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Trinity Basin Preparatory

Minutes

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Date and Time

Monday February 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Location

Trinity Basin Preparatory Central Administration

2730 N. Hwy. 360

Grand Prairie, Texas  75050

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 § 551.127. In which case, an audio recording of the meeting shall be made.

Directors Present

Dana Bickford (remote), Frederick Brown, Julia Gomez (remote), Loren "Pepper" Hitchcock, Meg Sanks, Mike Winemiller, Randy Shaffer

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

Dana Bickford, Julia Gomez

Guests Present

Brandon Duck, Chad Richards, Claudia Neira, Danielle Morris, David Tecuatl, Gene Zhu, Jodi Rebarchek, Kara Van Dine, Lesley Austin, Viktoria Garo

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

Loren "Pepper" Hitchcock called a meeting of the board of directors of Trinity Basin Preparatory to order on Monday Feb 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

Julia Gomez arrived at 1:05 PM.
Dana Bickford arrived at 1:17 PM.

II. Non-Action Items

A.

Financial Report

No Action Taken.

B.

BoardOnTrack Training

No Action Taken.

C.

Campus Report

No Action Taken.

D.

Enrollment Report

No Action Taken.

E.

Academic Report

No Action Taken.

F.

Human Resources Report

No Action Taken.

G.

Operations and Expansion Report

No Action Taken.

H.

Development Report

No Action Taken.

I.

Public Hearing: 2022-2023 Annual Report and Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

No Action Taken.

III. Action Items

A.

Consider and/or vote on 2024-2025 District Calendar

Meg Sanks made a motion to approve the 2024-2025 District Calendar.
Mike Winemiller seconded the motion.

The vote was unanimous.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Consider and/or approve Region 10 Education Service Center Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative SY24-25: Interlocal Agreement

Dana Bickford made a motion to approve the Region 10 Education Service Center Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative SY24-25: Interlocal Agreement.
Julia Gomez seconded the motion.

The vote was unanimous.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Consider and/or vote on delegation of authority under Texas Government Code 2269.053 to Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent to determine which construction method provides the best value for the district for improvement to real property located at or around 3320 Hemphill St., Fort Worth, TX 76110

Loren "Pepper" Hitchcock made a motion to delegate authority under Texas Government Code 2269.053 to Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent to determine which construction method provides the best value for the district for improvement to real property located at or around 3320 Hemphill St., Fort Worth, TX 76110.
Meg Sanks seconded the motion.

The vote was unanimous. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Consider and/or vote on ratification of contracts signed by the CEO since the January 22, 2024 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.

Frederick Brown made a motion to ratify the contracts signed by the CEO since the January 22, 2024 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.
Mike Winemiller seconded the motion.

The vote was unanimous.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Consider and/or vote on minutes from board meeting on January 22, 2024

Loren "Pepper" Hitchcock made a motion to approve the minutes from board meeting on January 22, 2024.
Dana Bickford seconded the motion.

Frederick Brown abstained. The vote was unanimous. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

The Board Meeting was adjourned for lunch from 1:07 p.m. to 1:23 p.m.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:27 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Viktoria Garo

CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE

 

On the date and time published above, this notice was posted at a place convenient to the public at the administrative offices of Trinity Basin Preparatory, 2730 N Hwy 360, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050 and readily accessible to the general public at all times for 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.

 

Randy Shaffer

Chief Executive Officer, Trinity Basin Preparatory