Refugio ISD public meetings in 2024
21 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
December Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will meet on December 9, 2024, to discuss and vote on key financial and legal matters. The board will review campus reports, district finances, and operational updates, including the track project. Major decisions include approving refunding bonds and a contingent fee contract for legal services related to an insurance dispute.
- Consider and approve the issuance of Refugio ISD Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds
- Approve purchase of CRISIS GO - Safety, Wearable Panic, and Visitor Management Platform
- Consider contingent fee contract for legal services with Lubel Voyles LLP and Townsend Law Firm for insurance dispute
- Vote for Victoria County Appraisal District Board of Directors representatives
- Approve budget amendments for the 2024-2025 fiscal year
The provided document contains no record of board actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a placeholder for the December 9, 2024, meeting.
November Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will meet on November 14, 2024, to review campus and district reports, approve the annual financial report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, and adopt legislative priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature session. The board will also discuss budget amendments, a new career-readiness course, and stipend schedule updates.
- Approve Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ended August 31, 2024
- Approve Refugio ISD Legislative Priorities for the 89th Legislative Session
- Approve General Employability Skills, a CTE innovative course
- Consider budget amendments for the 2024-2025 budget
- Consider update to the 2024-2025 Stipend Schedule
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and navigational links.
October Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will meet on October 21, 2024, to discuss and vote on key items including the approval of the District Improvement Plan for 2024-2025, the certification of the tax levy, and the purchase of HVAC equipment. The board will also receive updates on campus and district reports, including STAAR results and budget status, and hold a public hearing on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Report.
- Approve the Refugio ISD District Improvement Plan for 2024-2025
- 2024 Certification of Tax Levy for Refugio ISD
- Consider and approve the purchase of HVAC equipment
- Public hearing on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Report
- Approve the Behavioral Threat Assessment Team
The provided document contains only the title and administrative metadata for the October 21, 2024, meeting. No substantive decisions, discussions, or vote tallies are present in the text.
Strategic Planning Committee
The Strategic Planning Committee will meet to review the 2024-2025 District Improvement Plans. The agenda also includes an addendum regarding the Teacher Incentive Allotment.
- Review of 2024-2025 District Improvement Plans
- Teacher Incentive Allotment (Addendum)
The minutes record a meeting agenda including a review of the 2024-2025 District Improvement Plans. No substantive decisions, votes, or outcomes are recorded in the provided text.
September Board Meeting
The Board will review Spring 2024 STAAR results and campus improvement plans. Key decisions include potential budget amendments, track repairs, and an agreement with the Town of Refugio for School Resource Officers.
- Inter-Governmental Agreement with the Town of Refugio for School Resource Officers
- Offer to purchase tax sale property
- Budget amendments
- Action to repair track
- Employment of probationary contract employees for 2024-2025
The board met on September 23, 2024. The only substantive action recorded in the provided text was the approval of board minutes.
- Approved board minutes
August Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD board will hold a public hearing on the 2024-2025 financial plan and proposed tax rate. Members will also review campus reports, approve donations, and consider budget amendments and fund balance assignments.
- Public hearing on 2024-2025 budget and proposed tax rate
- Approve $1,000,000 fund balance assignment
- Consider donations and amend 2023-2024 budget
- Adopt 2024-2025 tax rate by ordinance
- Accept amended District of Innovation Plan
The provided document contains no record of motions, votes, or decisions. The text consists of system maintenance notices and a header for the August 29, 2024, meeting.
Budget Workshop
The Refugio ISD board holds a workshop to review and discuss the 2024-2025 budget. No specific dollar amounts or policy changes are listed on this agenda.
The provided minutes record the agenda for a budget workshop and closed session. There are no substantive decisions, vote tallies, or outcomes recorded in the document.
Team of Eight
The board will conduct a 'Team of Eight' training session and hold a closed session to discuss personnel matters. The meeting includes potential action on probationary contracts for the 2024-2025 school year.
- Board training: Team of Eight
- Employment of probationary contract employees for 2024-2025
- Employment of probationary contract employees for the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for 2024-2025
The provided document contains no record of actions, discussions, or votes. It consists of system navigation menus and a title page for the August 8, 2024, meeting.
Special Board Meeting
The Board will meet to discuss and potentially act on the employment of probationary contract employees for the 2024-2025 school year. This includes personnel for the GSEC Special Education Cooperative.
- Employment of probationary contract employees for 2024-2025
- Employment of probationary Non-Chapter 21 or Chapter 21 contract employees of the GSEC Special Education Cooperative for 2024-2025
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a meeting header.
Strategic Planning Committee
The Strategic Planning Committee is meeting to discuss amendments to the District of Innovation Plan. The meeting also includes scheduling the next session and miscellaneous items.
- Amend the District of Innovation Plan
The provided document contains no record of actions, discussions, or decisions. The minutes are procedural or empty.
July Board Meeting
The board will discuss the 2024-2029 Strategic Plan and various student and employee handbooks. Members are deciding on the 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct, meal prices, and several personnel contracts.
- Purchase of a commercial dishwasher and two garbage disposals from PASCO Brokerage, Inc. for $62,762
- District contribution of $355 towards the employee benefit package for 2024-2025
- Approval of the 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct
- Setting of breakfast and lunch prices for the 2024-2025 school year
- Approval of the Refugio ISD Wellness Policy and Gifted and Talented Plan for 2024-2025
The provided document contains no record of motions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a title page for the meeting minutes.
June Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on federal grant funds and the budget/tax rate, then consider 2024-2025 salary schedules, stipends, and budget amendments. The board will also discuss a track repair project and consider eliminating early tax payment discounts. A closed session is scheduled for personnel matters, including probationary contract employees.
- Public hearing on ESSA grant intent and budget/tax rate meeting date
- Discuss track repair project
- Consider eliminating early tax payment discounts, continue split payments
- Adopt TASB Policy Update 123
- Approve 2024-2025 administrator, stipend, and hourly pay schedules
The provided document contains no record of motions, votes, or substantive decisions. The text consists of website navigation elements and a maintenance notice.
Special Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will conduct a special meeting regarding personnel. The agenda includes closed sessions to discuss employee appointments, evaluations, and discipline, as well as the employment of probationary contract employees for the 2024-2025 school year.
- Closed session discussion regarding appointment, employment, evaluation, or dismissal of employees
- Employment of probationary contract employees for the 2024-2025 school year
- Employment of probationary GSEC Special Education Cooperative contract employees
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and navigational links.
Special Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to discuss and potentially act on personnel matters, including the employment of probationary contract employees for the 2024-2025 school year. The board will also consider changes to its meeting schedule, including a budget preparation session on August 29, 2024. A closed session is planned to discuss personnel and employee matters.
- Consider changes to board meeting schedule (June 27, July 25, Aug 29)
- Closed session for personnel matters (Texas Gov't Code 551.074, 551.075)
- Employment of probationary contract employees for 2024-2025
- Employment of GSEC Special Education Cooperative contract employees
- Superintendent's recommendation on part-time employment via Letter of Agreement
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and navigational links.
Strategic Planning Committee
This is the agenda for the Refugio ISD Strategic Planning Committee meeting on May 23, 2024, at 3:00 PM. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and system notices, with no specific items listed for discussion or decision.
- No specific agenda items listed
- Meeting scheduled for May 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
- System maintenance notice for BoardBook platform
The provided minutes list the agenda items for the meeting, including evaluations of Title I, Title II, Title IV, and the Parent Involvement Policy. No substantive decisions, vote tallies, or outcomes are recorded in the document.
May Board Agenda
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees is meeting to handle routine business, including public comments, reports from campuses and district departments, and a consent agenda with budget amendments. The board will also discuss and consider a proposed teacher salary pay schedule for the 2024-2025 school year, and will enter closed session to discuss personnel matters, including employment of probationary contract employees.
- Consider proposed teacher salary pay schedule for 2024-2025
- Accept donations and amend 2023-2024 budget
- Approve budget amendments for 2023-2024
- Closed session for personnel and probationary contract employment
- Oath of office for newly elected/re-elected board members
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system navigation menus and a notice that minutes were approved, but no substantive content is present.
April Board Agenda
The Refugio ISD board is meeting to hear campus and district reports, consider budget amendments, and discuss several action items including teacher pay for 2024-2025, track repair proposals, and purchases from Karnes City ISD. The board will also enter closed session to discuss employee contracts and then reconvene to take action on those recommendations.
- Consider 2024-2025 teacher pay scale
- Proposals for track repair
- Budget amendments for 2023-2024
- Approval of Karnes City ISD purchases (Fun Abounds, Mobility Works, Sensory Rooms & Hallways)
- Payment to School Resource Officers for extra duty coverage
The provided document contains only administrative headers and system maintenance notices. No substantive decisions, votes, or discussions were recorded.
March Board Agenda
The Refugio ISD board is meeting to consider cancelling the trustee election for two single-member districts due to unopposed candidates, and to approve donating an out-of-service school bus to the Refugio Volunteer Fire Department. The agenda also includes routine reports, budget amendments, and a closed session to discuss personnel contracts and employment for the 2024-2025 school year.
- Order cancellation of trustee election for Single Member Districts #2 and #4, declare unopposed candidates elected
- Approve donation of out-of-service school bus to Refugio Volunteer Fire Department
- Approve budget amendments for 2023-2024 budget
- Closed session to discuss employment, evaluation, and contract renewals for 2024-2025
- Town of Refugio presentation on drainage project
The provided document contains no record of discussions, motions, or votes. It consists of system maintenance notices and a header for the March 25, 2024, meeting.
February Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will meet on February 26, 2024, to discuss and vote on several items, including a presentation by Kent Hawthorne and students, the superintendent's report, and new business. Key decisions include whether to adopt a policy related to Senate Bill 763 on chaplains, approve the 2024-2025 academic calendar, approve property and casualty insurance for the coming year, and set adult meal prices. The board will also enter closed session to discuss personnel matters, including contract extensions and employment of probationary contract employees.
- Consider Senate Bill #763 regarding chaplains
- Approve 2024-2025 Academic Calendar
- Approve Property & Casualty Insurance for March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
- Approve adult meal pricing: Staff Lunch $4.75, Visitor Lunch $5.00
- Closed session on contract extensions and employment of probationary contract employees
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. The minutes are procedural or empty.
Special Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD school board is holding a special meeting to discuss and potentially approve several administrative items, including the purchase of a non-CDL activity bus, an update to the 2023-2024 stipend schedule, and the 2024-2025 academic calendar. The board will also enter a closed session to discuss personnel matters, including the employment of probationary contract employees for the next school year. An addendum for a future regular meeting proposes setting adult meal prices at $4.75 for staff and $5.00 for visitors.
- Discuss and consider purchase of a non-CDL activity bus
- Approve update to 2023-2024 Stipend Schedule
- Discuss 2024-2025 Academic Calendar
- Closed session on personnel appointments, evaluations, and complaints
- Addendum: adult meal pricing - staff lunch $4.75, visitor lunch $5.00
The provided document contains no record of actions, votes, or discussions. It consists of system maintenance notices and a meeting timestamp.
January Board Meeting
The Refugio ISD Board of Trustees will hold its January meeting, including a public hearing on the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), superintendent and campus reports, and several action items. The board will consider ordering a trustee election for districts #2 and #4, approving a staff retention incentive, and approving an audit engagement letter. A closed session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters, including the superintendent's evaluation and contract.
- Public hearing on Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
- Order general trustee election for single member districts #2 and #4 on May 4, 2024
- Consider and approve a retention incentive for staff
- Approve engagement letter with Harrison, Waldrop & Uherek, LLP for FY ending Aug 31, 2024
- Adopt TASB Policy Update 122
The provided record contains only a notice that the minutes for the January 22, 2024 meeting were approved. No other substantive decisions, discussions, or actions are listed in the text.
- Approved minutes for 1-22-24