September 29, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL - ESTABLISH QUORUM

III. CLOSED SESSION (Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters, Section 551.072 - Deliberations regarding Real Property, and Section 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney)

III.A. Personnel employment and resignations

III.B. Consultation with CISD attorney regarding litigation:

III.B.I. Coppell ISD v. CB Parkway and Trammell Crow Co. No. 43, Ltd.; CCL #5

III.B.II. CB Parkway and Trammell Crow Co. No. 43, Ltd. v. City of Coppell and Coppell ISD; CA NO. 3-08-CV 0753-N

III.B.III. City of Coppell & Coppell ISD v. City of Dallas, CB Parkway and Trammell Crow Co. No 43, Ltd.; CCL #3

IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

V. INVOCATION

V.A. Anthony Hill

VI. AWARDS

VI.A. National Merit Semi-Finalists

VII. OPEN FORUM

VIII. PUBLIC HEARING

VIII.A. Public hearing with opportunity for public input and overview regarding applications for grants from the Coppell Education Development Corporation (CEDC)

VIII.B. Public meeting to discuss the Coppell Independent School District's state financial accountability rating, FIRST

IX. DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS

IX.A. Board President

IX.B. Board Members

IX.B.I. Anthony Hill - NTAASB and TASB Delegate Assembly

IX.C. Superintendent

IX.C.I. North Lake update

IX.D. 2008 State Accountability - Dr. Monica Uphoff

IX.E. July Exit Level TAKS results - Dr. Monica Uphoff

IX.F. TAKS-M - Dr. Monica Uphoff

IX.G. Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment (TELPAS) results - Dr. Monica Uphoff

IX.H. ESL/Bilingual Report - Teresa Tate

IX.I. Report on Highly Qualified Teachers - Tracey Wallace

IX.J. Physics IB report - Linda Cook

X. ACTION ITEMS

X.A. CONSENT

X.A.I. Approve minutes of Board meetings held on August 18, 2008; August 27, 2008; August 28, 2008; and September 16, 2008

X.A.II. Approve budget amendments for 2008-2009

X.A.III. Approve Financial Report for August 2008

X.A.IV. Approve Investment Report for Period Ending August 31, 2008

X.A.V. Approve Second Appraisers for 2008-2009 PDAS

X.A.VI. Consider adoption of a resolution regarding annual review of investment policies CDA (Legal) and CDA (Local) pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 2256, Section 2256.005(e)

X.A.VII. Consider adoption of resolution regarding annual review of investment brokers pursuant to Chapter 2256 of the Texas Government Code of investment of public funds, Section 2256.025

X.A.VIII. Consider adoption of a resolution regarding annual review of Section 2256.008(a), Texas Government Code, approving independent sources of instruction for district investment officer training

X.B. Consider approval of grants to the Coppell Education Development Corporation

X.B.I. Pre-K - 12th Grade English as a Second Language Grant

X.B.II. Coppell Spanish Program Grant

X.B.III. Literacy Intervention Support Program Grant

X.B.IV. CISD Library Grant

X.C. Consider adoption of CISD Campus Improvement Plans

X.D. Consider adoption of CISD District Improvement Plan

X.E. Consider adoption of a resolution setting the 2008 Maintenance and Operations and Debt Service tax rates for the Coppell Independent School District

X.F. Consider Resolution extending date to approve Settlement Agreement and related real estate transactions

X.G. Consider Resolution authorizing approval of Settlement Agreement among Coppell ISD, City of Coppell, and Billingsley Development Corporation

X.H. Consider Resolution authorizing approval of Contract of Purchase and Sale of 70 acre and of 12 acre tracts of land

X.I. Consider Resolution authorizing approval of Contract of Purchase and Sale of 20 acre tract (Northwest Tract)

X.J. Consider Resolution authorizing approval of Option Contract for Purchase of 20 acre tract (Southeast tract)

XI. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

XII. ADJOURNMENT