April 23, 2007 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for April 23, 2007.

1.A. Roll Call

2. Time for Citizens. In the event that a quorum of the Board is not present to open the meeting, the Monday session shall thereby be cancelled after a reasonable time in the opinion of the Board members present or, if there is no Board member present, the Superintendent or designee, and agenda items II through III shall be moved to Tuesday, April 24, 2007, immediately following Section V on the Agenda.

3. Motion to go into Closed Session.

3.A. [Section 551.071, Government Code - Consultation with Attorney:] For a private consultation with the Board’s attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, and/or on matters where the attorney’s duty to the Board, under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the open government provisions of Chapter 551 of the Government Code, to wit:

3.A.1. Proposed notification to employee Natalie Valdes of proposed termination.

3.A.2. Proposed settlement of District's lien against funds recoverable from third-party stemming from workers compensation claim No. WC-06-429-58450.

3.A.3. Legal issues regarding agenda item IX (E) dealing with delinquent tax contract.

3.A.4. Legal issues regarding agenda item IX (F) dealing with refunding bonds.

3.A.5. Amendment to Policy CRE (Regulation) dealing with workers compensation issues - 1st Reading.

3.A.6. Amendment to Policy CNA (Local) dealing with transportation of students - 1st Reading.

3.A.7. Amendment to Policy DEC (Local) dealing with Absent Without Leave status - 1st Reading.

3.A.8. Amendment to Policy EHBL (Local) dealing with GED Testing Centers - 2nd Reading and approval.

3.A.9. Legal issues dealing with other agenda items brought into Closed Session.

4. Call Meeting to Order for April 24 2007, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Edgewood Academy, Recital Hall, 607 S.W. 34th Street, San Antonio, Texas.

4.A. Roll Call

4.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

4.C. Academic Spotlight for Hosting Campus: Memorial High School

5. Presentation(s):

5.A. Boeing Company of San Antonio and the Texas Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic will present a check for $11,626 to the Board of Trustees for the school District.

5.B. Proposal to authorize the issuance, sale and delivery of EISD unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2007; to delegate to Superintendent authority to select outstanding bonds to be refunded and to approve all final terms of such bonds; to authorize the execution of an escrow agreement, a paying agent/registrar agreement and a purchase contract; and to approve an official statement, call certain bonds for redemption and to approve all other instruments and procedures related thereto.

6. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section III, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Sections IX and X, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section III. The Board may also go into Closed Session at this time on any matter on any agenda item listed in either or both sessions as may be authorized by law.

7. Bond Construction Projects Update - Project Management

7.A. Bond Projects Financial Update and Change Order Log

8. Administrative/Product Reports

8.A. Budget/Finance

8.A.1. Tax Report

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Minutes: Special...March 22, 2007; Regular...March 26-27, 2007; Special...April 12, 2007.

9.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for April 2007.

9.C. Approval of the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. for Professional Services Rendered.

9.D. Approval to proclaim April 30, 2007 as "El Dia de Los Ninos," May 1-5, 2007, as "Celebrando Los Ninos Y La Cultura en Edgewood," and May 5, 2007 as Celebrando Cinco de Mayo in Edgewood Independent School District.

9.E. Approval to extend the Delinquent Tax Contract with Linebarger, Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, through April 20, 2011, as recommended in Closed Session.

9.F. Order authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of Edgewood Independent School District unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2007; delegating to the Superintendent of the District the authority to select outstanding bonds to be refunded and to approve all final terms of the bonds; authorizing the execution of an escrow agreement, a paying agent/registrar agreement, and a purchase contract; approving an official statement; calling certain bonds for redemption; and approving all other instructions and procedures related thereto.

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval

10.A. Approval to submit the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Compliance Report PR7000 Private Nonprofit School Participation for school year 2006-2007.

10.B. Approval to submit amendment #1 to the 2006-2007 automation of consolidated application (SAS #NCLBAA06) for Federal Funding for the following Grants: (Title I, Part A, Title I, Part C-Migrant, Title II, Part A - TPTR, Title II, Part D - Technology, Title III, Part A - LEP, Title IV, Part A - Safe & Drug- Free Schools and Title V- Innovative Programs).

10.C. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action required. [Note: Board action on this item, if any, is limited to those personnel items that require Board action; otherwise, the item is for information only, whether or not the Board approves a motion to approve this item; and, in any event, the Board does not approve transfers, resignations previously approved by the Superintendent, retirements and reassignments.]

10.D. Approval to submit payment to Regional Day School for the Deaf in the amount of $32,710.50 using Idea-B Funds and Special Education Funds.

10.E. Approval to provide occupational therapy services, attend/conduct ARD meetings, complete paperwork for Special Education students in Edgewood Independent School District.

10.F. Approval of new high school courses in the area of Fine Arts to be added to the list of courses offered to students of the Edgewood I.S.D.

10.G. Approval of Kennedy and Memorial High School Band students to compete in the UIL Texas, State Solo and Ensemble Contest at the University of Texas at Austin on May 25-26, 2007 for a total of $4,385.16, funded locally.

10.H. Approval of polling locations to hold Elections for the Joint General, Special and Bond Elections on Saturday, May 12, 2007 and Tuesday, June 12, 2007 for Runoff Elections if necessary.

10.I. Approval to enter into a collaborative agreement between Avance, San Antonio Early Head Start Program and the Edgewood Independent School District Special Education Program.

10.J. Approval of the corrected 2007-2008 Annual School Calendar recommendation as submitted by District-Wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC).

10.K. Approval to submit the Standard Application System (SAS-A 101-01) Amendment #02 to fund Special Education Programs to Texas Education Agency.

11. Information

11.A. Human Resources Report

11.B. Consultant Monthly Report

11.C. Overtime Report

11.D. Financial Statements

11.E. Active Investment Report

11.F. Vandalism Report

11.G. Status Report on HVAC Needs

11.H. Status change report on vendor savings

12. New Business

13. Announcement(s)

14. Adjournment