December 9, 2002 at 7:00 PM - Regular

Description:  Dates have been set for the proposed zoning of Vickery Elementary and Rockbrook Elementary. for the 2003-2004 school year. The Vickery Elementary hearing will be held on January 15, 2003 at Hedrick Middle School at 7:00pm. The hearing for Rockbrook Elementary will be held at Durham Middle School at 7:00pm on January 22, 2003.

Description:  Persons desiring to address the board must fill out a speaker's card prior to the meeting. No presentation shall exceed three minutes. The board cannot deliberate on any subject that is not included on the agenda.

Description:  At the May 13, 2002 Board meeting, the following action was taken "A committee, chaired by Mr. McDaniel, made a motion to approve the implementation of a middle school tennis program, effective for the 2002-03 school year. When the number of students who would like to participate are known (as indicated by a survey currently being traken), placement of the tennis centers will be made where the needs dictate. Motion carried unanimously."

Description:  If approved, the attached resolution will allow the District, via an inter local agreement, to offer LISD employees an additional voluntary savings program designed to allow employees to contribute additional money through payroll deduction and to provide an attractive alternative to the District's traditional 403(b) program.

Description:  In order to better accomodate LISD voters living in Plano, Frisco and Coppell, it is recommended that authorization be given to add three early voting locations beginning with the 2003 school board election. 1.) Plano Fire Station #9, 900 Arbor Vista in Plano, within LISD boundaries. 2.) St. Charles Apartment Homes in Frisco, within LISD boundaries, 3.) Vista Ridge United Methodist Church on Denton Tap Road in Lewisville. This recommendation is made following a meeting with the Denton County Elections Administrator, who indicated that the most cost-effective way to do this is to have these polling locations open for two full days during the early voting period. Early voting would still be made available at the permanent locations for the full early voting period. These locations are the Denton County Government Center in Carrollton for Plano voters, The Colony City Hall for Frisco voters, and Lewisville City Hall for Coppell voters. It is further recommended that these satellite locations be open on a Friday and Saturday during the early voting period in April, 2003, and that this information be communicated to the applicable residents via the District's website, mail, and whatever other means necessary.

Description:  According to the Investment Act, the Board of Trustees must designate one or more employees of the District to act as Investment Officers. These officers will have the authority to conduct investment transactions on behalf of the district. Because of changes in job responsibilities, it is necessary to add new Investment Officers. In addition to designating Investment Officers, these individuals will also be named as "Authorized Representatives" in the Logic Investment Pool, the Lone Star Investment Pool, and the Texpool Prime Investment Pool.

Description:  According to the Investment Act, a resolution is necessary to be able to participate in a new Investment Pool. Participating in Texpool Prime is an opportunity for the District to earn additional interest.

Description:  The Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees recently approved a resolution authorizing school districts that have 1001 or more employees to elect to participate in the TRS ActiveCare program. Recommendation is made for Lewisville ISD to become a participating entity in the TRS-ActiveCare program as of September 1, 2003.

Description:  Pursuant to TEC 25.0811, this waiver allows the district to begin instruction for students before the week in which August 21 falls. The Lewisville ISD will be requesting a waiver to allow an earlier start date for the 2003-04 school year, which if approved would reflect a start date for students of August 12, 2003. All required steps in the waiver process have been carefully followed including a public hearing held on October 21, 2002. It is recommended that the Board adopt the "Proposed" calendar and waiver as the District's first choice. In addition, it is further recommended that the calendar designated as Option I, with a start date of August 18, 2003 be adopted as a backup calendar if the waiver request is not approved.

Description:  The attached list of names to the District's Textbook Committee is recommended for approval.

Description:  For the past six years, the District has requested a waiver to begin school at 11:30am on TAAS (TAKS) test day. This allows for test takers to concentrate on the test and its efficient administration. Once again this year, the Curriculum Council has been polled and have given their unanimous support for the waiver. Each high school will adjust their daily schedule to accommodate the later start time. This waiver request has also been shared with the Board Curriculum Committee, who has no objection to renewing this waiver request.

Description:  Recommendation is made to adopt a resolution authoring the Director of Purchasing to negotiate and enter into a contract with Verizon Southwest for upgrading the District's Wide Area Network (WAN).