Texas Center for Arts + Academics

TCA+A Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday September 19, 2023 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   Leslie Scott 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Penny Clay 1 m
II. Public Comments 6:02 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Leslie Scott 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.
  • You will have 3 minutes to present.
  • No presentation shall exceed three minutes.
 
III. Student Recognition 6:17 PM
  A. TeSA Recognition FYI Betsy Compton 10 m
  B. FWAFA Recognition FYI Jennifer Jackson 10 m
IV. Consent Agenda 6:37 PM
  A. Approve August 22, 2023 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Leslie Scott 1 m
     
  B. Finance Statements Vote Leslie Scott 1 m
   
  • July 2023
 
V. Closed Session 6:39 PM
  A. Convene to Closed Session FYI Leslie Scott 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 Leslie Scott 1 m
  C. Action Item Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on action
 
VI. Finance 7:15 PM
  A. Financial and Transition Authority Resolution Vote Leslie Scott 3 m
   
  • Consider and vote on transferring financial and transition authority
 
  B. Registered Agent Resolution Vote Leslie Scott 3 m
   
  • Consider and vote to approve change of Registered Agent
 
VII. Academics 7:21 PM
  A. Superintendent Resolution Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on resolution
 
  B. TeSA District Improvement Plan/Campus Improvement Plan Vote Anika Perkins 10 m
   
  • Consider and vote on plan
 
  C. FWAFA District Improvement Plan/Campus Improvement Plan Vote Anika Perkins 10 m
   
  • Consider and vote on plan
 
  D. TeSA 2023-2024 Multi-Hazard Emergency Operations Plan Vote Anika Perkins 10 m
   
  • Consider and vote on plan
 
  E. FWAFA 2023-2024 Multi-Hazard Emergency Operations Plan Vote Anika Perkins 10 m
   
  • Consider and vote on plan
 
  F. TEA Accountability Ratings FYI Anika Perkins 15 m
   
  • Updates
  • Video from Commissioner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmp0VKzQ1Y 
 
VIII. Governance 8:21 PM
  A. Proposed Board of Director Member Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on board member
 
  B. Board Chair Elect / Board Secretary Election Vote Leslie Scott 5 m
   
  • Consider and vote on Board Chair Elect / Board Secretary 
 
IX. Parent Organization Reports 8:31 PM
  A. FWAFA PTSO FYI Ginger Watson 5 m
   
  • Introduce new President
  • Fall Fundraiser 
  • Book Fair
 
X. CEO Report 8:36 PM
  A. Updates FYI Paul Gravley 15 m
   
  • North Texas Giving Day
  • 2023-2024 Enrollment information
  • Strategic Planning 
  • August 26, 2023 Gala - Neon Moon
 
XI. Closing Items 8:51 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Leslie Scott 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 Texas Dance, Art, Theatre, and Music Conservatories are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. Therefore, the Board may choose to discuss Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance, Art, Theatre, and Music Conservatoies' agenda items in an open or closed meeting as the Board deems most appropriate. 

 
  B. CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE FYI Leslie Scott 1 m
   

On or before September 16, 2023, 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 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.

Submitted by: Leslie Scott Chairman, Board of Directors, Texas Center for Arts + Academics