May 15, 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: Rosenberg Elementary, Cathy VanNess

4)B) Citizenship Awards

4)C) MECC Quarterly Report

4)D) Board Committee Reports

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

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

4)D)3) Facilities/Finance Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

4)E) 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) Personnel Changes

5)B) Real Property

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on April 17, 2019 and the Special Board Meeting on April 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 February 20, 2019.

6)F) Consider approval of the recommendations for Chapter 21 Administrator contracts for the 2019-2020 school year as presented.

6)G) Consider approval to apply to the President's Cabinet Award grant through UTMB.

6)H) Consider a request for an out of state trip to Costa Rica for eligible 7th and 8th grade students from Austin Middle School in June 2020.

6)I) Consider out of state trip to Washington DC for eligible 8th grade students at Austin Middle School, May 16-20th, 2020.

6)J) Consider approval of the in-district charter with Moody Early Childhood Center (Year2). 

6)K) Consider authorization to procure, through the Region 5 cooperative agreement, under the "career and technical education equipment, supplies and services category" contract #20180402, BAll High Auditorium Theatrical Light LED Retrofit, Dimmer and Electrical work. Bond 2018 Project

6)L) Consider authorization to procure, through the Choice Partners purchasing cooperative(contract #18/036MC-02), replacement and/or repair services- mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems(MEP package 3). Bond Project 2018

6)M) Consider adoption of Board Operating Procedures.

6)N) Consider Board's Quarterly Progress Tracker.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and Consider approval of the recommendation to terminate a probationary contract teacher at Central Middle School at the end of the 2018-2019 contract year, in the best interests of the District.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment