March 28, 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) Campus Highlights: Oppe Elementary, Alice Prets

3)B) GISD Strategic Plan Highlights: 2.1.1; Create a virtual and on-site resource center that has the ability to meet specific student (birth-graduate) and family needs. Dr. Annette Scott and Ms. Vivan Hernandez

3)C) Review Student Outcome Goals:
Goal 2: Percent of students at the completion of grade 9 who score MEETS grade level or MASTERS grade level in Algebra I and English I will increase from 18% to 50% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
Goal Progress Measures:
 2.1: The percentage of 8th grade students who score MEETS grade level on the first administration of the Algebra I EOC will increase from 74% to 80% by the end of the 2020 school Year.
 2.2: The percentage of 3-8 grade English Language Learners (ELL) scoring APPROACHING, MEETS, or MASTERS on Reading or Writing STAAR will increase from 54% to 60% by the end of the 2020 school year.
 2.3: The percentage of students in all grades who (are on track) MEET or MASTER both reading and math STAAR will increase from 43% to 50% by the end of the 2020 school year.

3)D) Review Superintendent Constraints:
Constraint 1: The Superintendent shall not allow any campuses to forego implementation the District's initiatives to meet Student Progress Measures.
Constraint Progress Measures:
1.1: All district elementary campuses will have 56% or greater of third grade students reading on grade level by 2020. (Baseline established in the 2016-2017 school year)
1.2: Ninety percent GISD graduates will leave high school college ready, career ready, and military ready by 2020.

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 Special Board Meeting February 7, 2018 and the Regular Meeting on February 21, 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 January 24, 2018.

5)G) Consider approval of the recommendations for Chapter 21 Administrator contracts for the 2018-2019 school year as presented.

5)H) Consider approval of the recommendations for Non Chapter 21 Administrator contracts for the 2018-2019 school year as presented.

5)I) Consider approval of tuition for PK-3 and PK-4 students who are not eligible for the PK-3 and PK-4 program as presented and provide GISD employees a 25% discount for PK-3 and PK-4 if their children do not qualify.

5)J) Consider approval of Administrations request to apply for the Galveston Career Connect Program through the Moody Foundation.

5)K) Consider approval of Administrations request to apply for the Causeway Galveston Program through the Moody Foundation.

5)L) Consider approval of the Instructional Material Allotment and TEKS Certification for the 2018-2019 school year.

5)M) Consider approval for professional services and materials from Scholastic Education beginning April 2018 for an amount not to exceed $200,000.

5)N) Consider Year three of five for renewal of wind, flood, property, and fleet liability insurance. 

5)O) Consider the adoption of local policy EL related to SB 1882 Partnerships.

5)P) Consider approval of the application for the Charter School Program- High Quality Replication grant for Moody Early Childhood Center. 

5)Q) Consider adoption of a Resolution between Galveston ISD and Galveston County regarding tax assessment and collection services.

5)R) Consider approval of a Resolution Expressing Intent to Finance Expenditures to be Incurred 

5)S) Consider Approval of Financial Advisor for Galveston ISD

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and formally adopt the Galveston ISD Digital Accessibility Corrective Action Plan and Calendar of Implementation.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment