September 16, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. 5:30 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER

2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

2.A. Personnel Matters (§551.074)
Appointments, Discipline, Dismissals, Duties, Employment, Employment Contracts, Evaluations, Extensions, Leaves of Absence, Nonrenewals, Proposals for Nonrenewals, Renewals, Reassignments, Retirements, Job Abandonment, Terminations, Proposed Terminations, Requests for Leave of Absence, Requests for Extended Leave Without Pay, Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Resignations, and Settlements.

2.B. Deliberation Regarding Real Property (§551.072)

2.C. Consultation with Attorney (§551.071)
Consultation with the attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters where the attorney's duty to the district, pursuant to the code of professional responsibility of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, or on a matter which the attorney determines should be confidential, including but not limited to, contract negotiations in accordance with the Texas Government Code §§551.071, 551.082, 551.0821, 551.087, respectively; Hawkland v. GPISD No. 3-19-cv-01822-B.

3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

4. INVOCATION

4.A. Joshua Ward 
Fielder Church 

5. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG

6. RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

6.A. National Hispanic Heritage Month Performance - GPFAA Mariachi

6.B. GPFAA Vocal Music Grammy Award

6.C. Spotlight Campus: Powell Elementary School 

6.D. State LULAC Awards

7. OPEN FORUM FOR AGENDA ITEMS

7.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee prior to the meeting being convened. The first Open Forum is limited to agenda items other than personnel, public officers, and individual/specific students. Speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes. When more than one individual wishes to address the same agenda item, the President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

8. ACTION AS A RESULT TO CLOSED SESSION

9. SUPERINTENDENTS' UPDATE 

9.A. Update of Current District Events, Student Data, Programs, and Operations.

10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

10.A. Minutes 

10.A.1. Minutes 8.5.21

10.A.2. Minutes 8.12.21

10.A.3. Minutes 8.19.21

10.A.4. Minutes 8.26.21

10.B. Personnel: Routine Action

10.B.1. Employment, Retirement(s), Termination(s)/Proposed Termination(s), Proposed Nonrenewal(s), Request(s) for Leave of Absence, Request(s) for Extended Leave Without Pay, Resignation(s), Reassignment(s), Request(s) for Temporary Disability, Job Abandonment, Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

10.C. Regular Reports of the Superintendent

10.C.1. Contracts

10.C.2. Property Tax Collection Report

10.C.3. Revenue and Expenditure Report

10.C.4. Budget Transfers/Amendments - General Fund #1

10.D. Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation 

10.D.1. Memorandum of Understanding 

10.E. Luther College 

10.E.1. Memorandum of Understanding 

11. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

11.A. Nominate a Candidate for Dallas Central Appraisal Board

11.A.1. Dallas Central Appraisal District

11.A.2. Resolution to Nominate a Candidate 

11.B. Board Operating Procedures

11.B.1. Board Operating Procedures 

11.C. Employee Contracts

11.D. Teacher Resignations/Contract Abandonment

12. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS

12.A. Grand Prairie ISD Remote Conferencing 

12.B. Review of Board Agenda Calendar

13. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS

13.A. Persons attending the meeting may request an Open Forum Sign-Up Card. The card must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board President or designee prior to the meeting being convened. This second Open Forum allows individuals to address the Board on any subject, except personnel, public officers, and individual/specific students.  Any concerns regarding personnel, public officers, or individual/specific students should be brought directly to the attention of the Superintendent prior to the meeting.  Speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes.  When more than one individual wishes to address the same topic, the Board President may ask the group to appoint one spokesperson.

14. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

14.A. Board of Trustees expressions of thanks, congratulations, and condolences.

15. ADJOURNMENT