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Texas Center for Arts + Academics

TCA+A Special Session Meeting - Hold In Case of Urgent Action

Date and Time

Monday October 27, 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   Cheryl Bean 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Penny Clay 1 m
II. Public Comments 6:02 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Cheryl Bean 15 m
   

To sign up for Public Comments go to: https://forms.gle/uVX8uo3JumPgv9K79

  • 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.
  • All speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes to make comments regarding items on the agenda, unless modified by the Board Chair.
  • Board policy prohibits the discussion of complaints against district employees during an open forum.
  
III. Student/Staff Recognition 6:17 PM
  A. TeSA Recognition FYI Kiera Wallace 5 m
  B. FWAFA Recognition FYI Amber Ledbetter 5 m
  C. TCA+A Recognition FYI Anika Perkins 5 m
IV. Consent Agenda 6:32 PM
  A. Approve September 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Cheryl Bean 1 m
     
  B. Finance Statements Vote Cheryl Bean 1 m
   
  • September 2025
  
V. Closed Session 6:34 PM
  A. Convene to Closed Session FYI Cheryl Bean 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 Cheryl Bean 1 m
  C. Action Item Vote Cheryl Bean 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on action
  
VI. Academics 7:10 PM
  A. FWAFA Bilingual/ESL Waiver Vote Amber Ledbetter 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on waiver
  
  B. TeSA Bilingual/ESL Waiver Vote Kiera Wallace 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on waiver
  
  C. PG-4.213 Instructional Requirements & Prohibitions Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on personnel policy
  
  D. TeSA Resolution for Closure Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
  
  E. FWAFA Resolution for Expansion Admendment Vote Anika Perkins 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
  
VII. Finance 7:35 PM
  A. PG-5.001 Authority Over Fiscal Matters Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  B. PG-5.002 Code of Ethics and Fiscal Stewardship Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  C. PG-5.101 Fiscal Compliance Monitoring Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  D. PG-5.102 Financial Management System Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  E. PG-5.110 Accounts Payable Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  F. PG-5.130 Travel Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  G. PG-5.190 Financial Reporting Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  H. PG-5.210 Cash Management Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  I. PG-5.290 Fundraising Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  J. PG-5.410 Payroll Advances Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy
  
  K. PG-5.910 Internal Audits Vote Jocelyn Greenman 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on fiscal policy 
  
VIII. Governance 8:30 PM
  A. Proposed Board of Directors Member Vote Cheryl Bean 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on John Bolser
  
IX. CEO Report 8:35 PM
  A. Updates FYI Anika Perkins 10 m
   
  • Fall Choral Showcase & Fine Arts Showcase
  • TBC - United Way Dallas 100th Anniversary Celebration
  • FWAFA School Day Performance
  • FWAFA Imagination Fort Worth Art Winners
  
X. Closing Items 8:45 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Cheryl Bean 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 TCA+A's Dance, Art, Music, and Theatre Conservatories are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. Therefore, the Board may choose to discuss Texas Boys Choir and 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 Cheryl Bean 1 m
   

On or before October 21, 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 three (3) full business days preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.

Submitted by: Cheryl Bean, Chairman, Board of Directors, Texas Center for Arts + Academics