November 15, 2011 at 5:30 PM - Regular

1. Opening

1.A. Meeting Called to Order

2. Finance Committee Meeting

3. Recognitions & Open Forum

3.A. Pledge of Allegiance

3.B. Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag

3.B.1. "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

3.C. Opening Prayer

3.D. Student Speaker on Character Education Trait for November - Compassion

3.E. Special Recognitions

3.E.1. Recognition of Bastrop High School Commended Scholars

3.E.2. Recognition of Bastrop ISD Campuses that Received 2011 Gold Performance Acknowledgments

3.F. Introduction of Representatives from BHS and CCHS Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (SSAC)

3.G. Open Forum

4. Public Hearing

4.A. Public Hearing Regarding the Contemplated Taxation of Goods-In-Transit pursuant to Texas Tax Code §11.253

4.B. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Resolution to Tax Goods-In-Transit pursuant to Texas Tax Code §11.253

5. Superintendent's Report and Board Discussion

5.A. Financial Report - Attachment A

5.A.1. Report from West, Davis & Company on 2010-2011 Audit - Attachment B

5.B. Curriculum Report

5.B.1. Fun Facts: An Innovative Way to Reinforce Fact Families

5.B.2. Summer Professional Development

5.C. Personnel Report

5.C.1. NCLB Compliance Report

5.D. Communications / Community Services Report

5.D.1. BISD Intra-District Transfer Policy

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Consider Approval of Minutes of October 18 and October 25, 2011

6.B. Consider Approval of General Fund Budget Amendment

6.C. Consider Approval of Tax Refunds

7. Action Items

7.A. Consider Approval of Annual Audit Report for Bastrop ISD

7.B. Consider Approval of BISD Diversity Plan

7.C. Consider Resolution to Approve the Dissolution of the Special Education Shared Services Arrangement Agreement - Bastrop Special Education Cooperative

7.D. Consider Approval of Changing the Date of the March 2012 Regular School Board Meeting

7.E. Consider Approval of Resolution Voting on Candidates for the Bastrop Central Appraisal District Board of Directors

7.F. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of Bastrop Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2011, including the adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of such bonds, establishing parameters for the sale and issuance of such bonds and delegating certain matters to an authorized official of the District

8. Information Items

8.A. District Wide Calendar

8.B. Enrollment

8.C. TASB Policy Update 91

8.D. Facility Usage Rules and Planning Guidelines - Current Legal Opinion for Allowing Non-Profits to use District Facilities at a Discounted Rate

9. Adjournment