June 8, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call to Order

1.A) Announcement by the president whether a quorum is present, that the meeting has been duly called and notice of the meeting has been posted for the time and manner required by law.

2. Closed Session from 6:30 - 7:00 pm

3. Return to Open Session

3.A) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

4. Recognition of Individuals and Organizations

4.A) Middle School Duke Talent Search State Qualifiers

4.B) HAABSE (Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educator Award)

4.C) Martel and HEB Awards

4.D) Locks of Love and Pennies for Positive Change

5. Citizen/Community Participation

6. Campus and Department Reports

6.A) Campus Reports include enrollment, staffing and activity calendar.

6.B) Department Reports include data concerning support programs, work orders and transportation mileage serving students and staff.

7. Reports

7.A) Superintendent's Report

7.A)1. Board Team Building

7.A)2. Legislative Update

7.A)3. Houston Works Pilot Program

7.B) Assistant Superintendents' Report

7.B)1. 2008-2009 TAKS update

7.B)2. District Marquee

7.C) Business Manager's Report

7.C)1. Fort Bend CAD 2009 Preliminary Values

7.C)2. Harris CAD 2009 Preliminary Values

7.C)3. Updated Purchasing Manual

7.D) Board Officer's Report

8. Action and/or Discussion Items

8.A) Consider and discuss approval of proposed tax rates for 2009-2010 as presented and related actions.

8.B) Consider approval of local option exemptions on property tax and related actions.

8.C) Consider approval of food service fund budget amendment #2 as presented and related actions.

8.D) Consider approval of allocating $30,000 toward marketing Intermediate School with Fuel Cafe' logo as presented and related actions.

8.E) Consider approval of $22,000 from bond contingency funds for the upgrade of SMSD tennis courts and related actions.

8.F) Consider rejection of bids received for interior wall repairs at Intermediate School and High School as presented and related actions.

8.G) Consider rejection of bid received for purchase of white fleet as presented and related actions.

8.H) Consider approval of purchasing new suburban and pick-up truck from Caldwell County Chevrolet for $46,552 as presented and related actions.

8.I) Consider approval of bond fund savings for district-wide security upgrades of $75,000 as presented and related actions.

8.J) Consider approval of amendments to Employee Incentive Plan as presented and related actions.

8.K) Consider approval of new hires as presented and related actions.

8.L) Consider approval of granting hiring authority to the Superintendent for professional positions through the last day of August 2009 and related actions.

8.M) Consider approval of cancellation of July 2009 board meeting and related actions.

8.N) Consider approval of revisions, additions and deletions to board policies recommended by Policy Update 85 and related actions.

9. Consent Agenda

9.A) Board Minutes

9.A)1. Regular Meeting on May 11, 2009

9.A)2. Special Called Meeting on May 18, 2009

9.B) Statement of Bills

9.C) Financial Statements

9.D) Vendor List

9.E) Payments over $25,000

9.F) Payroll expenditures

9.G) Consider and approve resolution to participate in Regional Purchasing Cooperative as presented and related actions.

9.H) Consider awarding bid for t-shirts, apparel, and uniforms as presented.

9.I) Consider awarding outsourced maintenance services bid as presented and related actions.

9.J) Consider awarding bid for outsourced technology services as presented and related actions.

10. Future Business

10.A) Report(s) by Superintendent and/or Board Members regarding previous or upcoming activities for Board Members or Administration Personnel

10.B) Issues for Upcoming Board Agendas

11. Adjournment