October 17, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Regular

I. Pledge of Allegiance

I.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

II. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

III. 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.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. Government Finance Officers Association - Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

IV.B. United High School Librarian - South Texas Literacy Coalition Excellence Award

IV.C. United High School Chess Club - U.S. Junior Open Chess Tournament

IV.D. United High School Choir - Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

V.C. Approval of End of Year Outstanding Encumbrances

V.D. Approval to Adopt Resolution regarding Review of Investment Policy and Strategies

V.E. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

V.F. Approval of Design Build as the Method of Procurement for the Design and Construction of Road Extension and Utilities Extension at Las Blancas Property

V.G. Approval of Requests from Board Members re:  Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

V.H. Approval of Application for Expedited and General State Waivers

V.I. Approval of Additional  Class Size Waivers

V.J. Approval of Application for Missed Instructional Days for Bonnie Garcia Elementary

V.K. Second Reading of Policy DEC (LOCAL) - Compensation and Benefits:  Leaves and Absences

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Board Minutes for the Month of August/September 2012

VI.B. Donations

VI.C. Approval of Request to the Exception to the Bilingual Education Program

VII. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act

VII.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney

VII.A.1. Discussion, including Consultation with Legal Counsel, re:  Proposed Termination of Clasroom Teacher's Term Contract

VII.B. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney
551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

VII.B.1. Consider Appointment of Director of Bilingual/ESL Dual Language/Foreign Language

VII.C. 551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel
551.076 Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices

VII.C.1. Athletic Gate Receipts

VII.C.2. LBJ High School Student Activity Fund

VII.C.3. Clark Elementary Student Activity Fund

VII.C.4. Matias De Llano Elementary Student Activity Fund

VII.C.5. Status of on-going Audits

VIII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.

VIII.A. Action re:  Proposed Termination of Classroom Teacher's Term Contract and Authorize Superintendent to Send Notice to Classroom Teacher

VIII.B. Appointment of Director of Bilingual/ESL Dual Language/Foreign Language

IX. Adjournment