September 24, 2007 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for September 24, 2007.

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 after a reasonable time in the opinion of the Board members present or, if there is no Board member present, the Superintendent or designee, and agenda items II through III shall be moved to Tuesday, September 25, 2007, immediately following Section V on the Agenda.

3. Motion to go into 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. Proposed local policy dealing with legal requirement for Board to adopt a policy in response to Education Code Section 25.082 (d).

3.A.2. Consultation with attorney on legal issues associated with Tax Code Section 11.253 regarding exemption from property tax for certain personal property.

3.A.3. Proposed lease contract with Project Quest Inc., for lease of a school district facility.

3.A.4. Proposed settlement of EEOC Charge No. 451-2007-00034 (T. Aguillen)

3.A.5. Requirements under Education Code Section 11.0581 regarding required joint elections, date of Trustee elections and Trustee terms of office.

3.A.6. Legal issues dealing with other agenda items brought into Closed Session.

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. Lease of old Police Station located at 5634 40th Street.

3.C. Section 551.074, Texas Government Code - Personnel Matters:] To deliberate the, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:

3.C.1. Proposed employment of Patricia J. Buckley, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent. [Ms. Buckley was interviewed for a possible Assistant Principal position.]

3.C.2. Proposed employment of Carlos Molina, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent. [Mr. Molina was interviewed for possible assignment as a Bilingual Translator.]

3.C.3. Approval to include Claudia Hernandez and Carmen Lopez as Board-authorized PDAS appraisers.

4. Call Meeting to Order for September 25, 2007, 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: Roosevelt Elementary School

5. Presentation(s):

5.A. Rack Space

5.B. Citibank Donation

5.C. Proposed order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of EISD unlimited tax refunding bonds, Series 2007; delegating to the Superintendent the authority to select outstanding bonds to be refunded and to approve all final terms of the bonds; authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement, a paying agent/registrar agreement and a purchase contract; approving an official statement; calling certain bonds for redemption; and approving all other instruments and procedures related thereto.

6. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section III, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections IX and X, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section III. The Board may also go into Closed Session at this time on any matter on any agenda item listed in either or both sessions as may be authorized by law.

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

8.A.1. Tax Report

8.A.2. Election of Bexar Appraisal District Board of Directors for 2007-2008

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Special...August 20, 2007; Public Hearing...August 20, 2007; Regular...August 27-28, 2007

9.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for September 2007.

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

9.D. Approval to proclaim September 15 - October 15, 2007, as Mexican American/Hispanic Heritage Month in the Edgewood Independent School District.

9.E. Order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of EISD unlimited tax refunding bonds, Series 2007; delegating to the Superintendent the authority to select outstanding bonds to be refunded and to approve all final terms of the bonds; authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement, a paying agent/registrar agreement and a purchase contract; approving an official statement; calling certain bonds for redemption; and approving all other instruments and procedures related thereto.

9.F. Proposed Policy EC (Local) - 1st Reading.

9.G. Approval to include Instructional Officers Claudia Hernandez and Carmen Lopez on the list of qualified PDAS appraisers.

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

10.A. Approval to submit procedures for identifying students who are At-Risks of dropping out of school.

10.B. Approval to submit the Standard Application System (SAS-A 101-08) Amendment #00 to fund Special Education Programs to Texas Education Agency.

10.C. Approval to accept Dana Center proposal to provide technical support to high school and middle school mathematics, high school and middle school Science and Leadership Development for the 2007-2008 school year for the amount of $18,500.

10.D. Approval of the yearly request by Memorial High School Band Booster Club to use the parking lots adjacent and across from Memorial High School during the Oyster Bake weekend on April 18 & 19, 2008, as recommended by the Superintendent.

10.E. Approval to renew the memorandum of understanding between the City of San Antonio on behalf of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Project Working on Real Teen Health (WORTH) and the Edgewood Independent School District to address the needs of health education requirements through Project WORTH, Targeting 9th - 12th grade students during the 2007-2008 school year.

10.F. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report (June 1, 2007 - August 31, 2007).

10.G. Approval to participate in the Martha & Arturo Olivo Family & Mission Road Developmental Center Memorandum of Understanding with the Special Education Department from August 2007 through May 2008.

10.H. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action is 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.I. Approval to authorize purchase order for the annual renewal of Microsoft software.

10.J. Approval to authorize purchase order for the annual renewal of Symantec antivirus software.

10.K. Approval to authorize purchase order for the annual renewal of Altiris remote management software.

10.L. Approval for a Career and Technology Specialist position, to be funded from the Carl Perkins Grant, which would require employment on 202-day (+/-) contract at pay grade AP4 or equivalent, which employment would be subject to Board policy requirements for professional contract employment and subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.

10.M. Approval to accept from the Texas Education Agency the Life Skills Program Student Parents (LSPSP) Grant in the amount of $95,149.

10.N. Approval of an agreement between owner and contractor for the construction Miscellaneous Improvements III: Memorial High School Locker Room/Gym Bleacher Replacement RFCSP #07-012.

10.O. Approval of an agreement between owner and contractor for the Construction Miscellaneous Improvements III: Brentwood Middle School Locker Room/Gymnasium RFCSP 07#-012.

10.P. Approval of an agreement between owner and contractor for the construction Miscellaneous Improvements III: Kennedy High, Gus Garcia, Wrenn Middle School Lockers Room & Gym Modifications RFCSP #07-012.

10.Q. Setting of a public hearing on whether to grant or not to grant a freeport property tax exemption on certain inventory stored in places that are not owned by the owners of goods and that are moved within 175 days.

11. Information

11.A. Human Resources Report

11.B. Consultant Monthly Report

11.C. Overtime Report

11.D. Financial Statements

11.E. Active Investment Report

11.F. Vandalism Report

12. New Business

13. Announcement(s)

14. Adjournment