II. Recognition

II.A. Award plaques to contributors to PSJA Southwest High School Football Program

II.B. Proclamation to commemorate "School Board Recognition Month" and award certificates

III. Consent Agenda Items

III.A. Minutes

III.A.1. Minutes of November 17, 2014

III.B. Superintendent of Schools

III.B.1. Out of State travel request for School Board Members to attend the National School Board Association's 75th Annual Conference March 21-23, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee

III.C. Finance

III.C.1. Functional Budget Amendments

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

III.C.2.a. Bids for Floor Machines for Maintenance/Custodial Department/$128,076.00

III.C.2.b. Bids for trash can liners district-wide/$113,181.75

III.C.2.c. Bids for Mowers for Maintenance Department/$81,874.30

III.C.2.d. Bids for Janitorial Supplies for use district-wide/$308,902.91

III.C.2.e. Bids for transit connect wheel base van for Child Nutrition Department/$20,370.00

III.C.2.f. Bids for ceiling tiles for use district-wide/$33,393.10

III.C.2.g. Bids for gasoline and diesel fuel/$1,035,529.00

III.C.2.h. Catalog Bid - Maintenance Department, Equipment, Installation, Repair Services and Supplies/$1,798,646.30

III.C.2.i. Bids for vehicles for Career and Technology Department/$42,733.00

III.D. Curriculum & Instruction

III.D.1. District's Long Range and School Campus Plans for 2014-2015 school year

III.D.2. Waiver for Early Release Days for 2014-15 through 2016-17 school years

III.D.3. Out-of-State travel request for Dr. Nora Cantu, Administrator for High Schools to attend the National Superintendent's Leadership Institute (SLI) on Sharpening Skills Retreat, aligned with the NCCEP/GEAR-UP Capacity-Building Workshop in Philadelphia, PA February 8-9, 2015.

III.E. Construction

III.E.1. Written Progress Reports on new construction projects, construction change directives and change orders

III.E.1.a. EGV Architects, Inc.

III.E.1.a.(1) New LBJ Middle School

III.E.1.b. ROFA Architects

III.E.1.b.(1) New Palmer Elementary School

III.E.1.b.(2) College, Career & Technology Academy (CCTA) HVAC/Welding Shop Additions - Phase I

III.E.1.b.(3) Demolition of the old Farias Elementary School

III.E.1.b.(4) Weight Rooms at PSJA High School and PSJA Memorial High School

III.E.1.c. Gignac Architects

III.E.1.c.(1) New Longoria Elementary School

III.E.1.c.(2) New Alamo Middle School

III.E.1.c.(3) New Austin Middle School

III.E.1.c.(4) Yzaguirre Middle School

III.E.1.d. Milnet Architects

III.E.1.d.(1) New Ramirez Elementary School

III.E.2. PSJA ISD/City of Pharr Aquatic Center Change Order #6

III.E.3. PSJA ISD/City of Pharr Aquatic Center Change Order #7

III.F. Human Resources

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

III.F.2. 2014-2015 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Highly Qualified Teachers and Instructional Paraprofessionals Report

III.G. Support Services

III.G.1. Out-of-State travel request for Jaime Barbosa, Energy Manager and Rene Molina, Energy Technician, to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend the Cenergistic National Training Conference January 19-21, 2015

III.G.2. Memorandum of Understanding between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and South Texas Health Systems for the establishment of a school-based health service center

III.H. Reports

III.H.1. Use of District Facilities

III.H.2. Disbursements for the month of November 2014

III.H.3. Tax Collector's report for the month of October 2014

III.H.4. 2014 Tax Roll Totals

III.I. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

IV. Superintendent of Schools

IV.A. Announcement of School Board Member Training

V. Finance

V.A. Report on Donations to the District

V.A.1. Audie Murphy Middle School

V.A.1.a. Oscar Cancino/$300.00/to be used for the girls athletic needs

V.A.1.b. Dr. Samuel Garcia (Capstone Family Medical)/$50.00/to be used for the girls athletic basketball equipment

V.B. Consider and approve an order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2014; delegating certain authority to the President of the Board of Trustees of the school district and Superintendent of Schools pursuant to the provisions of Texas Government Code, Sections 1207.007 and 1207.008; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax; authorizing the execution of a bond purchase contract; approving an official statement, execution of an escrow and trust agreement, and making other provisions regarding such bonds and matters incident thereto

V.C. Authorize Finance Team to proceed with structural and issuing Qualified Zone Academy Bonds and approving other matters incident thereto

VI. Human Resources

VI.A. Election of Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

VII. Construction

VII.A. Termination of Contract between Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and ROFA Architects, Inc. on the renovations project at Ballew High School

VIII. Support Services

VIII.A. Purchase and/or sale of real estate and/or easements

VIII.B. Potential Litigation with G & K Services

IX. Executive Session

IX.A. Consultation with Attorney - Gov't Code 551.071 through 551.084

IX.A.1. Discussion of Attorney's Contract

IX.A.2. Election of Non-Teaching Professional Personnel

IX.A.3. Purchase and/or sale of real estate and/or easements

IX.A.4. Potential Litigation with G & K Services

X. Public Comments/Audience Participation

XI. Adjourn