Texas Center for Arts + Academics
Special Session of the Board
Date and Time
Tuesday May 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM CDT
Location
Texas School of the Arts, 6025 Village Parkway, Edgecliff Village, TX 76134
Texas Center for Arts + Academics is the charter holder of Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA) and Texas School of the Arts (TeSA).
Agenda
Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
Opening Items
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A. | Record Attendance and Guests | Penny Clay | 1 m | ||
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | ||
C. | CONSENT AGENDA | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
Minutes Approval from 3/27/2018, 4/3/2018, 4/24/2018 and 5/1/2018 |
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D. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for TCAA Board Meeting on March 27, 2018 | |||||
E. | APPROVE MINUTES | Approve Minutes | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for Special Session Board Meeting on April 3, 2018 | |||||
F. | APPROVE MINUTES | Approve Minutes | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for Special Session of the Board on April 24, 2018 | |||||
G. | APPROVE MINUTES | Approve Minutes | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for Special Session Board Meeting on May 1, 2018 | |||||
H. | FINANCE REPORTS | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 1 m | |
March 2018 |
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II. | CLOSED SESSION | 6:08 PM | |||
A. | Closed Session | Discuss | 15 m | ||
Pursuant to Texas Government Code 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. |
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III. | Grievance Hearings | 6:23 PM | |||
A. | Parent Grievance Hearings 1, 2, 3 and 4 | Discuss | 150 m | ||
Each Parent Grievance Hearing will be held in CLOSED SESSION pursuant to: A. Texas Government Code 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. B. Texas Government Code Section 551.074, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or a charge against an officer or employee. C.Texas Government Code 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. Action on each grievance, if any, will be taken in OPEN SESSION following each hearing in closed session. |
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IV. | Action | 8:53 PM | |||
A. | Consider Action on Parent Grievance Hearing 1 | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 5 m | |
B. | Consider Action on Parent Grievance Hearing 2 | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 5 m | |
C. | Consider Action on Parent Grievance Hearing 3 | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 5 m | |
D. | Consider Action on Parent Grievance Hearing 4 | Vote | Melissa Goodroe | 5 m | |
V. | Closing Items | 9:13 PM | |||
A. | Adjourn Meeting | FYI | Melissa Goodroe | 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 securitypersonnel 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, the Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance Conservatory are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. Therefore, the Board may choose to discuss Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance Conservatory agenda items in an open or closed meeting as the Board deems most appropriate. |