Joshua Independent School District public meetings in 2024
10 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will review the district's financial audit for the 2023-2024 school year. The meeting includes discussions on the school budget, safety updates, and construction wage rates.
- Consideration of the District Financial Audit for the 2023-2024 School Year
- Approval of U.S. Department of Labor 2024 Prevailing Wage Rates for Johnson County construction projects
- Review of purchases over $50,000
- Consideration of budget amendments
- Campus presentation from Elder Elementary School
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will conduct a public hearing regarding the 2024 Final School FIRST Rating. The board will also consider items related to investment policies, purchasing cooperatives, and district financial reports.
- Public hearing on 2024 Final School FIRST Rating
- Consideration of purchases over $50,000
- Review of investment policy, strategy, and authorized brokers
- Participation in Region 10 Education Service Center Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative for SY 2025-2026
- Approval of participation in Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) short term class
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will discuss the schematic design for a new elementary school and review district financial reports. They are scheduled to consider revisions to the 2024-2025 compensation plan and the academic achievement grading policy.
- Schematic design for new elementary school
- Revisions to the 2024-2025 Compensation Plan
- Revision to Board Policy EIA (LOCAL) regarding grading and progress reports
- Purchases over $50,000
- Bilingual Exception Waiver
Team of Eight Training
The Board will meet for Team of Eight Training and hold a closed executive session. The closed session is for legal consultation and personnel matters.
- Team of Eight Training
- Closed meeting to consult with District attorney
- Closed meeting regarding appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee
Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees will discuss schematic designs for Joshua High School CTE and cafeteria renovations. The body is also considering the approval of district and campus performance objectives for the 2024-2025 school year.
- Schematic designs for Joshua High School CTE and Cafeteria renovations
- Approval of District & Campus Performance Objectives for 2024-2025
- Purchases over $50,000
- Revision to Policy EIC (LOCAL) regarding class ranking
- Appointment of Investment Officers and financial account signatories
Training Meeting
The Joshua ISD board holds a training meeting to fulfill Level 3 continuing education requirements for trustees. No formal decisions are on the agenda; the session is led by ESC Region 11 presenter James Hopper.
Special Meeting
The Board of Trustees will hold public hearings and consider the adoption of the 2024-2025 school budget and ad-valorem tax rates. The meeting also includes a review of a design proposal for a middle school addition.
- Public hearing and consideration of 2024-2025 JISD school budget and tax rates
- Public hearing and consideration of 2024 Hill College Tax Rate
- Review of Schematic Design Proposal for Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School Addition-WRA
- Consideration of end-of-year budget amendments for the 2023-2024 school year
- Superintendent's report on catalog bids
Regular Meeting
The Joshua ISD Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to discuss and vote on several items, including the results of accelerated instruction programs, budget amendments, and compensation plans. The board will also consider publishing proposed tax rates and an interlocal agreement for dispatching services with Johnson County.
- Consider publishing proposed 2024-2025 Joshua ISD tax rate
- Consider publishing proposed 2024-2025 JISD Hill College tax rate
- Consider interlocal agreement for dispatching services with Johnson County
- Consider 2024-2025 compensation plan
- Consider action on employee’s resignation and proposed complaint for contract abandonment
Special Meeting - Budget Workshop
The Joshua ISD board holds a special budget workshop to review the 2024-2025 proposed budget, maintenance & operation and debt service tax rates, and impacts from local, state, and federal funding. The board also discusses the Johnson County Branch Campus of Hill College tax rate. No decisions are listed; this is a discussion-only session.
- Review 2024-2025 Proposed Budget
- Discuss Joshua ISD 2024-2025 Maintenance & Operation and Debt Service Ad Valorem Tax Rates
- Discuss Impacts to Local, State and Federal Funding
- Discuss Johnson County Branch Campus of Hill College 2024-2025 Tax Rate
- Consider RFP 2024-01 for Student Nutrition Paper Goods and Supplies
Regular Meeting
The Joshua Independent School District board will hold its regular meeting on July 15, 2024, to discuss and vote on several items including the acceptance of a land donation at 2784 SW Wilshire Blvd, Joshua, TX 76058, and the issuance of unlimited tax school building bonds, Series 2024. The board will also consider resolutions to sanction the Johnson County 4-H Organization as an extracurricular activity and approve multiple memoranda of understanding between the Joshua ISD Police Department and local law enforcement agencies.
- Accept donation of land at 2784 SW Wilshire Blvd, Joshua, TX 76058
- Consider issuance of Joshua ISD Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2024
- Consider resolution to sanction Johnson County 4-H Organization as an extracurricular activity for 2024-2025
- Consider MOUs between Joshua ISD Police Department and Johnson County, Joshua, Burleson, Keene, and Cleburne Police Departments
- Consider revisions to the 2023-2024 Compensation Plan