October 9, 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. Policy EHAA (Local) - for 2nd reading and adoption.

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. M. Perez [Non-Chapter 21 employment at Pay Grade AM-6. Applicant has been interviewed for the position of Public Relations Officer.]

2.B.2. Esther Garza - [Change from Dual Term to Term Contract as a classroom teacher.]

3. Discussion/Action Items:

3.A. Action, decision, determination or vote on other matters listed under closed session items.

3.B. 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; if any; 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.C. Approval of Memorial High School Band Booster Club to use the parking lots adjacent and across from Memorial High School on April 17th and 18th with a waiver of fees.

3.D. Approval of Hillyard Co., for the purchase of custodial supplies as needed throughout the District from custodial budget not to exceed $283,000.00.

3.E. Approval to enter into an agreement with Texas Education Agency approved Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers to provide tutoring services to Memorial High School students in an amount not to exceed $1,483 per student from Title 1 funds.

3.F. Approval to purchase Band Instruments, furniture and equipment for middle school and high school band programs not to exceed $520,000.00 from local funds.

3.G. Approved to purchase the Study Island Subscription for elementary and middle schools in the content areas of Mathematics, kindergarten - 8th grade and Science 2nd - 8th grade in the amount of $60,394.60 using State Compensatory Education funds.

3.H. Policy EHAA (Local) amendments - for 2nd reading and adoption.

3.I. Appointments of members of the District's School Health Advisory Council, in accordance with Policy EHAA (Local), as amended.

3.J. Approval of purchase order to Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector for the AD Valorem Taxes for 2008 in the amount of $25,000 using local funds.

3.K. Approval to enter into agreement with First Southwest Asset Management, Inc. for the arbitrage of rebate compliance services in the amount of $15,000 using local funds.

4. Other Business

5. Adjournment