August 28, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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

2) Conduct a Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate

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 recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Government Code Subchapter D551.074 - Personnel and Subchapter D551.072 - Real Property.  The Board and Superintendent will discuss:

4)A) Superintendent's Evaluation and Contract

4)B) Deliberate Sale of Surplus Real Property

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on July 24, 2013 and the Special Meeting on August 21, 2013

5)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts

5)C) Discuss and consider approval of the following administrators to appraise Galveston ISD personnel during the 2013-2014 school year and approval of the appraisal timeline

5)D) Discuss and consider approval of the contract to Avondale House for Day School Placement of a student in GISD

5)E) Discuss and consider approval of the contract to Avondale House for Day School Placement of a student in GISD

5)F) Discuss and consider the submission of a proposal for a Race to the Top District Grant requesting $20 million dollars through the U.S. Department of Education

5)G) Discuss and consider approval for the purchase of Edgenuity formerly known as E 20/20 on-line instruction for credit recovery and academic acceleration for Ball High School and AIM College and Career Prep

5)H) Discuss and consider approval of phase 2, year 3 of the contract for services with Innovative Architects for the continued development and support of a data system to calculate incentive payments of the Teacher Incentive Fund grant for an additional amount not to exceed $80,000 above the currently approved amount of $93,000 for the period May 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013 with the funding coming from the TIF grant

5)I) Discuss and consider approval of continuation of Purchasing Cooperative Arrangements and Fees 

5)J) Attorney Fees

5)K) Financial Reports

6) REGULAR AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider adoption of the 2013-2014 General Operating, Food Service and Debt Service Budgets

6)B) Discuss and consider adoption of the 2013 Tax Rate by Written Ordinance

6)C) Discuss and consider approval of the 2012-2013 General Operating, Food Service and Debt Service Amended Budgets

6)D) Discuss and consider Adoption of a Board Resolution authorizing the sale of approximately 52,700 square feet of land being Lots 8-14 and part of adjacent 30th Street and north 1/2 of adjacent Avenue M, NW Block 14, Galveston Outlots, City of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, and the improvements thereon, also known as 1326 31st Street

6)E) Discuss and consider approval of the Joint Election Agreement between Galveston Independent School District and the County for Board of Trustee Elections, November 5, 2013

6)F) Public Hearing on annual performance of Optional Flexible School Day Program Texas Education code (TEC), §29.0822

6)G) Discuss and consider application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code §29.0822

6)H) Discuss and consider approval to extend the Superintendent's Contract to the 2015/2016 School Year

6)I) Discuss and consider the adoption of DBAA (LOCAL)

6)J) Discuss and consider approval of purchases over $50,000

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment