March 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM - Board Business Meeting A

1. Call to Order

1.A. Meeting Called to Order

1.A.1. Roll Call of Board Members Present and Declaration of Quorum Present______ Absent______

1.A.1.a. Mrs. Patti Radle

1.A.1.b. Mr. Arthur Valdez

1.A.1.c. Ms. Debra Guerrero

1.A.1.d. Mr. Ed Garza

1.A.1.e. Mrs. Olga Hernandez

1.A.1.f. Mr. James Howard

1.A.1.g. Mr. Steve Lecholop

1.A.2. Recording of Superintendent Present

1.A.2.a. Mr. Pedro Martinez

1.A.3. Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. Flag

1.A.4. Salute to the Texas Flag - "Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

1.B. Citizens' Presentations - 60 minute total time limit for this item

2. Consent Agenda

2.A. Approval of the 2016-2017 SAISD Instructional Calendar

2.B. Approval of Early College High School Memorandum of Understanding between Alamo Community College District and San Antonio Independent School District for Travis Early College High School

2.C. Approval of a Letter of Support for the Greater San Antonio After-School All-Stars Program

2.D. Approval to Provide a Letter of Support for a Grant Application for SAISD Afterschool Programs

2.E. Approval to Submit International Baccalaureate Applications for Harris MS, Longfellow MS, and Jefferson HS

2.F. Approval of the Employee Benefits, Risk Management and Safety Consulting Services

2.G. Approval of Contract for Annual Audit Services for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016

2.H. Approval of Qualified Investment Broker/Dealers

2.I. Approval of Monthly Budget Report and Amendments for March 2016

2.J. Board Meeting Minutes for the following meeting:

2.J.1. February 15, 2016 Special Board Meeting

2.J.2. February 16, 2016 Board Business Meeting

3. Governance

3.A. Approval of the Proclamation in Recognition of School Social Work Week, March 21-25, 2016

3.B. Approval of the Resolution in Recognition of the 20th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice on March 26, 2016

3.C. Approval of a Resolution to Ratify an Agreement with and Accept a Grant from City Education Partners for Innovative Campus Pilot Programs at Austin Academy and Fox Tech High School

4. Closed Session

4.A. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, et. Seq. (TGC 551.071, TGC 551.072, TGC 551.074, and TGC 551.083)

4.A.1. Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, including legal issues on the acquisition process. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.072)

4.A.2. Deliberation regarding personnel matters, including but not limited to employment, duties, discipline, reassignment, resignation, retirement, reclassification and dismissal of an employee.  (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

4.A.3. Consultation with attorney and deliberation regarding terms, or conditions the board will instruct its representatives to follow, in a consultation with a representative of an employee group concerning conditions of employment. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.083)

4.B. The Board will reconvene in Open Session and take appropriate action on items discussed in Closed Session.

5. Other Business and Adjournment

5.A. Adjournment