Morgan Harris - Duncan Elementary
Kalissia Hinson - High School
Dee Leatherman - Central Office
Veronica DeLaFuente - 8th Math

BPA had a fundraiser (fill the suit) and donations were made to "BPA" so the board needs to accept those donations totaling $1277.  

A Local Education Agency (LEA), including school districts, open-enrollment charters, and districts of innovation are required to identify and serve emergent bilingual (EB) students through bilingual education, per Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §89.1205. If the LEA does not have the appropriately certified educators for their required bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program, they will file the applicable bilingual exception or ESL waiver for the teachers and students impacted, per 19 TAC §89.1207.

This is a one-year provisional measure taken to report the current needs of the district and to specify the actions to be taken in order to secure the appropriately certified staff, provide training and support to the teachers under the exception/waiver, and verify the implementation of temporary alternative methods that meet the affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs of the emergent bilingual students and align as closely as possible to the required bilingual or ESL program. The district's bilingual/ESL program contact and/or the human resource contact person may complete and submit the exception/waiver application. The application includes a verification that the superintendent has reviewed and approved the application.

• The Alternative Methods Description shall include how the district is going to align the temporary methods as closely as possible to the required bilingual/ESL program to meet the affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs of EB students. Describe the activities and how they will aim to meet the expected goal during this year's cyclical process.
• The Action Plan shall include 3-5 measurable targeted activities planned for the school year to recruit, hire, and retain the appropriate certified teachers. A description of the activity and the goal will be included with the expected completion date during this year's cyclical process.
• The Comprehensive Professional Development Plan will include how the district plans to use the 10% of the Bilingual Education Allotment (BEA) funds to prepare teachers under an exception or waiver with high-impact professional learning opportunities during this year's cyclical process.

We are allowed to amend our DOI Plan as long as it is approved by our district site-based committee and then is approved by our Board of Trustees with a 2/3 majority vote.  We want to add two sections to our plan:  1.  A section that will allow us to roll over our bank depository beyond the allowable 8 years (an initial 2-year term and you can extend it three times).  2.  A section that will allow us to revoke the transfer of a student into our district for poor attendance, failing grades, and severe disciplinary issues.