December 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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

2. Opening Ceremony

3. Consent Agenda Items - Materials relating to the items to be acted upon in the Consent Agenda are provided to the Board Members for study and review prior to the meeting. The items contained in the bid portion of the Agenda have been endorsed by the Board Members during the budget process.

3.A. Minutes of the Special  Meeting (cancelled), and Regular Meeting held on November 20, 2014

3.B. Monthly financial and investment reports

3.C. Consider donations -   None

3.D. Monthly support services report

3.E. Monthly absence reports YTD

3.F. Personnel actions delegated to the Superintendent

3.F.1. Resignations and retirements - None as of Posting

3.F.2. Contracted employees except administrators

3.G. Community and governmental relations

3.H. Service contract one-year extensions- NA

3.I. Tax Refund

4. Items to be Withdrawn from the Consent Agenda

5. Communications Not on the Agenda

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

6.  Superintendent's Report

6.A. Outstanding performance by district staff and students  

6.A.1. E-21 Award presentation

6.B. Initiation or status of new programs, projects and special activities

6.B.1. Miscellaneous projects update reports

6.C. E:21: Educate, Excite, Engage (digital conversion initiative) campaign media coverage, events and other activities

7. Board of Trustee's Report

7.A. Board member attendance at various school and community events

7.B. Board member visits to various campuses

7.C. Board member announcements, awards, resignations, election of officers and/or appointments

7.D. Board member recognition of outstanding performance of the "Spotlight Campus"  teacher and student of the month and recognition of other district staff and students

7.E. Board continuing education annual credit summary, sessions and conferences: 

7.F. Call Board of Trustees Election for Places 6 & 7 on Saturday 09 May 2015

8. Financial Reports and Action Items

8.A. Budget amendment to receive and expend a professional development grant totaling $14,955 from MSU's West College of Education and Professional Development School

8.B. Priddy Foundation grant of $18,000 for Ready Rosie Early Childhood Literacy Project 2014-2015

9. Unfinished Business

9.A. Citi Bank Building purchase update

9.B. Board Operating and Procedures Guide revisions

10. New Business

10.A. Policy Update 101, affecting (LOCAL) policies BE-Board Meetings; CH-Purchasing & Acquisition; DGBA - Employee Complaints & Grievances; EB-School Year; FFA - Wellness & Health Services; FFG - Child Abuse & Neglect; FNG - Student/Parent Complaints & Grievances; and GF - Public Complaints

10.B. Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) 2013-14 hearing for public comment on or before 90 days from November 21 -the winter holiday does not count toward the 90 days.

10.C. Facility Task Force creation to study and make recommendation to the Board on the 2014 TASB Facility Assessment  Report

11. Personnel Reports and Action Items

11.A. Dismissal, Terminations, Non-Renewals, and Non-Extensions:

11.B. Administrative position new hires: None

12. Closed Meeting - Adjournment to closed meeting pursuant to Sections 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074 of the Texas Gov't Code

13. Open Session, Action on Item 11 A - B

14. Closing Meeting