October 17, 2011 at 5:50 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM
“I call this meeting of the Castleberry Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of board members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.”
To begin immediately following the SCHOOL FIRST Rating and Goods in Transit Meeting

2. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA

3. MONITORING THE STRATEGIC PLAN

3.A. Strategic Plan Update

3.B. District Improvement Plan Update

3.C. Fund 199 Designated Projects and Long Range Facility Plan

4. MONITORING THE STRATEGIC PLAN

4.A. DISCUSSION ITEM
Capital Improvements Bond Projects Update

5. MONITORING THE STRATEGIC PLAN

5.A. Consider All Matters related to Instruction, including, but not limited to reports, finances, and/or proposals.

5.B. DISCUSSION ITEM
Campus Improvement Plans

5.C. Consider All Matters related to Technology, including, but not limited to reports, finances, and/or proposals.

5.D. Extended Year PEIMS Report

6. CLOSED SESSION

7. DINNER

8. ROUTINE BUSINESS

8.A. DISCUSSION ITEM
Pledges of Allegiance to the American and Texas Flags

8.B. School Officials Present

8.C. DISCUSSION ITEM
Recognition of Guests

9. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS

10. CONSENT AGENDA

10.A. ACTION ITEM
Consider Approval of Board Minutes from the September 19, 2011 Board Meeting and October 3, 2011 Special Board Meeting.

10.B. Consider Approval of Expenditure Report for the month of September 2011

10.C. Consider Approval of Schwartz & Eichelbaum 2011-2012 Retainer Agreement for November 1, 2011 - October 31, 2012 for 100 hours in the amount of $28,800.00.

10.D. Consider Approval of an additional name to the PDAS Appraisers List

10.E. Consider Approval of Science Supplemental Adoption

10.F. Consider Approval of Grading Guidelines

10.G. Consider Approval of the Technology Replacement Plan for a total price of $186,430.74.

10.H. Consider Approval of the Microsoft School Agreements

10.I. Consider Approval of Castleberry Independent School District ISD maintaining their legal right as Eminent Domain Authority.

11. FINANCIAL REVIEW

11.A. Consider All Matters related to Financial, including but not limited to reports, finances, and/or proposals.

11.B. ACTION ITEM
Consider Approval of Resolution # 11- 002 to tax tangible personal property in transit which would otherwise be exempt pursuant to Texas Tax Code, Section 11.253        

11.C. DISCUSSION ITEM
Financial Statements as of August 31, 2011

11.C.1. Board Budget Report

11.C.2. Investment Report

11.C.3. Tarrant County Tax Collection Report

11.D. DISCUSSION ITEM
Energy Update

11.E. A.V. Cato Elementary received a donation of school supplies and backpacks from the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 626.

11.F. Irma Marsh Middle School received a donation of $72.63 and Castleberry High School received a donation of $169.48, from Target’s Take Charge of Education program to be used at the principal’s discretion for the campus.

11.G. Castleberry High School Spanish Club received a $60.00 cash donation from Juan Hernandez to be deposited into the Spanish Club Student Activity Account.

11.H. Castleberry High School Girl’s Athletics received an anonymous donation of $150.00 to be used toward the purchase of the 2011 Varsity Volleyball Personalized Jerseys.

11.I. Joy James Elementary received a $25.00 donation from Deborah and B.H. Shores to be used to purchase school supplies for students in need.

12. MONITORING THE STRATEGIC PLAN

12.A. PERSONNEL

12.A.1. Consider All Matters Incident and/or related to Public Officers and Employees/Auxiliary Service, including, but not limited to, Contracts Resignations, Hiring, Assignments, Allocations, and Salaries.

12.A.2. ACTION ITEM
Consider Approval of New Hire Contract Recommendation

12.A.3. DEIC/SBDM Election Results

12.A.4. Review Resignations Received

13. BOARD INFORMATION

13.A. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM
Consider Resolution related to potential school finance litigation

13.B. DISCUSSION ITEM
School Board Elections Update

13.C. DISCUSSION ITEM
Master Strategic Plan Update

13.D. Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors

13.E. DISCUSSION ITEM
72nd Annual Conference NSBA Boston, Massachusetts - April 21-23, 2012

13.F. School Board 2011-2012 Planner

13.G. School Board Operating Procedures.

13.H. Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C. Board Minutes 9-15-11 and Board Minutes 10-1-11.

13.I. School Board Agenda Request by Board Members.

13.J. Review Student Travel Approvals.

13.K. DISCUSSION ITEM
2012 Board of Trustee’s Evaluation Development – Draft 3

13.L. DISCUSSION ITEM
2012 Superintendent’s Evaluation Development

13.M. Budget Preparation Timeline 2011-2012.

13.N. Board Policy

13.O. Establish Next Meeting.

14. ADJOURN