December 13, 2004 at 7:00 PM - Regular

1. Call to Order & Establishment of Quorum

2. Invocation—Lamar Primary Student Dawson Smith

3. Pledges to the United States and Texas Flags—Lamar Primary Students Madison Hubicsak, Luke Marbach and Cindy Perez

4. Board of Trustees Proclamations

5. New Braunfels High School Senior Students of the Month—Eddie Brown, Liz Soechting and Robert Timmermann

6. Open Forum

7. Executive Session: The Board will convene in executive (closed) session as provided for in the Texas Government Code §551.074: to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee. No action will be taken in executive session.

8. Consent Action Agenda

8.A. Consider Approval of Minutes of November 15, 2004 Regular Action Meeting of the Board of Trustees

8.B. Consider Approval of Minutes of November 29, 2004 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees

8.C. Consider Approval of Minutes of December 6, 2004 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees

8.D. Consider Acceptance of Retirements, Resignations, Approval of Appointments and Leaves of Absence of Employees

8.E. Consider Approval of Agreement Resolving Employee Grievance Postponed from December 6, 2004 NBISD Board Meeting

8.F. Consider Approval of Administrative Recommendation for Proposed Non-renewal of Teacher Contract for the 2005-06 School Year

8.G. Consider Approval of Local Policies at Second Reading: Policy Update #73, BE (X), DEA, DGBA (X), EHBD, FNCE, FNG (X) and GF (X)

8.H. Consider Approval of November 2004 Tax Collection Report

8.I. Consider Approval of Second Quarter Budget Amendments

8.J. Consider Approval of 2004-05 NBISD Fundraising Projects

8.K. Consider Approval of Out-of-State Overnight Student Trips

8.L. Consider Approval of Purchase of Bus

8.M. Report: Review of Financial Statement for November 2004

8.N. Report: Receive Report of Payments from Bond Funds

8.O. Report on Intrastate Overnight Student Trips

9. Regular Action Agenda

9.A. Action: Consider Adoption of Amendment to Superintendent's Goals for 2004

9.B. Report: Consider First Reading of Policy Update #74

9.C. Report: Receive Instructional Technology Report

9.D. Report on Outstanding Achievements of NBISD Students and Educators

10. Board Member/Superintendent Comments

11. Adjournment