Public Meeting Public Notice: October 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for October 27, 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, October 28, 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. Contract addendum to employment contract for Henry Acosta.

3.A.2. 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. 5317 W. Commerce 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. Henry Acosta

3.C.2. Ronald Bertoia - Proposed new hire as a non-Chapter 21 employee at pay grade AM-4. [Note: Mr. Bertoia was interviewed for the position of Purchasing Agent, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

4. Call Meeting to Order for October 28, 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: Winston Elementary 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 IX and X, 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) and/or Public Hearings:

6.A. PALS Recreational League

6.B. Annual Yearly Progress

6.C. Library Media Services

6.D. Report on the Edgewood I.S.D. Annual Financial Management Report and it's State Financial Accountability Rating.

6.E. In accordance with law (19 TAC 109.1005), a presentation and public hearing and discussion on the Edgewood ISD Annual Financial Management Report and its State Financial Accountability Rating. Public participation in the discussion is invited. The Board will provide time for citizens to present their views, opinions, suggestions, etc., regarding the Edgewood ISD Annual Financial Management Report.

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. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Regular...September 22-23, 2008; Special...October 9, 2008.

9.B. Approval of statement from the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. in the amount of $37,767.74 for Professional Services Rendered using local funds.

9.C. Approval of the Budget Amendments for October 2008.

9.D. Approval to proclaim November 20, 2008, as National Parental Involvement Day in Edgewood Independent School District.

9.E. Approval to proclaim November 16-22, 2008, as American Education Week in Edgewood Independent School District.

9.F. Approval to proclaim November 16-22, 2008, as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2008 using the theme "Bringing America Home."

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

10.A. Approval to enter into a collaborative agreement between Avance, San Antonio Early Head Start Program and the Edgewood Independent School District Special Education Program.

10.B. Approval of newly elected members to the District-wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) for the 2008-2009 school year.

10.C. Approval of a collaboration statement between the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council Inc. and the Edgewood Independent School District to conduct the "In-School Scouting Program" for EISD 1st-5th grade boys beginning September 2008 through May 2009.

10.D. Approval of the procedures and criteria for identifying students who are at-risk of dropping out of school for fiscal year 2008-2009.

10.E. Approval of the Texas Support for Homeless Education Program (TEXSHEP) Grant from Region 20 for homeless families in the amount of $11,456,00 for fiscal year 2008-2009.

10.F. Approval to enter into agreement with Our Lady of the Lake University to offer College Conexion, a pre-college experience program to students from J.F. Kennedy and Memorial High Schools for the 2008-2009 school year.

10.G. Approval to enter into agreement between Dilligas Corporation, doing business as U.S. Got People, and Edgewood Independent School District Special Education Department, to provide speech therapy services for Edgewood students in the amount of $11,160.00, funded by IDEA-B funds.

10.H. Approval to accept the Accelerated Reading Instruction (ARI) and Accelerated Mathematics (AMI) program grant funds from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in the amount of $494,919.00.

10.I. Approval to purchase the Open Court/S.R.A. Reading and Writing Curriculum for all Kindergarten Teachers not to exceed $35,118.20 to be paid with State Compensatory Education Funds.

10.J. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with YMCA to implement the YMCA's Middle School After School Program at Truman Middle School for the 2008-2009 school year, using Title I funds in the amount of $6,500.00

10.K. Approval of a consultant contract for Dr. Lynn McConnell in the amount of $28,050.00 to provide assistance with credit recovery through the supervision of the Odyssey Lab at Kennedy High School, funded by Title I.

10.L. Approval of a consultant contract for Dr. Bette Austin in the amount of $30,500.00 for assistance in planning, training, and monitoring of program implementation with Kennedy High School faculty and staff, funded by State Compensatory Education.

10.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.]

10.N. Approval to dispose of surplus/scrap/broken/obsolete property as per CI (Local) School Properties Disposal via on-line auction disposal December 3rd through December 12th and until property is disposed.

10.O. Approval of Hillyard Co., for the purchase of custodial supplies as needed throughout the District from custodial budget and designated fund balance not to exceed $210,680.00.

10.P. Approval of rental agreement with Cintas for custodial dust mops as needed throughout the district from custodial budget not to exceed $25,000.

10.Q. Approval to contract with Vitetta Group Inc., for the architectural and engineering services for the new science labs at Kennedy and Memorial High Schools from designated fund balance in the amount of $324,000.00.

10.R. Approval of a CPS Easement which includes an electric line right-of-way agreement for the new Stafford Elementary School.

10.S. Approval of additional funds in the amount of $180,000.00 for the Miscellaneous Improvements to Memorial High School locker room/P.E. gym modifications from local funds and 2004 Bond interest fund.

10.T. Approval of allowance change directive to the contract with Kencon Constructors, LTD., for the construction of the new Stafford Elementary School in the amount of $25,775 which will credit back to contingency balance.

10.U. Approval of Letter of Agreement with Sports America SA LTD/DBA Time Warner Park for the employee Picnic on May 16, 2009.

10.V. Approval of Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS ) additional appraisal list.

10.W. Approval of engineering services with Persyn Engineering for structural site evaluations as needed throughout the District from the maintenance budget not to exceed in the amount of $10,000.

10.X. Approval to purchase 30 workstations with monitors, 7 video editing workstations with monitors, 12 Firewall adapters, and 1 printer from M & A Technology for Loma Park students in the amount of $29,998 using Title I funds.

10.Y. Approval of lease payment to Xerox Corporation for year 4 for District-wide copiers for 2008-2009 in the amount of $284,774.64 to be paid from local funds.

10.Z. Approval to accept Texas Education Agency Notice to grant award benefit Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary regarding Governor's Educator Excellence Grant Cycle 3.

10.AA. Approval to accept Texas Education Agency Notice of Grant award to benefit Cenizo Park Elementary regarding "Intensive Reading Initiative".

10.AB. Approval of the Edgewood Independent School District Campus Goals and Objectives for the 2008-2009 school year.

10.AC. Approval to appropriate prior year encumbrances.

10.AD. Proposed agreement with Norwood Promotional Products, Inc., for Norwood's participation in an unpaid, community-based, vocational training program that will provide vocational experience to a limited number of selected students with disabilities.

October 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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