April 17, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to Order (6:00 P.M.)

2. Prayer

3. Pledge- Miyona Ervin, Eighth Grade Student

4. Roll Call (Board Members and Administrators)

5. Audience (Special Guests and Visitors)

6. Student and Staff Recognition

6.A. Employee of the Month

6.B. Student of the Month

6.C. Outgoing Board Member Presentation

7. Public Hearing- Optional Flexible School Day Program

8. Open Forum

9. Reports

9.A. Financial Report (Darla Moss)

9.B. Superintendent Report (Ben Carson)

9.B.1. Discuss Board Workshop in May and Tour Facilities

9.B.2. Discuss Merging LEISD Intermediate with LEISD Middle School

10. Consent Agenda Items

10.A. Consider Minutes from March 20, 2014 

10.B. Consider Expenditures for March, 2014

10.C. Consider Investment Report

10.D. Consider Transfer Students for 2013-2014

11. Regular Business

11.A. Review and Consider Textbook Adoption for 2014-2015 (Patti O'Bannon, Presenter)

11.B. Review and Consider First Reading Policy Update 99,  Affecting Local Policies (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11.B.1. BDD (Local): Board Internal Organization-Attorney

11.B.2. BP (Local): Administrative Regulations

11.B.3. CFEA (Local): Payroll Procedures-Salary Deductions and Reductions

11.B.4. CK (Local): Safety Program/Risk Management

11.B.5. DAC (Local): Employment Objectives-Objective Criteria for Personnel Decisions

11.B.6. EHDC (Local): Alternative Methods for Earning Credit-Credit by Examination Without Prior Instruction

11.B.7. FFF (Local): Student Welfare-Student Safety

11.B.8. FFH (Local): Student Welfare-Freedom From Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

11.C. Review and Consider Second Reading CNB (local) regarding transportation management and district vehicles (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11.D. Review and Consider Optional Flexible School Day Program for 2014-2015 (Barry A Baker, Presenter)

11.E. Review and Consider First Reading of EIF (local) regarding graduation (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11.F. Review and Consider purchasing Credit Recovery Program through Compass Learning (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11.G. Review and Consider Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Texarkana Texas Fire Department (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11.H. Review and Consider Science and Athletic Department Budget Adjustments (Ben Carson, Presenter)

12. Adjournment to Closed or Executive Session Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.00 et.seq.

12.A. Discussing or deliberating appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee (551.074)

12.B. Personnel Recommendations

12.C. Teacher Contract Renewals

13. Reconvene in Open Meeting

13.A. Review and Consider Personnel Items (Ben Carson, Presenter)

13.B. Review and Consider Teacher Contract Renewals (Ben Carson, Presenter)

14. Information Items

15. Adjourn to Budget Workshop