Life School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 20, 2023 at 9:30 AM CDT
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 9:30 AM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | ||||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | ||||
| C. | Speakers on Public Sign-up Sheet | ||||
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Speakers on Public Sign-up Sheet: 3 minute limit "per speaker". Multiple speakers on the same topic may be asked to consolidate their presentation and designate a spokesperson. |
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| II. | Presentations | ||||
| A. | Pledge of Allegiance/Texas Pledge | ||||
| III. | Life School Education Foundation Presentation | ||||
| A. | Life School Education Foundation Update | Eddie Davis | |||
| IV. | Consent Items | ||||
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A consent item shall include items of a routine and or a reoccurring nature grouped together under one action item. All such items shall be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion unless a board member requests that an item be withdrawn for individual consideration. The remaining items shall be adopted under a single motion and vote. |
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| A. | Acceptance of New Hires and Terminations | Stephanie Colwell, EdD | |||
| B. | Acceptance of 2023-2024 Special Education and Other Student Service Providers | Joy Shepherd/Candace Johnson | |||
| C. | Acceptance of the Texas Education Agency 2022 Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) | Bryon Ding | |||
| D. | Approval of the Renewal of Professional E-Rate Service Agreement with Kellogg & Sovereign | Barry West/Carlos Paredes | |||
| E. | Motion to Approve Consent Items as Presented | Vote | Brent Wilson, EdD | ||
| V. | Expulsion Hearing of Life High School Waxahachie Student | ||||
| A. | Call for Motion to enter Executive Closed Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.082 and §551.821 (Student Discipline) | Vote | |||
| B. | Discussion of Life High School Waxahachie Student Expulsion Appeal | ||||
| C. | Call for Motion to Reconvene in Open Session | Vote | |||
| VI. | Action Items | ||||
| A. | Consideration and Take Possible Action to Uphold or Reverse the Decision of Life High School Waxahachie Student Expulsion | Vote | |||
| B. | Possible Approval of Board Meeting Minutes, August 16, 2023 | Vote | |||
| C. | Consideration and Possible Acceptance of the Financial Report | Vote | Megan Beck | ||
| D. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Revisions to the 2023-2024 Student/Parent Handbook | Vote | Kim Riepe | ||
| E. | Consideration and Possible Acceptance of Gifted and Talented Program Evaluation | Vote | Joy Shepherd/Ellen Saltzman | ||
| F. | Consideration and Possible Approval of 2023-2024 TCHATT (Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine) Contract | Vote | Joy Shepherd | ||
| G. | Consideration and Approval of Academic Partner Agreement for Sports Medicine Course Curriculum and Certification Tests | Vote | Leigh Dopson | ||
| H. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Revisions to the 2023-2024 Parent-Student Athlete Handbook | Vote | Barry West/Scott Thrush | ||
| I. | Consideration and Possible Approval of the Revisions to the “Accelerated Instruction – Unsatisfactory Performance on Assessment Instruments” Policy in Life School Board Policy Manual, Policy Group 2 – Instruction | Vote | Bryon Ding | ||
| J. | Consideration and Possible Approval of the Revisions to the “Admission and Enrollment” Policy in Life School Board Policy Manual, Policy Group 3 – Students | Vote | Bryon Ding | ||
| VII. | Information Items | ||||
| A. | Nomination of Board Members | Scott Fuller | |||
| VIII. | Executive Closed Session | ||||
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Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 (Personnel), §551.072 (Real Property) §551.089 (Security Infrastructure) |
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| A. | Call for Motion to Enter Executive Closed Session | Vote | Brent Wilson, EdD | ||
| B. | Possible Discussion of Property and/or Campus Improvements | Barry West | |||
| C. | Possible Discussion Personnel | Stephanie Colwell, EdD | |||
| D. | Possible Discussion Superintendent Pre-Evaluation (Review) | Stephanie Colwell, EdD | |||
| E. | Motion to Reconvene in Open Session | Vote | Brent Wilson, EdD | ||
| IX. | Possible Action from Items Discussed in Closed Session | ||||
| A. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Architect Agreement for Master Plan | Vote | Barry West | ||
| X. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||