Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 23 , 2025 @ 12:00 Noon

East Texas Enrichment Center
510 East Bonham Street, Jefferson, Texas 75657

Cecelia Huff, Board Chairperson
Michelle Morehead, B.S. , CCAP, NCRT, NCRI, Chief Executive Officer

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1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Establishment of a Quorum
3. Approval of Agenda 9/23/2025*
4. Approval of Minutes 8/26/2025*
5. Chairman’s Comments and Recognitions

6. Training

   Head Start Governance Requirements – Berny Harris

7. Committee Reports and Information – No committee reports at this time.

   • A. Planning & Evaluation –
   • B. Personnel –
   • C. Finance –
   • D. Executive –
   • E. Nominating –
   • F. By Laws-

   The Chair may make changes to committee rosters and/or develop new committees.

   Committees, other than Executive Committee, get named by the Board Chairperson

8. Action Items

   • Seat new board member(s), if any*

     We currently have a full board of directors; no new members at this time.

   • Approve Consent Agenda*

     1. Head Start/EHS & PIR Reports (OS 5.9) Misty Van Hooser
     2. Community Services Report (OS 5.9) Amy Perales
     3. Human Resource Report (OS 5.9) Rachel Kelsey
     4. Service & HS Transportation Reports (OS 5.9) Robert Norton
     5. Information Technology Report (OS 5.9) David Buford
     6. Financial Reports (OS 5.9) Melissa Burrows

9. Staff Reports

   Staff Reports are located under the consent agenda.

10. Chief Executive Officer’s Report

11. Discussion Items

    Program Highlight: CEAP: Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program – Amy Perales

12. Audience Comments

13. Executive Session – No Executive Session

    Reminder: According to Robert’s Rules of Order, the minutes from Executive Session are reviewed and approved exclusively by those members who were present at the session. While there’s an option to share the minutes with all members, the confidentiality of the discussions must be preserved.

    The board will enter executive session pursuant to Section 551.00 I ( I )(2)(3 )(J), and Section 551 .074(1 )(2) of the government codes

    • A. Consultation between the board and its attorney in those instances in which the board seeks the Attorney’s advice with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and other matters where the duty of the attorney to his client requires confidentiality
    • B. Discussion with respect to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value or real property, negotiated contracts, and prospective gifts or donations to the organization, when such discussion, if made public, would have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the organization.
    • C. Discussion with respect to matters involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of an officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against such officer or employee, unless such officer or employee requests a public session.
    • D. Discussion with respect to any matter specifically made confidential by law or regulation. Any other exception available by state law
14. Required Action from Executive Session
15. Adjourn Board Meeting

* Requires Board Vote