April 10, 2012 at 6:30 PM - Instructional Committee

I. Listed below are the instructional items to be reviewed by the Instructional Committee consisting of Chairperson, Juan Roberto Ramirez, Javier Montemayor, Jr. and Pat Campos  with recommendations for action to be made at the next Regular Board Meeting:

I.A. Action Items to be Reviewed by the Regular Board Meeting on April 18, 2012 with recommendation to be made by the Instructional Committee

I.A.1. Approval of Expedited State Waivers for the 2012-2013 School Year for Staff Development, Reading/English Languge Arts; Math; Sciene; and/or Social Studies Staff Development Waiver, Early Release, and Modified Schedule/State Assessment Testing Days Waiver

I.A.2. First Reading of LOCAL Policies in TASB Update 93

I.B. Items to be Reviewed by the Instructional Committee for Information Only:

I.B.1. New Teacher Hires, Administrative New Hires/Promotion & Resignations of Professional Employees

I.B.2. Update on Middle School and High School Course Offerings

I.B.3. Review of LEGAL Policies in TASB Update 93

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