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Meeting Agenda
1) Call Meeting to Order and Establish Quorum
2) Invocation
3) Open Forum
4) Reports
4)a. Campus Reports
4)b. ESL District Performance Report 2009-2010
5) Facilities and Operations
5)a. Bond Update
6) Curriculum and Instruction
6)a. PDAS Appraisers for the 2009-2010 school year
6)b. District and Campus Site-Based Decison Making Teams
6)c. Campus Attendace Committees
7) Consent Agenda
7)a. Check register
7)b. Financials
7)c. Minutes from August 10 and 31, 2009
8) Business and Financials
8)a. Set Date for Public Hearing on the District FIRST Rating
8)b. Consider/Approve New Bus
8)c. Delegate and Alternate to Represent the Board at the TASB Convention on October 3, 2009.
8)d. Selection of Board of Directors for Upshur County Appraisal District
8)e. Selection of Board of Directors for Wood County Appraisal District
9) Personnel
9)a. Professional and Auxiliary Personnel Positions for JH, HS, Elementary, UCSSA and District
9)b. Employment, Resignations, Terminations to the District
10) Superintendent's Report
10)a. TASB/TASA Convention
10)b. Student Enrollment
10)c. District Events
10)d. Board Pictures
10)e. Other Information
11) Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: September 14, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular
Subject:
1) Call Meeting to Order and Establish Quorum
Subject:
2) Invocation
Subject:
3) Open Forum
Description:
All persons who address the Board at this time must complete a registration form before the meeting begins. Each Speaker is limited to 5 minutes. No action may be taken regarding the information received by the board. The topic must be placed on the agenda at a future meeting to receive deliberate action.
Subject:
4) Reports
Subject:
4)a. Campus Reports
Description:
The campus Principals will give a short report on their individual campuses. I have expressed to them 3 - 5 minutes in length.
Subject:
4)b. ESL District Performance Report 2009-2010
Presenter:
Daniel Pritchett
Description:
This is the annual district performance report that must be presented each year to the board.
Subject:
5) Facilities and Operations
Subject:
5)a. Bond Update
Description:
Attached is the expense spreadsheet. We will provide this each month. We need to discuss the list of extra work as well, at this time I do not know if we will do it at this item or just in closed session.
Subject:
6) Curriculum and Instruction
Subject:
6)a. PDAS Appraisers for the 2009-2010 school year
Description:
Add Billie Clary as PDAS Appraiser. I forgot her last month. Ms. Clary is the Principal at the community school. Recommendation: Approve to add Ms. Clary as PDAS Appraiser for Big Sandy ISD. Possible motion: "I move we add Ms. Billie Clary to the list of approved appraisers for Big Sandy ISD."
Subject:
6)b. District and Campus Site-Based Decison Making Teams
Description:
We are still developing members of these teams at this time. I will have a list at the meeting. This is for information only. No action is needed.
Subject:
6)c. Campus Attendace Committees
Description:
Each campus is required to have a committee to hear attendance issues and make decisions of awarding credits or denying credits based on attendance. I will have a final list of these members at the meeting. Action is needed by the board. Recommendation: Approve campus attendace committees as presented. Possible motion: "I move we approve the attendance committes as presented."
Subject:
7) Consent Agenda
Description:
Items appearing on the Consent Agenda are routine in nature and may be dealt with using a single motion, second and affirmative vote. At the request of any Board Member(s) any item can be pulled from the Consent Agenda and moved to the regular agenda for the Board’s consideration as a single item. If you have any questions concerning bills please call in advance for more detailed information. Recommendation: Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Possible motion: "I move we approve the consent agenda as presented."
Subject:
7)a. Check register
Subject:
7)b. Financials
Subject:
7)c. Minutes from August 10 and 31, 2009
Subject:
8) Business and Financials
Subject:
8)a. Set Date for Public Hearing on the District FIRST Rating
Description:
Once again it is time to set a date for the FIRST Rating. We must post this as a public meeting. My recommendation would be do have this the same night as the regular meeting in October as its own agenda item. Possible motion: "I move we have a Public Hearing for the FIRST rating for Big Sandy ISD on October 12, 2009 at 6:30 pm during the regular meeting."
Subject:
8)b. Consider/Approve New Bus
Description:
We are planning on purchasing this bus with special education stimulus money. The board must take action and approve the purchase of the bus and then the SPED COOP will apply for the funds and once approved by the feds we can order this bus. Recommendation: Approve the purcahse of handicapped accessible bus for Big Sandy ISD. Possible motion: "I move we approve the purchase of a handicapped acceptable bus."
Subject:
8)c. Delegate and Alternate to Represent the Board at the TASB Convention on October 3, 2009.
Description:
The board needs to decide who will represent as the delegate and an alternate at the convention on October 3.
Subject:
8)d. Selection of Board of Directors for Upshur County Appraisal District
Description:
Attached is the letter I received concerning the nomination and selection process. If we need to develop a resolution I can do that. Not sure if Big Sandy has done this in the past or not? I am open for feedback.
Subject:
8)e. Selection of Board of Directors for Wood County Appraisal District
Description:
Attached is the letter I received concerning the nomination and selection process. If we need to develop a resolution I can do that. Not sure if Big Sandy has done this in the past or not? I am open for feedback.
Subject:
9) Personnel
Subject:
9)a. Professional and Auxiliary Personnel Positions for JH, HS, Elementary, UCSSA and District
Description:
Well we have an issue that has come to light today actually. Thursday. I will give you full details at the meeting. It involves Coach Hedges and inappropriate text messages to a parent. I am going to add resignations, terminations or employment to the district as an agenda item.
Subject:
9)b. Employment, Resignations, Terminations to the District
Subject:
10) Superintendent's Report
Subject:
10)a. TASB/TASA Convention
Description:
We need to set some definate plans for the convention. I will work on a tennative schedule before Monday night. Sept 18 - last day to cancel registration Sept 23 - last day to cancel hotel
Subject:
10)b. Student Enrollment
Subject:
10)c. District Events
Description:
I have asked Karen to provide this for each of you each month. It is a list of events we are aware of at the time of the meeting for the next 30 days.
Subject:
10)d. Board Pictures
Description:
Please come prepared to take a new board picture for the district website and for ID badges.
Subject:
10)e. Other Information
Subject:
11) Adjourn

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