May 19, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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) District Reports

4)A) Superintendent's Report

4)A)1) Citizenship Award Presentations.

4)A)2) Campus Teacher of the Year Awards

4)A)3) SGS - Dr. Duncan Klussman

4)A)4) Middle School Learning Loss - Matthew Neighbors

4)A)5) MECC Quarterly Report

4)A)6) GEF Annual Report

4)B) Board Committee Reports

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

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

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

5) Financial Reports and Budget Update

6) 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.

6)A) Personnel

6)B) Consultation with Attorney

6)C) Real Property

7) Reestablish the open meeting of the Galveston ISD Board of Trustees.

8) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

8)A) Consider approval of the minutes from the April 28, 2021, Regular School Board Meeting.

8)B) Consider approval of the Board’s Time Use Tracker - April 28, 2021.

8)C) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts.

8)D) Discuss and consider approval of payment of attorney fees.

8)E) Consider approval of Budget Amendments

8)F) Financial Reports

8)G) Consider Approval of Purchases >$50,000

8)H) Discuss and consider Upbring MOU for a Head Start Partnership 

8)I) Discuss and consider adoption of Board Operating Procedures.

8)J) Discuss and consider approval of Amendment to District of Innovation Plan (DOI) and Resolution to Join Texas School Health Benefits Program (TSHBP)

8)K) Discuss and consider approval of deductive change order totaling $2,025.12 for the Bond 2018 Parker Gym project that is now substantially complete.

8)L) Discuss and consider approval to utilize unused contingency in the Bond 2018 Multiple-Campus Envelope Repairs Roofing Package 4 to clean, repair and seal the exterior of the Administration Support Center in an amount not to exceed $25,000.

8)M) Discuss and consider revising DED (LOCAL)

8)N) Consider approval for an out of state trip to Washington DC, New York, and Williamsburg for eligible 8th grade students at Austin Middle School May 29 -June 4, 2022.

8)O) Consider approval for an out of state trip to Indianapolis, Indiana November 9-13, 2021 for eligible Junior and Senior Percussion students (3-5 students) to participate in the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) The students will have the opportunity to compete at the highest level.

8)P) Consider approval for an out of state trip to Oahu, Hawaii through Green Light Tours for Ball High Tornettes at Ball High School March 10-14, 2022.

8)Q) Discuss and consider option to renew contract with Mooring USA Restoration & Construction as the contractor of record in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

8)R) Discuss and consider approval of Learning by Doing with Dr. Michelle Burke for Professional Development and Coaching with PK staff at Parker, Oppe and Crenshaw.

9) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

9)A) Discuss and consider approval of contract with VLK Architects, Inc. for pre-bond planning services in the amount of $178,000 and delegate authority to the Superintendent and/or his designee to negotiate, finalize and execute a contract for such services 

9)B) Discuss and consider adoption of Reimbursement Resolution #1 for Pre-Bond Planning Services expenditures  in the event the November 2021 Bond election is approved by the voters.

10) Suggested Future Agenda Items

11) Board Comments

12) Adjournment