August 26, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1) Call to Order Open Session

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.

4) Superintendent's Report

4)A) MECC Quarterly Report

4)B) Update on Returning to Learning 2020-2021

4)C) Request for Agenda items Update

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

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

5)B) Consultation with Attorney

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on July 22, 2020 and Special Meeting on August 5, 2020. 

6)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts.

6)C) Attorney Fees 

6)D) Finance Reports

6)E) Discuss and Consider approval of the Board’s Quarterly Progress Tracker.

6)F) Consider approval of the Board’s Time Use Tracker – July 22, 2020.

6)G) Discuss and Consider approval of the GISD Human Capital Management System (HCMS) annual appraisal process and appraisal timeline for the 2020-2021 school year.

6)H) Discuss and consider approval of Administrative Appraisers for 2020-2021 school year.

6)I) Consider approval of the deductive change order reducing the original amount for the district wide MEP renovations project 1 in the amount of $4,723.00 with Texas Air Systems.

6)J) Discuss and Consider approval of the first one-year renewal option of the contract for professional services from Kickstart Kids during the 2020-2021 school year in an amount not to exceed $65,000 to be funded with Title funds. 

6)K) Discuss and Consider authorization to award the purchase of white boards and bulletin boards for classrooms located at Crenshaw, Rosenberg, LA Morgan, Burnet, Parker and Oppe from Challenge Office Products under Choice Partners Contract 19/033MJ-06. (Under separate cover). The scope of this project remains unchanged from the original bond project scope. 

6)L) Discuss and Consider the adoption of Galveston ISD Policy EIC(LOCAL)– Academic Achievement Class Ranking

6)M) Discuss and Consider approval of continuation of Purchasing Cooperative Arrangements and Fees with TASB BuyBoard, TPASS and Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)

6)N) Accept GCAD Certified Property Values and Tax Roll for 2020 and Approve Certified Collection Rate.

6)O) Discuss and Consider approval of the Interagency Agreement between Upward Hope Academy and GISD to provide educational services to students in a Drop-Out Prevention/Recovery Program.

6)P) Discuss and Consider approval to amend contracted services agreements with Avondale House for Day School Placement for an additional Student in GISD for the 2019-2020 school year.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and Consider approval of the 2020-2021 General Operating, Debt Service and School Nutrition budgets by fund and function. 

7)B) Discuss and Consider adoption of additional Interest & Sinking Fund tax rate component of FY 2020-2021 Ad Valorem Tax Rates.

7)C) Discuss and Consider Approval of Resolution to Adopt the 2020 Tax Rate.

7)D) Discuss and Consider Amendment to the 2019-2020 General Operating Budget.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment