1 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:28,000 All right, this is the regular board meeting of Blair ISD, is now 6 p.m. on September 15, 2025. This meeting will be held in accordance with the Texas Subcommittee Act, and it's open to the public. We're recording this meeting and the minutes will be taken to document the proceedings. But the record show we have a quorum present, Mr. Cocker will give the invitation invocation followed by the pledge of allegiance. 2 00:00:32,170 --> 00:00:33,470 That would be pleased. 3 00:00:34,090 --> 00:00:36,850 First of all, I just want to come to you with a 4 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,300 humility, but also a heavy heart. 5 00:00:43,620 --> 00:00:48,400 Our kids in this country are being assaulted by evil. 6 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:55,350 Not only them, but all of us for what it's intended for here. 7 00:00:56,050 --> 00:01:00,550 So I just pray that we will conduct ourselves in a way, 8 00:01:01,270 --> 00:01:05,790 that would be beyond any of this mess that's going on right now. 9 00:01:06,250 --> 00:01:09,070 Social media seems to be just attacking 10 00:01:09,070 --> 00:01:12,130 and without moral standards and guidance 11 00:01:12,130 --> 00:01:14,610 and you're loved, you're mercy and grace. 12 00:01:14,810 --> 00:01:18,870 You're God, we are born to a really, really struggling. 13 00:01:19,650 --> 00:01:22,910 And as adults, we know that there are difficult times in line 14 00:01:22,910 --> 00:01:25,010 and that we face many, many challenges. 15 00:01:25,890 --> 00:01:28,970 But as we stand up against our challenges 16 00:01:28,970 --> 00:01:35,550 and we have a moral conviction that is an example for all of our kids. 17 00:01:36,350 --> 00:01:42,590 And when they come to our schools where I just pray that they are surrounded by peace and love and care, 18 00:01:43,110 --> 00:01:50,370 watch care from all the administrators and from their teachers and from all of the people that they are involved with. 19 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:52,850 I don't know what their own life is like, that you do. 20 00:01:52,850 --> 00:02:02,470 So we pray for your protection, for your guidance, for your mercy and your grace, or we pray for an intervention in this country. 21 00:02:02,950 --> 00:02:11,150 And all of us that us, we've been passive in allowing a lot of things to be said and we think it will just pass away by itself. 22 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:21,770 It doesn't happen. So Lord, it happens incrementally. So Lord, I pray that we would stand up, that we would hold ourselves accountable first of all. 23 00:02:21,770 --> 00:02:26,770 that there would be a spiritual way, but if you know I love you, I don't 24 00:02:26,770 --> 00:02:31,490 sorry if you like I shouldn't have, or I acknowledge you. I pray that we 25 00:02:31,490 --> 00:02:36,510 would do that, that it would make a difference in the soul, or that you'll 26 00:02:36,510 --> 00:02:42,430 must make the right decisions today for the benefit of this school and for your 27 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:43,290 Lord to Your God. 28 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:44,470 In Jesus' name. 29 00:02:45,390 --> 00:02:45,630 Amen. 30 00:02:48,210 --> 00:02:53,810 The way of dominion through the flag of the United States of America is the Supreme 31 00:02:53,810 --> 00:03:01,210 of Public, which stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for 32 00:03:01,210 --> 00:03:01,430 all. 33 00:03:07,710 --> 00:03:09,610 Has anyone signed up for open form? 34 00:03:09,610 --> 00:03:24,490 You have before you the consented agenda items minutes the rate of board meeting of August 18, 2025 and the bills and accounts and tax refunds for the month of August. 35 00:03:24,930 --> 00:03:28,310 I need a motion to approve the consented agenda item. Let's present it. 36 00:03:28,310 --> 00:03:35,610 Jeff and Gore. All in favor? That's a 7 million. 37 00:03:39,020 --> 00:03:43,520 Number four. So this month we had some 38 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:50,820 donations. GPS in September the Mana House donated clothes. Burger King donated 39 00:03:50,820 --> 00:03:56,040 at the attendance king and queen. Waterburger had incentive coupons. First Christian 40 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,840 in church of Longview, donated clothes 41 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,100 and the Red House Road House book coupon. 42 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,440 It welding, Marshall Streets Gate Park, 43 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,720 donated school supplies. 44 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,820 And at the high school, CMB has donated balls 45 00:04:11,820 --> 00:04:15,340 to the cheer squads, KYKX donated shirts 46 00:04:15,340 --> 00:04:18,460 for Game of the Week to be thrown at this week's peperally 47 00:04:18,460 --> 00:04:19,020 in game. 48 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,220 Ace Hardware donated a small bag of fertilizer 49 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:25,180 for plant nutrition, lessen an ag mouth 50 00:04:25,180 --> 00:04:32,020 and Gaila donated $50 for Bear Hugs donation and at the district we had a 51 00:04:32,020 --> 00:04:36,360 bunch of Burger King coupons for the students for perfect attendance grades 52 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,600 and the King and Queen Burger King King and Queen again. 53 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:44,060 The other thing that I 54 00:04:44,060 --> 00:04:52,200 have is tomorrow night well September the 18th that's Friday I guess. There will be 55 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,020 a public hearing at the Gladewater City Council. One of our properties they're 56 00:04:56,020 --> 00:05:02,100 We're discussing rezoning from a residential to commercial property, the Melbourne Street 57 00:05:02,100 --> 00:05:02,820 property. 58 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:09,340 So 6 o'clock, City Council meeting September the 18th, if any of you are interested 59 00:05:09,340 --> 00:05:10,240 in attending that. 60 00:05:11,300 --> 00:05:12,540 Which property is it? 61 00:05:12,860 --> 00:05:13,880 The Melbourne Street. 62 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,080 Melbourne Avenue. 63 00:05:16,420 --> 00:05:16,540 Melbourne Avenue. 64 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,920 But that, I don't have anything to do with this anymore, does it? 65 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:25,220 It's still our property, but they're just talking about rezoning it into. 66 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:31,240 But we sold the old house, we sold the school, but maybe that's a lot of work. 67 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:37,920 The one that we had put up for, right after I got here, we put it up for bids and we didn't 68 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,680 get any bids on it, so it's still ours. 69 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:47,660 I don't know, number 4b, 70 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,720 I don't know if he's missing anything, he was bagging it, I'm sorry. 71 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:58,660 Yes sir. I will give you out in front of you the hospital three goals. They're 72 00:05:58,660 --> 00:06:03,560 a five year projection for early childhood literacy and progress measures. 73 00:06:04,620 --> 00:06:14,740 They have the current force that we use for 20 25 last year. And then we are 74 00:06:20,540 --> 00:06:31,000 We are currently using CLI and pre-K. We are using N-class and Kinder, and then starting 75 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:39,060 this year, we're going to start using N-W-E-A all the way through A grade reading, so that we 76 00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:45,840 will have a line of literacy throughout and progress monitoring. On the map side of things, 77 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:52,700 we will continue using CLI, which is required by the state for free K, and we'll begin using 78 00:06:52,700 --> 00:07:00,440 in-depth EDA map for hinder-thruvane grain for progress monitoring, but these goals go through 79 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:07,800 third grade on the literacy and map side. And then we also have the CCMR goals projected 80 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:14,380 in for the next five years also related to the high school. Over the outcomes of 81 00:07:14,380 --> 00:07:23,840 this criteria, using the 2023 RISE. We had the 25th and 25th and we're protecting all 82 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:30,580 the way to 29th and then we will also track target 83 00:07:32,750 --> 00:07:36,570 goals also for the graduation rate or 84 00:07:39,490 --> 00:07:44,750 This aligns to Board Goal 1 that you guys passed when we had the four board goals that 85 00:07:44,750 --> 00:07:47,470 will go into our campus and district improvement plans. 86 00:07:48,210 --> 00:07:53,410 And so this is a look at the data for the board goal number 1. 87 00:07:53,670 --> 00:07:59,310 So we will continue to update you on these as we go throughout the year when we get our 88 00:07:59,310 --> 00:08:00,210 middle of the year scores. 89 00:08:00,210 --> 00:08:03,450 We'll come back and update you again to see if we're on track. 90 00:08:04,210 --> 00:08:07,450 and then at the end of the year we'll come back and give you the end of the year 91 00:08:07,450 --> 00:08:11,050 score to see if we met our 2025 goal. 92 00:08:11,530 --> 00:08:15,430 And one of the requirements that they now have is that we post this to the website. 93 00:08:15,770 --> 00:08:21,450 So it is now public. One of the things I hope to do as we gather day and this year 94 00:08:21,450 --> 00:08:27,750 updates you is the screen beside what the goal is. If it's green say on 2026 95 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:35,630 that means we met our goal and then some, I'm not saying 92% or 12% if we don't 96 00:08:35,630 --> 00:08:40,350 mean it, it will be read outside it and so this will have you try, we'll also have 97 00:08:40,350 --> 00:08:44,710 the demographic pulled in there for you so you can see how we're doing on our 98 00:08:44,710 --> 00:08:45,470 set of populations. 99 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:56,530 Number 4C Ms. Keller? Yes, give her August financials 100 00:08:56,530 --> 00:09:05,570 second of the summer. Our here today revenue for $1.7 million, $41,877 101 00:09:05,570 --> 00:09:15,570 expenditures are $1,875,532, venture 40 or cafeteria, revenue here today, 102 00:09:15,830 --> 00:09:23,890 $43,948, expenses, $95,066. That tends to be a sudden damage at the beginning of the year 103 00:09:23,890 --> 00:09:27,370 We have to put funded before we get revenue back. 104 00:09:27,730 --> 00:09:31,210 That service during the day revenue is $65,092. 105 00:09:31,790 --> 00:09:37,230 Tax collection here today for current $6,803,089. 106 00:09:37,870 --> 00:09:42,810 To link with taxes, $389,985. 107 00:09:43,910 --> 00:09:47,150 The collection rate, you look at grant taxes right now. 108 00:09:47,150 --> 00:09:55,470 75.05, which is slightly up from last year, and the link went 32.77, which is slightly below last year. 109 00:09:56,350 --> 00:10:05,270 Cash, at the end of August, is 11,040,866 numbers, and utilities for August, 73,033. 110 00:10:10,300 --> 00:10:11,740 I'm number five, Ms. Keller. 111 00:10:11,740 --> 00:10:21,700 Yes, this is our annual investment policy and work policy, CDA, but we have to acknowledge 112 00:10:21,700 --> 00:10:24,760 that there is no change to our current investment program. 113 00:10:26,540 --> 00:10:32,460 I need a motion to approve the investment policy resolution for 2025 or 2026 as presented. 114 00:10:32,460 --> 00:10:40,180 So, Ross and Cory, all in favor, has a 7-0, 115 00:10:42,220 --> 00:10:43,800 item number 6, Ms. Keller? 116 00:10:44,340 --> 00:10:47,140 Yes, I'm headed to give you a hand out of the board. 117 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,760 You said they all want an arm-to-face tax rate. 118 00:10:50,340 --> 00:10:54,620 Does it compare some of our preliminary values compared to what they've heard about values 119 00:10:54,620 --> 00:10:56,540 where the decrease? 120 00:10:57,540 --> 00:11:01,340 The immunotax rate is saying same compared to what we have last year, 121 00:11:01,340 --> 00:11:07,580 which is also what they use for budget. The only difference is that service tax rate is going 122 00:11:07,580 --> 00:11:14,020 to go down from what we've budgeted and then there's a side by side at the bottom to show what we 123 00:11:14,020 --> 00:11:18,140 use for the budget proposed and what we're actually going to adopt. 124 00:11:22,990 --> 00:11:27,290 So the actual tax rate is going to go down a little 125 00:11:40,530 --> 00:11:48,190 I need a motion to approve the tax rate resolution for 2025 through 2026 with an increase 126 00:11:48,190 --> 00:11:56,050 of the cell's text rate of 1.008.536 as presented. 127 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,980 I need someone to read the motion of this 128 00:12:02,980 --> 00:12:19,000 Just like it is in the can you know, so I'll do the problem tax rate, the increase, the adoption of the tax rate of 1.2, 2.8, 5.3, 6, which is effectively a 2.55, which is an increase in tax. 129 00:12:21,650 --> 00:12:28,470 So, Garth, and then I'm going to get a second, Corey, all available. 130 00:12:28,470 --> 00:12:30,790 with? Passes 7-0. 131 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:34,820 I remember 7 Miss Keller. 132 00:12:39,910 --> 00:12:45,390 Yes. It's just asking you to nominate a candidate 133 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:48,490 for the board of directors for the Greg County appraisal district. We kind of talked 134 00:12:48,490 --> 00:12:55,070 about this last month and tabled it to determine if you had someone that you wanted to nominate. 135 00:12:55,590 --> 00:13:01,210 If we don't have any nominees, we don't have any nominees. That's fine. We'll just cast 136 00:13:01,210 --> 00:13:04,930 our votes from the nominees when they come in and we'll get a list of who the 137 00:13:04,930 --> 00:13:09,370 nominees are and then we can determine how we how many votes and where we want to 138 00:13:09,370 --> 00:13:13,110 place those votes when those come in. Does anybody have any nominations? 139 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:15,760 Okay. 140 00:13:16,340 --> 00:13:23,160 So we'll just pass that right. All right. So item number eight, Miss Patty. I need a 141 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:27,480 motion to approve the Upshire County 4-H resolution. At this time we don't have 142 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:32,560 any 4-H kids showing but if there should be some that comes in throughout the 143 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:37,660 year, we have a resolution that they can continue to show and that we will excuse their absences 144 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:43,400 for showing under 4-H. We already currently do this for the students that are enrolled 145 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:49,380 showing under Gladewater FFA, but if we had some smaller students, younger students that 146 00:13:49,380 --> 00:13:53,140 wanted to show for 4-H, this would cover their absences. 147 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:59,800 I need a motion to approve the after county 4-H resolution as presented. We're all 148 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,360 Ricky, all 149 00:14:04,140 --> 00:14:06,320 in favor? That's a seven o'clock. 150 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:18,500 The next thing is just we have to determine how you guys want to evaluate me. I have given 151 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:24,700 you the appraisal tool to look at. Are there any questions, any additions, subtractions? 152 00:14:24,820 --> 00:14:27,220 We're not appraising tonight, we're just approving the tool. 153 00:14:31,260 --> 00:14:32,900 Although I'll take any feedback 154 00:14:32,900 --> 00:14:33,660 back at any point. 155 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:42,970 Was there anything on there that you saw we needed to take away or add or I don't 156 00:14:42,970 --> 00:14:49,610 Okay. Okay. I need a motion to approve the superintendent's evaluation towards presented. 157 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:59,920 Jeff and Ricky. All in favor, S-7-0. I don't remember. 158 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:23,280 9, Ms. Patty, just the FFA trip. The FFA trip, again, they want to go back to the Catamons Congress on Oklahoma in January. I just went ahead and got it on the book so they can go ahead and get rooms reserved. Try to get a better rate if you agree they're out of state travel. I need a motion to approve the FFA trip to Oklahoma for the Catamons Congress as presented. Garth and Daniel, 159 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:28,110 all in favor, passes 7.0. 160 00:15:30,820 --> 00:15:32,940 The board will now convene in close meeting to the 161 00:15:32,940 --> 00:15:37,360 discuss the following items close to our agenda this evening, allowed by the following Texas 162 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,580 Government Code 551.074. 163 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:47,140 Personal matters involving the resignation and employment of professional personnel and 164 00:15:47,140 --> 00:15:53,620 the Texas Government Code 551.072 discussing purchase exchange lease value of real property. 165 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,260 No voting will take place in the closed meeting. 166 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:01,140 Any action the board wishes to take as a result of discussion in the closed session will take 167 00:16:01,140 --> 00:16:05,520 place after the board reconvenes an open meeting. It is now 616.