February 20, 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) Campus Highlights: Central Middle School, Dr. Monique Lewis

4)B) Recognize Ball High School Student Antonio Corrales for National Merit Scholar

4)C) Student Outcome Goal
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
1.1The percentage of Pre-Kindergarten students in grades Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 who master SLOs (Student Learning Objectives) will increase 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 from 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 school year.
Superintendent Constraints:
2nd Quarter Board Self Evaluation: Board Self Constraints 

4)D) Needs Assessment Update from PBK

4)E) MECC Quarterly Report

4)F) MECC Request for 2019-2020 school year

4)G) Galveston ISD Portrait of a Graduate 

4)H) Strategic Plan Year 2: 1.1.2: 2 Build a shared knowledge of PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System) by developing clear expectations and common language across the district.

4)I) Budget Calendar 

4)J) Board Committee Reports

4)J)1) Policy Committee Chair- Mr. David O'Neal

4)J)2) Curriculum Committee Chair- Ms. Monica Wagner

4)J)3) Facilities Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

4)K) Request for Agenda Items:

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) Real Property

5)B) Personnel Changes

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Special Board Meeting on January 16, 2019 and the Regular Board Meeting on January 23, 2019.

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 engaging Belt, Harris, Pechacek, CPS's to provide Audit Services for the year ending August 31, 2019

6)G) Consider Administration's request to purchase welding equipment for the Galveston Career Connect Program at Ball High School with Moody GCC Grant funding at a cost $88,273.83.

6)H) Consider approval of an out of State trip to Los Angeles, California for eligible 7th, 8th, 9th,& 10th grade students at Austin Middle School, Collegiate Academy, & Ball High School June 3rd-8th, 2020.

6)I) Consider approval of an out state trip to New York, New York for the Ball High Tornettes March 2020.

6)J) Consider approval for professional services from the Flippen Group beginning August 5, 2019 for an amount not to exceed $60,000.

6)K) Consider approval of GISD's request to apply for a STEM and Computer Science grant through the Moody Foundation not to exceed an amount of $350,000.

6)L) Consider approval of award for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP, a Bond projet) to the most responsive bidder to the request for competitive sealed proposals (RFCSP) #2019-04 MEP Renovation. 

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and consider sale of Real Property: Lot 396, Emerald Beach, Know as Gulfview Dr. (Lot 396) Crystal Beach, TX 77650, Galveston County.

7)B) Discuss and consider a Resolution in Support of HB 684 Sam's Law.

7)C) Discuss and consider Quarterly Progress Tracker.

7)D) Discuss and consider action on renaming TOR Baseball Field.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment