September 16, 2015 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1) Call to order Open Session in the Board Room of the Lovenberg Administration Building, 3904 Avenue T, Galveston, Texas.

2) Conduct a Public Hearing on the annual performance of the Optional Flexible School Day Program at AIM College and Career Preparatory Academy and on the proposed application for an Optional Flexible School Day Program for the 2015-2016 school year.

3) Citizen's Request to Address the Board on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items.  Please complete sign-up sheets available in the lobby prior to the start of the meeting.

4) The Board will dismiss into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Government Code Subchapter 551.074 - Personnel

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on August 19, 2015.

5)B) Consider approval of Resignations and Recommendations with Contracts

5)C) Attorney Fees

5)D) Financial Reports

6) REGULAR AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider approval of Purchases Over $50,000

6)B) Discuss and consider approval to cancel the Regular School Trustee Election for District 1-A and 4-D for the November 3, 2015 School Board Election.

6)C) Discuss and consider approval of Certification of Unopposed Candidates for the Regular School Trustee Election for Districts 1-A and 4-D.

6)D) Discuss and Consider approval of the GISD Human Capital Management Compensation Plan for the 2015-2016 school year.

6)E) Consider approval of the GISD Human Capital Management System Appraisal Timeline for 2015-2016 school year.

6)F) Consider Approval of the following Administrators to Appraise Galveston ISD Personnel during the 2015-2016 school year.

6)G) Discuss and consider application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code (TEC), 29.0822 for AIM College and Career Preparatory Academy

6)H) Discuss and consider a contract with Innovative Architects for development and support of the Ascend data system not to exceed $200,000 for a period October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.

6)I) Discuss and consider a Galveston Career Connect Grant Memorandum of Understanding Second Addendum with Galveston College not to exceed $200,000 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

6)J) Discuss and consider approval of a contract with Southern Educational Review Board to provide professional consulting services for an amount not to exceed $79,000 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

6)K) Discuss and consider the renewal of a contract for grant evaluation services to Third Coast R&D, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $58,000 beginning October 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2016.

6)L) Discuss and consider renewal of a contact with Wexford, Inc. for APEX 2 Magnet grant evaluation services for an amount not to exceed $220,000 beginning October 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2016.

6)M) Discuss and consider the renewal of a contract with Wexford, Inc. for TIF grant evaluation services for an amount not to exceed $125,000 beginning October 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2016.

6)N) Discuss and Consider amending a contract with Lead4ward to provide professional development services and other STAAR and TEKS resources for an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

6)O) Discuss and consider increasing the previously approved TIF grant contract with Teachscape, Inc. by $30,000 to total amount not to exceed $180,000 for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015

6)P) Discuss and consider approval of RFP#2016-02 Professional Development Services, and approval of contracts with vendors presented, for twelve months starting October 1, 2015, with the option to renew for two additional one year periods, not to exceed $2.5 million.

6)Q) Consider approval of the Capital project to reroof portions for the Ball High roof and an amendment to the PBK Architect contract naming the project parameters as Reroof Portions of the Ball High School Roof.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment