January 23, 2019 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) Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag. 

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) Superintendent's Report

4)A) School Board Appreciation Month

4)B) Campus Highlights: Ball High School, Joseph Pillar

4)C) Recognize Mr. Michael Merritte as one of the 2018 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award recipients.

4)D) Student Outcome Goal
Goal 3:1. Percent of College and Career Ready Graduates, calculated as the percent of annual graduates who accomplished at least one of the following, will increase from 77.8% to 90% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year: 1)  Met or exceeded the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) criteria in both ELA/reading and mathematics on the TSIA, SAT, or ACT;  2) Completed and earned credit for at least two advanced/dual-credit/dual-enrollment courses;  3) Enrolled in a coherent sequence of CTE courses.  
Goal Progress Measures
3.3 The percentage of 9-12 grade students earning a 3 or higher on the AP examination will increase from 34% to 50% by the end of the 2020 school year.
3.4 The percentage of 9-12 grade students participating in a coherent sequence of CTE courses will not fall below 90%. 
Superintendent Constraints:
Mid-Year Evaluation

4)E) Needs Assessment Update from PBK

4)F) Presentation from Kimble Anders, Athletic Director

4)G) Strategic Plan Year 2: 6.2.1;Identify public/staff/parents’ perceptions and misconceptions of GISD in order to specifically address problem areas.

4)H) Request for Agenda Items:

4)H)1) Review the data from Strategy 4.2.1 on Attendance year to date.

5) 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)A) Superintendent's Mid-Year Evaluation

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on December 19, 2018.

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

6)C) Attorney Fees

6)D) Finance Reports

6)E) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for October 24th. 

6)F) Consider approval of an Annual Resolution between Galveston ISD and Galveston County in regards to Tax Assessment and Collection Services.

6)G) Consider the purchase of Marching Band Uniforms, concert tuxedos and dresses for Ball High School (the purchase exceeds $50,000). Also the purchase will require a budget amendment that reduces fund balance for the cost of the uniforms- the budget amendment will be presented at the February meeting should this action be approved.

6)H) Consider approval of Administrations request to purchase welding equipment for the Galveston Career Connect Program at Ball High School with Moody GCC Grant funding at the cost of $88,273.83.

6)I) Consider a Joint Declaration of Principles to reflect a Galveston-collaborative entity position on the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and consider approval of the Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2018.

7)B) Discuss and consider extension of the Superintendent's Contract through the 2020-2021 school year.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment

11) Superintendent's Report