Harts Bluff ISD public meetings in 2023
12 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting and Public Hearing
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting and public hearing on November 30, 2023. The board will hear public comment on the FIRST financial rating, receive reports on student data and finances, and consider several action items including the district financial audit, a tax roll resolution, and a dual credit waiver. The meeting also includes a closed session for personnel, real property, and security matters.
- Public hearing on FIRST Report (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
- Consideration of District Financial Audit Report from Arnold Walker Arnold
- Consideration of Tax Roll and Tax Levy Resolution
- Consideration of resolution regarding Titus County Appraisal District Board of Directors votes
- Update to Local Policy DEC
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on October 17, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The board will hear the superintendent's report, including financial summaries and project updates, and will take action on several items, including a policy on chaplains (SB 763), fencing for the baseball/softball fields, and a resolution regarding city/county fire/EMS services. The board will also recess into closed session to discuss personnel, real property, and security matters.
- Deliberation and consideration on SB 763 - Chaplains
- Deliberation and consideration to purchase fencing for baseball/softball fields
- Deliberation and consideration of Board Resolution regarding City/County Fire/EMS Services
- Monthly financial report presented by Andy Johnson
- Board Policy DEC Local First Reading
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on September 19, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The board will hear reports from the superintendent, consider action on policy updates, transfer student tuition, and nominations for the Titus County Appraisal District Board of Directors, and may discuss personnel, real property, and security matters in closed session.
- Deliberation and consideration to update Board Policy CKE Local and DH Local
- Deliberation and consideration of Transfer Student Tuition
- Deliberation and consideration on nominations for Titus County Appraisal District Board of Directors
- Consent agenda includes minutes, bills paid, monthly financial report, and campus improvement plans
- Closed session for personnel matters, real property, and security devices/audits
Board Workshop
The Harts Bluff ISD Board is holding a workshop on July 20, 2023, at 6:30 PM. The agenda includes an opening prayer and pledge, a superintendent's report, and a budget planning work session. The meeting is primarily a working session focused on budget planning, with no specific action items listed.
- Budget planning work session under superintendent report
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on July 20, 2023, to discuss and take action on several items, including setting student breakfast and lunch prices for the 2023-2024 school year, extending a depository contract with American National Bank, and approving resolutions to change authorized signatories and investment officers. The board will also consider a dress code addendum, transfer student tuition, cafeteria table purchases, and policy updates. A closed session is scheduled to discuss personnel, real property, and security matters.
- Deliberation on student breakfast and lunch prices for 2023-2024
- Extension of depository contract with American National Bank
- Resolution to amend authorized signatures, adding Andrew Johnson and deleting Craig Craver
- Resolution to amend TexPool representatives, adding Andrew Johnson and deleting Craig Craver
- Designation of Andrew Johnson as Investment Officer, deleting Craig Craver
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on June 15, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The board will consider and potentially approve several action items, including a student dress code for 2023-2024, a policy update, Region 8 ESC contracts, baseball/softball field work proposals, the issuance of Time Warrants Series 2023, and the purchase of student and staff computers. The board will also enter closed session to discuss personnel, real property, and security matters.
- Consideration and approval of Harts Bluff ISD Time Warrants Series 2023, paid from surplus Maintenance and Operations Ad Valorem Taxes
- Deliberation on Student Dress Code 2023-2024
- Deliberation on proposals for work on baseball/softball fields
- Deliberation to purchase student and staff computers
- First reading of Board Policy Update 121 (multiple local policies)
Special Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to consider a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of a bond election. The board will also recess into closed session to discuss personnel matters, then reconvene to take any action on those items.
- Resolution canvassing bond election returns and declaring results
- Closed session for personnel matters (employment, retirements, terminations, resignations, etc.)
- Possible action on items discussed in closed session
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees is holding a regular meeting with routine items such as consent agenda approval and a superintendent's report covering bond, budget, and curriculum updates. The board will also take action on requesting a new campus ID from the Texas Education Agency for a 6-8 campus, and will recess into closed session to discuss personnel, real property, and security matters.
- 2023-2024 Allotment and TEKS Certification
- Request new campus ID from TEA for 6-8 campus
- Consent agenda: minutes, bills paid, financial report, summer school calendar
- Closed session: personnel, real property, security
- Superintendent report: bond update, CTE budget, AVID, dress code
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with reports from the superintendent, including a food service audit, MAP testing, and a bond election update. Action items include finalizing a determination on property at 221 CR 3232, authorizing the superintendent to dispose of surplus items, adopting a TASB policy update, approving overnight trips, and passing a resolution on education funding mechanisms. The board will also enter closed session for personnel, real property, and security discussions.
- Finalize determinations regarding property at 221 CR 3232, Mount Pleasant, Texas
- Authorize Superintendent to declare and dispose of surplus items
- TASB Board Policy Update 120 (Second Reading)
- Overnight trip requests for TAFE, UIL Academics, and UIL Spring Sports
- Resolution regarding vouchers, education savings accounts, and other mechanisms that reduce public education funding
Regular Meeting and Public Hearing
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting and public hearing on February 16, 2023. The board will hear the Texas Academic Proficiency Report (TAPR), receive updates from the superintendent, and consider action items including the 2023-2024 academic calendar, an FFA overnight trip, and safety fencing proposals. The meeting also includes a closed session for personnel, real property, and security matters.
- Public hearing for Texas Academic Proficiency Report (TAPR)
- Consideration of 2023-2024 District Academic Calendar
- Consideration of overnight trip request for FFA to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Consideration of proposals for safety fencing
- Consent agenda includes minutes, bills paid, and monthly financial report
Special Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to consider several action items related to a potential bond issuance, including approving a bond counsel agreement with Cantu Harden LLP, calling a bond election, and authorizing reimbursement for prior improvement expenditures. The board will also recess into closed session to discuss personnel, real property, and security matters, with possible action following.
- Resolution approving bond counsel engagement with Cantu Harden LLP
- Order calling a bond election for Harts Bluff ISD
- Resolution to reimburse district for prior lawful expenditures on improvements from tax-exempt bond proceeds
- Closed session for personnel, real property, and security discussions
Regular Meeting
The Harts Bluff ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with action items including a resolution authorizing eminent domain for property at 221 CR 3232, a call for the May 2023 school board election, and approval of a bond counsel agreement. The board will also discuss possible bond projects and dollar amounts, and enter closed session for personnel and real property matters.
- Resolution authorizing eminent domain for property at 221 CR 3232, Mount Pleasant, Texas
- Call for May 2023 school board member election
- Resolution approving engagement agreement for bond counsel legal services with Cantu Harden LLP
- Discussion regarding possible bond projects and dollar amounts
- Sale of trailer home to be moved