April 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Instructional Committee

I. Listed below are the instructional items to be reviewed by the Instructional Committee with recommendations for action to be made at the next Regular Board Meeting:

I.A. Action Items to be Reviewed by the Regular Board Meeting on April 22, 2015 with recommendation to be made by the Instructional Committee

I.A.1. Approval of Employment Contracts, Addendums, Letters of Assurance for 2015-2016 School/Work Year

I.A.2. Approval of Revision to EIE (LOCAL) on Student Promotion for the 2015-2016 School Year    

I.A.3. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Middle School Externships

I.A.4. Approval of Revisions to 2015–2016 Mobile Learning Devices (MLD) Rollout Plan       

I.A.5. Approval of Including the Advanced Placement Tests from College Board as a Credit by Exam for Acceleration

I.A.6. Second Reading of LOCAL Policies in TASB Update 101

I.B. Items to be Reviewed by the Instructional Committee for Information Only:

I.B.1. New Teacher Hires, Administrative New Hires/Promotions & Resignations of Professional Employees

I.B.2. Overview and Statistics of the Pregnancy, Education and Parenting (PEP) Program

I.B.3. Robotics in Education

I.B.4. Curriculum & Instructional Technology/Informational Technology (CIT/IT) Collaborative Projects

I.B.5. Early College High School Designation approved by TEA  

I.B.6. Early College High School (ECHS) Draft Timeline

II. 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. 

III. Adjournment