TSD Governing Board Meeting

What

TSD Governing Board Meeting

When

11/14/2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Where

AWC Board Room

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf shall be held on November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM, AWC Board Room 1102 South Congress Ave Austin, Tx 78704.

If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 418.183(f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions shall be taken in open session.

The subjects to be discussed or considered, or upon which any formal action may be taken, are as follows (items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice):

AGENDA

1.      Call to Order: Announce the presence of a quorum.

2.      Call Roll of Board Members (KV Smith)

3.      Board Training (Holly Wardell)

A.     Team of 8 Training

B.     Legislative Update

4.      Pledge of Allegiance (Jr. NAD)

5.      Public Participation: Provide opportunity for public comment on non-agenda items and introduction of visitors.

6.      Recognitions (Peter Bailey, Shawn Saladin)

7.      Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Governing Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed by a board member from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

A.     Board Meeting Minutes of August 14-15, 2025 (Shawn Saladin)

B.     Gifts and Donations (Justin Wedel)

C.     Operating Budget FY26 (Justin Wedel)

D.     Operations Report (Beth Polo)

8.      McKinney York Construction Update (McKinney York, Beth Polo)

9.      Superintendent's Report (Peter Bailey)

10.   Approval of Annual Report (Gabriel Cardenas)

11.   Approval of Library Materials (Stella Egbert)

12.   Review of District Vulnerability Assessment (Brian Casanova)

13.   Board Policies (Kathy Sellers)

14.   Election of Board Officers (Shawn Saladin)

15.   Adjourn