July 22, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1) Call to order Open Session. 

2) Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag. 

3) Citizen's Request to Address the Board on Agenda and Non-Agenda items.

4) Superintendent's Report

4)A) Returning to Learning

4)B) Board Committee Reports

4)B)1) Policy Committee Chair- Mr. David O'Neal

4)B)2) Curriculum Committee Chair- Ms. Monica Wagner

4)B)3) Facilities/Finance Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

4)C) Request for Agenda items Update

5) The Board may recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act Government Code Sections 551.071- 551.090 Subchapter D and E.

Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either:
A) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
B) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

5)A) Personnel

5)B) Superintendent Evaluation

5)C) Consultation with Attorney

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on June 17, 2020. 

6)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts.

6)C) Attorney Fees

6)D) Finance Reports

6)E) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for June 17, 2020.

6)F) Consider approval of the Juvenile Justice Alternative Educational Program (JJAEP), Funding Parameters and Interlocal Cooperation Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

6)G) Consider the funding parameters, Interlocal Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding for the Coastal Alternative Program (CAP) for the 2020-2021 school year.

6)H) Consider an Order Calling Regular Single Member School Board Trustee Election for Districts 5E and 6F on November 3, 2020.

6)I) Discuss and consider approval of the 2020-2021 Resolution sanctioning the Galveston County 4-H Organization as an extracurricular program and approval of adjunct faculty agreement to recognize Galveston County Cooperative Extension Agents as adjunct faculty members for the 2020-2021 school year.

6)J) Consider authorization to allow the purchase of band instruments for the middle school bands to Steve Weiss Music, a co-op vendor, in the amount of $81,811.68. This will be funded from unspent, budgeted funds, consolidated between fine arts account codes.

6)K) Consider approval for the Galveston Independent School District interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement with New Caney Independent School District for the 2020- 2021 school year.

6)L) Consider approval of 2019-2020 General Fund Budget amendments D and E.

6)M) Discuss and consider authorization to allow the renewal of the Workers’ Compensation coverage with TASB for $299,284.00 for the period of September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021. (Under separate cover.)

6)N) Discuss and approve 7-22-20 amendments to the 2020-2021 School Calendar.

6)O) Discuss and consider approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Galveston Independent School District and Galveston County, Texas for the use of Crenshaw Facilities in time of Disaster.

6)P) Discuss and consider authorization to award replacing district wide exhaust fans under MEP Package 8 with CFI Mechanical using the Choice Partners Co-op 18/036MC-02 in the amount of $415,289.90. (Under separate cover.)

6)Q) Change order reducing the original District Wide MEP – Project 3 with CFI Mechanical in the amount of $28,828.00. (See attached.)

6)R) Change order reducing the original District Wide MEP – Project 5 with CFI Mechanical in the amount of $970.00. (See attached.)

6)S) Discuss and Consider the Certified Athletic Trainer Service Agreement Between University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) and Galveston Independent School District (GISD) August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021.

6)T) Discuss and consider authorization to award MEP Sprinkler Head Replacement at Crenshaw to Island Fire & Safety Equipment Co, Inc. in the amount of $21,630.73.

6)U) Discuss and consider authorization to award the purchase of white boards and bulletin boards for classrooms located at Crenshaw, Rosenberg, LA Morgan, Burnet, Parker and Oppe from Challenge Office Products under Choice Partners Contract 19/033MJ-06. (Under separate cover). The scope of this project remains unchanged from the original bond project scope. 

6)V) Discuss and consider the purchase of Magnet 3 chromebooks for Burnet STREAM Magnet in an amount not to exceed $125,000. (Under separate cover.)

6)W) Consider approval of  Moody Technology Grant

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and Consider approval of the Superintendent’s evaluation and compensation.

7)B) Discuss and consider establishing Juneteenth Emancipation day  (June 19, or the following Monday if June 19 occurs on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) as an Official GISD Holiday.

7)C) Consider approval of the Date of a Public Meeting on the 2020-2021 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate and vote on the 2020-2021 Proposed Tax Rate to be published in the Notice of Public Meeting

7)D) Discuss and consider a contract with UTMB - BHAR for an amount not to exceed $230,000 to provide mental health counseling funded by the Moody Foundation Causeway Galveston Grant for the period September 1, 2020 through August 30, 2021.

7)E) Discuss and consider UPBRING MOU for Head Start Partnership

7)F) Discuss and consider endorsing a candidate for TASB Board of Directors - Region IV - Position B.

7)G) Discuss and consider cancellation of the deferred-to-November Bond Election. (Under separate cover.)

7)H) Discuss and consider 2020-2021 Salary Schedule (Under separate cover.)

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment