November 18, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order for November 18, 2014.  

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

1.C. Administration of the Oath of Office to Mary Lou Mendoza

1.D. Academic Spotlight Hosting Campus: Roy Cisneros Elementary

2. Presentation(s):

2.A. Westside Girls Scouts Leadership Center

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. Legal issues associated with TASB Policy Update 99 and 100 for 2nd reading and proposed approval.

4.A.2. Request for District approval of a proposed sublease of space at the H.K. Williams facility between Family Service Association and the City of San Antonio.

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. Allegations made against District employees - (Not an action item).

4.B.2. New Hires for Assignments by Superintendent to Fill the Following Positions and subject to reassignment in the Pay Grade Range:

4.B.2.a. Grant Administrator

4.B.3. Other appointments, employments, assignments and/or reassignments of personnel mentioned in the Superintendent's Personnel Report under 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 October 21, 2014.

6.B. Approval of Budget Amendments for the period ending November 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. Approval for Proclamation proclaiming January 2015 as School Board Appreciation Month in Edgewood ISD.

6.E. Second reading and proposed approval of TASB localized Policy Updates 99, except as otherwise recommended and discussed in Closed Session.

6.F. Second reading and proposed approval of TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 100, except as otherwise recommended and discussed in Closed Session.

7. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

7.A. Approval of the Certified Tax Assessment Rolls of Edgewood Independent School District for Year 2014.

7.B. Approval for Disposal of Instructional Materials previously characterized as "out of adoption" in accordance with Education Code §31.105(b) and 19 TAC §66.1317.

7.C. Approval to purchase "Meal Deal" from HEB for an amount not to exceed $28,000.

7.D. Approval to purchase a new digital radio communication system for approximately $455,617.81.

7.E. Approval of the Targeted Improvement Plan for Memorial High School, Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School, Las Palmas Elementary School and Winston Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year.

7.F. Approval of Proclamation 2015 Instruction Materials Adoption Committee.

7.G. Approval for the purchase of Imagination Station, Inc.'s Istation for English and Spanish kindergarten through second grade students as a supplemental reading support to include teacher directed Resources in both English and Spanish at a cost of $84,000.00, to be funded from State Compensatory Education funds.

7.H. Approval to purchase Manda Workstations for the library, credit recovery, and Academic Intervention computer labs for John F. Kennedy and Memorial High Schools from M & A Technology in the approximate amount of $88,346.00, to be paid for with funds from Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and from High School Allotment funds.

7.I. Approval of a Senior Systems Analyst position within the Federal and State Programs Department, to be funded by Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

7.J. Approval to update the BBVA Compass Bank account documentation forms, to reflect newly appointed School Board President and School Board Secretary.

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.

8.G. Bexar Appraisal District - Budget Category Transfer and Encumbrances

9. New Business:

10. Announcement(s):

11. Adjournment: