November 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Meeting Call To Order 7:00 P.M.

1.A. Open Meeting Notice

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consent Agenda Items

3.A. Minutes of the Work Session, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting held on October 17, 2013

3.B. Monthly financial and investment reports

3.C. Monthly support services report

3.D. Monthly absence reports YTD

3.E. Energy Systems Group management changes

3.F. Tax refund for late filed disabled veterans' homestead exemption of $607.59

4. Communications Not on the Agenda

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

5. Reports 

5.A. District Effectiveness Report (DER) Function 33 Health Services

5.B. DER Function 31 Guidance and Counseling

6. Financial Reports and Action Items

6.A. Amend General Operating expenditure budget to reallocate appropriations 

6.B. Amend budget and authorize expenditure of designated technology fund balance  to refresh all elementary school, middle school and non-core high school teacher workstations and to refresh all labs on the three elementary school campuses

7. Unfinished Business

7.A. Strategic Planning Team  (SPT) Vision 2015 Refocus recommendations for strategic objectives and strategies

8. New Business

8.A. MOU with North Texas Area United Way to be  host agency for the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) component of the $1.2 million Texas Home Visiting Grant

8.B. Policy Update 98, affecting (LOCAL) policies (FIRST Reading)  see EXTRA  Update Packet attachment

8.B.1. BBE (LOCAL) Board Members Authority

8.B.2. DBA (LOCAL) Employment Requirements and Restrictions:  Credential & Records

8.B.3. DFFA (LOCAL) Reduction in Force:  Financial Exigency

8.B.4. DFFB (LOCAL) Reduction in Force:  Program Change

8.B.5. DGBA (LOCAL) Personnel-Management Relations: Employee Complaints/Grievances

8.B.6. DH (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct

8.B.7. DNA (LOCAL) Performance Appraisal: Evaluation of Teachers

8.B.8. EC (LOCAL) School Day

8.B.9. EI (LOCAL) Academic Achievement

8.B.10. EIA (LOCAL) Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Reports to Parents

8.B.11. EIA (REGULATION) Academic Achievement: Grading/Progress Reports to Parents

8.B.12. FEA (LOCAL) Attendance: Compulsory Attendance

8.B.13. FEC (LOCAL) Attendance: Attendance for Credit

8.B.14. FFB (LOCAL) Student Welfare: Crisis Intervention

8.C. Amend General Operating Budget Function 11 (Instruction) to comply with TEA's mandated 22:1 staffing ratio for Grades K - 4

8.D. Policy DCA (LOCAL) revision to correct conflicting timeline requirements for new professional staff placement on either an employment/ work agreement or a probationary contract

9. Personnel Reports and Action Items

9.A. Resignation/retirement requests

9.B. Employ staff as recommended by administration

10. Open Session, Action on Item 9.A and 9.B

11. Closing Meeting

11.A. Adjourn