Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday March 11th, 2021 @12:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Notice of Regular Board Meeting 1 minutes

To Be Held on March 11, 2021 The Board of Directors of Cedars International Academy.

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cedars International Academy will be held Thursday, March 11, 2021 beginning at 12:00 pm located at 8416 North I-35, Austin, TX 78753.

The meeting may be attended via Zoom by contacting Michael G. Blalock at 512-567-1623 for meeting information.

The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on this meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. As authorized by the Texas

Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq., the Board during the course of the meeting covered by this notice may enter into closed or executive session to discuss personnel, legal and/or real estate matters.

I. Call To Order 1 minutes

II. OPEN FORUM 1 minutes

Those wishing to speak in Open Forum should give their names to the school director prior to the meeting. Board members will listen to comments but, as the designated spokesperson, only the president may respond to the speaker if required. Those responses are limited to: Correcting misstatements of fact presented by the speaker, referring the speaker to applicable board policy, and placing the item on a future board agenda for discussion if not listed on the current board agenda.

III. Closed Session 5 minutes

For the purposes of considering matters for which closed sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551 Texas Government Code Section (.071-.084).

a. To deliberate the appointment, salaries, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

IV. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION 1 minutes

V. Approval of Minutes 5 minutes

Approval of February 11, 2021 minutes.


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VI. Recognition 1 minutes

VII. DIRECTOR/BOARD COMMUNICATIONS 15 minutes

a. Superintendent's Report - Testing Waiver, IH35 Project, Vaccine, Mask Mandate, COVID-19 Testing and COVID 19 updates.


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VIII. Report Items 10 minutes

a. High School Report

b. Crowley Campus Report

c. Information Technology Report

d. Finance and Budget Report


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IX. Discuss and Possible Action Items 20 minutes

a. Consideration and possible approval of Personnel Issues discussed in Executive session.

b. Consideration and possible approval to authorize the Superintendent to apply for the waivers due to the recent Winter Storm Uri.

c. Consideration and possible approval of a resolution to authorize payment of staff and authorize missed days as work days due to Winter Storm Uri.

d. Consideration and possible approval of the Micro-Purchase limit to correspond with the new federal limit of $49,999.

e. Consideration and possible approval to authorize the Superintendent to require vaccination of all staff that do not present a valid exception.

X. Consent Agenda 1 minutes

a. Amend 2020-21 School Calendar to full days for May 24 and 25 for the Crowley Campus.

b. Update nondiscrimination statement to provide equal access to designated youth groups. "Public Notification of Nondiscrimination: Cedars International Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and provides equal access to designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. Mr. Michael Blalock, 8416 N I-H 35, Austin, TX 78753 (512) 419-1551."



Attachments

XI. Upcoming Meeting 1 minutes

April 8, 2021 Cedars International Academy-Crowley Campus via Zoom


XII. Adjournment 1 minutes

The notice for this meeting was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meeting Act on March 8, 2021 for the Board of Trustees. Posted by: Michael G. Blalock