March 2020

Board Meeting
March 24, 2020 @ 12:00 Noon
Conference Call Meeting, Linden, Texas 75563
Ross Hyde, Board Chairman • Dan ‘Lucky’ Boyd, CCAP, NCRMT, Executive Director
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1. Call Meeting to Order Download Entire pack here

2. Establishment of a Quorum

3. Approval of Minutes from 01/28/2020 ֎

4. Approval of Agenda ֎

5. Chairman’s Comments and Recognitions

6. Training/Presentations

A. Board Question – Berny Harris

7. Committee Reports and Information

      A. Planning & Evaluation – No current report required
      B. Personnel – No current report required
      C. Finance – No current report required
      D. Executive – This committee meets only when necessary
      E. Nominating – No Current report required

F. By Laws- no meeting report at this time-Board Members present received a current copy of CSNT By-laws according to Org. Std. 5.4 on

1-28-2020

The Chair may make changes to committee rosters and/or develop new committees.

8. Action Items

A. Seat new board member(s), if any µ

B. Approve Consent Agenda µ

            1) Community Services County Reports (OS 5.9)
            2) Human Resources Report (OS 5.9)
            3) Head Start and PIR Report (OS 5.9)
            4) Service Department Report and Transportation Report (OS 5.9)
            5) VSN Report (OS 5.9)
            6) TBRA Report (OS 5.9)

C. Discuss/Approve – Resolution for the New Youth Empowerment Program Bank Account

D. Discuss/Approve - Linden Head Start Playground Disposition $8,421.90

E. Discuss/Approve - Convert 47 Head Start slots to 16 Early Head Start slots

F. Discuss/Approve - Head Start 2% COLA-Quality Improvement Grant Application ($77,705 COLA & $137,256 Quality Improvement = Total Grant Application $214,961 NFS $53,740)

G. Discuss/Approve - Self-Assessment Results 2020

H. Discuss/Approve - Development of Policies built around COVID-19

9. Staff Reports

A. Financial Report .1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.........................................… (OS 8.7).………………...Shelley Mitchell

10. Executive Director’s Report

11. Discussion Items

       1) Circle Assessment Data Winter 2020
      2) Frog Street Assessment Data Winter 2020
       3) School Readiness Performance Data Winter 2020
       4) Progress on Head Start Program Goals 2019-2020
       5) Progress on Parent, Family and Community Engagement 2019-2020
       6) School District Partnerships

12. Audience Comments

13. Executive Session

A. Consultation between the board and its attorney in those instances in which the board seeks the Attorney’s advice with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and other matters where the duty of the attorney to his client requires confidentiality
B. Discussion with respect to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value or real property, negotiated contracts, and prospective gifts or donations to the organization, when such discussion, if made public, would have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the organization.
C. Discussion with respect to matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of an officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against such officer or employee, unless such officer or employee requests a public session.
D. Discussion with respect to any matter specifically made confidential by law or regulation. Any other exception available by state law

14. Required Action from Executive Session

15. Adjourn Board Meeting