May 20, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order for May 20, 2014.

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

2. Presentation(s):

2.A. YOSA MAS

2.B. 6th Grade Academy

3. Time for Public Comment:

4. Motion to go into Closed Session:

4.A. [Section 551.071, Texas 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. Allegations concerning alleged child abuse and related issues.

4.A.2. Legal and local responsibilities and procedures for reporting suspicions of neglect or abuse of children, child endangerment, and/or program crisis.

4.A.3. Proposed amendments to Policy FFG (Local) - for 2nd reading a proposed adoption.

4.A.4. Proposed amendments to Policy FFG (Exhibit) - for 2nd reading and proposed adoption.

4.A.5. Legal issues associated with other 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. Stop, Look, and Listen hearing (oral presentation) in accordance with Policy DCD (Local) for: Christopher Martinez

4.B.2. Recommendation for issuance of notice of proposed nonrenewal of employment contract for:

4.B.2.a. Ben Hernandez

4.B.2.b. MariRuth Pleak

4.B.3. Appointments, employments, assignments and/or reassignments of persons mentioned in the Superintendent's Personnel Report - Agenda item VI (3).

5. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section IV, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections VI and/or VII, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section IV. The board may also go into Closed Session at this time or any time during the meeting on any agenda item listed in this Notice of Regular Meeting, as may be authorized by law.

6. Consent Agenda Items:

6.A. Approval of minutes for board meetings:  Special Board Meeting on April 7, 2014 and Regular Board Meeting on April 15, 2014.   

6.B. Approval of Budget Amendments for the period ending May 5, 2014.

6.C. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and reassignments 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.]

6.D. Approve the implementation of the Technology Applications and Career and Technical courses beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

6.E. Authorization for the Superintendent to dispose of the identified Edgewood property that is no longer necessary for the operation of the District.

7. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

7.A. Approval of the Edgewood ISD School District employee compensation plan for the 2014-2015 school year.  

7.B. Approval to purchase a 32 passenger multifunction school activity bus with a lift for approximately $178,973.00, to be paid from fund balance.

7.C. Approval to purchase six new 77 passenger school buses from Longhorn Bus Sales for approximately $569,514.00, to be paid from fund balance.

7.D. Approval to purchase classroom furniture from South Texas School Furniture for the Edgewood 6th Grade Academy in the amount not exceed $75,000.00, utilizing local funds.

7.E. Authorization for the Superintendent to issue the required notice of the public of the offer of real property for sale, as required by Section 272.001, to wit: 230 S. San Horacio, subject to completion of an independent appraisal to determine the fair market value of the property.

7.F. Approval to implement an Elementary Fine Arts Magnet Program for music and dance in five elementary campuses to better prepare students for middle school music programs for an estimated cost of $160,000.00, to be paid from Fund Balance.

7.G. Approval of  adoption of instructional materials under SBOE Proclamation 2014, which includes kindergarten through eighth grade math materials, kindergarten through high school Science materials, and kindergarten through high school technology application materials, to be purchased with instructional materials allotment funds in an amount of approximately $2,000,000.00.

7.H. Approval to contract with the College Board to provide professional development for Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institutes at an estimated cost of $45,800.00, to be funded from Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Gear Up) and Gifted and Talented funds; and approval to contract with the College Board to provide Pre-AP Strategies-Vertical professional development at an estimated cost of $30,800.00, to be funded from additional funds received from Gear Up.

7.I. Approval of low attendance waiver.

7.J. Approval of the HB5 Community and Student Engagement Rating for the District as required by HB5.

8. Information:

8.A. Human Resources Report

8.B. Consultant Monthly Report

8.C. Overtime Report

8.D. Financial Statements

8.E. Active Investment Report

8.F. Tax Reports

8.G. Report of purchases made in the amount of $50,000.00 or more.

8.H. Campus Discipline Summery for April 2014.

9. New Business:

10. Announcement(s):

11. Adjournment: