II. PRESENTATION

II.A. Election of Officers of the Board of Trustees for November 2011 through November 2012

II.B. Presentation of President's Plaque

III. RECOGNITION

III.A. 2011 National Center for Educational Achievement Higher Performing Schools

IV. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

IV.A. Minutes

IV.A.1. October 24, 2011

IV.B. Finance

IV.B.1. Functional Budget Amendments

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

IV.B.2.a. Memorandum of Understanding between Buckner Children & Family Services - STAR Program and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD for at-risk-students to reduce family conflict & prevent the problems of runaway, truancy and delinquent behavior

IV.B.2.b. Award bids for paper towels/$95,000.00

IV.B.2.c. McGraw Hill School Education Group License Agreement for the authorization to proceed with the purchase of Number Worlds, Building Blocks and Team and Corrective Math for grades K-5

IV.B.2.d. Approve dust mop purchases

IV.B.2.e. Ratification:  Enrollment online including professional services and hardware components $30,775.00 from Sungard Public Sector Pentamation, Inc.

IV.B.2.f. Award bids for Dance Team Uniforms for PSJA Southwest High School/$26,500.00

IV.B.2.g. Award bids for weight room equipment for middle schools/$43,658.40

IV.B.2.h. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and TMC Head Start for use of Doedyns Elementary School for the purpose of a natural disaster or environmental disaster

IV.B.2.i. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and TMC Head Start for  use of Bowie Elementary School for the purpose of a natural disaster or environmental disaster

IV.B.2.j. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and AVANCE for use of Carman Elementary School for the purpose of a natural disaster or environmental disaster

IV.B.2.k. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Pharr Oratory of St. Phillip Neri School System for the purpose of a natural disaster or environmental disaster

IV.B.2.l. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and TMC Las Milpas Center for use of South Pharr Elementary School for the purpose of a natural disaster or environmental disaster

IV.B.2.m. Award bids for transmission fluid, motor oil and anti-freeze/$32,481.88

IV.B.2.n. Consultant Services

IV.B.2.n.(1) Dorothy White dba:  School Support 4 U - TTIPS Technical Assistance/$2,313.00

IV.B.2.n.(2) Mary Durheim - Professional Development for campus 504 coordinators in the area of District 504 - Dyslexia procedures and manual/$10,389.00

IV.B.2.n.(3) Pat Jacoby - Authentic Learning Technologies/$15,000.00/preparation for STAAR Reading and Writing Assessments

IV.B.2.o. Award bids for baseball and softball equipment and supplies

IV.B.3. Resolution Authorizing Signatures on vouchers

IV.B.4. Resolution to Tax Tangible Personal Property in transit which would otherwise be exempt pursuant to Texas Tax Code, Section 11.253

IV.C. Support Services

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

IV.C.1.a. Gignac Architects

IV.C.1.a.(1) Audie Leon Murphy Middle School

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

IV.C.1.a.(3) Audie Murphy MS lift station and force main improvements

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

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

IV.C.1.b.(2) PSJA North High School Science Lab Repairs

IV.C.1.b.(3) PSJA North High School Science Addition

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

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

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

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

IV.C.1.d. ROFA Architects

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

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

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

IV.C.1.e. VITETTA Architects

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

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

IV.C.2. Easement and Right of Way at Elvis J. Ballew High School Science Labs

IV.C.3. Easement and Right of Way at Maria Sonia Sotomayor High School Science Labs

IV.C.4. Easement and Right of Way at PSJA High School Science Labs

IV.C.5. Easement and Right of Way at Farias Elementary School

IV.D. Human Resources

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

IV.D.2. Amend School Board Policy EIA (Local):  Academic Achievement Grading/Progress Reports to Parents - Second Reading

IV.D.3. School Board Policies Update 91 - First Reading

IV.E. Miscellaneous

IV.E.1. Donations:

IV.E.1.a. Mark and Nancy Beers - PSJA High School - 1995 Ford TAurus SE Sedan 4D - $1,795.00

IV.E.1.b. Sara King - PSJA High School - Basketball Equipment $120.00

IV.E.1.c. Marina Elizondo - PSJA High School - Basketball Equipment $125.00

IV.E.1.d. Affirmative Services, Inc. = PSJA High School/university shirts for all students $1,000.00

IV.F. Reports

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

IV.F.2. Tax Collector's Report for the month of October  2011

IV.F.3. Disbursements for the month of October 2011

IV.G. Curriculum & Instruction

IV.G.1. Out-of-State travel request for Alamo Middle School Team Texas A & M 2 to travel to Washington D. C. on an educational trip May 29, 2012 through June 2, 2012

IV.G.2. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA High School sponsors and students to travel to Orlando, Florida to compete in the 2012 Champion Dance Nationals, February 29, 2012 to March 5, 2012

IV.G.3. Out-of-State travel request for PSJA North High School students and sponsors to travel to Orlando, Florida for the end of the year trip on June 4, 2012 to June 9, 2012

IV.G.4. District's Long Range Plan  for 2011-2012 school year

IV.G.5. Out-of-State travel request for Leonore Tyler, Dr. Virginia Richter, Corina Ramirez, Rebeca N. Garza and Ana Gonzalez to attend the Noel M. Tichy and Warren G. Bennis, "Leadership Judgment Program", December 5-7, 2011, in Naples, Florida

IV.H. Superintendent of Schools

IV.H.1. Ratification of out-of-State travel for Dr. Daniel King, Superintendent of Schools who traveled to Washington, D.C. on November 2, 2011 to participate in an invitational briefing;  Dropout Recorvery is National Recovery

V. PUBLIC HEARING

V.A. Resolution to tax tangible personal property in transit which would otherwise be exempt pursuant to Texas Tax Code, Section 11.253

VI. PRESENTATION

VI.A. Update - Early College High School/Texas High School Project

VI.B. Schematic Design of the renovations and additions at Longoria Elementary School

VI.C. Schematic Design of the Auditorium  at San Juan Middle School

VI.D. Schematic Design of Phase II of PSJA Thomas Jefferson Early College High School

VII. SUPPORT SERVICES

VII.A. Purchase or sale of real estate

VII.B. Status on Agreement with Noe Garza Engineers (Executive Session section 551.071 and 551.072

VII.C. Discussion and possible action regarding Magic Valley Electric easement acquisition (Executive Session Sections 551.071 and 551.072)

VIII. FINANCE

VIII.A. 2011 Certified Tax Roll and Anticipated Collection Rate and Excess 2010 Debt Tax

VIII.B. Agreement for purposes of sharing cost of planning, architectural and engineering designs and joint use of real property for athletic and recreational purposes by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and the City of Pharr, Texas

VIII.C. Subsidiary agreement for purposes of sharing cost of planning, architectural and engineering designs and joint use of real property for athletic and recreational purposes by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and the City of Pharr, Texas

VIII.D. Special Warranty Deed between the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and the City of Pharr for the tract of land containing 7.55 acres of land (between Liberty Middle School and Pharr Elementary School)

IX. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

IX.A. Committee to name schools

X. PUBLIC COMMENTS/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION

XI.A. Consultation with Attorney

XI.A.1. discuss contemplated litigation

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

XI.A.3. concerning personnel

XII. Adjourn