July 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM - Regular

I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

III. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. Dr. Guadalupe Gorordo - Texas A & M International University - Doctoral Educational Administration for Excellence in Education Award

IV.B. UISD 2008 graduates Carlos Rios, United South High School and Guillermo Obregon, LBJ High School addressed the Symposium in Dallas, TX Addressing the Needs of Secondary LEP Students

V. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments must address items listed on the agenda. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

VI. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act:

VI.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney 551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

VI.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsiblities

VI.A.2. Internal Auditor's Duties and Responsiblities

VI.A.3. Level III Grievance of Humberto Gonzalez

VI.A.4. Consider Appointment of Special Education Director

VI.A.5. Consider Appointment of STEP Director

VI.B. 551.071 Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding possible joint class action lawsuit against financial institutions for price fixing affecting prior land issuances

VII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.

VII.A. Action regarding Level III Grievance of Humberto Gonzalez

VII.B. Appointment of Special Education Director

VII.C. Appointment of STEP Director

VIII. Consent Agenda Items

VIII.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VIII.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

VIII.C. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

VIII.D. Renewal of the District Workers' Compensation Insurance Program

VIII.E. Approval of Request from John Bruce for Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for J.B.J. Muller Elementary for $10,800

VIII.F. Approval of Request from Pat Campos for Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Clark Elementary for $2,500

VIII.G. Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Webb County and United Independent School District for Juvenile J.P. Court Coordinators

VIII.H. Approval of Interlocal Agreement between the Webb County Juvenile Board and United ISD for the 2008-2009 School Year

VIII.I. Approval of Interlocal Government Agreement between United ISD and Webb County Head Start Department

VIII.J. Approval of Laredo Community College and United Independent School District Dual Credit Partnership Agreement

VIII.K. Approval of Texas A & M International University and United Independent School District Dual Credit Partnership Agreement

VIII.L. Approval of Appraisal Calendar for 2008-2009 School Year

VIII.M. Approval of PDAS Appraisers for the 2008-2009 School Year

VIII.N. Second Reading of Policy DC (LOCAL): Employment Practices

IX. Items for Individual Consideration

IX.A. Board Minutes

IX.A.1. Regular Board Meeting - June 18, 2008

IX.A.2. Special Called Meeting - July 8, 2008

IX.B. Donations

IX.C. Consideration for Approval of RFP 070-2007 Public Relations Management Services

IX.D. Discussion and possible action on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between United Independent School District and the City of Laredo for usage of UISD buses

IX.E. Consideration for the Board of Trustees to decide on the Public Meeting date, time & place to discuss the 2008-2009 Budget and Proposed 2008 Tax Rate

IX.F. Consideration for the Board of Trustees to vote on the 2008 Proposed Tax Rate that will be published in the notice for the Public Hearing

IX.G. First Reading of Policy DEC (LOCAL) - Compensation and Benefits Leaves and Absences

X. Adjournment