April 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Video Conference Meeting

NOTICE - PERTAINING TO MEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE

A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bryan Independent School District will be held April 20, 2020, beginning at 6:00 P.M.  Pursuant to Governor Abbott’s Temporary Suspension of Open Meetings Laws issued on March 16, 2020, this meeting will be conducted via video conference, which will be audible to the Board and public and allow for two-way communication for the Board and District administration.  The Board President, presiding officer or trustees will not all be physically present at one location but a quorum will be required for the meeting on the videoconference.  The public may access the meeting by  using the following telephone number 1(888) 475 4499 or by using the following videoconference link https://bisd.link/Board (the meeting ID# will not be needed when using the link)   


An electronic copy of the agenda packet may be viewed at the following link

https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicHome.aspx?ak=1000672.  An audio recording of the meeting will be available on the District’s website subsequent to the meeting.    

The Board will be allowing public comment / citizen participation to be made in an alternative format.  If you wish to address the Board of Trustees on either an item on the agenda or a non-agenda topic, you must send an email to bisd_digitalmeeting@bryanisd.org ten minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting.  In your email, please state your name and the subject matter of your comment.  When the Board reaches the Public Comment/Citizen Participation item on the agenda, the Superintendent will read all comments aloud for the Board to hear.  The content of your written comments cannot exceed 3 minutes when read aloud. To the extent practicable, all other public comment rules will be followed.

Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the agenda below. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in an executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

CALL TO ORDER

CONVENE REGULAR MEETING

1. Welcome

2. Pledges of Allegiance

3. Citizens' Comments 

4. SPOTLIGHT

4.A. Elementary Teacher of the Month

4.B. Secondary Teacher of the Month

5. Standing Committee Updates

5.A. Superintendent

6. Items for Discussion and/or Action: Consent Agenda

6.A. Consider Approval of Meeting Minutes for March 2, March 17, and March 23, 2020.

6.B. Consider Approval of Bills Paid, Financial Statements and Purchasing Report for March 2020

7. Items for Discussion and / or Action: Regular Agenda

7.A. Business Services

7.A.1) Consideration and Possible Action to Select the Delivery Method Providing the Best Value for the SECO LoanSTAR Project and to Authorize the Superintendent or her Designee to take all Action for the Procurement of such Services Pursuant to Statute and Board Policy and Propose any Advisory Ranking for the Board’s Consideration and Possible Action

7.A.2) Consider Approval of the Quarterly Investment Report for the Quarter Ended February 29, 2020 

7.A.3) Food Services Update

7.B. Teaching & Learning

7.B.1) Reading Academy Update

7.B.2) At-Home Instructional Plan for Learning Update

7.C. Closed Session

7.C.1) Discuss Issues Pertaining to Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, or Dismissal of a Public Officer or Employee

7.D. Reconvene in Open Session

ADJOURN