August 19, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Opening, Presentations & Open Forum

1.A. Meeting Called to Order

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance

1.C. Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag

1.C.1. "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

1.D. Opening Prayer

1.E. Student Speaker on Charcter Education

1.F. Open Forum

2. Superintendent's Report and Board Discussion

2.A. Information on Rural Texas Workforce Forum

2.B. Presentation by Pastor Mike Vega on the "Complete Your Homework - Stay in School Program"

2.C. Information on TASB Employee Satisfaction Survey - presented by Cindy Clegg, TASB Director of HR Services

2.D. Curriculum Report

2.D.1. 2008 Accountability

2.D.2. 2008-2009 Program Plans and Budgets for ESEA Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Migrant

2.E. Financial Report - Attachment A

2.F. Personnel Report

2.G. Operations Report

2.G.1. Update on Design and Construction Projects

3. Consent Agenda

3.A. Consider Approval of Minutes of July 24, 2008

3.B. Consider Approval of Bids

3.B.1. Job Order Contract Renewal

3.B.2. LCD Projector Replacement Lamps RFB #2008-01 Renewal

3.C. Consider Approval of Tax Refunds

4. Action Items

4.A. Consider Approval of Proposed Tax Rate to be Published in the Notice of Public Meeting to be held in September

4.B. Consider Approval of New TASB Policy CL (LOCAL)

4.C. Consideration and Possible Action to Direct Auditor to Conduct the Districts' 2007-08 Audit and Report Back to the Board

4.D. Consider Sale of Pine Forest Tax Sale Lots Held in Trust by the BISD

5. Information Items

5.A. District Wide Calendar

5.B. Region XIII Legal Services Program for 2008-2009

5.C. TASB Policy Update 83

5.D. Discuss Future Agenda Items

6. Adjournment