April 7, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Special Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order

1.A. Roll Call

2. Presentation(s):

2.A. District Staffing Plan and Program Changes for 2014-2015

3. Discussion/Action Items:

3.A. Superintendent's program changes for the 2014-2015 school year, as presented.

3.B. Superintendent's recommendation and Board's determination of Employment Areas to be affected by a proposed Reduction in Force, if any, in accordance with Policy DFFB (Local) and DFBB (Local).

3.B.1. Central Office - Administrative Officers

3.B.2. Central Office - Library Coordinators

3.B.3. Campus - Secondary Health

3.B.4. Campus - Secondary Physical Education/Health

3.C. Superintendent's recommendations and Board determination of Teaching Fields of Continuing Contract employees to be affected by a proposed release from employment at the end of the current school year because of a necessary reduction of personnel in accordance with Policy DFF (Legal), DFCA (Legal), and DFFC (Local).

3.C.1. Secondary Health Teachers

3.C.2. Secondary Physical Education/Health Teachers

4. Motion to go into Closed Session:

4.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:

4.A.1. Policy DNA (Local) - Proposed reinstatement of policy prior to approval of TASB Update 98.

4.A.2. Amendments to Policy DH (Local) - Recommended for adoption.

4.A.3. Amendments to Policy GF (Local) - Recommended for adoption.

4.A.4. Amendments to Policy GKA (Local) and (Exhibit) - Recommended for adoption at 1st Reading as permitted by Policy BF (Local).

4.A.5. Legal issues associated with agenda items brought into Closed Session.

4.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:

4.B.1. Proposed termination of employment at the end of contract period for Chapter 21 probationary contract employees in the best interest of the District as recommended by the Superintendent, to wit:

4.B.1.a. Elizabeth Barnes

4.B.1.b. John Walker

4.B.1.c. Darla Howard

4.B.2. Proposed non-reissuance of non-Chapter 21 term contracts as recommended by the Superintendent, to wit:

4.B.2.a. Melissa Castillo-Cerda

4.B.3. Proposed non-renewal of Chapter 21 Term Contract employees at the end of the current school year due to a reduction in force, to wit:

4.B.3.a. Sarah Santos

4.B.3.b. Joseph Duffy

4.B.3.c. Carla Rodriguez

4.B.4. Proposed release of Chapter 21 Continuing Contract employees at the end of the school year due to necessary reduction of personnel in the affected teaching fields in accordance with criteria established in Policy DFFC (Local), to wit:

4.B.4.a. Roberto Escobedo

4.B.4.b. Clayton Clark

4.B.4.c. Lelia Lockett

4.B.5. Proposed offer of and/or renewal of employment contracts for Chapter 21 and Non-Chapter 21 professional employees recommended by the Superintendent.

5. Discussion/Action Items:

5.A. Action, decision, determination or vote on matters listed as closed session items.

5.B. A proposed temporary amendment to Board policy DC (Local), delegating to the Superintendent authority to offer and employ new classroom teachers in the District from May 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014.

5.C. Approval of Budget Amendments for the period ending April 2, 2014.

6. Other Business Announcements and related matters.

7. Adjournment