December 14, 2015 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES 

5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS - (Invitation to address the Board  - Time allocation to be specified by the Board President)

6. REPORTS

6.A. Board President's report

6.B. Curriculum Director's report

6.C. Business Manager’s report

6.D. Superintendent’s report

6.E. Principal Reports

7. CONSENT AGENDA - Action Item

7.A. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on Monday, November 16, 2015.

7.B. Consider Approval of November/December 2015 Disbursements as Paid

7.C. Consider Action to Accept a Budget Amendment.

7.D. Consider Action to Accept a Donation from Elementary PTC

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Consider Action to Open and Discuss Sealed Bids for the Purchase of the Propert Called "McDonald Field".  The Board has the Perogative to Decide to Accept the "Best" Bid or Decline All Bids and Re-Address the Bid Process.--Action Item

8.B. Consider the Recommendation from Administration to Accept the No Child Left Behind--Highly Qualified Teacher Report for 2015-2016.--Action Item

8.C. Consider Action to Recess the Open Meeting for the Purpose of Holding a Public Hearing, as Published in the Brownwood Bulletin, to Address the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) from TEA for the 2014-2015 School Year.--Action Item

8.D. Consider Action to Reconvene in Open Session.  Action Item

8.E. Consider Action to Accept the TAPR (Texas Academic Performance Report) Report from TEA for the 2014-2015 School Year.--Action Item

8.F. Consider Action to Recess the Open Meeting for the Purpose of Holding a Public Hearing, as Published in the Brownwood Bulletin, to Address the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) Report from TEA for the 2014-2015 School Year.  Action Item

8.G. Consider Action to Reconvene in Open Session.  Action Item

8.H. Consider Action to Accept the FIRST Report from TEA for the 2014-2015 School Year.  Action Item

8.I. Consider Preliminary Discussions Concerning the School Year Calendar for the 2016-2017 School Year.  Information Only

8.J. Consider for Discussion Only the Board Members' Pre-Publication Totals for Continuing Education Hours for the 2015 Year.  Information Only

9. CLOSED SESSION - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter §551, Subchapters D and E or Government Code section §418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

9.A. Personnel Matters-551.074

9.A.1) Review Resignations-(If Any)

9.A.2) New Hires to Fill Vacancies-(If Any)

9.A.3) Other Personnel Matters as May be Presented-(If Any)

9.A.4) Student Discipline Issues(If Any)

9.A.5) Consider Superintendent's Performance Goals and Evaluation Instrument.

9.B. Action Items Pursuant to Discussions in Closed Session-(If Any) 

10. FUTURE BUSINESS

10.A. Consider the Early ISD Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to be on January 18, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. - Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item