II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

III. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. 2008 TEA Exemplary Campuses

IV.A.1. Col Santos Benavides Elementary School

IV.A.2. Trautmann Elementary School

IV.B. 2008 TEA Recognized Campuses

IV.B.1. Charles R. Borchers Elementary School

IV.B.2. Centeno Elementary School

IV.B.3. Fasken Elementary School

IV.B.4. Finley Elementary School

IV.B.5. Gutierrez Elementary School

IV.B.6. Henry Cuellar Elementary School

IV.B.7. Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School

IV.B.8. Judith Zaffirini Elementary School

IV.B.9. Kazen Elementary School

IV.B.10. Matias De Llano Ementary School

IV.B.11. Newman Elementary School

IV.B.12. Nye Elementary School

IV.B.13. Prada Elementary School

IV.B.14. United D.D. Hachar Elementary School

IV.C. Supply Our Students Concert

IV.C.1. Mayor Raul Salinas

IV.C.2. Judge Danny Valdez

IV.C.3. Belinda Guerra, Guerra Communications

IV.D. UISD Educators that developed the One City, One Book Initiative

IV.D.1. J.B. Alexander High School - Beverly Herrera-Teacher, Annie Trevino-Teacher, Carmen Escamilla-Librarian

V. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments must address items listed on the agenda. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

VI. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act:

VI.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney 551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

VI.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsiblities

VI.A.2. Internal Auditor's Duties and Responsiblities

VI.A.3. Consultation with legal counsel regarding determination that a reduction in force is required due to a program change (deletion of Coordinator of Community Partnerships position from 2008-2009 school year budget) necessitating discharge of one or more employees.

VI.A.4. Level III Grievance of Humberto Gonzalez

VI.B. 551.072 Discussion on the Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property Discussion of Proposals for Sale and/or Acquisition of Real Property

VI.B.1. Report on status of exercise of purchase option pursuant to Lease Purchase Contract with 4R Minerals, Ltd. pertaining to Hwy. 359 office building, described as Lots One (1) and Two (2), Block One (1), James Haynes Industrial Park, Unit 1, in Webb County, Texas which property is located in the city of Laredo, Texas, and commonly referred to as 4410 Highway 359.

VII. Superintendent's Report

VII.A. Review of LEGAL Policies in Update 83

VIII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.

VIII.A. Discussion/Action: Pursuant to DFF (LOCAL), the Superintendent shall recommend to Board of Trustees the employment area to be affected by the Reduction in Force due to program change (deletion of Coordinator of Community Partnerships position from the 2008-2009 school year budget).

VIII.B. Pursuant to Board Policy DFF (LOCAL), the Board shall take action to propose the termination of the Coordinator of Community Partnerships due to a reduction in force because of a program change (deletion of employment position from the 2008-2009 school year budget)

VIII.C. Action regarding Level III Grievance of Humberto Gonzalez

VIII.D. Consideration and possible action with respect to the exercise of option to purchase from 4R Minerals, Ltd. pertaining to Hwy. 359 office building located on the real property described as Lots One (1) and Two (2), Block One (1), James Haynes Industrial Park, Unit 1, in Webb County, Texas which property is located in the city of Laredo, Texas, and commonly referred to as 4410 Highway 359.

IX. Consent Agenda Items

IX.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

IX.B. Tax Roll Adjustments for 2007-2008

IX.C. Approval to Contract with the Webb County Elections Administrator to Conduct November 4, 2008 Election

IX.D. Receipt and Approval of Certification of Unopposed Candidate for November 4, 2008 Trustee Election Recibo y aprobación de certificación del candidato sin oposición para la elección de miembros de la Mesa Directiva del 4 de noviembre de 2008

IX.E. Order Canceling Election in Single Member District One (1) and Four (4) and Declaring Unopposed Candidate Elected Orden para cancelar la elección de un solo candidato en el distrito uno (1) y cuatro (4) y declaración del Candidato electo sin oposición

IX.F. Issuance of Certificate of Election to Candidate Declared Elected to Office Expedición de certificado de elección al candidato electo para cargo de la directiva

IX.G. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

IX.H. Approval of Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) as the method of procurement for the Construction of Roads and Utilities for the New United High School, the Construction of a Soccer Field at LBJ High School, and the Construction of a Band Marching Pad at Alexander High School

IX.I. Approval of Internal Audit Plan for 2008-2009

IX.J. Select Board Member(s) as Delegate and Alternate Delegate to attend the TASB 2008 Delegate Assembly in Dallas, TX in September 25-28, 2008

IX.K. Approval of Additional PDAS Appraisers for the 2008-2009 School Year

IX.L. Request for Maximum Class Size Waiver for the Fall Semester 2008-2009 School Year

X. Items for Individual Consideration

X.A. Board Minutes

X.A.1. Public Hearing - August 20, 2008

X.A.2. Regular Board Meeting - August 20, 2008

X.B. Donations

X.C. Resolution to Approve the 2008 Appraisal Roll as the 2008 UISD Tax Roll

X.D. Request for Expedited State Waiver Application for Modified Schedule for March, April and May, 2009 and Early Release day for May 28, 2009

X.E. Approval of Bond Counsel Legal Services Engagement Letter for the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc.

X.F. Discussion/Action to Approve Legal Services Contract with the Law Firm of Wilson, Freed, Trevino, Valls & Trevino, L.L.P.

X.G. Discussion/Action re: Selection of Company/Firm for UISD Financial Advisor Services

X.H. First Reading of Policy CFB (LOCAL) - Accounting Inventories

X.I. First Reading of Policy DC (LOCAL) - Employment Practices

X.J. First Reading of Policy DH (LOCAL) - Employee Standards of Conduct

X.K. First Reading of (LOCAL) Policies in Update 83

XI. Adjournment