Opening Items

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.

• Approve May 22, 2018, June 13, 2018, and June 26, 2018 meeting minutes.

Introduce new board directors:
Charles Reid
Leslie Scott
Mac Zimmerman

There will not be a financial report this month. FY2018 revenues and expenses were concluded August 31 to keep in line with submitted forecasts and final budget amendments approved at the August 28th board meeting. Transactions for the FY are closed, pending review and audit in November.

Approve FWAFA Class of 2019's Senior Trip

• Amend open enrollment dates to reflect beginning the second Wednesday in January for a period of at least 30 days and no longer than 45 days
• Example: January 9, 2019 through February 11, 2019 

• Amend open enrollment dates to reflect beginning the second Wednesday in January for a period of at least 30 days and no longer than 45 days
• Example: January 9, 2019 through February 11, 2019 

Review policy language from Student Handbook to determine whether or not to change requirements for eligibility.

• Legal Update
• Program Enrollment
• Budget

PTO Update

• The playground company has stated that the supplies have been ordered and if all goes as planned the playground will be COMPLETED by the end of OCTOBER!!!!!
  • Please see the attached rendering including the final phase.
• Parent Concerns:
  • Increased Traffic
  • School’s address is not a designated “school zone”
  • Plans for another Charter School (Alta Mesa and Village Parkway)

• PTSO Update

1. Speaker series: The first one will probably be bullying/cyberbulling. We are already in contact with FWPD to see if they have a program for kids. We will work with admin on how/when to deliver to kids. Also, have contact with Dallas based foundation who has bullying presentations.
2. First fundraiser will be candles which make great gifts for the holidays
3. Family dance for 3 -6 grade on November 10
4. Membership drive results
5. Creation of Amazon wish lists for teachers for giving year round created by staff appreciation.

• TBC Parent Update: none this month

• North Texas Giving Day
• Overall Campaign Update

Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel

Board Responsibilities: 

• Attendance
• Table Sales
• Sponsorship Connections

• Review/Discuss Strategic Plan Objectives
• Vote to Amend Timeline & Milestones
• Discuss new committee structure

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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.