August 19, 2015 at 6:10 PM - Regular

I. Pledge of Allegiance

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

II. Board Announcements

III. 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 Section 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.  Additionally, pursuant to board policies BED (LEGAL) and BED (LOCAL), drifting from the stated topic or becoming disruptive shall result in a warning from the board president.  A second violation will result in forfeiture of your allotted time and removal from the board meeting.  Disruptions include speaking on behalf of  or against a person running for political office, promotion of a for-profit organization, or advertisement of products or services to the Board.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. Boys Scout Troop 203 Laredo, TX

IV.B. TASB Media Honor Roll

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

V.C. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the month of July 2015

V.D. Submission of Appraisal Roll to the Governing Body

V.E. Approval to Adopt Official Budget for the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year

V.F. Discussion and Possible Action to provide, for school year 2015-2016 and in accordance with Texas Education Code Section 42.101 (a), (a-1) and (a-2) which takes effect September 1, 2015, notice to the Commissioner of Education of the United Independent School District’s intent to modify the compressed tax rate for the 2015-2016 school year where the School District’s adopted maintenance and operations tax rate for the 2015-2016 will be $1.04

V.G. Approval of Additional PDAS Appraisers for the 2015-2016 School Year

V.H. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

V.I. Approval of CSP-051-2015 New UISD Facilities & Support Center Project

V.J. Approval of Interlocal Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between the Webb County Juvenile Board and United Independent School District for the 2015-2016 School Year

V.K. Approval of Board Travel for the Month of October 2015

V.L. Select Board Member(s) as Delegate and Alternate Delegate to attend the TASB 2015 Delegate Assembly in Austin, Texas, on October 3, 2015

V.M. Approval of Innovative Courses:  Video Game Design, Video Game Design II and Video Game Design III

V.N. First and Final Reading of Policy DEC (LOCAL):  Compensation and Benefits - Leaves and Absences

V.O. First and Final Reading of Policy DH (LOCAL):  Employee Standards of Conduct

V.P. First and Final Reading of GKA (LOCAL) - Community Relations - Conduct on School Premises

V.Q. Second Reading of Revisions to Board Policy CFC (LOCAL) - Accounting - Audits

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Approval of Board Minutes for the Months of June/July 2015

VI.B. Resolution to Adopt 2015 Tax Rate

VI.C. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Naming of the North, East and South Transportation Compounds

VI.D. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve a Perfect Attendance Exception Program for District Bus Drivers

VI.E. Approval of Agreement between United Independent School District and Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN), Inc.

VI.F. Approval of Agreement between United Independent School District, Laredo Independent School District, and Webb County Juvenile Department

VII. Adjournment