May 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM - Regular

1 Opening Items

1A Call to Order

1B Announcement by the Chairman that a quorum is present and that the notice had been posted in the time and manner required by law.

1C Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Texas Pledge, and Welcome of Visitors

2 Student Recognition

2A Recognize Top Ten Forney High School Students

3 Hearing of Students, Employees, and Citizens (As per Policy BED (Local) no presentation shall exceed five minutes. Delegations of more than five persons shall appoint one person to present their views before the Board. The Board reserves the right to hear complaints involving District employees in closed session for a period not to exceed 20 minutes).

4 Architect/Construction Manager Report(s)

4A Consider Approval of Sidewalk and Landscaping Bids for Forney High School

5 Presentation of the Forney ISD Strategic Plan

6 Consider Approval of the Forney ISD Strategic Plan

7 Update on 2011 Accountability System

8 Quarterly Investment Reports

9 Consent Items

9A Minutes of April 4, 2011

9B Revisions to Policy FNF (Local) - Student Rights and Responsibilities: Interrogations and Searches to be Effective July 1, 2011

9C Revisions to Policy DEC (Local) - Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences to be Effective July 1, 2011

9D Extended Sick Leave Request(s)

10 Consider Naming the New DAEP Facility

11 Consider Resolution for Employees to be Compensated for Days Missed Due to Hazardous Cold Weather Conditions

12 Consider Approval of Revisions to Policy EHBB (LOCAL) - Special Programs:  Gifted and Talented Students as First Reading

13 Consider Approval of a One-Year Modification of the North Forney High School Prom Guidelines

14 Consider Approval of Revisions to Policy DMA (Local) - Professional Development:  Required Staff Development as First Reading

15 Consider Approval of Changing Pizza Vendors

16 Consider Approval of 2011-2013 Depository Contract

17 Consider Approval of Contract for 2011-2012 Auditing Firm

18 Consider Purchase of Teacher Laptops

19 Consider Purchase of Desktop Computers

20 Consider Purchase of Microsoft Software Agreement

21 Consider Renewal of Software and Maintenance Agreement

21A Altiris Client Management

21B EMC Storage Maintenance

22 Consider Purchase of Security Camera System for Forney High School and DAEP

23 Personnel

23A Employment of Professional Contract Personnel

24 Future School Sites

25 The Board will take appropriate action on matters discussed in Closed Session.

26 Future Board Meetings

26A Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. - Special Called Meeting

26B Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting

26C Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. - Budget and Tax Rate Hearing

26D Monday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting

27 Announcements

27A High School Proms

27A1) Forney High School - Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ Southfork Ranch from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight

27A2) North Forney High School - Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ Dallas Arboretum from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight

27B Annual Forney Education Leadership Foundation Banquet

27B1) Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ NFHS from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

27C Forney High School Graduation

27C1) Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m. at the Garland Special Events Center

27D Forney ISD Summer Hours

27D1) Monday, June 6, 2011 through Friday, August 5, 2011

27D1)a) Office Hours:  Monday-Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Closed on Fridays

28 Adjournment