Public Meeting Agenda: November 27, 2006 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for November 27, 2006.

1.A. Roll Call

2. Time for Citizens. In the event that a quorum of the Board is not present to open the meeting, the Monday session shall thereby be cancelled and Time for Citizens shall be moved to Tuesday, November 28, 2006, immediately following Section IV on the Agenda.

3. Motion to go into Closed Session.

Description: If the Board votes to go into closed session, then such closed session shall be held pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the expected specific sections of which are listed hereinbelow; however, the Board may also go into closed session on the basis of any other reason authorized by law, whether or not specified in this Section of the Agenda. The following subjects are expected to be discussed and deliberated in closed session.

3.A. [Section 551.071, Government Code - Consultation with Attorney:] For a private consultation with the Board’s attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, and/or on matters where the attorney’s duty to the Board, under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the open government provisions of Chapter 551 of the Government Code, to wit:

3.A.1. Modification to agreement with San Antonio Police Department for use of facility at 525 Cupples Road.

3.A.2. Proposed adoption of Policy CLE (Local) - First Reading

3.B. [Section 551.072 Texas Government Code - Real Property:] To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the Board in negotiation with a third party, to wit:

3.B.1. Former Emma Frey Elementary School at 900 S. San Eduardo

4. Call Meeting to Order for November 28 2006, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Edgewood Academy, Recital Hall, 607 S.W. 34th Street, San Antonio, Texas.

4.A. Roll Call

4.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

4.C. Academic Spotlight for Hosting Campus: Cenizo Park Elementary

5. Presentation(s):

5.A. IP Celebrate / Cisco Technology

6. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed on Section III whether or not taken into Closed Session.

7. Bond Construction Projects Update - Project Management

7.A. Bond Projects Financial Update and Change Order Log

8. Administrative/Product Reports

8.A. Budget/Finance/Campus and Pupil Services

8.A.1. Tax Report (November 2006)

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Regular...October 23-24, 2006; Special...November 14, 2006.

9.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for November 2006.

9.C. Approval of the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. for Professional Services Rendered.

9.D. Approval to proclaim January 2007, as School Board Recognition and Appreciation Month in the Edgewood Independent School District.

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

10.A. Approval of Amendment VI to the contract with Zapata & Associates, Inc. to provide architectural/engineering services for Miscellaneous Projects throughout the school district.

10.B. Approval to accept Reading is Fundamental Inc. Federal National Book Program Grant Award.

10.C. Approval to purchase renewal for 6,000 licenses of Lightspeed Systems total traffic control from Intech Southwest, in the amount of $39,000 using Technology budget to provide remote management and web filtering for student and staff workstations.

10.D. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action required. [Note: Board action on this item, if any, is limited to those personnel items that require Board action; otherwise, the item is for information only, whether or not the Board approves a motion to approve this item; and, in any event, the Board does not approve transfers, resignations previously approved by the Superintendent, retirements and reassignments.]

10.E. Approval of Certified Tax Roll for 2006.

10.F. Approval of Resolution to update appropriate Barron Risk Management staff to sign for Workers' Compensation bank account with Bank of America.

10.G. Approval to appropriate prior year encumbrances.

10.H. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, through its Teacher Enrichment Initiative in its Department of Medicine (UTHSCSA-TEI) and Edgewood ISD for the 2006-2007 school year to provide EISD teachers professional development opportunities.

10.I. Approval to purchase telecommunication services from SBC in the amount of $53,330.89 and Nextel in the amount of $9,681 for a total of $63,011.89 from Technology budget.

10.J. Approval of contract for Teacher Orientation and Preparation Program between Education Service Center, Region 20 and Edgewood ISD in the amount of $30,000 from General Fund.

November 27, 2006 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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