August 8, 2005 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. BOARD ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION

1.A. Welcome, Invocation and Pledges

1.B. Establish Quorum

1.C. Recognition of Visitors

2. CONSENT ITEMS

2.A. Minutes of Previous Meetings

2.B. July 2005 Tax Collections

2.C. Report of Resignations of Administrative/Professional Personnel

2.D. Report of Employments of Administrative/Professional Personnel

3. ACTION ITEMS, REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS

3.A. DeSoto ISD Mission Statement

3.B. Board Meeting Schedule for 2005-2006 School Year

3.C. 2005-2006 Compensation Plan

3.D. Ratification of the Proposed Budget for the One-on-One Mentoring Grant for DeSoto ISD

3.E. Contract with Dallas County Elections for the September 10, 2005 Bond Election

3.F. Report of 2004-2005 TAKS Results and Academic Improvement Plan

4. COMMENTS

4.A. BOARD

4.A.1. Advocacy Calendar Successess

4.A.1.a. Bond Election Committee

4.A.2. Building Committee

4.A.3. DeSoto ISD Education Foundation

4.A.4. Other Reports

4.B. SUPERINTENDENT

4.B.1. Advocacy Calendar Opportunities

4.B.2. Future Board Meetings

4.B.3. Future Board Actions, Discussions, Reports

5. Executive Session As Authorized under Government Code of Texas: Attorney Consultation §551.071, Real Property §551.072, Prospective Gifts,§551.073, Personnel Matters §551.074, Student Discipline §551.082, Employee-Employee Complaints §551.082, Security Devices,§551.076, Economic Development Negotiations §551.087, Homeland Security §418.183(f), Student Information §551.0821, Medical or Psychiatric Records §551.0785; Education Code, Assessment Instruments §39.030(a)

6. ADJOURN