November 13, 2007 at 6:00 PM - Regular

1. General Functions

1.A. Call to Order

1.B. Roll Call

1.C. "Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag"

1.D. "Texas Pledge of Allegiance"

1.E. "CISD Mission Statement"

1.F. Approval of Minutes

1.F.1. Regular Board Meeting 10/9/07

1.F.2. Special Board Meeting 10/29/07

1.G. Communications (Thirty Minute Open Forum)

1.G.1. General Comments Portion

1.G.2. Complaints Portion

1.H. Board of Trustee Business

1.H.1. STARS (Students Together Achieving Real Success) CHS Big Brother/Big Sister Program - Mrs. Ballard

1.H.2. Selection of Representative to El Paso Central Appraisal District Board of Directors

1.H.3. Review of November Calendar of Events

1.H.4. Reorganization of the Board - Nomination/Selection of Officers:

1.H.4.a. President

1.H.4.b. Vice-President

1.H.4.c. Secretary

1.H.5. Appointment of Board Members to Special Board Committees:

1.H.5.a. Facilities & Planning

1.H.5.b. Finance & Audit

1.H.5.c. Personnel

1.H.5.d. Instruction & Student Services

1.H.5.e. Policy

1.I. Committee Reports

1.I.1. Finance/Audit Committee - Mr. Lerma, Chairperson (November 7)

1.I.2. Instruction and Student Services Committee - Mrs. Jordan, Chairperson (October 18)

1.I.3. Personnel Committee - Mr. Arellano, Chairperson (October 18)

1.J. Consent Agenda

1.J.1. Tuition waiver requests

1.J.2. Approval of District/Campus Improvement Plan Goals/Objectives

1.J.3. Approval for Patricia Araujo & Bibiano Maldonado to serve as appraisers for PDAS Teacher Appraisal System

1.J.4. Approval of Audit Plan for 2007~2008

1.J.5. Approval of lease with Project Bravo

1.J.6. Approval of waiver for "No Pass No Play" Course Exemptions for 2007~2008 School Year

1.J.7. Approval of Budget Amendments

1.J.8. Approval to purchase Math Program - AMI Extended Day Program

1.J.9. Approval of Expenditure for Partnership with Big Brother/Big Sister Program

1.J.10. Request for use of school facilities

1.K. Reports

1.K.1. Superintendent's Report

1.K.1.a. Impacts on the district of reduction in 2007-08 tax rate as mandated by voters

1.K.2. Attendance, Financial and Warrant List for October 1-31, 2007 in the amount $2,098,003.25

1.K.3. Other Reports

1.K.3.a. K-1st Summer School Program - Teddy Martinez, ALS Director

1.K.3.b. Property Tax Report - Ron Gatlin

1.K.3.c. Year End Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2007 (to include last quarter) - Tony Reza

2. Instruction and Student Affairs

2.A. NONE

3. Personnel

3.A. Teacher Salaries - Review and revision of distribution of any raises to include all employees (Agenda item requested by Shelley McMahon)

3.B. Administrative Personnel Actions (no Board action required - information item only)

3.B.1. Superintendent approved employment of personnel (no Board action required)

3.B.2. Superintendent approved position changes for personnel (no Board action required)

3.B.3. Superintendent acceptance of resignations from personnel (no Board action required)

3.B.4. Superintendent acceptance of requests for retirement

3.B.5. Employment Termination of Personnel (no Board action required)

3.B.5.a. NONE

4. Business and Finance

4.A. Approve revised design for CHS Field House

4.B. Approval to enter the "El Paso Electric Texas Schools and Cities Conserving Resources (SCORE) Program"

4.C. Update on Loop 375 Spur from Doniphan to Talbot (closed session)

4.D. Acceptance of Donations to CISD

5. Administration

5.A. NONE

6. Adjournment