September 19, 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) Board Constraints: 
Superintendent Constraints:
1.1: All district elementary campuses will have 56% percent 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.

3)B) Campus Highlights: Crenshaw, Tracie Camp

3)C) Needs Assessment Update from PBK

3)D) Strategic Plan Year 2:
2.1.2: Implement evidence-based, universal social emotional learning strategies and programs PreK-12

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.

4)A) Discuss Real Property 

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on August 15, 2018 and the Special Board Meetings on August 22, 2018 and August 29, 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 the Board's Time Use Tracker for July 18th.

5)F) Consider approval of continuation of Purchasing Cooperative Arrangements and Fees.

5)G) Consider the purchase of 3 LED Marquees for LA Morgan, Oppe, and Central Middle School for a cost not exceed $48,000.00

5)H) Consider a request for an overnight trip to Europe by the Ball High Foreign Language Department for March 7th-17th, 2019.

5)I) Consider application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.0822 for AIM College and Career Preparatory Academy.

5)J) Consider application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.0822 for Ball High School.

5)K) Consider the adoption of a Resolution regarding annual review of the District Investment Policies and Strategies.

5)L) Consider approval for District Goals and Performance Objectives or 2018-2019.

5)M) Consider applying for the Maximum Class Size Exception Waiver for Burnet, Morgan, Oppe, and Parker.

5)N) Consider approval of the GISD Human Capital Management System (HCMS) annual appraisal process, appraisers, and appraisal timeline for the 2018-2019 school year.

5)O) Consider approval of the GISD Texas Educators Excellence Model (TEEM) Guide for the 2018-2019 school year.

5)P) Consider the approval of the funding of the fifth addendum to Memorandum of Understanding with Galveston College in support of the Galveston Career Connect Grant in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for the period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, funded by the GCC grant.

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider approval of Certification of Unopposed Candidate for the Regular School Trustee Election for Districts 1-A, 3-C, and 4-D.

6)B) Discuss and consider approval to cancel the Regular School Trustee Election for Districts 1-A, 3-C,and 4-D for the November 6, 2018 School Board Election. 

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment