Trinity Basin Preparatory
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The presiding officer of the Board will participate in the meeting in person at the above-listed location. Some members of the Board may participate via video conference as permitted under Texas Government Code ยง 551.127. In which case, an audio recording of the meeting shall be made.
Directors Present
Dana Bickford (remote), Meg Sanks, Mike Winemiller, Randy Shaffer
Directors Absent
Frederick Brown, Julia Gomez
Guests Present
Brandon Duck, Claudia Neira, Hector Martinez, Jennifer Oliver, Kim Foster, Nathaniel Baggs, Shashi Konduru, Shenikwa Cager, Viktoria Garo
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Mike Winemiller called a meeting of the board of directors of Trinity Basin Preparatory to order on Monday Aug 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
II. Open Session
A.
Non-Agenda Related Public Comments
III. Non-Action Items
A.
Mission Moment
No action taken.
B.
Enrollment Report
No action taken.
C.
Academic Report
No action taken.
D.
Financial Report
No action taken.
E.
Human Resources Report
No action taken.
F.
Operations and Expansion Report
No action taken.
G.
Development Report
No action taken.
IV. Action Items
A.
Consider and vote on the amendment to the 2025-2026 budget.
Dana Bickford made a motion to approve the amendment to the 2025-2026 nudget.
Mike Winemiller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Consider and vote on the 2026-2027 budget.
Meg Sanks made a motion to approve the 2026-2027 budget.
Mike Winemiller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consider and vote on ratification of contracts signed by the CEO since the prior Board Meeting. All items will be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion unless a board member requests that an item be discussed and/or voted on separately.
Meg Sanks made a motion to approve the contracts signed by the CEO since the prior Board Meeting.
Mike Winemiller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Consider and vote on ratification of minutes from prior Board Meeting.
Meg Sanks made a motion to approve the minutes from Meeting of the Board of Directors on 07-20-26.
Randy Shaffer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dana Bickford
David Murphy, a father of a student at Titan Academy, requested more communication from the district regarding change in the curriculum as the Titan community was caught off guard with the changes.
Robert Simons, a father of a student at Titan Academy, also requested more communication from the district, especially when removing electives and adding a math class instead of such electives.