August 15, 2011 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM

2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

3. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS

3.A. The Instructional Services department will recognize three outstanding employees, Amy Shields, Curriculum Director; Margaret Lea, Director of Special Education; Deyanira Reyes, Afterschool Enrichment Site Coordinator.

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.A. Consider Approval of Board Minutes from the July 18, 2011 Board Meeting.

4.B. Consider Approval of Expenditure Report for the month of July 2011.

4.C. Consider Approval of Updated 2011 – 2012 PDAS Appraisers.  The individuals have been trained to be appraisers for the Professional Development Appraisal System.

4.D. Consider Approval of Teacher Appraisal Calendar: This item details dates for teacher appraisals. Limitations on dates for appraisals are affected by such things as school holidays and state assessment days.

4.E. Consider Approval of the third of four Guaranteed Maximum Price proposals for Capital Improvement Bond Program (Project CI-4). This proposal includes the structural package for A.V. Cato Elementary.

4.F. Consider Approval of Region XI Educational Service Center Contracts for the 2011-2012 school year. 

5. FINANCIAL REVIEW

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

5.B. Consider Approval of deleting an authorized representative to the Participation Agreement for the District Investment Accounts for TexPool, Tex Star, and Logic.

5.C. Consider Approval of Resolution 10-006 to update Designated Signatures on District Bank Accounts.

5.D. Consider Approval of updating signatory authority to the Libertad and Wells Fargo Money Market Accounts.

5.E. Consider Approval of Proposing a $1.17 per $100 valuation Maintenance & Operating Tax Rate and $0.2833 per $100 valuation Interest & Sinking Tax Rate: The total Tax Rate for 2011-2012 would be $1.4533 per $100 valuation.

5.F. Review local policy to implement GASB Statement #54, Fund Balance Reporting. The statement establishes fund balance classifications and their spending order.

5.G. Budget Work Session #3: Conducted for preliminary budget development.  This is the final Budget Work Session to be held this summer. Included in this session is a List of 2010-2011 Budget Planning Dates, Notice of Public Meeting, Proposed Staff Compensation Plan and Budget for 2011-2012.

5.H. 2011-2012 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Award: The Department of Agriculture has awarded Joy James Elementary Child Nutrition $23, 218.41 to participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for the 2011-2012 school year.

5.I. Fund 199 Designated Projects and Long Range Facility Plan.

6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS

6.A. All Persons who address the board at this time must complete a registration form by 7:35 p.m.

7. THE STRATEGIC PLAN

7.A. PERSONNEL

7.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.

7.A.2. Consider Approval of New Hire Contract Recommendations.

7.A.3. Maintenance and Construction Projects Update.

7.A.4. Consider Approval of 2011-2012 Employee Compensation Plan: Reflects no raises due to reduction in state funding. The total dollar amount for compensation is less than the previous year, due to staff reductions through attrition.

7.A.5. Student Handbook and Code of Conduct:  This item details changes/additions to the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct made necessary by actions of the legislature.

7.A.6. Review Resignations Received.

7.A.7. Strategic Plan Update.

7.B. INSTRUCTION

7.B.1. Consider All Matters related to Instruction, including, but not limited to reports, finances, and/or proposals.

7.B.2. TAKS Score Report:  Ms. McDonald will present the AEIS/AYP TAKS accountability data for the 2010-2011 school year.

7.B.3. STAAR Transition:  Ms. McDonald will present a report on the transition plan for readiness for the new state assessment, the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). 

7.B.4. Consider All Matters related to Technology, including, but not limited to reports, finances, and/or proposals.

7.B.5. Board of Trustees Technology Training Session Two.

7.B.6. Summer PEIMS Submission Report is presented with a comparison from the five prior years.

8. BOARD INFORMATION

8.A. Capital Improvements Bond Projects Update includes information on programming, renovations, and construction.

8.B. Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal for Capital Improvement Bond Program (Project CI-4). Which includes the structural package for A.V. Cato Elementary.

8.C. Capital Improvement Bond Program (Project CI-5) Update for Castleberry Elementary: Mr. York, WRA will present the Castleberry Elementary proposed Site Plan.

8.D. Capital Improvement Bond Program Schedule Update: Mr. York, WRA will present an updated construction timeline.

8.E. School Board 2011-2012 Planning Calendar.

8.F. School Board Operating Procedures.

8.G. Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C. Board Minutes 7-15-11 and Board Minutes 8-1-11.

8.H. School Board Agenda Request by Board Members.

8.I. Review Student Travel Approvals.

8.J. 2011-2012 Board of Trustees Self-Evaluation.

8.K. Budget Preparation Timeline 2011-2012.

8.L. 2010-2020 Master Strategic Plan.

8.M. Establish Next Meeting.

9. ADJOURN