Public Meeting Public Notice: October 26, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for October 26, 2009.

1.A. Roll Call

2. Time for Public Comment: 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 27, 2009, immediately following Section IV 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. Consultation with attorney regarding attorney-client item listed in agenda item VIII (B).

3.A.2. A Texas Education Agency recommended model policy on test integrity and test security procedures - Tentatively Policy EKB (Local) - for consultation and 1st Reading.

3.A.3. Proposed policy change to Policy FFG (Exhibit) dealing with Child Abuse Investigations.

3.A.4. Proposed policy change to Policies BE (Local) and BED (Local), dealing with Public Comment at Board meetings.

3.A.5. Pending EEOC Charge No. 451-2010-00042 and related issues.

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. The real property located at 5317 W. Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas.

3.B.2. A proposed lease of all or a portion of former Emma Frey Elementary located at 900 S. San Eduardo, San Antonio, Texas.

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. Consideration of employment and duties of grievants who requested consideration of personal use of non-duty days.

3.C.2. Sylvia Benavides - Proposed change in contract status, from pay grade 8 to AP4, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent. [Note: Ms. Benavides has been interviewed for an assignment as an Alternative Education Academic Specialist, subject to assignment and reassignment by the Superintendent.]

4. Call Meeting to Order for October 27, 2009 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: Las Palmas Elementary

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. Presentation(s):

6.A. 2008-2009 Accountability/TAKS Results

7. Administrative/Product Reports

7.A. Business & Operations Report(s)

7.A.1. Tax Report

7.B. Maintenance & Operations Report(s)

7.B.1. Bond Status

7.B.2. Bond Projects Financial Update

7.C. Superintendent

7.C.1. Roundtable Procedures

7.C.2. 9 Weeks Data Reports

8. Consent Agenda Items

8.A. Minutes: Regular...September 28-29, 2009.

8.B. Approval of statement from the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. in the amount of $22,018.53 for Professional Services Rendered using local funds.

8.C. Approval of the Budget Amendments for the period of September 21 - October 19, 2009.

8.D. Approval to proclaim November 19, 2009, as National Parental Involvement Day in Edgewood Independent School District.

8.E. Approval to proclaim November 15 - 21, 2009, as American Education Week in the Edgewood Independent School District.

8.F. Approval to proclaim November 15 - 21, 2009, as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2009 using the theme "Bringing America Home."

8.G. Approval to enter into agreement with San Antonio Fighting Back, Inc. to implement prevention and intervention programs for students in the EISD for the 2009-2010 school year.

8.H. Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with Our Lady of the Lake University to facilitate cooperation between the parties in implementing and evaluating the College Conexion Program during the 2009-2010 school year, with partial funding provided by the District.

8.I. Approval to submit to the Texas Education Agency a Waiver for Pregnancy Related Services: Compensatory Education Home Instruction.

8.J. Approval of a non-disclosure agreement between EISD and the City of San Antonio for the purpose of gathering information related to the Making Connections Project and Head Start.

8.K. Approval to accept the award of two grants for new musical instruments from VH1 Save the Music Foundation, in partnership with Time Warner Cable to H.B. Gonzalez Elementary and Coronado-Escobar Elementary.

8.L. Approval of amendment #1 to the contract with the City of San Antonio's Department of Community Initiatives for the Head Start Program.

8.M. Approval to accept from the Texas Education Agency the Life Skills Program for Student Parents (LSPSP) Grant in the amount of $95,283.

8.N. Approval of Xerox Lease and Rental agreement Digital Duplicating Equipment, Maintenance and Service to include all consumables in the amount of $400,758.00 annually.

9. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

9.A. Approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. and EISD to implement the Texas School Ready! Project.

9.B. Approval of the District Textbook Selection Committee for Reading and Language Arts K-1st, Reading 2nd - 8th, Literature 6th - 12th, English for Speakers of Other Languages I & II, English Language Proficiency Standards 9th - 12th Teacher Editions, AP English Languages, English Edition, and Standard & Higher Level textbook adoptions.

9.C. 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.D. Approval of purchase order for the annual renewal of Microsoft software from Software House International, Government Solutions (SHI) in the amount of $293,758.40 using local funds.

9.E. Approval to increase the original amount of Slay Engineering Company, Inc. for additional services to the Civil Engineering and design of Kennedy and Memorial Science Labs classroom in the amount not to exceed $23,741.00 from fund balance.

9.F. Approval of Designation of funds of one million dollars for Memorial and Kennedy High Schools for the Science labs.

9.G. Approval of a new position for 2009-2010 school year - Assistant Middle School Band Director.

9.H. Approval of Individual Expenditures Equal to or Exceeding $25,000 to wit:

9.H.1. Purchase 40 computer plus one laptop from M&A Technology for classroom use in the amount of $30,495.80 from State Comp. Funds.

9.H.2. Purchase new servers and software support and enhancements and technical support from the library corporation (TLC) from October 2009 through September 2010 in the amount of $32,737 from local funds.

9.I. Approval of purchase in the amount not to exceed $500,000 to purchase computer systems from M&A Technology Inc. using the BuyBoard Interlocal method with local and state technology funds.

9.J. Approval of a memorandum of understanding between the EISD and the City of San Antonio, a Texas Municipal Corporation, on behalf of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to conduct H1N1 Flu Clinics.

9.K. Approval to increase the original amount of Vitetta Group Inc., for the Architectural Services for the new science labs balance in the amount of $84,581 from fund balance.

9.L. Approval to accept a memorandum of understanding between the Edgewood Education Foundation and Edgewood ISD.

9.M. Approval of the use of the Theatre for Performing Arts by the Social & Health Research Center with a limited waiver of users fees, as permitted by Board policy.

9.N. Approval of a Real Estate Broker for possible acquisition of real estate based on the District's request for Qualifications.

October 26, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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