Texas Center for Arts + Academics

Annual Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 28, 2018 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

Kathleen E. Connors Theater, 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Penny Clay
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Melissa Goodroe 1 m
II. Public Comments 6:01 PM
 
Board Only - Closed Meetings
 
  A. Public Comments FYI Melissa Goodroe 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.

 
III. Consent Agenda 6:16 PM
  A. Finance Reports Vote Melissa Goodroe 1 m
   
  • June 2018 Finance Reports
  • July 2018 Finance Reports
 
  B. Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Goodroe 1 m
    Approve minutes for Strategic Plan Update, Qtr 2 on February 28, 2017  
IV. Financials 6:18 PM
 
Governance
 
  A. Year End Budget Amendments Vote Janelle Grau 5 m
   
   
 
V. FWAFA Choir Tours 6:23 PM
 
Executive
 
  A. Tours Vote Clint Riley 5 m
   
  • Academy Singers & SGT 2019
  • TBC 2020
 
VI. Parent Club Updates 6:28 PM
 
TEAM: Shared Vision of Excellence
 
  A. TeSA PTO FYI Ty Guy 5 m
   
  • Update Board on status and work of the committee
 
  B. FWAFA PTSO FYI Allyson Grand 5 m
   
  • Q and A panel for our first general meeting
  • Formation of beautification committee
  • Speaker series
  • Increased teacher reimbursement
 
  C. TBC Parent Club FYI Kim McAdams-Baker 5 m
   
  • Update Board on status and work of the committee
 
VII. Governance 6:43 PM
  A. Director Retiring FYI Melissa Goodroe 3 m
   
  • Dr. Steven Johnson
 
  B. Director Up for Re-election to 2nd Term Vote Melissa Goodroe 3 m
   
  • Linda Metcalf
 
  C. Officer Election Vote Melissa Goodroe 5 m
   
  • Chair Elect- Dan Bates
 
  D. Proposed Directors Vote Melissa Goodroe 10 m
   
  • Charles Reid
  • Mac Zimmerman
  • Leslie Scott
 
VIII. Resource Development 7:04 PM
  A. Board Giving & Cultivation FYI Clint Riley 5 m
  B. Level Up FYI Pamela King Acker 3 m
  C. Gala FYI Pamela King Acker 3 m
IX. CLOSED SESSION 7:15 PM
  A. Closed Session FYI Melissa Goodroe 20 m
   
Pursuant to Texas Government Code 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 and 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.
 
  B. Parent Grievance Hearings FYI Melissa Goodroe 3 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.   
 
  C. Action Vote Melissa Goodroe 3 m
   
  • Consider Action on Grievance Hearing 1 (Parent)
 
  D. Action Vote Melissa Goodroe 3 m
   
  • Consider Action on Grievance Hearing 2 (Parent)
 
X. Closing Items 7:44 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.