August 19, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order for August 19, 2014.

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

2. Presentation(s):

2.A. Edgewood TV Commercial

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. Policies DEC (Local) and DECA (Local) - Proposed continuation of Pilot Program for FMLA Leave.

4.A.2. Terms and Conditions of Service Delivery Agreement with Communities In Schools of SA

4.A.3. 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. Changes in Contract Status of Personnel in Order to Qualify to Fill the Following Positions, Subject to Assignment and Reassignment  by Superintendent:

4.B.1.a. Secondary Vice Principal - Certified Administrator Position at a Pay Grade range of AP4 - AP7.

4.B.2. New Hires Subject to Assignments and Reassignment by Superintendent Who Will be Qualified for Assignments to the Following Positions:

4.B.2.a. Special Education Instructional Coordinator  at a Pay Grade Range of AP1 through AP5.

4.B.3. Proposed finding of no good cause for contract abandonment and authorization to file complaint with SBEC for contract abandonment by Jacob Smith .

4.B.4. Other 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:  Regular Board Meeting on July 22, 2014 and Special Board Meeting on August 4, 2014.  

6.B. Approval of Final Amended Budget for 2013-2014.

6.C. 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. Approval of Election Day poll locations, the locations, dates and times for early voting, and approval of related matters for the general election of trustees in Edgewood ISD for the November 4, 2014, joint elections taking place in Bexar County, Texas.

7. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

7.A. Approval of 2014-2015 Cooperative Purchasing Contracts.

7.B. Approval of Extended Contract for Reliance Air and Refrigeration.

7.C. Approval of Region 20 contracts for Food and Non-food items.

7.D. Approval to accept the Student Code of Conduct for the 2014-2015 school year.

7.E. Approval to renew an agreement with the Greater San Antonio After-School All Stars to provide an After School Program at nine elementary campuses for a total not to exceed $60,000.00, to be funded by State Compensatory Education.

7.F. Approval to accept the memorandum of understanding with the Bexar County Juvenile Board for participation in the Bexar County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program for 2014-2015 for an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, to be paid from local funds.

7.G. Approval of Educational Consulting Contract with Speech Specialists of San Antonio, for an amount not to exceed $471,000.00, payable from Federal Funds.

7.H. Approval of Education Consulting Contract with School Therapy Services, for an amount not to exceed $211,800.00, payable from Federal funds.

7.I. Approval of Educational Consulting Contract with Beyond Speech & Sound, for an amount not to exceed $137,864.00, payable from Federal Funds.

7.J. Approval of contract with Communities-In-Schools (CIS), to provide social services and other supplemental support to students during the period of September 1, 2014 to August 30, 2015, for an amount not to exceed $208,000.00, payable from federal funds.

8. Information:

8.A. Human Resources Report

8.B. Consultant Monthly Report

8.C. Overtime Report

8.D. Financial Statements

8.E. Tax Reports

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

9. New Business:

10. Announcement(s):

11. Adjournment: