for personnel matters. The board will also consider consent agenda items including cancelling the trustee election due to unopposed candidates, approving financials, and accepting a $2,500 gift for attendance incentives.
- Bond update
- Child care expansion update
- Cancellation of trustee election
- Student accident insurance 2024-25
- $2,500 gift from SEF for SHS attendance incentives
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a meeting header.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with a public hearing on the 2022-2023 district annual report, a legislative briefing by Rep. Stan Lambert, and a bond update. The board will consider and act on an early demolition package for buildings and tennis courts along 12th and Crane streets, a replacement and overlay roofing package, a volunteer policy, and a resolution for chaplains as volunteers per SB 763. The meeting also includes a closed session for personnel matters and a consent agenda with financials, minutes, and the 2024-2025 academic calendar.
- Early demolition package for buildings and tennis courts along 12th and Crane streets
- Replacement and overlay roofing package
- Adoption of GKG(LOCAL) general volunteer policy
- Resolution for Chaplains as Volunteers SB 763
- Dual Credit MOU with TSTC
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a meeting header.
Regular Meeting
The Sweetwater ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on January 22, 2024, at 5:30 PM. The board will consider accepting gifts, the annual audit report for fiscal year 2023, establishing a budget subcommittee, and authorizing the superintendent to negotiate a land lease agreement with VERO. A public hearing on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) is also scheduled, followed by a closed session for personnel matters and consideration of the superintendent's contract.
- Public hearing on Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)
- Consider and act on Audit Report for year ending August 31, 2023
- Consider and act on establishing a Board budget subcommittee
- Consider and act on authorization of Superintendent to negotiate Land Lease Agreement between Sweetwater ISD and VERO
- Consider and act on Superintendent's contract
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a placeholder for the January 22, 2024, meeting.