December 7, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Board Business Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.A. Meeting Called to Order

1.A.1. Roll Call of Board Members Present and Declaration of Quorum Present______ Absent______

1.A.1.a. Mrs. Patti Radle

1.A.1.b. Mr. Arthur Valdez

1.A.1.c. Ms. Debra Guerrero

1.A.1.d. Mr. Ed Garza

1.A.1.e. Mrs. Olga Hernandez

1.A.1.f. Mr. James Howard

1.A.1.g. Mr. Steve Lecholop

1.A.2. Recording of Superintendent Present

1.A.2.a. Mr. Pedro Martinez

1.A.3. Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. Flag

1.A.4. Salute to the Texas Flag - "Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

1.B. Citizens' Presentations - 60 minute total time limit for this item

2. Consent Agenda

2.A. Approval for the Purchase of the Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative from Region Service Center 20

2.B. Approval to Purchase the SAT School Day Program

2.C. Approval to Purchase the TSI (Accuplacer) Assessment and Remediation Units

2.D. Approval of the Universal Gifted and Talented Screening for All Students in 1st and 5th Grade

2.E. Ratification of Purchase of Furniture and Equipment for Head Start Program

2.F. Approval of the Renewal of the Contract between San Antonio Independent School District and Harlandale Independent School District for GEAR UP 2 Grant Partnership for the 2015-2016 School Year

2.G. Approval of the Rental Usage of Alamo Stadium by the Battle of Flowers Association

2.H. Approval of Public Address (PA) System Upgrades at Fifty One (51) Schools

2.I. Approval of Ornamental Fencing at Five (5) Campuses Phase IV Under 2010 Bond Program

2.J. Approval of Boiler Replacement at Young Men’s Leadership Academy (W.W. White Facility)

2.K. Consideration and Appropriate Action on the Selection of Financial Advisors for the District and other matters related thereto

2.L. Approval of Monthly Budget Report and Amendments for December 2015

2.M. Approval of Materials Management/Purchasing/Warehousing/Textbooks Department Recommendations for Bids, Proposals, and Awards

2.N. Approval of Minutes for the following meeting:

2.N.1. November 9, 2015 Board Business Meeting

2.N.2. November 16, 2015 Special Board Meeting

2.N.3. November 19, 2015 Special Board Meeting

3. Recognitions

3.A. Recognition of the Young Women's Leadership Academy for Being Named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education

3.B. Presentation of the SAISD Christmas Card Contest Winners

4. Governance

4.A. SAISD Board of Trustee Committee Reports

5. Closed Session

5.A. The Board will convene in Closed Session as authorized by the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, et. Seq. (TGC 551.071, TGC 551.072, and TGC 551.074)

5.A.1. Deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real estate, including legal issues on the acquisition process. (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.072)

5.A.2. Deliberation regarding personnel matters, including but not limited to employment, duties, discipline, reassignment, resignation, retirement, reclassification and dismissal of an employee.  (TGC 551.071 and 551.074).

5.A.3. Oral Presentation of Arguments from both parties in the matter of TEA DOCKET NO. 002-LH-09-2015; San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rudolph Owens and Consideration of the Recommendation of the Hearing Examiner and the Record.  Board Policy DFD (Local) (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.A.4. Oral Presentation of Arguments from both parties in the matter of TEA DOCKET NO. 003-LH-09-2015; San Antonio Independent School District vs. Ray Palencia, Jr. and Consideration of the Recommendation of the Hearing Examiner and the Record.  Board Policy DFD (Local) (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.A.5. Consideration of Hearing Examiner's Recommendation and record and private consultation with Board's attorney to obtain legal advice regarding hearing examiner's recommendation regarding the proposed termination of Rudolph Owens. TEA DOCKET NO. 002-LH-09-2015; San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rudolph Owens.  (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.A.6. Consideration of Hearing Examiner's Recommendation and record and private consultation with Board's attorney to obtain legal advice regarding hearing examiner's recommendation regarding the proposed termination of Ray Palencia, Jr.. TEA DOCKET NO. 003-LH-09-2015; San Antonio Independent School District vs. Ray Palencia, Jr..  (TGC 551.071 and TGC 551.074)

5.B. The Board will reconvene in Open Session and take appropriate action on items discussed in Closed Session.

6. Other Business and Adjournment

6.A. Adjournment