Public Meeting Public Notice: March 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for March 25, 2008

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 Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 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. Policy CW (Local), regarding the naming and renaming of District facilities (2nd Reading);

3.A.2. Policy CNC (Local), regarding the use of seat belts (2nd Reading);

3.A.3. Policy CH (Local), regarding purchases and exempting from certain local policy requirements for the purchase of food, fuel and utilities; (2nd Reading);

3.A.4. Proposed resolution in opposition to the building of walls between the USA and Mexico;

3.A.5. Consultation relating to legal issues involving Inventory/Warehouse Department.

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. Update on acquisition of Commerce Street properties.

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. Employment agreement for Superintendent-elect Dr. Elizabeth Garza.

4. Call Meeting to Order for March 26, 2008, 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: Brentwood Middle School

5. 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 VIII and IX, 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.

6. Bond Construction Projects Update - Project Management

6.A. Bond Projects Financial Update and Change Order Log

7. Administrative/Product Reports

7.A. Budget/Finance

7.A.1. Tax Report

8. Consent Agenda Items

8.A. Minutes: Special...February 12, 2008; Special...February 14, 2008; Special...February 19, 2008; Regular...February 25-26, 2008.

8.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for March 2008.

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

8.D. Approval to proclaim April 2008, as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the Edgewood Independent School District.

8.E. Approval to proclaim April 20-26, 2008, as Administrative Professionals Week and April 23, 2008 as Administrative Professionals Day in the Edgewood Independent School District.

8.F. Approval of TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 82 (Presented for 1st Reading).

9. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

9.A. Approval of the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department to use Gardendale, H.B. Gonzalez, Las Palmas, L.B. Johnson, Loma Park, Perales, Roosevelt, Stafford and Winston Elementary for the Kid Quest Summer Recreation Program and Truman and Wrenn Middle Schools for the Teen Connection Summer Recreation Program with waiver of all fees.

9.B. Approval of new high school courses in the area of Language Arts and Career Technology Education to be added to the list of courses offered to students of the Edgewood Independent School District.

9.C. Approval to purchase 25 Laptop Computers from M & A Technology.

9.D. Approval to submit No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Compliance Report PR7000 Private Nonprofit school participation for school year 2007-2008.

9.E. Approval to accept from the Texas Education Agency additional funds totaling $517.00 for the Life Skills Program for student parents.

9.F. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report (December 1, 2007 - February 28, 2008).

9.G. 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.]

9.H. Approval of letter of agreement with Time Warner Park for the Employee picnic on May 17, 2008.

March 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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