I.A. PSJA ISD earns Gold Leadership Circle Award for Financial Transparency

I.B. PSJA ISD 2011 Greeting Card Contest Winner

I.C. Ready, Set, Teach Program

II. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

II.A. Minutes

II.A.1. December 19, 2011

II.B. Finance

II.B.1. Functional Budget Amendments

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

II.B.2.a. Award bids for Filter Media/$58,387.74

II.B.2.b. Award bids for trash can liners - district wide/$103,860.00

II.B.2.c. Consultant Services

II.B.2.c.(1) Humberto Vasquez - External Evaluator for 21st Century Program/$20,842.40

II.B.2.c.(2) Interlocal Cooperation Contract between PSJA ISD and UT at Austin for Biology Student Assessment Professional Development/$4,100.00

II.B.2.c.(3) Jim Knight & Associates for Professional Development Services/$5,038.00

II.B.2.c.(4) Flippen Group/Student achievement and Professional Development/$79,550.00

II.B.2.d. Memorandum of Understanding between PSJA ISD and Texas Valley Communities Foundation for the ENCORE Career Awareness and Mentorship Program/$40,000.00

II.B.2.e. Award bids for tables, chairs and carts for Secondary Schools/$67,184.72

II.B.2.f. Award bids for paper and supplies for Print Shop/$569,214.75

II.B.2.g. Authorization to proceed with the purchase of Employee Appreciation Incentives/$14,125.00

II.B.2.h. Award bids for semi-annual inspections, maintenance and repairs of generators/$27,407.00

II.B.2.i. Award bids for floor maintenance machines/$47,669.50

II.B.2.j. Authorization to proceed with the renewal purchase of Pearson Software Maintenance & Support Program and the purchase of Waterford Early Learning 5 Program for all elementary Schools/$457,577.85

II.B.2.k. Ratification of purchase of PITSCO STEM Academy Program/$400,000.00

II.B.2.l. Performance test and inspection plans for PSJA High School and PSJA Memorial High School/$51,000.00

II.B.2.m. Award request for qualification for landscape architect for various projects district wide

II.C. Support Services

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

II.C.1.a. Gignac Architects

II.C.1.a.(1) Audie Leon Murphy Middle School Lift Station and Force Main Improvements

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

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

II.C.1.b.(1) PSJA North High School Science Addition

II.C.1.b.(2) New Alfred Sorensen Elementary School

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

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

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

II.C.1.d. ROFA Architects

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

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

II.C.1.d.(3) Science Classroom Additions

II.C.1.e. VITETTA Architects

II.C.1.e.(1) Arnold Elementary School

II.C.2. Substantial Completion of Phase I at  PSJA Thomas Jefferson Early College High School

II.D. Human Resources

II.D.1. Employment of Instructional and non-teaching professional personnel

II.D.2. School Board Policies Update 92 - Second Reading

II.E. Student Services

II.E.1. Use of District Facilities

II.E.1.a. XLRS Fastpitch-Travel Softball Team/PSJA HS Softball Team

II.E.1.b. Raiders Baseball Team/PSJA North HS Baseball Field

II.E.1.c. City of San Juan Parks & Recreation/San Juan MS Auditorium

II.E.1.d. Boys & Girls Clubs of Alamo and San Juan/PSJA Memorial HS practice gym

II.E.1.e. City of Pharr Economic Development Corporation/PSJA North HS tennis courts with restrooms at baseball field

II.F. Miscellaneous

II.F.1. Donations:

II.F.1.a. Pharr Rotary Club $300.00 to PSJA High School

II.G. Reports

II.G.1. Employment, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements and Termination of Personnel

II.G.2. Disbursements for the month of December 2011

II.H. Curriculum & Instruction

II.H.1. Out-of-Sate Travel Request for Nora Rivas-Garza, Principal and Liza Navarro, Assistant Principal at PSJA Southwest HS (and any other administrator as needed) to travel to Tampa, Florida, March 7-10, 2012 to attend the National Association of Secondary School Principals Conference

II.H.2. Campus Plans for 2011-2012 school year

II.H.3. Modify the name of PSJA Thomas Jefferson Early College High School

III. SUPPORT SERVICES

III.A. Purchase or sale of real estate

IV. HUMAN RESOURCES

IV.A. Employment of Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

IV.B. 2011-2012 NCLB Highly Qualified Report

V. FINANCE

V.A. District's Audit Report for the year ending August 31, 2011

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

VII.A. Consultation with Attorney

VII.A.1. discuss contemplated litigation

VII.A.1.a. Update on status of claim regarding Noe Garza, P.E.

VII.A.1.b. Update on Magic Valley Electric's potential litigation

VII.A.1.c. Request for payment from JDS Construction

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

VII.A.3. concerning personnel

VIII. Adjourn