February 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM - Regular

1. Call to Order - Establishment of Quorum, Prayer, Pledges of Allegiance.

2. Recognition of Visitors

3. Public Forum

4. Consent Action Agenda

4.A. Minutes

4.B. Financial Reports and Bills.

4.C. Tax Reports

4.D. Budget Amendment # 7

4.E. Quarterly Investment Report

5. Regular Action Agenda

5.A. Reports from the Superintendent - Information/Discussion Items only:

5.A.1. TASB Winter Governance - Corpus Christi, February 19-21

5.A.2. Facilities/Grounds Update

5.A.3. Academic Update

5.A.4. Report Board of Trustees Continuing Education Credits

5.B. Bills Payable (separate item).

5.C. Silsbee ISD Board Policy EKB(LOCAL)

5.D. Change date of March Regular Board Meeting

5.E. 2009-2010 School Calendar

5.F. Application for state waiver on modified schedule on TAKS Testing days.

5.G. Boys and Girls Club request to utilize District Facilities.

5.H. Bid for Maintenance Supplies and Material effective March 1, 2009

5.I. Renew Annual Financial Audit Services for Fiscal Year ending August 31, 2009.

5.J. $2,800 Disaster Relief Grant from Texas Library Association for EJMSMS Library.

5.K. $15,000 Grant from American Association of School Librarian from EJMSMS Library.

5.L. $5,000.00 Grant from Toolbox for Education sponsored by Lowe's for Kirby Elementary.

5.M. $1,750.00 Donation from Quality Mat Company Inc. for the Learn to Read Program at Read.

5.N. Budget Amendment # 8 related to $2,800 Disaster Grant from Texas Library Association above

5.O. Budget Amendment #9 related to $15,000 Grant from American Association of School Librarians above.

5.P. Budget Amendment #10 related to $5,000.00 Grant from Toolbox for Education and Lowe's above.

5.Q. Budget Amendment #11 related to $1,750.00 donation from Quality Mat Company Inc. above.

5.R. Update Bank Signature Cards

5.S. Solicitation of bids for baseball field elevation/drainage project

5.T. Resolution to declare March 16-20 as SISD Public School Week.

5.U. Donation of four welding machines from Lamar Institute of Technology

5.V. Tax Refund in the amount of $768.54 to Lewis Ventures, Inc. due to a reduction in improvement value on account #19-8070.

5.W. Anonymous donation to Silsbee ISD Schools in the amount of $5943.15.

5.X. Automated Logic-UES Presentation of Proposed Performance Contracting Project for SISD

5.Y. The open session of the meeting will recess and the Board of Trustees will reconvene in closed session for the following purposes.

5.Y.1. Teachers and Administrators (Texas Gov't Code 551.074)

5.Y.1.a. Discussion of Employment

5.Y.1.b. Reassignment and Resignations

5.Y.1.c. Administrative Contracts

5.Y.2. Discussion for the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's Attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law. (Tex Govt. Code 551.071)

5.Y.3. Discussion of Employment, Termination, Reassignment, Resignations, and Evaluation of Paraprofessional, Auxiliary and Support Staff (Tex. Govt. Code 551.074)

5.Z. The Board of Trustees will reconvene in open session for action to be taken on items discussed in closed session.

5.AA. Adjournment