January 24, 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: Parker Elementary, Liz Murphy

3)B) GISD Strategic Plan Highlights: 3.1.1; Develop a competitive salary schedule that is in market-range with the surrounding area school districts. Dyann Polzin

3)C) Review Student Outcome Goal 3: Percent of College and Career Ready Graduates, calculated as the percent of annual graduates who accomplished at least one of the following, will increase form 77.8% to 90% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year: 1) Met of 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 course; 3) Enrolled in a coherent sequence of CTE courses.
Goal Progress Measures 3.3: the percentage of 9-12 grade students earning 3 or higher on he AP examination will increase from 34% to 50% by the end of the 2020 school year; and 3.4: The percentage of 9-12 grade students participating in a coherent sequence of CTE courses will not fall below 90%.

3)D) Discussion regarding request for quotes for District Financial Advisor. 

3)E) School Board Recognition. 

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) Superintendent's Formative Evaluation 

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on December 20, 2017.

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 the approval of the 2018-2019 District Calendar.

5)G) Consider approval of GBHIH MOU

5)H) Consider approval of School Board Time Use Tracker for November 15, 2017.

5)I) Consider approval of School Board Monitoring Calendar.

5)J) Consider approval of a resolution with Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, Inc. for co-curricular events.

5)K) Consider approval of Application for Grants- Moody Foundation

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider approval of the Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2017.

6)B) Discuss and consider extension of the Superintendent contract through the 2020-2021 school year.

6)C) Discuss and consider approval of a Turnaround Plan and Resolution for Coastal Village Elementary.

6)D) Discuss and consider nomination to Central Appraisal District Board.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment