II. Board Announcements

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 a any side of an issue, nor shall the time per subject exceed ten minutes.  Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than one (1) representative to present their views before the Board.  Individuals interested in speaking on any matter during the business or instruction committee meetings shall fill out a form no later than seven calendar days prior to the meeting and identify the topic(s) the speaker wishes to address.  Any concerns or complaints regarding employees, public officials, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in BED (LOCAL).  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 stated 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 matter 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.  Additionally, pursuant to board policies BED(LEGAL) and BED(LOCAL), drifting from the stated topic or becoming disruptive shall result in a warning from the board president.  A second violation will result in forfeiture of your allotted time and removal from the board meeting.  Disruptions include speaking on behalf of or against a person running for political office, promotion of a for-profit organization, or advertisement of products or services to the Board.

III.A. Pledge of Allegiance

III.A.1. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

IV. Board President's Report

IV.A. Report on Completion of the Required Continuing Education Training for School Board Members

V. Recognitions

V.A. TEXAS SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE YEAR

V.B. TEXAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SUSTEM - SUPER HERO TEACHER ART CONTEST - STATEWIDE WINNER

V.C. INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION DEPARTMENT - VIDEO CONTESTS

V.D. AP SCHOLARS

V.D.1. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

V.D.2. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL

V.D.3. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

V.D.4. LYNDON B. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL

V.E. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL ULTIMATE ROBOTICS TEAM - 1ST PLACE BEST AWARD AND 1ST PLACE ROBOT TOURNAMENT - SAN ANTONIO BEST ROBOTICS COMPETITION

V.F. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.G. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM - DISTRICT 29-6A CO-CHAMPIONS - REGIONAL QUARTERFINALIST

V.H. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM - AREA CHAMPIONS - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.I. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM - REGIONAL FINALISTS

V.J. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.K. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - DISTRICT 29-6A CHAMPIONS - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.L. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.M. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL - BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

V.N. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM - 29-6A CO-CHAMPIONS - BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS - AREA FINALIST

V.O. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM -  BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS - AREA FINALIST

V.P. UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA – QUALIFIED TO THE MUSIC REGION XIV REGION MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

V.Q. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA – QUALIFIED TO THE MUSIC REGION XIV REGION HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

V.R. LBJ HIGH SCHOOL WOLF BAND – 1ST DIVISION RATING IN MUSIC REGION XIV UIL MARCHING CONTEST 

V.S. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL PANTHER BAND – 1ST DIVISION RATING IN MUSIC REGION XIV UIL MARCHING CONTEST

V.T. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL LONGHORN BAND – 1ST DIVISION RATING IN MUSIC REGION XIV UIL MARCHING CONTEST

VI. Consent Agenda Items

VI.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VI.B. Approval of Independent Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2015

VI.C. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the Month of November 2015

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

VI.E. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Design and Construction of San Isidro Elementary School

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

VI.G. Approval of A Resolution approving Project Scope Amendment and Intention to Reimburse Certain Expenditures with Borrowing Proceeds.

VI.H. Approval of the Reallocation of Funds from the 2013 Bond Proceeds for Various Facilities Improvements and Upgrades at JB Alexander High and the Related Budget Amendment to Cover Costs of Aforementioned Project

VI.I. Approval of Innovative Courses for Seniors

VI.J. Approval of High School Practicum for Local Credit

VI.K. First and Final Reading of Policy DGBA (LOCAL) - Personnel-Management Relations - Employee Complaints/Grievances

VI.L. First and Final Reading of Policy FNG (LOCAL) – Student Rights and Responsibilities – Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances

VI.M. Second Reading of LOCAL Policies in TASB Update 103

VII. Items for Individual Consideration

VII.A. Approval of Board Minutes for the Month of November 2015

VII.B. Approval of Donations

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.B. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney
551.072 Discussion on the Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property Discussion of Proposals for Sale and/or Acquisition of Real Property

VIII.B.1. Report regarding the approval by North House Inc. of the conditional offer by the United Independent School District to acquire the property described as approximately 1.6492 acres adjacent to Kazen Elementary School located within Lot 1 Block 1, Quail Creek, IV, Laredo, Webb County, Texas.

VIII.C. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney and
551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

VIII.C.1. Consideration of Appointment for the Tax Assessor Collector

VIII.D. 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.D.1. Student Activity Fund Elementary Schools – Matias De Llano, Kennedy-Zapata, Muller and Perez Elem.

VIII.D.2. Student Activity Funds Middle and High Schools – United South HS, United HS, STEP Academy, Clark Middle, and Los Obispos Middle  

VIII.D.3. Mobile Learning Devices Audit

VIII.D.4. Procurement Process Audit

VIII.D.5. 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. Appointment of Tax Assessor Collector

IX.B. Discussion and possible action regarding the approval by North House Inc. of the conditional offer by the United Independent School District to acquire the property described as approximately 1.6492 acres adjacent to Kazen Elementary School located within Lot 1 Block 1, Quail Creek, IV, Laredo, Webb County,Texas.  As well as possible action with respect to closing such acquisition

X. Adjournment