March 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Meeting Call To Order 6:00 P.M.

1.A. Open Meeting Notice

2. Workshop/Reports/Information

2.A. Workshop Items

2.A.1. Agenda review for next monthly meeting on April 28, 2011

2.B. Report Items

2.C. Information Items/Dates

2.C.1. TASB Spring Board Training at ESC9 - Monday, April 18th, 4:30 PM

2.C.2. TASB/TASA Convention, Austin - Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2011

3. Reconvene Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Consent Agenda Items

5.A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on February 28, 2011 and Work Session held on March 19, 2011

5.B. Monthly financial and investment reports

5.C. Monthly support services report

5.D. Monthly absence reports YTD

6. Communications Not on the Agenda

6.A. Address the Board - Policy BED (LOCAL)

7. Reports/Recognitions

7.A. Recognize student and staff accomplishments

8. Financial Reports and Action Items

8.A. Consider approval of Superintendent's proposed budget reduction plan for 2011-12

8.B. Bid # 577 Copy Paper

8.C. Resolution authorizing administrative response to winter weather emergency

9. Unfinished Business

9.A. District Award for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) Application Cycle 2, Year 2 authorization to file

9.B. Textbook adoption Proclamation 2011 for implementation in 2011-12

10. New Business

10.A. Region 9 ESC Board Member Election - Cancellation

10.B. School year 2011-12 calendar adoption

10.C. Expedited "Early Release Waiver" for 2011-12 & 2012-13  and Teacher Data Portal of the Texas Assessment Management System Waiver for 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14

10.D. Cancel Board election called for Place 4 and 5 on Saturday, May 14, 2011

10.E. Declare unopposed candiate for Place 4 - Billie Gorham and Place 5 - Ray Ono as elected

11. Personnel Reports and Action Items (consideration may be delayed to Special Meeting in April 2011)

11.A. Resignation/retirement requests

11.B. Consider superintendent's recommendations regarding employment and contract status of classroom teachers and other non-administrative professional personnel (Texas Gov't Code 551.074): renew term contract employees and/or propose nonrenewal term contract employees

11.C. Consider superintendent's recommendations regarding employment and contract status of classroom teachers and other non-administrative professional personnel (Tex. Gov't code 551.074): re-employ probationary contract employees and/or non-renew or terminate probationary contract employees

11.D. Consider contract extension for central office and campus administrators

11.E. Consultation with attorney (Tex. Gov't code 551.071)

12. Open Session, Action on Item 11.A - D

13. Closing Meeting

13.A. Adjourn