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

II. 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.

III. 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.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A.

REGION ONE ESC CHILD FIND ART CONTEST

IV.B. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL – TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FUTURE EDUCATORS (TAFE) – TEACH TOMORROW SUMMIT STATE COMPETITION

IV.C. UISD SWIM TEAM – STATE QUALIFIERS

IV.D. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL – ALL STATE MUSICIAN – TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

IV.E. UISD ITV DEPARTMENT

IV.E.1.  Videographers Awards

IV.E.2. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Lone Star Chapter

IV.E.3. International Video Association - Golden AVA Awards

IV.E.4. Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Media Awards Contest

IV.F. UISD PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT – TEXAS SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (TSPRA) MEDIA AWARDS CONTEST

IV.G. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL – GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM – REGIONAL QUARTERFINALIST

IV.H. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL – BOYS BASKETBALL – AREA QUALIFIERS

IV.I. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL – BOYS BASKETBALL – REGIONAL SEMI-FINALIST

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Tax Refunds

V.C. Approval of Property & Casualty Insurance

V.D. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

V.E. Approval of Board Travel for the Month of April 2013

V.F. Approval of Request from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

V.G. Second Reading of LOCAL Policies in TASB Update 96

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Board Minutes for the Month of February 2013

VI.B. Donations

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

VII.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney
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

VII.A.1. United Middle School Student Activity Fund Audit

VII.A.2. Gonzalez Middle School Student  Activity Fund Audit

VII.A.3. Status of on-going Audits

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

IX. Adjournment