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Submit Your Resolutions for the 2018–20 Advocacy Agenda
Board approved resolution proposals will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on June 15, 2018, and will be presented for consideration at the 2018 Delegate Assembly in September. The new 2018–20 agenda will guide the Association's advocacy activities during the 86th Legislative Session and interim. Learn how to submit your district’s resolutions, and find out more about the process of building the Advocacy Agenda.

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Subscribe to TASB's Legislative Report, a weekly e-newsletter, and Legislative Update, published daily during the legislative session, to keep up with all the activities at the state and national capitols.

July 20, 2018

Report shows our state’s dismal role in ‘A Decade of Neglect’ for public school funding, Texas AFT
Opinion: Don't play politics with our children, The Alvin Sun
Editorial: Educating our kids is too important for anything less than comprehensive school finance reform, Dallas Morning News
Why Are Half Of My Property Taxes Leaving Austin? KUT

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Update 111 to the Policy Reference Manual
Update 56 to the Regulations Resource Manual
Vantage Points: A Board Member's Guide to Update 111
Revised text to the 2018–2019 Model Student Handbook
Policy Service will not release an updated Model Student Code of Conduct this year.
Policy Alert: Alternative Requirements for Graduation
Update 110 to the Policy Reference Manual
Text of Education Code Chapter 37, Subchapter A
Policy Alerts: Employee Notification and Annual Review of Key Policies

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TASB Legal Services' 2018 Tax Ratification Election Information (pdf) memo provides information and deadlines for ordering and holding a tax ratification election.
TASB Legal Services' Open Meetings Act—Basic Principles (pdf) provides a basic explanation for why school board members must hold open meetings and why they are subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act (OMA).
TASB Legal Services' Open Meetings Act —Meeting Notice (pdf) answers frequently asked questions about posting of notices and agendas for school board meetings.
TASB Legal Services' Open Meetings Act —Open Meeting Records (pdf) answers frequently asked questions about maintaining required records for open meetings of a school board.
Last month's most-viewed eSource page: Governance—Districts of Innovation.

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High-Quality Prekindergarten Program Teacher Training and Qualifications
During the past few years, Texas has increased its focus on improving prekindergarten programs as a means to improve early reading, math, and social development.

The Dos and Don’ts of FML
We've put together a list of dos and don’ts that should help HR staff with some relevant Family and Medical Leave guidance.

Extra-Duty Stipend Survey Results for 2017–2018
Extra-duty pay for high school football coaches as well as stipend payment methods revealed in latest stipend survey results.

Lockhart ISD Hires New Superintendent

On July 3, the Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Mark Estrada as the district’s new superintendent. Estrada most recently served as the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction in Lockhart ISD.

Further details about all search activities can be found on the ESS website.

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