April 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Special

1. Call Meeting to Order

1.A. Roll Call

2. Motion to go into Closed Session:

2.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:

2.A.1. Proposed resolution on audit of Textbooks, Inventory Control, and Warehousing Department;

2.A.2. Legal issues associated with agenda items brought into Closed Session.

2.B. [Section 551.074, Texas Government Code - Personnel Matters:] To deliberate the, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:

2.B.1. Employment agreement for Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth P. Garza.

3. Discussion/Action Items:

3.A. Action, decision, determination or vote on matters listed as closed session items for March 25, 2008, Board meeting and for this Board meeting of April 2, 2008. Closed session items listed for the March 25, 2008, Board meeting included the following: Policy CW (Local), regarding the naming and renaming of District facilities; Policy CNC (Local), regarding the use of seat belts; Policy CH (Local), regarding purchases and the exempting from certain local policy requirements the purchase of food, fuel and utilities; and Employment agreement for Superintendent-elect, Dr. Elizabeth P. Garza.

3.B. Action, decision, determination or vote on other matters listed under closed session items for the March 25, 2008, Board meeting, to wit: a resolution in opposition to the building of a wall between the U. S. and Mexico.

3.C. Minutes: Special...February 12, 2008; Special...February 14, 2008; Special...February 19, 2008; Regular...February 25-26, 2008.

3.D. Approval of the Budget Amendments for March 2008.

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

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

3.G. 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.

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

3.I. 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.

3.J. 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.

3.K. Approval to purchase 25 Laptop Computers from M & A Technology.

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

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

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

3.O. 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.]

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

3.Q. Approval of contract with Raba Kistner for full time roof observation services to the construction of Stafford Elementary.

3.R. Approval of construction change directive #003 to the construction contract with Kopplow Construction Co. for the construction of Cenizo Park Elementary.

4. Other Business

5. Adjournment