Life School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 15, 2024 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 Moment of Silence LMSW | ||||
| III. | Student Recognitions | ||||
| A. | Life High School Oak Cliff Foreign Exchange Student | Joy Shepherd | |||
| B. | Life High School Waxahachie Student-Athlete State Track Meet Recognition - High Jump | Lyle Linscomb | |||
| C. | Life High School Students Earn Personal Training Certificates | Jennifer McCord | |||
| IV. | Recognitions | ||||
| A. | Life School Retirees | Stephanie Colwell, Ed.D. | |||
| V. | Education Foundation Presentation Update | ||||
| A. | Life School Education Foundation Update | Bryon Ding | |||
| VI. | 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such items shall be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion unless a board member requests that an item be withdrawn for individual consideration.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, Ed.D. | |||
| B. | Approval of Financial Audit Engagement Letter | Megan Beck | |||
| C. | Acceptance of the Food Service Management Contract Renewal | Megan Beck | |||
| D. | Approval of Contracts for Region 10 Instructional and Administrative Services including PEIMS Co-Op | Megan Beck | |||
| E. | Acceptance of the Report on Active or Retired Teachers Pertaining to Tutoring per SB 1356 (Spring Semester) | Kim Riepe | |||
| F. | Approval of Technology TREC (Resources Education Consortium) Annual Contract with Region 11 for the 2024-2025 School Year | Melissa Brown | |||
| G. | Approval of Resolution for Schools and Libraries Universal Services (E-Rate) for 2024-25. This resolution authorizes filing of the Form 471 applications for funding year 2024-25 and the payment of the applicant's share upon approval of funding and receipt of services. | Barry West/Carlos Paredes | |||
| H. | Ratification of Contracts with Sprinturf for Athletic Field Replacements and Bleacher Expansion | Barry West | |||
| I. | Approval of Construction Manager At-Risk for Phase 2, Building 3 Refurbish Located at 150 Butcher Road in Waxahachie, Texas | Barry West | |||
| J. | Motion to Approve Consent Items as presented | Vote | Brent Wilson, Ed.D. | ||
| VII. | Action Items | ||||
| A. | Possible Approval of Board Meeting Minutes, April 20, 2024 | Vote | |||
| B. | Consideration and Possible Acceptance of the Financial Report | Vote | Megan Beck | ||
| C. | Consideration and Possible Approval Health Insurance Services and Other Benefits | Vote | Megan Beck | ||
| D. | Consideration and Possible Approval of RFP for Kitchen Equipment for Child Nutrition Program | Vote | Megan Beck | ||
| E. | Consideration and Possible Approval of RFP for Preventive Maintenance and Repairs for Child Nutrition Program | Vote | Megan Beck | ||
| F. | Consideration and Possible Acceptance of 2024-2025 Strategic Plan Goals, Objectives and Strategies | Vote | Jennifer Wilson | ||
| G. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Life School District 2024 Summer School Program for Emergent Bilinguals (EB) Student Schedule | Vote | Jeana Clary/Joy Shepherd | ||
| H. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Lee Lewis Construction Proposal for Construction Manager at Risk for the Life School Duncanville Project | Vote | Barry West | ||
| I. | Consideration and Possible Approval of Revisions to the "Equal Educational Opportunity" and "Prohibited Discrimination, Retaliation, and Harassment" Policies in Life School Board Policy Manual, Policy Group 3 - Students | Vote | Bryon Ding | ||
| VIII. | Information Items | ||||
| A. | Report from Financial Advisor and Current Market Review | Megan Beck | |||
| IX. | Executive Closed Session | ||||
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Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 (Personnel), §551.072 (Real Property) §551.076 (Security Audit) |
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| A. | Call for Motion to Enter Executive Closed Session | Vote | Brent Wilson, Ed.D. | ||
| B. | Possible Discussion of Security Audit | Barry West | |||
| C. | Possible Discussion of Property and/or Campus Improvements | Barry West | |||
| D. | Possible Discussion of Personnel | Stephanie Colwell, Ed.D. | |||
| E. | Possible Discussion of the Superintendent Contract Addendum | Stephanie Colwell, Ed.D. | |||
| F. | Motion to Reconvene in Open Session | Vote | Brent Wilson, Ed.D. | ||
| X. | Possible Action from Items Discussed in Closed Session | ||||
| A. | Consideration and Possible Approval of the Superintendent Contract Addendum | Vote | Stephanie Colwell, Ed.D. | ||
| XI. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||