December 18, 2017 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.A.1) Performance Stipend Friday

6.B. Chief Academic Officer's Report

6.C. Chief Financial Officer's Report

6.D. Superintendent’s Report

6.E. Principal Reports

6.F. Athletic Director's Report

7. CONSENT AGENDA - Action Item

7.A. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on Monday, November 13, 2017.

7.B. Consider Approval of November/December 2017 Disbursements as Paid

7.C. Consider Action to Accept a Budget Amendment. (If Any)

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Consider Action to Call for Competitive Bids for Custodial/Janitorial Services for the Biennium June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2020.  Bids to be opened at the February 19, 2018 Regular Board Meeting, at Which Time the Board May Award the Bid to the Best Bidder or the Board May Deem All Bids as Unsatisfactory and Reject them All and Call for Re-Bids  Specification Packets May be Obtained in Person at the Early ISD Administrative Offices or Online at www.earlyisd.net.  Action Item

8.B. Consider Action to Call for Competitive Bids For Financial Audit Services for Early ISD/Heartland SSA For the Biennium July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020..  Bids to be Opened at the February 19, 2018 Regular Board Meeting, at Which Time the Board May Award the Bid to the Best Bidder or the Board May Deem All Bids as Unsatisfactory and Reject Them All and Call for Re-Bids..  Specification Packets May be Obtained at the Early ISD Administrative Offices or Online at www.earlyisd.net.  Action Item

8.C. Consider Action to Call for Competitive Bids to Replace the Turf on the Field at Longhorn Stadium.  Bids to be Opened at the February 18, 2017 Regular Board Meeting, at Which Time the Board May Award the Bid to the Best Bidder or the Board May Deem All Bids Unsatisfactory and Reject Them All and Call for Re-Bids.  Specification Packets May Be Obtained at the Early ISD Administrative Offices or Online at www.earlyisd.net.  Action Item

8.D. Consider Action to Formally Accept the Superintendent's Evaluation Instrument.  Action Item

8.E. Consider Action to Accept Board Policy Changes Included in TASB Policy Update #109 as Presented on Second Reading by TASB Policy Services.  Action Item

8.F. Consider Preliminary Discussions Concerning the School Year Calendar for the 2018-2019 School Year.  Information Only

8.G. Consider for Discussion Only the Board Members' Pre-Publication Totals for Continuing Education Hours for the 2017 Year.  Information Only

8.H. Consider Action to Designate Media Members as TASB Media Honor Roll Members.  Action Item

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.2)a. Consider Applicants to Fill Mid-Semester Retirees

9.A.2)a.a) High School English

9.A.2)a.b) Middle School Science

9.A.2)a.c) Elementary Science (Third Grade)

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

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

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 15, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. - Possible Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item