May 14, 2020 at 5:30 PM - Regular

1. 5:30 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER

2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

2.A. Board Discussion of Personnel Matters under § 551.074: Employment, Retirement(s), Termination(s)/Proposed Termination(s), Proposed Nonrenewal(s), Request(s) for Leave of Absence, Request(s) for Extended Leave Without Pay, Resignation(s), Reassignment(s), Job Abandonment, Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

2.B. Discussion of Real Property under § 551.072.

2.C. Consultation with legal counsel regarding and/or involving pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer or on a matter which the School District's legal counsel determines should be confidential including contract negotiations in accordance with Government Code, § 551.082, § 551.0821, § 551.087, and § 551.071, respectively; School Finance Litigation; Castro v. GPISD, DC-18-06947;  Hawkland v. GPISD No. 3-19-cv-01822-B

2.D. Consultation with legal counsel pursuant to § 551.071 - to discuss Superintendent Search

3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

3.A. Action as a Result of Closed Session

4. INVOCATION

5. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG

6. RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

6.A. Students of Character

6.B. Leadership Spotlight – Barbara Coates, DAEP

6.C. District Teachers of the Year Announcement

7. OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS

8. ADOPT AGENDA

9. CONSENT AGENDA

9.A. Minutes from Previous Meetings

9.B. Personnel: Routine Action

9.B.1. Employment, Retirement(s), Request(s) for Leave of Absence,  Resignation(s), Reassignment(s), Request(s) for Temporary Disability,  Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

9.C. Regular Reports of the Superintendent

9.C.1. Purchasing Contracts

9.C.2. Tax Collection Report

9.C.3. Revenue and Expenditure Report

9.C.4. Summary of Proposed Budget Transfers/Amendments

9.C.5. Interlocal Agreement between the University of Texas at Austin

9.C.6. Investment Policy and Strategies and CDA (LOCAL) 

9.C.7. Broker/Dealer Listing

9.C.8. Proclamation 2020 Instructional Materials Adoption and Proclamation 2020 Position Statement

9.C.9. Waiver of Instructional Materials Inventory Requirement

9.C.10. Consider Taking Action to End Emergency Closure Protocols and Premium Pay

9.C.11. Consider Approval of Ratification of Graduation Venue

9.D. Approval of Board Travel

10. ACTION ITEMS

10.A. Consider Approval of  20-21 Calendar  for GPCI

10.B. Consider Approval of 2019-2020 COVID-19 Related Missed School Day Waiver

10.C. Consider Taking Action on Employee Contracts

10.D. Consider Teacher Resignations/Contract Abandonment

11. INFORMATION ITEMS

11.A. HB3 TIA Updates               

11.B. Lonestar STEM Academy at South Grand Prairie High School

11.C. Review of Board Agenda Calendar

12. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS

12.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee prior to the meeting being convened. This second Open Forum allows individuals to address the Board on any subject, except personnel and individual/specific students.  Any personnel concern should be brought directly to the attention of the Superintendent prior to the meeting.  Speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same topic, the Board President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

13. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

13.A. Board of Trustees expressions of thanks, congratulations, and condolences.

14. ADJOURNMENT