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Board of Trustees Agenda – August 8, 2025

Notice is hereby given that a board training session for the Board of Trustees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) shall be held on August 8, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Board Meeting Room, Building 600, 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Texas. The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be held beginning at 10:15 a.m.

If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed session, the Board shall convene in such closed session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Sec. 551.071, .072, 073, .074, .076, .082, .0821, .083, .084, or .089. Before any such session is convened, the presiding officer shall publicly identify the section or sections of the Code authorizing the closed session. 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).

  1. Call to Order
  2. Introduction of Board Members and Audience
  3. Public Comments/Open Forum
  4. Training Session on Updates to Texas Education Code from the Last Legislative Session (Jenny Wells)

Recess (Adjournment for Purposes of Concluding Board Training)

  1. Call to Order
  2. Public Comments/Open Forum
  3. Report on Stephen F. Austin State University Teacher Preparation Program (Heather Munro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor), pages 4-6, LP 6-9
  4. Consideration of Approval of Minutes of May 30, 2025 Board Meeting and June 16, 2025 Board Meeting (Lee Sonnenberg), pages 7-15, LP 10-24
  5. Consideration of Approval of Investment Report (Ann Du), page 16, LP 25
  6. Consideration of Approval of Receipt of Gifts and Donations of Over $500 (Ann Du), pages 17-18, LP 26-27
  7. Consideration of Approval of Request for Expenditure of Gifts and Donations (Ann Du), pages 17-18, LP 26-27
  8. Review of Budget reports (Ann Du)
    1. Operating Budget Expenditure Report, pages 19-21, LP 28-30
    2. Legacy Revenue Budget Report, page 22, LP 31
    3. Legacy Operating Expenditure Budget Report, pages 23-24, LP 32-33
  9. Consideration of Superintendent’s Salary for 2025-2026 (Lee Sonnenberg), pages 25-26, LP 34-36
  10. Consideration of Approval of Operating Budget and Personnel Budget for 2025-2026 (Ann Du), page 27, LP 37-38
  11. Consideration of Approval to Transfer Funds between Budget Codes (Ann Du), page 28, LP 39-40
  12. Consideration of Approval of Board Policies (Jenny Wells), pages 29-31, LP 41-43 1. EFB Instructional Resources: Library Media Programs (amend), page 31, LP 43
  13. Report on Changes to the TSBVI Student Code of Conduct (Miles Fain), page 32, LP 44-45
  14. Consideration of Approval of New Innovative Course (Angela Wolf), page 33, LP 46-47
  15. Consideration of Approval of New Contract Staff (Emily Coleman), page 34, LP 48-49
  16. Consideration of Approval of Superintendent’s Campus Housing Agreement (Lee Sonnenberg), pages 35-40, LP 50-60
  17. Report on Contracting with External Audit Firm (Emily Coleman), pages 41-42, LP 61-62
  18. Report from the Superintendent (Emily Coleman), page 43, LP 63-64
    1. Campus activities
    2. Superintendent’s activities
  19. Review of August District Safety and Security Committee Meeting (Emily Coleman)
  20. Discussion of Conducting the Superintendent’s Formative Evaluation at the October Board Meeting (Lee Sonnenberg and Marlo Kibler)
  21. Personnel Update (Emily Coleman)
  22. Consideration of Approval of TASB Delegate and Alternate (Lee Sonnenberg), pages 44-45, LP 65-67
  23. Consideration of Approval of Board Meeting and Training Dates (Emily Coleman)
  24. Discussion of Future Board Meeting Topics (Lee Sonnenberg)
  25. Announcements
  26. Adjournment