Public Meeting Public Notice: July 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for July 28, 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 Tuesday, July 29, 2008, to 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. Proposed resolution of TEA Docket No. 103-LH-0509 (EISD v. Rushin).

3.A.2. Legal issues dealing with the Edgewood ISD Public Facilities Corporation Board of Directors meeting.

3.A.3. Policy GKD (Local).

3.A.4. Proposed facility use contract with City of SAT for use of Fine Arts Theatre.

3.A.5. Legal issues regarding the renewal of liability insurance through TAPS.

3.A.6. Offer of Settlement regarding pending litigation: Braswell v. EISD.

3.A.7. Legal issues dealing with personnel 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. Commerce Street property;

3.B.2. 34th Street property.

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. Albert Salinas - [Information only].

3.C.2. Lorenzo Villarreal - [Information only].

3.C.3. Iveth Pacheco - [Information only].

3.C.4. Alma Alvarez - [Information only].

3.C.5. Crystal Valdez - [Information only].

3.C.6. Anne Lackner-Messer, at pay grade range of AP-6 through AP-8, depending on assignment. [Note: Ms. Lackner-Messer has been interviewed for position of Director of CATE and Business Partnership Program, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.7. Michelle Cardona, at pay grade range AM-1 through AM-2, depending on assignment. [Note: Ms. Cardona has been interviewed for the position of Human Resource Administrator, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.8. Jennifer Gonzales (new hire), at pay grade range of AM-1 through AM-2, depending on assignment. [Note: Ms. Gonzales has been interviewed for the position of Human Resource Administrator, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.9. Janet Perez (new hire), at pay grade range AP-4 through AP-7, depending on assignment. [Note: Ms. Perez has been interviewed for the position of Winston Elementary School Principal, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.10. Anita Chavera (new hire), at pay grade range AP-4 through AP-9, depending on assignment. [Note: Ms. Chavera has been interviewed for the position of Kennedy High School Principal, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.11. John Pace (new hire), at pay grade AP-3. [Note: Mr. Pace has been interviewed for the position of Counselor at Kennedy High School, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.12. Annette Guzman, at pay grade AP-4. [Note: this Technology Teacher has been interviewed for the position of Winston Elementary School Assistant Principal, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.13. Rhea Mahbubani (new hire), at pay grade range of AP-4 through AP-5, depending on assignment. [Note: this proposed new hire has been interviewed for the position of Brentwood Middle School Assistant Principal, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

3.C.14. Brenda Rushin: proposed rescission of Board action proposing termination of employment.

3.C.15. Brenda Rushin: proposed termination of employment.

4. Call Meeting to Order for July 29, 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

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 XI and XII, 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. Presentation(s):

6.A. Westside Development Corporation

6.B. District Strategic Plan

6.C. Long Range Plan

7. Bond Construction Projects Update - Project Management

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

8. Administrative/Product Reports

8.A. Budget/Finance

8.A.1. Tax Report

9. Recess for purpose of conducting special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Edgewood ISD Public Facilities Corporation and calling meeting to order.

9.A. Call special meeting of the Board of Directors to order.

9.B. Approval of minutes of the Board of Directors meeting of April 29, 2008.

9.C. Receipt of status of Change in Registered Agent and status of Periodic Report to Secretary of State - (Information Only).

9.D. Receipt of status of filing of Periodic Report to the Secretary of State - (Information Only).

9.E. Statement of Financial Condition of the PFC, in accordance with Section 7.1, Bylaws.

9.F. Setting of a date and place for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4.4 of the corporate by laws: July 28, 2009, or as otherwise ordered by the Board of Trustees of the Edgewood ISD.

9.G. Other business needing to be brought back for consideration by the Board of Directors.

9.H. Adjournment

10. Reconvening of Meeting from Recess

11. Consent Agenda Items

11.A. Minutes: Special...June 17, 2008; Regular...June 23-24, 2008; Special...July 10, 2008.

11.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for July 2008.

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

11.D. Approval of Burge-Martinez Consulting, Inc., proposal for soil testing and related matters related to proposed purchase of real property.

11.E. Change in job descriptions:

11.E.1. "Operations Student Success Social Worker" to Student Service Manager."

11.E.2. "Middle College Program Social Worker" to "Student Service Manager".

12. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

12.A. Approval to enter into agreement with Madonna Neighborhood Center to implement the Human Development Program for students in the 1st through 5th grades for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.B. Approval to enter into an agreement with the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SACADA) to implement Project Heart for students in the 4th and 5th grades for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.C. Approval to accept the Student Code of Conduct Handbook for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.D. Approval to enter into agreement with the Center for Health Care Services to provide outside counseling services to students in grades Pre-K - 12th for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.E. Approval to renew the collaboration agreement between the Rape Crisis Center for Children and Adults to provide awareness and preventive programs to elementary, middle and high school students and parents for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.F. Approval to enter into agreement with the Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., DBA The Battered Woman and Children's Shelter of Bexar County to bring Reconnecting Youth to students at Memorial High School for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.G. Approval to submit the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Compliance Report PR8000 for school year 2007-2008.

12.H. Approval of the Service Delivery Agreement with Communities in Schools for fiscal year 2008-2009 for a total of $165,000.00 using Title IV Safe & Drug-Free Schools, Title I, & local funds.

12.I. Approval of CPS Easement and electric line right-of-way agreement for Cenizo Park Elementary School.

12.J. Approval to accept the 2008-2009 Special Education/Services for the Deaf Consolidated Grant from the Texas Education Agency.

12.K. Approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Boys and Girls Club to implement their After School Care Program at Winston Elementary for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.L. Approval to adopt and purchase "The Record Keeping for Texas" textbook and resource book for the new record keeping high school course.

12.M. 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.]

12.N. Approval of the Resolution to update authorized district representatives with TexPool Investment Pool.

12.O. Approval to update authorized district representatives with MBIA Asset Management, TexStar, TexPool, and Lone Star Investment Pool.

12.P. Approval of Resolution recognizing appropriate Sedgwick Claims Management staff to sign for Workers' Compensation bank account with Bank of America.

12.Q. Approval to update authorized district representatives with Bank of America.

12.R. Approval of Resolution recognizing appropriate staff members and to update commercial bank deposit account with Bank of America.

12.S. Renewal of Texas Association of Public Schools (TAPS) Property and Liability Fund - Interlocal Cooperation Contract.

12.T. Renewal of Texas Association of Public Schools (TAPS) Property and Casualty Insurance for the 2008-2009 school year.

12.U. Approval for consultant contracted services for the District's Property and Casualty Insurance.

12.V. Approval of consultant contract for the District's Employee Insurance Products.

12.W. Approval to purchase an Annual Training Subscription to SPSS, Inc. in the amount of $2,999.00

12.X. Approval of Raba Kistner Consultants for the construction materials observation and testing services of Stafford Elementary School in the amount of $80,000.

12.Y. Approval of the transfer of Mr. Andres Gutierrez from Kennedy to Memorial using the School Improvement Grant.

12.Z. Approval of Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) Appraiser List.

July 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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