December 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM - Instructional Committee Meeting

I. Public Comments:
Comments shall be limited to current agenda items, student recognitions, or charitable causes. Speakers shall indicate what current agenda item they will be addressing when they come to the podium. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Non-English speakers who require a translator will be limited to six minutes. The presiding officer of the meeting may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against individual District employees, students, or parents. Speakers who engage in personal attacks, or use insulting, profane, threatening, or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding District employees, public officials, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in UISD Board Policy BED (Local). The presiding officer of the meeting 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 complaint policy as noted in Board Policy 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. 

II. 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:

II.A. Action Items to be Reviewed at the Regular Board Meeting on December 18, 2019, with a recommendation to be made by the Instructional Committee

II.A.1. Approval of Business and Life Skills II Course for Local Credit

II.A.2. Approval of Ethnic Studies: Mexican American History / Laredo History Course

II.A.3. First Reading of Policy Update 114 Affecting Local Policies

II.A.4. Approval of 2020-2021 School Year Calendar

II.B. Items to be reviewed by the Instructional Committee for information only.

II.B.1. College Academic Readiness Summary for 2018-2019

II.B.2. Review of Legal Policies in TASB Update 114

III. Adjournment