January 16, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Business Committee

I. Listed below are the financial and operational items to be reviewed by Business Committee Members 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 January 24, 2018 with recommendations to be made by the Business Committee.

I.A.1. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

I.A.2. Approval to Adopt Resolution regarding Review of the Investment Policy and Strategies 

I.A.3. Approval of Independent Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2017

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

I.A.5. Adopt Resolution adopting Employee Separation from Employment Incentive to Full time District Employees for the 2017-2018 School Year

I.A.6. Approval of Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

I.A.7. Approval of Resolution to Authorize One Day of Reduction of Service due to Inclement and Hazardous Weather

I.A.8. Approval of Application for District-Wide Low Attendance Day Waiver for Friday, December 8, 2017, due to inclement weather and later start time

I.A.9. Approval of 2018-2019 School Calendar

I.A.10. First and Final Reading of Policies Dealing with District of Innovation

I.A.11. First and Final Reading of Policy FL (LOCAL) Student Records

I.A.12. First and Final Reading of Policy DGBA (LOCAL) Personnel-Management Relations, Employee Complaints/Grievances

I.A.13. First and Final Reading of Policy FNG (LOCAL) Student Rights and Responsibilities, Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances

I.A.14. Second and Final Reading of Policy Update 109 affecting local policies

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

I.B.1. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

I.B.2. Budget 2017-2018 Update

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