April 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Announcement by the President that a quorum is present, the meeting has been duly called and that notice of the meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

C. CLOSED SESSION as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

C.1. Personnel (§551.074)
Appointments, Discipline, Dismissals, Duties, Employment, Evaluations, Extensions, Leaves of Absence, Non-Renewals and Proposals for Non-Renewals, Renewals, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, and Settlements

C.1.a. Consider Selection of Principal - Shannon High School

C.1.b. Superintendent's Quarterly Evaluation

C.2. Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property (§551.072)

C.3. Consultation with Board Attorney (§551.071), including but not limited to:

C.3.a. Pending litigation in the matter styled:  American Humanist Association et al v. Birdville Independent School District, et al; Case No. 4:15-CV-00377-A in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division

C.3.b. Pending litigation in the matter styled:  Isaiah Smith v. Birdville Independent School District; Case No. 4:15-CV-00818-A in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division

C.3.c. Pending U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights Matters, Dallas Office, Re: 06151606/06151692

D. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION - 7 p.m.

E. INTRODUCTION OF MEETING

E.1. Pledges of Allegiance: Lena Gintner, Foster Village Elementary

E.2. Student Expression: Remington Spoerl, Foster Village Elementary

F. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS - Joe Cammarata, Assoc. Supt.

F.1. Karen Kallas, Texas Association of Future Educators State Advisor of the Year

F.2. Peggy McLemore, SkillsUSA State Advisor of the Year

F.3. Laura Wilson, CREST Lone Star Level Award Recipient

F.4. Birdville Council of PTAs, Volunteer Partnership, Clothes Connection and Supply Depot

F.5. High School Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) State Level Participants

F.6. Cary D. Hancock, Board of Trustees Place VII, Seven Years of Service

G. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD

G.1. Annual Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Report - David Hamilton, Principal, Haltom High School

H. HEAR REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

I. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

I.1. Proposed 2016-17 Student Code of Conduct - Joe Cammarata, Assoc. Supt.

I.2. Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Proposed Policy Update 104, Affecting Local Policies [First Reading] - Joe Cammarata, Assoc. Supt.

I.3. District of Innovation Resolution - Elizabeth Clark, Assoc. Supt.

I.4. Birdville ISD Fire Academy, Tarrant County College District (TCCD), and City of North Richland Hills Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)) - Elizabeth Clark, Assoc. Supt.

I.5. Timeline for Accelerated Instruction Waiver - Elizabeth Clark, Assoc. Supt.

I.6. Portrait of a Graduate - Elizabeth Clark, Assoc. Supt.

I.7. North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Recycling Grant Interlocal Agreement - Katie Bowman, Assoc. Supt.

I.8. Abatement at West Birdville Elementary - Katie Bowman, Assoc. Supt.

J. SEPARATE ACTION ITEMS

J.1. Consider Personnel Items

J.2. Consider Approval of Resolution for Nomination of TASB's Superintendent of the Year - Board of Trustees

J.3. Consider Contract with Reeder General Contractors for the Birdville Elementary School Replacement - Katie Bowman, Assoc. Supt.

J.4. Consider Contract with Paragon Sports Constructors for Legacy Fund Projects Turf and Bleachers - Katie Bowman, Assoc. Supt.

J.5. Consider Waiver Request for Transition to Minutes Reporting per HB 2610 - Katie Bowman, Assoc. Supt.

J.6. Consider the Scholastic Reading Materials for Grade 3, Dual Language Classrooms - Elizabeth Clark, Assoc. Supt.

J.7. Consider Proposed Revisions to Board Policy DCE (LOCAL) Employment Practices: Other Types of Contracts [Third Reading] - Joe Cammarata, Assoc. Supt.

K. CONSENT ITEMS (All items listed under this subheading will be adopted with one motion unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda by a trustee for discussion.)

K.1. General

K.1.a. Consider Minutes for the March 24, 2016 Regular Board Meeting and the March 31, 2016 and April 20, 2016 Special Board Meetings

K.2. Business

K.2.a. Consider the Prospering Pals Nutrition Cooperative, Interlocal Agreement (Child Nutrition Purchases)

K.2.b. Consider Budget Amendment for Functional Code Changes

K.2.c. Consider Acceptance of Donation:

K.2.c.1) Green Valley Elementary PTA to the Fine Arts Department, Valued at $7,557

K.2.d. Consider Acceptance of the Work and Authorization for Final Payment:

K.2.d.1) LMC Corporation (Security Fencing at Jack C. Binion and O.H. Stowe Elementary Schools)

K.2.d.2) Mart, Inc. (Haltom High School Modular Science Labs)

K.2.d.3) Tegrity Contractors, Inc. (Security Fence and Parking Lot at Birdville Agricultural Science Center)

K.2.d.4) Tegrity Contractors, Inc. (Technology Rooms Construction, Phase 2)

K.2.d.5) Smith's Painting (Interior Painting W.T. Francisco Elementary), RFP 058-15

K.2.e. Consider Bond Expenditures:

K.2.e.1) Scott Beck Construction (Haltom High School Elevator Replacement Construction Package), RFCSP 047-16

K.2.e.2) Dell, Inc. (Computing Devices and Deployment Services), DIR-SDD-1951

K.2.e.3) Dell, Inc. (Servers and Equipment for Network Operations Center and Disaster Recovery Site), DIR-SDD-1951

K.2.e.4) Nationwide Network Technologies, Inc. (Cabling), BuyBoard 498-15

K.2.e.5) Kynetic Technologies, Inc. (Casio Projectors), TIPS Contract 1121914

K.2.f. Consider Other Expenditures:

K.2.f.1) 2016-17 College Board PSAT/NMSQT Contract (Renewal)

K.2.f.2) ELLevation Education Contract (Renewal)

K.2.f.3) Learning from A-Z Software Contract (Renewal), 049-14

K.2.f.4) Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, Inc. (Property Insurance Renewal), Bid 050-13

K.2.f.5) Crazy Cousins, Inc. dba Shepherd Food Equipment (Braising Pans and Heated Cabinets), RFCSP 048-16

K.2.f.6) Crazy Cousins, Inc. dba Shepherd Food Equipment (Condiments Carts at Six Campuses), RFCSP 049-16

K.2.f.7) Crazy Cousins, Inc. dba Shepherd Food Equipment (Serving Line at Alliene Mullendore Elementary), RFCSP 050-16

K.2.f.8) ISI Commercial Refrigeration, LLC (Shelving Projects), RFCSP 051-16

K.2.f.9) Crazy Cousins, Inc. dba Shepherd Food Equipment (Serving Line at Snow Heights Elementary), RFCSP 052-16

K.2.f.10) Crazy Cousins, Inc. dba Shepherd Food Equipment (W.A. Porter Elementary Kitchen Project), RFCSP 053-16

K.2.f.11) Neopost (Mail Service Renewal), Texas Smartbuy Cooperative Contract 985-L1

K.2.f.12) Zimmer Kubota and Equipment, Inc. (Zero-Turn Lawnmowers), Tarrant County Cooperative 2012-080

L. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS TO THE BOARD

L.1. Quarterly Investment Report

L.2. Financial Reports as of March 2016

L.3. Bills Paid for March 2016

M. NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION (NSBA) CONFERENCE RECAP - Board of Trustees

N. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS

N.1. Special Board Meeting/Budget Workshop, Thursday, May 12, 2016, 5 p.m. tour of West Birdville,  6 p.m. at the Administration Building

N.2. Regular Meeting, Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. (Closed Session), 7 p.m. (Open Session) - Administration Building

O. ADJOURN