Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 beginning at 5:30 PM at the Kunkel Room at the Historic Buda Upper Campus, 300 San Marcos St., Buda, TX 78610.
If during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed session, the Board will adjourn to a closed session in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code Section 418.183(f). Before any closed session is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions or decisions will be taken in open meeting. Policy BEC Legal attached.
The subjects to be discussed, considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
A. CALL TO ORDER: Establish a quorum
B. CLOSED SESSION
- Deliberation regarding Superintendent’s recommendations regarding employment, resignations, extended leave, and other personnel matters, pursuant to Tx. Gov’t Code Section 551.071
- Deliberation regarding safety and security, including security personnel, systems, infrastructure, and/or devices, pursuant to Tx. Gov’t Code Section 551.076
C. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION – immediately following Closed Session
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS
United States Flag Pledge:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one
nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Texas Flag Pledge:
Honor the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
E. MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Hays CISD is to educate, value, and nurture students through innovative and personalized educational experiences while celebrating our diversity.
F. SOCIAL CONTRACT
The Board will:
Serve as District Ambassadors
Assume Positive and Noble Intentions
Collaborate as a Team and Respect the Body Corporate
Promote Discussion and Respect Each Other’s Perspectives
Be Professional
G. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Dr. Eric Wright
H. PUBLIC FORUM
It is the policy of the Board that, if members of the public wish to address the Board in Public Forum, they must complete and submit the Request to Address the Board of Trustees form (green sheet). This form may be obtained and at the entrance to the Board room and must be submitted to Tim Savoy, Chief Information Officer at the entrance prior to reconvening in open session.
Public participation in Board meetings is limited to the Public Forum portion of the meeting agenda, as is provided in Board policy.
Please be aware that the audio and video of Public Forum is recorded as part of the recording of the entire meeting and is published on the District’s website without alteration. A person who chooses to speak in Public Forum is consenting to the online publication of their comments.
I. CAMPUS RECOGNITION – Simon Middle School
Dr. Michael Watson, Laura Briones
J. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT (Presented January 17, 2023)
Mid-year review of extra-curricular/club participation in conjunction with that 100% Hays
initiative
Marivel Sedillo, Patty Moreno, Lance Moffett
K. CONSENT AGENDA
Per Board Policy BE all items listed as consent items are considered to be routine by the Board and shall be enacted with one motion. There shall be no separate discussion unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item shall be removed as a consent item and considered as an individual item on the regular agenda.
- Minutes of Board of Trustees Meetings
Dr. Eric Wright - Budget Amendment
Randy Rau - Procurements
a. Consideration and possible approval of Access Control System Replacements
Dianne Borreson
b. Consideration and possible approval of District Wide Dark Fiber Services
Dianne Borreson
c. Consideration and possible approval of the installation of air purifiers at Sunfield
Elementary School
Max Cleaver
d. Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of air purifiers for Dahlstrom Middle
School and McCormick Middle School new construction areas
Max Cleaver - Contracts, MOUs, Agreements
a. Consideration and possible adoption of Election Services Contracts and Join Election
Agreements for the May 6, 2023 Election
a. City of Hays – Joint Election Agreement (Meets Education Code Statutory
Requirements)
b. Travis County – Joint Election Agreement
c. Travis County – Election Services Contract
d. Hays County – Election Services Contract
e. Caldwell County – Election Services Contract
Tim Savoy
L. ACTION ITEMS
- Consideration and possible action, if any, resulting from closed session
- Consideration and possible adoption of the amended 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Hays CISD Academic Calendars
Tim Savoy - Consideration and possible adoption of the election order for the May 6, 2023 trustee election
Tim Savoy - Second Reading and possible adoption of TASB Policy Update 120
Dr. Eric Wright - Second Reading and possible adoption of revisions to TASB Policy DC (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading and possible adoption of proposed revisions to TASB Policy DHE (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Consideration and possible approval of Athletic Locker Replacement at Dahlstrom Middle School Max Cleaver, Lance Moffett
- Consideration and possible approval of the ratification of emergency building repair expenses caused by Winter Storm Elliot Winter Break 2022
Max Cleaver - Consideration and possible approval of the 2023-2024 Budget Calendar
Randy Rau
M. INFORMATION ITEMS
- Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 2: Certification Exemptions
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 3: Contract Renewal Notification Timeline
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 4: Due Process
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 5: Probationary Contracts
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 6: Reading Academies
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed amendments to the Hays CISD District of Innovation (DOI) Plan –
Amendment 7: Out-of-State Certification Exemptions
Dr. Fernando Medina - First Reading of proposed revisions to TASB Policy DK (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - First Reading of TASB Policy DFAB (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revision to Policy DBA (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revisions to Policy DCA (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revisions to Policy DFAA (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revisions to Policy DFBA (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revisions to Policy DFBB (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Second Reading of proposed revisions to Policy DMA (LOCAL)
Dr. Fernando Medina - Update on safety and security initiatives district wide
Jeri Skrocki - Update on bond, construction, and renovation projects in the district
Max Cleaver - Financial Statements
Randy Rau
N. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
O. RECAP OF QUESTIONS
P. BOARD REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Q. UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS
TUESDAY, January 24, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 6:00 pm (Bond
Public Forum only)
THURSDAY, January 26, 2023 @ Lehman High School Campus – 6:00pm (Bond Public Forum only)
February 6, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30pm
February 13, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
TUESDAY, February 21, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
March 27, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
April 17, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
April 24, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
May 15, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
May 22, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
TUESDAY June 20, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
June 26, 2023 @ Kunkel Room at Historic Buda Elementary Campus – 5:30 pm
Official Board of Trustees information may be obtained at www.hayscisd.net
R. ADJOURN
This notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings act on: Friday, January 20th at 2:30pm