Board Meeting April 22, 2025

Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 @ 12:00 Noon

ETEC

510 Bonham, Jefferson, Texas 75657

Cecelia Huff, Board Chairperson

Michelle Morehead, CCAP, NCRT, NCRI, Chief Executive Officer
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1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Establishment of a Quorum

3. Approval of Agenda 4/22/2025 *

4. Approval of Minutes 3/25/2025 Board Meeting, 4/10/2025 Committee Meetings

5. Chairman’s Comments and Recognitions

6. Training
None

7. Committee Reports and Information
    A. Planning & Evaluation – Committee met on April 10, 2025.
    B. Personnel – Committee met on April 10, 2025. Report given by committee member. C. Finance – Committee met on April 10, 2025. Report will be given for approval as         a separate agenda item. D. Executive –This Committee meets only when necessary.
    E. Nominating – This Committee meets annually in October.
    F. By Laws- Committee met on April 10, 2025. Report will be given for approval as a separate agenda item.

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

**Committees, other than Executive Committee, get named by the Board Chairperson

8. Action Items

     A. Seat new board member(s), if any*
        Karen Jones, Marion County Tax Assessor-Collector, Public Sector
        Jason Wright, Appointee for Senator Ted Cruz, Public Sector
        Teresa Thompson, Private Sector

    B. Approve Consent Agenda*

        1) Head Start/EHS & PIR Reports………………. (OS 5.9).………..……….....…..Berny Harris
        2) Community Services Report……..…………….(OS 5.9)………………….….…Amy Perales
        3) Human Resource Report……………………….(OS 5.9)…………….…….….…Jim Howard
        4) Service & HS Transportation Reports……….....(OS 5.9) …..………...……….Robert Norton
        5) Information Technology Report……………..…(OS 5.9)…………...……...…..David Buford

    C. Discuss/Approve Finance Manual – Shelley Mitchell, Finance Committee (John Baxter)
    D. Discuss/Approve Bylaws – Michelle Morehead, Bylaws Committee (John Baxter)
    E. Discuss/Approve 2025-2026 School Calendars
                1. Atlanta
                2. Bloomburg
                3. Daingerfield
                4. Hughes Springs
                5. Naples
                6. Pittsburg
                7. Texarkana
                8. Hughes Springs Early Head Start
    F. Discuss/Approve Parent Handbook 2025-2026
    G. Discuss/Approve Playground Disposition
                1) Naples
                2) New Boston
                3) Texarkana

9. Staff Reports
1) Financial Reports -1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10……….… (OS 8.7) …….... Shelley Mitchell

10. Chief Executive Officer’s Report

11. Discussion Items

A. Discuss

12. Audience Comments- Audience members are given 3 minutes to speak.

13. Executive Session

            The board will enter executive session pursuant to Section 551.001(1)(2)(3)(J), and Section
              551.074(1)(2) of the government codes
                        Head Start Director Approval

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