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Texas Center for Arts + Academics

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday May 2, 2016 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

Texas School of the Arts Theater - 6025 Village Parkway, Edgecliff Village, TX 76134

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Jana Tennyson 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Michael Wellbaum 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Michael Wellbaum 3 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on January 19, 2016  
  D. Public Comments   Michael Wellbaum 15 m
   

Thirty minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting, members of the public may sign up for the opportunity to address the board. The total time for public comments for this meeting is 15 minutes, with each speaker limited to no more than 3 minutes.

  
II. Finance 6:20 PM
  A. Financial report: January, February, March 2016 FYI Clint Riley 10 m
III. Academic 6:30 PM
  A. Approve 2016-2017 School Calendars Vote Clint Riley 5 m
  B. IMAT Certification FYI Clint Riley 3 m
   

Each year, the District notifies the Board of Directors of its intention to request funds from the State of Texas to purchase instructional materials. We are required to complete the Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS (IMAT) Certification which states:

  1. That this district's instructional materials allotment (IMA) is used for the expenses allowed by the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.0211.
  2. That for the current school year, this district has instructional materials that collectively cover all the elements of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of the required curriculum identified in the TEC, §28.002, other than physical education, for each subject and grade level (TEC §31.004).
  3. That, upon request, this district will provide to the State Board of Education the title and publication information for any instructional materials requisitioned  or purchased by the district with the district's IMA (TEC §31.101).
  
IV. Facilities & Operations 6:38 PM
  A. Review updated budget for FWAFA Growth Plan: Phase I Vote Bill Lamkin 10 m
   

The initial budget was approved in January.

  
  B. Present - FWAFA Roof Repair/Replace Vote Bill Lamkin 10 m
   

Review recommendations

  
V. Artistic 6:58 PM
  A. FWAFA Music Department Update FYI Clint Riley 10 m
VI. Other Business 7:08 PM
  A. Good News Reports FYI Michael Wellbaum 5 m
VII. Closing Items 7:13 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Michael Wellbaum 1 m
   

The Board will adjourn to closed session