February 21, 2018 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) 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) Recognize Emma Kitchel, named The National Merit Finalist.

3)B) Campus Highlights: Central Media Arts Academy, Monique Lewis

3)C) Announce the Principal of the Year for Region 4: Divya Nagpal, Elementary Principal; Joseph Pillar, Secondary Principal

3)D) GISD Strategic Plan Highlights: 4.2.2: Develop a comprehensive plan to increase Average Daily Attendance (ADA) to impact increased revenues and student success in the classroom. Dr. Annette Scott and Mr. Sherman Beafneaux

3)E) Review Student Outcome Goal 1: The percentage of students in 3rd grade reading, scoring MEETS grade level, as measured by the State Assessment (STAAR) will be 56% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year. 
Goal Progress Measures: 1.1: The percentage of Pre-Kindergarten students in grades Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 who master SLOs (Student Learning Objectives) will increases from 40% to 80% by the end of the 2020 school year. 1.2: The percentage of students in grades Kindergarten and 1 who master SLOs will increase form 40% to 80% by the end of the 2020 school year. 1.3: The percentage of students in grade 2 who are reading at or above grade level on the BOY (Beginning of Year) Renaissance Learning will increase from 44% to 60% by the end of the 2020 year.

3)F) System of Great Schools: Dr. Annette Scott

3)G) Presentation by Chief Amador: District Procedures and Safety Measures. 

3)H) Presentation by Dyann Polzin: Communication in the Event of an Emergency. 

4) The Board may recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act Government Code Sections 551.071- 551.090 Subchapter D and E.

Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either:
A) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
B) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Called Meetings on January 11, 2018; January 18, 2018; January 25, 2018; and the Regular Board Meeting on January 24, 2018.

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

5)C) Attorney Fees

5)D) Finance Reports

5)E) Consider approval of Purchases over $50,000.

5)F) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for December 20, 2017.

5)G) Consider the adoption of Policy Update 109 affecting the listed local policies.

5)H) Consider the revision of policy DEC (LOCAL).

5)I) Consider the adoption of policy AE (LOCAL). 

5)J) Consider approval of Administrations request to apply for a Moody Permanent Endowment Fund grant (PEF) to support GISD's initiative to strengthen STEM education at middle schools and Ball High School.

5)K) Consider engaging Belt, Harris, Pechacek, CPA's, to provide Audit Services for the Year Ending August 31, 2018.

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and Consider adoption of policy CQA (LOCAL).

6)B) Discuss and consider Board's Quarterly Progress Tracker.

6)C) Discuss and consider Moving Undesignated Fund Balance to Designated Fund Balance for the Purpose of Conducting a Comprehensive Facilities Assessment and a Demographic Study.

6)D) Discuss and Consider use of Fund Balance to make repairs caused by Storm Event (Harvey), not to exceed $300,000.

6)E) Discuss and consider nominating a candidate for the Galveston Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.

6)F) Discuss and consider nominating a candidate to serve on the TASB Board of Directors.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment