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  • Compensation of School District Employees - PDF Format
    $20.00 Compensation of School District Employees - PDF Format
    One of the most important decisions your board makes every year is setting compensation for district employees. This TASB Legal Services outline addresses a range of topics including salaries, stipends, contracts, bonuses,...
  • Grading and Class Rank Issues - PDF Format
    $20.00 Grading and Class Rank Issues - PDF Format
    This outline covers grading and class rank issues that puzzle even the most savvy of districts. The materials include information about the school board's grading policy, local class rank policies, the top ten percent rule,...
  • Hearing Guide for Expulsions - PDF Format
    $20.00 Hearing Guide for Expulsions - PDF Format
    This sample script provides guidance for the presiding officer to reference during an expulsion hearing before the board. Though the district's attorney may assist the district in modifying the script to fit the district's...
  • Nonrenewals - PDF Format
    $20.00 Nonrenewals - PDF Format
    This outline covers deadlines, grounds, and procedures that districts need to understand in order to successfully navigate the nonrenewal process.     
  • Closed Meetings - PDF Format
    $20.00 Closed Meetings - PDF Format
    This material reviews the basics on closed meetings: exceptions, the procedure for conducting closed meetings, who can attend, closed meeting records and who has access to them, and the consequences of violating the Texas...
  • Open Meetings Act Basics handout cover
    $20.00 Open Meetings Act Basics - PDF Format
    This material addresses difficult questions faced by board members as they seek to comply with the Texas Open Meeting Act. Topics include voting, how to calculate a quorum, overnight recesses, how to handle public comment...
  • Nepotism Issues for School Officials - PDF Format
    $20.00 Nepotism Issues for School Officials - PDF Format
    This outline explains the nepotism rules affecting superintendents and school board trustees. The outline includes an explanation of which relatives are not eligible for hire and of the exceptions to the nepotism prohibition...
  • Hearing Guide for Grievances - PDF Format
    $20.00 Hearing Guide for Grievances - PDF Format
    This sample script provides nuts-and-bolts guidance to the presiding officer in a grievance hearing at Level Three. Although the district's attorney will advise how to use or modify the script for a particular hearing, this...
  • Hearing Guide for Nonrenewal (Term Contracts) - PDF Format
    $20.00 Hearing Guide for Nonrenewal (Term Contracts) - PDF Format
    This sample script provides guidance to the presiding officer in a nonrenewal hearing before the board. Although the district’s attorney will advise how to use or modify the script for a particular nonrenewal hearing,...