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. ROQUE VELA - UISD “STRIKE UP HOLIDAY CHEER” BOWL-A-THON

IV.B. UISD INTERNAL AUDITOR / WEBB COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

IV.C. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL – OUTSTANDING TEACHING OF THE HUMANITIES AWARD

IV.D. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL – TEXAS STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST

V. Superintendent's Report

V.A. Update on UISD Bond 2013

VI. Consent Agenda Items

VI.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VI.B. Approval of Budget Amendment

VI.C. Approval of End of Year Outstanding Encumbrances

VI.D. Approval of Sale of Salvage Equipment

VI.E. Approval of Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

VI.F. Approval of Bilingual Education Exceptions/ESL Waivers Application 2013-2014

VII. Items for Individual Consideration

VII.A. Approval of Donations

VII.B. PUBLIC HEARING:  Pursuant to Section 28.002 of the Texas Education Code, the Board shall provide an opportunity to members of the public and district employees to comment regarding agenda item VII.(C)

VII.C. Approval of the Differentiated Instruction Reading and Writing Program - Achieve 3000

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

VIII.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney

VIII.A.1. Consultation with Legal Counsel re: Potential Claim by Jostens, Inc.

VIII.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

VIII.B.1. Kennedy/Zapata Elementary Student Activity Audit

VIII.B.2. Status of on-going Audits

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

IX.A. Discussion/Action re: Potential Claim by Jostens, Inc.

X. Adjournment