February 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call Meeting to order, roll call, establishment of quorum, Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation

2. Superintendent's Report

2.A. Enrollment Report

2.B. Elementary Campus Report

2.C. JB Middle School/High School Report

2.C.1. GEAR-UP Report

2.C.2. UIL Student Recognition

2.D. Construction Report

2.E. New High School Report

3. Consent Agenda

3.A. Approval of Minutes of meetings:

3.A.1. Regular Board Meeting - January 26, 2012

3.B. Approval of monthly tax collections for the month of January 2012

3.C. Approval of Payment of Current Bills

3.D. Approval of TEA Statement of Impact for Texas College Preparatory Academies, and  Premier High Schools, Lewisville, Texas

3.E. Approval of TEA Statement of Impact for Life Academy and South Texas Academy for Real Life Sccess, Cameron County and Hidalgo County

3.F. Approval of TEA Statement of Impact for Gardens of Learning, Rio Grande Valley - McAllen and Mercedes, TX

3.G.  Approval of Monte Alto ISD Job Descriptions and Evaluation Instrument

4. Policy

4.A. Discussion  and possible action to approve The Texas Association of School Board (TASB) Localized Policy Manual Update 92 with revisions to  DFFA (LOCAL) and DFFB (LOCAL) Policies

5. Action Items

5.A. Discussion and possible approval of Payment No. 6 to Texas Descon, L.P., regarding the new Monte Alto High School

5.B. Discussion and possible action to approve E-Rate Vendors for Year 15, beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013

5.C. Discussion and possible approval to schedule a Budget Workshop for Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

5.D. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution Concerning High Stakes, Standardized Testing of Texas Public School Students

5.E. Discussion and possible action to adopt resolution making certain findings and directing the transfer of surplus funds in the District's General Fund to the District's Sinking Fund

6. Business and Finance

6.A. Financial Report

6.B. Campus and Student Activity Report September 2011-January 2012

7. Comments from the public. Citizen communications:(Open Forum-limit of 5 minutes per speaker)
Public participation is limited to the designated open forum portion of the meeting.  At all times during board meetings, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless recognized by the Board President.  No presentation shall exceed five minutes.

8. Executive Session: Board of Trustees may go into Closed Session pursuant to Section(s) 551.071 through 551.084 Government Code, to discuss the following:

8.A. 551.074 for the purpose of discussing personnel, considering appointment, employment, resigantion, retirement, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a purblic officer or employee:

8.A.1. Discussion and possible action on employment, resignations, reassignments, duties, discipline, dismissal of an employee

9. Reconvene In Open Session

9.A. Action if any on item(s) discussed in executive session. 

10. Board instructions to President and/or Superintendent on items of discussion

11. Adjourn