January 22, 2014 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) 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.

3) Superintendent's Report:

3)A) Board Recognition - GISD Student Council Members

4) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

4)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on December 18, 2013

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

4)C) Consider overnight trip to San Antonio, Austin and Sequin for debate students at Austin Middle School, April 4th-7th, 2014 and a second trip on April 11th-14th, 2014

4)D) Consider approval for eligible 8th grade students at Austin Middle School to attend out of state trip to Washington DC

4)E) Attorney Fees

4)F) Financial Reports

5) REGULAR AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Discuss and consider options for the possible use of the Burnet facility

5)B) Discuss and consider approval to contract with Julie Schmid to provide professional services of recruiting and the development of community partnerships, October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014

5)C) Discuss and consider the submission of a proposal for a Youth Career Connect grant requesting an amount not to exceed $7 million dollars through the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor

5)D) Discuss and consider the submission of a proposal for an Educator Excellence Innovation Grant application in an amount not to exceed $1 million dollars to the Texas Education Agency

5)E) Discuss and consider approval of the Annual Financial Report (Independent Audit) for the Year Ended August 31, 2013

5)F) Discuss and consider approval of Purchases over $50,000

6) Suggested Future Agenda Items

7) Board Comments

8) Adjournment