II. Recognition

II.A. Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE) Teacher of the Year/ Raymundo Monrreal, Liberty Middle School

II.B. Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE) 2011 Public Education Honoree, Rosalva Silva, Dual Language Coordinator

II.C. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Schools reach zero dropouts

III. Consent Agenda Items

III.A. Minutes

III.A.1. October 10, 2011

III.B. Finance

III.B.1. Functional Budget Amendments

III.B.2. Bids, contracts and/or proposals to be awarded:

III.B.2.a. Consultant Services:

III.B.2.a.(1) Tech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. -  21st  Century Grant/$25,000.00

III.B.2.a.(2) Miguel Cano, Prevention and Intervention Services/$9,999.90

III.B.2.b. Youth Harvest Program Contract for 2011-2012/$55,980.00

III.B.2.c. Memorandum of Understanding Agreement for Head Start Program

III.B.2.d. Award bids for copier paper/$487,249.00

III.B.2.e. Award bids for printing of the PSJA Newsletter/$5,197.50

III.B.2.f. Contracted Services

III.B.2.f.(1) Maria Dahlia Alvarez, Diagnostician/$93,000.00/Special Education

III.B.2.g. Purchase Literature and Grammar Glossaries/$30,000.00

III.B.2.h. Memorandum of Understanding Agreement/TMC Migrant Seasonal Head Start Program

III.C. Support Services

III.C.1. Written Progress Reports on  new construction projects:

III.C.1.a. Gignac Architects

III.C.1.a.(1) Audie Leon Murphy Middle School & lift station & force main improvements

III.C.1.a.(2) Jaime Escalante Middle School

III.C.1.b. ERO International, LLP

III.C.1.b.(1) PSJA Thomas Jefferson Early College High School

III.C.1.b.(2) PSJA North High School Science Lab Addition

III.C.1.b.(3) PSJA North High School Science Room Renovations

III.C.1.b.(4) New Alfred Sorensen Elementary School

III.C.1.c. EGV Architects, Inc.

III.C.1.c.(1) New Whitney Elementary School

III.C.1.c.(2) New LBJ Middle School

III.C.1.d. ROFA Architects

III.C.1.d.(1) New Farias Elementary School

III.C.1.d.(2) New Ford Elementary School

III.C.1.d.(3) Science Lab Classroom Additions
    a.  PSJA High School/PSJA Memorial HS/PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor HS/PSJA Elvis J. Ballew HS
   

III.C.1.e. VITETTA Architects

III.C.1.e.(1) Trevino Elementary School

III.C.1.e.(2) Arnold Elementary School

III.C.2. Substantial completion of Kennedy MIddle School fire loop extension

III.C.3. Substantial Completion of PSJA North Weight Room Additions

III.C.4. Utility easement for City of Alamo's proposed sanitary sewer line at North Alamo Elementary School

III.D. Human Resources

III.D.1. Employment of Instructional and Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

III.D.2. Amend School Board Policy EIA (Local):  Academic Achievement Retention and Promotion

III.D.3. Resolution of the Board to suspend portions of School Board Policy EIE (Local):  Academic Achievement Retention nd Promotion

III.E. Miscellaneous

III.E.1. Donations:

III.E.1.a. Jonathan Pina/$500.00 to PSJA High School to be used for books & supplies

III.F. Reports

III.F.1. Employment, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements and Termination of Personnel

III.F.2. Tax Collector's Report for the month of September 2011

III.F.3. Annual Tax Collections Report (September 1, 2010 thru August 31, 2011)

IV. PRESENTATION

IV.A. Delinquent tax collections report

V. CURRICULUM & iNSTRUCTION

V.A. School Improvement Plans for PSJA Southwest High School and Alamo Middle School

VI. FINANCE

VI.A. Notice of Intent to award achitectural project to Milnet Architectural Services, PLLC and proposed fees for construction of new Daniel Ramirez Elementary School

VI.B. Ballot Selection of Appraisal District Board of Directors 2012-2013

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

VIII.A. Consultation with Attorney

VIII.A.1. discuss contemplated litigation

VIII.A.2. purchase or sale of real estate

VIII.A.3. concerning personnel

IX. Adjourn