April 26, 2011 at 12:00 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

II.A. Oath of Office -- Mr. Rob Hudson

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

V. WELCOME, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

V.A. Welcome

V.B. Public Comments

V.C. Recognitions

V.C.1. Church Street Elementary Student Claire Kenney for being accepted into Mensa International.

V.C.2. Rankin Elementary School Fifth Grade Student Lylla Clardy for winning The Core National Essay Contest.

V.C.3. Tupelo High School Star Student Nathan Oakes and Star Teacher April Friar.

V.C.4. Tupelo High School and Tupelo Middle School Students who participated in the American Mathematics Contest.

V.C.5. Tupelo Middle School Seventh Grade Students who received State or Grand Recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program.

V.C.6. Tupelo Public School District K-12 students who placed in the 2010 Cellular South Gum Tree Celebration of Writing competition.

V.C.7. Tupelo High School Indoor Guard and Percussion (Vortex, Tupelo Indoor Guard, Tsunami, Riptide) for various accomplishments and honors during this competition season.

V.C.8. Recognition of Mr. Lee Tucker for serving as Board President of TPSD Board of Trustees from March 9, 2010, to March 7, 2011.

V.C.9. Resolution by the Mississippi School Boards Association Declaring April 25-29, 2011, as "School District Administrative Assistants and Board Clerks Appreciation Week."

VI. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

VI.A. Ad Valorem Update

VI.B. Budget Development Process and Plan for 2011-2012

VI.C. Tupelo High School Career Center Culinary Arts Lab

VI.D. Trip Report -- NSBA Annual Conference

VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

VII.A. Consent Agenda

VII.A.1. Donations #2010-2011-48 through #2010-2011-51

VII.A.2. Permission to Apply for TPSD Grants #1123 and #1124

VII.A.3. Acknowledgement and Approval to Add Ten (10) Assets and Remove Twenty-Seven (27) Items from TPSD Capital Assets Listing

VII.A.4. Student Transfer Report

VII.B. Personnel Changes

VII.C. Docket of Claims and Check Registers

VII.D. Financial Statements for Month Ending 3-31-11

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

IX. NEW BUSINESS

IX.A. 2011-2012 District Teacher Salary Schedule (Amendment of Policy Exhibit GCBA 1.0510 Instructional Staff Salary Schedule)

IX.B. Assistant Teacher Salary Schedule 2011-2012 (Amendment of TPSD Policy Exhibit GDBA 2.0311 Classified Staff Salary Schedule Assistant Teachers/Teacher Aides)

IX.C. Consolidated Federal Programs Application for 2011-2012

X. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.A. Discussion and Review of TPSD Board Policy BEDH Public Participation in Meetings

X.B. Future Agenda Items

X.C. Executive Session

XI. ADJOURNMENT