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. 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.

V. Recognitions

V.A. Navidad en el Barrio Christmas Gift Project

V.B. Chick-Fil-A Store #002249 – 2009 Christmas Toy Drive

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

VI.A.1. Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding Humberto Salas, et. al v Ricardo Camarillo, in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division, Civil Action No. L-08-22

VI.B. 551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel 551.076 Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices

VI.B.1. Discussion re: Status Report from Internal Auditor on Duties re: the following matters:

VI.B.1.a. Trautmann Middle Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.b. STEP Academy Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.c. Juarez Lincoln Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.d. Kennedy Zapata Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.e. Clark Middle Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.f. Los Obispos Middle Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.g. Centeno Elementary Student Activity Fund

VI.B.1.h. Status of On-going audits

VII. Superintendent's Report

VII.A. Special presentation by Webb County Judge Danny Valdez to the United Independent School District Board of Trustees proclaiming the Month of January 2010 as “School Board Recognition Month.”

VIII. Consent Agenda Items

VIII.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VIII.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

VIII.C. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

VIII.D. Consideration for Approval of Cooperative Program Contract Related Fees Report for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year

VIII.E. Consideration for Approval to Proceed with Engineering Services for Plan Development for Marching Pads at United South and L.B. Johnson High Schools

VIII.F. Approval of Request from Mr. Ricardo Molina, Sr. for Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Juarez/Lincoln Elementary for $7,800

VIII.G. Approval of Request from Pat Campos for Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Clark Middle School for $2,596

VIII.H. Approval of Board Travel for the Month of February 2010

VIII.I. Second Reading of Policy CH (LOCAL) - Purchasing and Acquisition

IX. Items for Individual Consideration

IX.A. Board Minutes

IX.A.1. Special Called Neeting - 12-8-09

IX.A.2. Board Workshop - 12-10-09

IX.A.3. Regular Board Meeting - 12-16-09

IX.A.4. Special Called Meeting 12-28-09

IX.B. Donations

IX.C. Approval of Laredo Reads Resolution No. 0001- The United Independent School District Board of Trustees, in conjunction with the City of Laredo, to support the efforts of the “Laredo Reads Committee” to approach bookstore corporations to open a bookstore in Laredo by encouraging the community to demonstrate their love for reading

IX.D. Approval of Request from Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez for Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for United South High School for $11,368

X. Adjournment