July 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Meeting Call To Order

1.A. Read the Open Meeting Notice

2. Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag

3. Consent Agenda Items

3.A. Minutes of the Workshop Meeting and Regular Monthly Meeting held on June 10, 2013, and the Special Meetings on the Budget held on July 2 and 16, 2013

3.B. Monthly financial and investment reports

3.C. Support Service and Employee Attendance Reports

3.D. Tax refund in excess of $500 to Leslie Whitsell

3.E. Contract extension for vendor RAID Corp Southwest for contraband inspections for SY 2013-14

3.F. Contract extension for vendor Breland Health & Rehab Group for athletic trainer services for SY 2013-14

3.G. Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) 2013-14 Teacher Appraisal Calendar

4. Communications Not on the Agenda

4.A. Request(s) to address the Board - Policy BED (LOCAL)

5. Special Reports/Information Items

5.A. STAAR, End-of-Course and TAKS scores for school year 2012-2013

5.B. Academic Action Plan for SY 2013-2014: Mathematics

6. Financial Reports and Action Items

6.A. Certified tax appraisal roll values for 2013

6.B. Superintendent's proposed budget for school year 2013-14  Projected Revenue of $29,215,878 and Expenditures $29,152,529 with a projected balance of  $63,349 

6.C. Proposed Maintenance and Operating (M&O) tax rate of $1.17 per 100 value and proposed Interest and Sinking (I&S) tax rate of $0.14 per 100 value for a total proposed rate of $1.31 per 100 value for 2013-14

6.D. Public meeting date and action on proposed budget and tax rate: 6:30 P.M., Thursday, August 15, 2013

7. Unfinished Business

7.A. Contract with ESC Region 9 for Curriculum Services for SY 2013-14

7.B. Energy Systems Group Phase 2 Project approval and authorization to secure financing

8. New Business

8.A. TASB Policy Update 97, affecting (LOCAL) policies - FIRST READING

8.B. Policy DPB (LOCAL) Personnel Positions: Substitutes, Temporary, and Part-Time Positions

8.C. Policy and procedures change to ALPS/GT handbook

9. Personnel Reports and Action Items

9.A. Authorization to add three new academic coaching positions for mathematics and other positions mandated by state or federal law

9.B. Resignation/retirement requests

9.C. Employment of staff as recommended by the Superintendent

10. Open Session, Action on Item 9.A and 9.C

11. Closing Meeting

11.A. Adjourn.