November 30, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for November 30, 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, December 1, 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 (N).

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

3.A.3. Proposed policy change to Policies BE (Local) and BED (Local), dealing with Public Comment at Board meetings, for 2nd Reading.

3.A.4. Proposed amendment to Policy DFBB (Local) dealing with reasons for nonrenewal of a Chapter 21 term contract.

3.A.5. Proposed amendment to Policy FFG (Exhibit), for 2nd Reading and proposed adoption.

3.A.6. Proposed amendment to Policy CKE (Local) in order to confer jurisdiction into other jurisdictions for special events subject to Board-approved contracts. [Recommended for emergency adoption under Policy BF (Local).]

3.A.7. Proposed agreement with the City of San Antonio in order to provide assistance to SAPD for special events, in accordance with Section 37.081 (c) of the Education Code.

3.A.8. Proposed approval of new Interlocal Agreement with the City of San Antonio and local school districts regarding construction projects.

3.A.9. Proposed agreement with the City of San Antonio for an After School Challenge Program containing a math & science initiative, subject to negotiation with City Attorney's Office, under a City grant for operating costs not exceed the amount of $24,500.00.

3.A.10. 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. 4669 US Hwy 90 West.

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. Level III Grievance Decision Appeals to the Board:

3.C.1.a. Richard Macias

3.C.1.b. Maintenance Department Employees

4. Call Meeting to Order for December 1, 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: Winston 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. Westside Education Training Center

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. Scorecard for a Premier School District Results Reporting for First Nine Weeks, 2009-2010 (Under Separate Cover)

8. Consent Agenda Items

8.A. Minutes: Regular...October 26-27, 2009

8.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for the period of October 20 - November 16, 2009.

8.C. Approval to proclaim January 2010, as School Board Recognition and Appreciation Month in Edgewood Independent School District.

8.D. Approval of newly elected members to the District-wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) for the 2009-2010 school year.

8.E. Approval to apply for the Modified Schedule/TAKS Testing Days Waiver from the Texas Education Agency for EISD high schools, for the 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years.

8.F. Approval to purchase one 47 passenger school bus for $86,040.34 using IDEA-B funds from Longhorn Bus Sales.

8.G. Approval to purchase from Scholastic Reading is Fundamental (RIF) books for all District students.

8.H. Approval to submit amendment #1 to the 2009-2010 Automation of Consolidated Application (SAS #NCLBAA10) for Federal funding for the following grants: Title 1-Part A, Title 1-Part C-Migrant, Title II-Part A-TPTR, Title II-Part D-Technology, Title III-Part A-LEP, and Title IV-Part A-Safe & Drug Free Schools.

8.I. Approval for a Tech Prep Program Study agreement between EISD and Alamo Community College District.

8.J. Approval to adopt from the state adopted book list - Introduction to Medical Terminology for the Medical Terminology course at the high schools.

8.K. Approval of appointment of nominees for the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to replace resignations of previous council members.

8.L. Approval to amend the After School Program agreement with Positive Beginning, Inc., an amendment to include services to students at Cenizo Park Elementary for the 2009-2010 school year.

8.M. Approval to appropriate prior year encumbrances.

8.N. Approval of statement from the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. in the amount of $25,659.61 for Professional Services Rendered using local funds.

9. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

9.A. 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.B. Approval to enter into agreement with The Princeton Review for future purchases of College Readiness Services through August, 2010 at fees indicated in attachment A.

9.C. Approval of payment to the Texas Workforce Commission for Reimbursable Unemployment Benefits in the amount of $40,098.76 using local funds.

9.D. Approval to purchase the Study Island subscription for elementary and middle schools in the content areas of Mathematics Kindergarten - 8th grade, Reading Kindergarten - 5th grade and Science 2nd - 8th grade in the amount of $57,971.56 using State Compensatory Education funds.

9.E. Approval to enter into a collaboration with Alamo Colleges to provide facilities and post secondary education opportunities in the area of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to students from Kennedy High School and Memorial High School participating in the Middle College Program at the Westside Educational Training Center (WETC).

9.F. Approval to enter into negotiations with R.I. Rhode for the renovation project at Cardenas ECC from 2009 bond proceeds not to exceed $600,000.00.

9.G. Approval to enter into an interlocal agreement between the City of San Antonio and Edgewood ISD for the Development Services Department process.

9.H. Approval to designate and award a District wide security chain link fence project from the 2009 bond proceeds in the amount of $74,000.00 to De La Garza Fence Company.

9.I. Approval of Resolution to cast votes for the Directors to the Bexar Appraisal District Board for the 2010-2011 term.

9.J. Approval of memorandum of understanding between the City of San Antonio Police Department and the Edgewood Independent School District Police Department.

9.K. Approval to recommend Schindler elevator corporation to perform elevator repairs throughout the District and modernize the elevator at Kennedy High School from bond proceeds not to exceed $110,000.00

9.L. Approval of expenditure of funds not to exceed $75,000 for outside consultant services for District Wide Support of network systems.

9.M. Approval of Xerox Lease and Rental agreement Digital Duplicating Equipment, Maintenance and Service to include all consumables in the amount not to exceed $373,454 annually.

10. Information:

10.A. Human Resources Report

10.B. Consultant Monthly Report

10.C. Overtime Report

10.D. Financial Statements

10.E. Active Investment Report

10.F. Vandalism Report

10.G. Student Discipline Report

10.H. Notification of automatic one-year lease extension to ACCD for facilities at 563 SW 40th Street (former Lincoln Elementary) for Westside Education & Training Center (WETC).

11. Other Business

12. Announcement(s)

13. Adjournment