January 5, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Agenda Review Session

I. Call to Order.

I.A. Announcement by the chairman whether a quorum is present and that the meeting had been duly called, and that notice of the meeting had been posted in the time and manner required by law.

I.B. Recognitions.

I.B.I. January School Board Recognition Month.

I.B.II. Patriot's Pen - Veterans of Foreign Wars.

II. Public Hearing on 2013 - 2014 Texas Academic Performance Report.

II.A. Open Public hearing.

II.B. Receive Public Input.

II.C. Close Public Hearing.

III. First Order of Business (Consent Agenda).

III.A. The Board will consider approval of the Budget Amendments.

III.B. The Board will consider accepting the November Financials.

III.C. The Board will consider approval of the Minutes of the December 1 Agenda Review and the December 8 Regular meeting.

III.D. The Board will consider approval of Head Start/Early Head Start Program Planning Decisions and Refunding Proposal Budgets for Fiscal Year 2015.

III.E. The Board will consider accepting the report of Purchasing Cooperative fees paid by the District From September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014.

III.F. The Board will consider approval of District Intervention Plan Required for State Accountability and Performance Based Monitoring.

III.G. The Board will consider approval of depository resolutions to change authorized signatures on checks and grant other specific authority. 

III.H. The Board will consider approval of the Prevailing Wage Rates subject to federal requirements.

III.I. The Board will consider approval of the Prevailing Wage Rates not subject to federal requirements.

IV. Regular Agenda.

IV.A. The Board will consider approval of the District Annual Financial and Compliance Report.

IV.B. The Board will consider recommendations regarding Chilling and Heating Systems, proposal 013, 14-15.

IV.C. The Board will consider approval of the Abilene High School and Planetarium Reroofing, Proposal 012, 14-15.

IV.D. The Board will consider accepting the 2013-2014 AISD Shotwell Complex Financial Report.

IV.E. The Board will consider approving an additional commitment of fund balance for Shotwell Complex improvements.

IV.F. Bond Progress Report.

IV.G. Discussion of Solicitation of Organizational Health Inventory.

IV.H. The Board will consider approval of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 School Calendars.

V. Closed Session:  A closed session may be held under the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 including but not limited to Section 551.071, Section 551.072, Section 551.074, Section 551.076, and Section 551.082(a).

V.A. The Board will consider and deliberate Personnel Employment, Assignments, Suspensions, and Terminations. (Section 551.074)

V.A.I. Teachers and Other Professional Employment Contracts.

V.A.I.a. Elementary Campus Principal

V.A.II. Superintendent Performance Evaluation and Contract Consideration.

V.B. Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding Pending or Contemplated Litigation. (Section 551.071)

V.C. The Board may discuss the value, exchange and/or disposition of real property.

VI. Reconvene from Closed Session; the Board may take action relevant to Items Covered During Closed Session.

VI.A. The Board will consider approval of Personnel Recommendations.

VI.A.I. Teachers and Other Professional Employment contracts.

VI.A.I.a. Elementary Campus Principal

VI.A.II. Superintendent Performance Evaluation and Contract Consideration.

VI.B. Matters pertaining to Litigation, if any.

VI.C. Matters pertaining to real property, if any.

VII. Board/Superintendent Announcements/Information.

VII.A. Superintendent's Report.

VIII. Adjournment