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Texas Center for Arts + Academics

TCA+A Board Meeting - Annual Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

Kathleen E. Connors Theater 
Texas School of the Arts (TeSA)
6025 Village Parkway
Edgecliff Village, TX 76134

In-person Meeting Return: Governor Abbott’s March 2020 order temporarily suspending certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster expired August 31, 2021. Consequently, TCA+A Board Meetings will return to in-person meetings at Texas School of the Arts.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Leslie Scott 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Penny Clay 1 m
II. Public Comments 6:02 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Leslie Scott 15 m
   

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  • Public Comments should be submitted prior to 1:00 PM on the day of a Board Meeting.
  • You must be present during the meeting to have your comment heard.
  • You will have 3 minutes to present.
  • No presentation shall exceed three minutes.
  
III. Consent Agenda 6:17 PM
  A. Approve June 24, 2025 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Leslie Scott 1 m
     
  B. Finance Statements Vote Leslie Scott 1 m
   
  • June 2025
  • July 2025
  
IV. Closed Session 6:19 PM
  A. Convene to Closed Session FYI Leslie Scott 30 m
   
  • Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 for the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee, and Section 551.071 to consult with school’s attorney, in person or by phone, on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the school under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code; and Section 551.072 to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.
  
  B. Reconvene to Open Session FYI Leslie Scott 1 m
  C. Action Item Vote Leslie Scott 10 m
   
  • Consider and vote on action
  
V. Finance 7:00 PM
  A. Renewal of PCB Line of Credit Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on renewal
  
  B. TCA+A Lease Agreement for TeSA Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on agreement
  
  C. TCA+A Lease Agreement for FWAFA Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on agreement
  
  D. Resolution for Financial & Transition Authority Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
  
  E. Resolution for Wealth Management & Trust Accounts Authority Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
  
  F. TeSA 2024-2025 Proposed Budget Amendment Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on amendment
  
  G. FWAFA 2024-2025 Proposed Budget Amendment Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on amendment
  
  H. TCA+A 2024-2025 Proposed Budget Amendment Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on amendment
  
  I. TeSA Proposed 2025-2026 Budget Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on budget
  
  J. FWAFA Proposed 2025-2026 Budget Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on budget
  
  K. TCA+A Proposed 2025-2026 Budget Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on budget
  
  L. 2025-2026 Revised Compensation Schedule Vote Lacey Gaymon 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on TCA+A Revised Compensation Schedule
  
  M. Revised TCA+A's Benefit Contributions for Auxiliary Employees Vote Lacey Gaymon 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on revised benefit contributions for auxiliary employees
  
VI. Academics 8:05 PM
  A. TeSA 2025-2026 Student Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and volte on handbook
  
  B. FWAFA 2025-2026 Student Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  C. TeSA 2025-2026 Personnel Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  D. FWAFA 2025-2026 Personnel Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  E. TCA+A 2025-2026 Personnel Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  F. TeSA 2025-2026 Substitute Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  G. FWAFA 2025-2026 Substitute Handbook-Revisions Vote Ross Mitchell 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on handbook
  
  H. Resolution 0n Celebration of Constitution Day Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
  
VII. Governance 8:45 PM
  A. Restrictions on Vendor Contracts FYI Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • for FWAFA and TeSA
  
  B. Parental Notification of Employee Misconduct Policy Vote Anika Perkins 15 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy-TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy-FWAFA
  
  C. Parental Engagement Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy- TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  D. Prohibition Against DEI Practices Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy-TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  E. Board-Resolution-re-Non-Enrolled-Students-and-UIL Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on Resolution
  
  F. Participation in UIL Activities by Non-Enrolled Students Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  G. School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs) for Charters Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy -TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  H. Student Health Curriculum Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy -TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  I. Opening Meetings Act Requirements Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy -TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  J. Personal Communication Device Ban Policy Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on policy -TeSA
  • Consider and vote on policy -FWAFA
  
  K. CEO Contract Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on CEO contract
  
  L. Officer Election Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on Chair Elect/Secretary
  
VIII. CEO Report 9:55 PM
  A. Updates FYI Anika Perkins 15 m
   
  • 2025-2026 Enrollment Information
  • 2024-2025 Summer Camps
  • Teacher Incentive Allotment Pay Out 
  • Convocation
  • Thank you
  
IX. Closing Items 10:10 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Leslie Scott 1 m
   

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The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed above.  Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this Notice.

If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board should determine that a closed meeting of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item regarding the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA)* or Texas School of the Arts (TeSA)* included in this notice, then such closed meeting is authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.001, et. seq., including for any of the following reasons:

  • Section 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.
  • Section 551.072 - For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
  • Section 551.073 - For the purpose of negotiating contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
  • Section 551.074 - For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee.
  • Section 551.076 - To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel and devices.
  • Section 551.082 - For the purpose of deliberating in a case involving discipline of a public school child or children, or in a case in which a complaint or charge is brought against an employee of the school by another employee and the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
  • Section 551.0821 - For the purpose of deliberating in a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiable information about the student will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation.
  • Section 551.084 - For the purpose of excluding a witness or witnesses from a hearing during examination of another witness.

Should any final action, final decision or final vote be required in the opinion of the Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting, then such final action, final decision or final vote shall be at either:
A. the open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting, or
B. at a subsequent public meeting of the Board upon notice thereof, as the Board shall determine.

*While FWAFA and TeSA are public charter schools and, therefore, subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance, Art, and Music Conservatories are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. Therefore, the Board may choose to discuss Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance, Art, and Music Conservatory agenda items in an open or closed meeting as the Board deems most appropriate. 

  
  B. CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE FYI Leslie Scott 1 m
   

On or before August 23, 2025, by 6:00 pm, this notice was posted online and at a place convenient to the public at the main entry to Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, 3901 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth, TX 76109, and at the main entry to Texas School of the Arts, 6025 Village Parkway, Edgecliff Village, TX 76134, and is readily accessible to the general public at all times for 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.

Submitted by: Leslie Scott, Chairman, Board of Directors, Texas Center for Arts + Academics