Hereford ISD public meetings in 2023
12 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with routine items like consent agenda, reports, and public comments. The board may enter closed session to discuss personnel matters, including hires, renewals, terminations, and the superintendent's evaluation and contract. In open session, the board will consider action on class size waivers.
- Consent agenda: approval of minutes, ratification of bills, budget amendment, donations
- Reports: CFO finance, tax collection, transportation, cafeteria, quarterly investment; superintendent enrollment, staff development, safety & security, band uniform preview
- Closed session: personnel deliberations (resignations, new hires, contract renewals/non-renewals, terminations, superintendent evaluation/contract)
- Closed session: security devices/audits and guardian program implementation
- Action: consideration of class size waivers
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board will hold a regular meeting with routine items like minutes, bills, and reports, plus a closed session for personnel and security matters. Action items include a proposed amendment to the 2023/2024 compensation plan and a resolution for an employee retention incentive pay program for cafeteria staff.
- Proposed amendment to 2023/2024 compensation plan
- Resolution authorizing funds for Employee Retention Incentive pay for SFE cafeteria employees
- Consent agenda: minutes, bills, budget amendment, donations
- Closed session: personnel, security devices/audits, guardian program
- Reports: CFO finance, tax collection, transportation, cafeteria; superintendent updates
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will meet to consider routine items like consent agenda, reports, and personnel actions, but the most consequential item is a vote on adopting policy changes that would authorize certain licensed individuals to carry firearms on school property. The board will also consider appointing members to the Deaf Smith County Appraisal District board and the School Health Advisory Committee, and approving an opioid-awareness curriculum.
- Consider adopting policies CKE(LOCAL), CKEC(LOCAL), CKED(LOCAL), DH(LOCAL), GKA(LOCAL) to allow licensed handgun carry on school property
- Appoint Deaf Smith County Juvenile Probation Board representative for 2023/2024
- Appoint Deaf Smith County Appraisal District (DSCAD) Board of Directors for Hereford ISD and Amarillo College Hereford Branch
- Appoint School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) for 2023/2024
- Approve grade-appropriate opioid dangers curriculum per HB 3908
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with routine items such as approval of minutes, bills, budget amendment, and donations, plus reports from the CFO and superintendent. The board will also consider action items including nominations for the Deaf Smith County Appraisal District board, a resolution on non-business days for Public Information Act timelines, designating fund balance for specific needs, and a resolution for Texas Education Human Resources Day. A closed session is scheduled for personnel matters and security discussions.
- Consideration and action to designate Fund Balance for identified needs in band, baseball, softball, tennis and parking lots
- Consideration and action on Nominations for 2023/2024 Deaf Smith County Appraisal District (DSCAD) Board
- Consideration and action to adopt a Resolution designating non-business days in 2023 and 2024 for Public Information Act response timelines
- Consideration and action on Resolution for Texas Education Human Resources Day on October 11, 2023
- Closed session for personnel deliberations and security devices/audits, including Guardian Program implementation
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold public hearings on the proposed 2023-2024 budget and tax rate, then consider adopting both. The board will also act on several resolutions, including one related to armed security officers on campus and another to dissolve the district's Public Facility Corporation. Personnel matters, including hires and resignations, will be discussed in closed session.
- Public hearing and action on 2023/2024 budget
- Public hearing and action on 2023/2024 tax rate
- Resolution on armed security officer presence per TEC 37.0814
- Resolution to dissolve Hereford ISD Public Facility Corporation
- Amendment to 2023/2024 compensation plan
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to consider and act on a range of administrative and operational items, including policy updates, contracts, and the student meal rate for travel. The agenda also includes routine items such as consent agenda, public comments, and an executive session for personnel matters.
- Consideration and action on TASB Localized Policy Manual Update covering multiple policies including ad valorem taxes, safety, and facilities
- Consideration and action on changes to Policy FEA(LOCAL) Compulsory Attendance
- Consideration and action on 2023-2024 Region 16 ESC Contracts
- Consideration and action to increase Student Meal Rate for Student Travel
- Consideration and action on Custodial Bids for 2023/2024 school year
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with routine items like minutes, bills, and a budget amendment, plus several action items. These include approving policy changes, elementary attendance line changes, campus and district improvement plans, an optional flexible school day program for the high school, and a TEA low-attendance-day waiver for two schools. The board will also hear reports from the CFO and superintendent and discuss personnel.
- Budget amendment
- Policy revisions from April 27, 2023 review
- Elementary attendance line changes
- Optional flexible school day program (OFSDP) for Hereford High School
- TEA low attendance day waiver for Aikman Elementary and Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees is meeting to consider routine district business, including ratification of bills, a budget amendment, donations, and personnel matters. The board will also take action on renewing the food service management contract with Southwest Foodservice Excellence, extending the bank depository contract with Happy State Bank, reorganizing board officers for the 2023/2024 school year, and approving a competitive sealed proposal for a new agriculture department pickup truck.
- Renewal of Food Service Management Contract with Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE)
- Resolution to extend Bank Depository Contract with Happy State Bank
- Reorganization of Board of Trustee Officers for 2023/2024 school year
- Approval of Competitive Sealed Proposal 23-04 for purchase of Agriculture Department pickup from Steven's 5-Star Car & Truck Center
- Budget amendment and donations
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees is holding its regular meeting on April 24, 2023. The board will consider and take action on several items, including the 2023/2024 Instructional Materials Allotment and TEKS Certification, an audit agreement with Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, L.L.P., a resolution adopting NIMS for incident management, and a request for additional state aid related to the TX Hereford Wind Project. The agenda also includes routine items such as public comments, approval of minutes, ratification of bills, donations, and personnel matters.
- Consideration and action on 2023/2024 Instructional Materials Allotment & TEKS Certification
- Consideration and action on Audit Commitment Agreement with Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, L.L.P.
- Consideration and action on Resolution Authorizing NIMS for incident management
- Consideration and action on approval of Request for Additional State Aid for Ad Valorem Tax Credit for the TX Hereford Wind Project
- Public Comments, Student/Staff Achievement, Approval of Minutes, Ratification of Bills, Donations, Personnel
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on March 27, 2023, to consider routine items like minutes, bills, and a budget amendment, as well as several action items including a vendor for internet cabling, a food service contract amendment, class size waivers, and a resolution opposing education savings accounts. The board will also discuss a concrete project at elementary school playgrounds and a resolution for Superintendent of the Year.
- Budget Amendment
- Vendor for Internet Cabling (RFP) with E-Rate Funding for 2022/2023
- Food Service Management Contract Amendment #1 with 7.56% CPI increase for August 2022 to June 2023
- Class Size Waivers
- Resolution to Reject Any Diversion of Public Dollars to Private Entities In The Form Of Education Savings Accounts And Similar Voucher Schemes
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board will hold a public hearing on the 2021/2022 Texas Academic Performance Report, hear public comments, and receive a presentation from First Bank Southwest. The board will consider and take action on canceling the general trustee election for unopposed candidates in Districts IV and VII, approving the 2023/2024 school calendar, and adopting TASB policy updates. Routine items include approval of minutes, ratification of bills, budget amendment, donations, and personnel matters.
- Public hearing on 2021/2022 Texas Academic Performance (TAPR) Report
- Consideration and action on order canceling general trustee election for unopposed candidates in Districts IV and VII (May 6, 2023)
- Consideration and action on 2023/2024 school calendar
- Consideration and action on TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 120 (CB, CK, FNG, FO LOCAL)
- Budget amendment and donations
Regular Board Meeting
The Hereford ISD Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the 2021/2022 FIRST rating report, then consider and act on the 2021/2022 audit report, a budget amendment, and an order for the May 6, 2023 trustee election. The board will also consider an early resignation notice incentive program resolution and set goals for the 2023/2024 school year. The agenda includes routine items such as approval of minutes, ratification of bills, donations, and personnel matters.
- Public hearing on 2021/2022 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report
- Consideration and action on 2021/2022 audit report
- Budget amendment
- Order for Board of Trustees election on May 6, 2023
- Early Resignation Notice Incentive Program resolution