June 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Business Committee

I. Listed below are the financial and operational items to be reviewed by Business Committee Members consisting of Chairperson, Juan A. Molina, Jr., Ricardo Molina, Sr. and Ricardo "Rick" Rodriguez with recommendations for action to be made at the next Regular Board Meeting:

I.A. Action Items to be Reviewed at the Regular Board Meeting on June 20, 2012 with recommendations to be made by the Business Committee.

I.A.1. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

I.A.2. Approval to Designate Norma Farabough to Calculate 2012 Tax Rate

I.A.3. Renewal of District Workers' Compensation Insurance Program

I.A.4. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

I.A.5. Approval of Requests from Board Members re:  Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

I.A.6. Approval of 2012-2013 Student Code of Conduct

I.A.7. Discussion and possible action to enter into an annual Cooperative Shared Services Agreement with the Laredo Independent School District (LISD) in order to effectively provide special education and related services to eligible UISD students who are deaf or hard of hearing and any matters incident thereto

I.A.8. Discussion and possible action to enter into a one year (September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013) Interlocal Agreement with Webb County for UISD attendance officers to serve as court coordinators for various Webb County Justices of the Peace,  and any matters incident thererto

I.B. Informational Items to be presented to the Business Committee.

I.B.1. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

I.B.2. New Teacher Hires, Administrative New Hires/Promotion & Resignations of Professional Employees

I.B.3. Proposed Changes to the 2012-2013 Student Handbook (Bus Rider Handbook & Technology Use Guide)

II. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments must address items listed on the agenda. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

III. Adjournment