Public Meeting Public Notice: March 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order for March 23, 2009.

1.A. Roll Call

2. Time for Public Comment: 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, March 24, 2009, immediately following Section IV 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. Pamela Braswell v. EISD litigation and proffered settlement offer from plaintiff.

3.A.2. Policy CI (Local) deficiencies.

3.A.3. Consultation with attorney regarding attorney-client items listed in Agenda item IX (A).

3.A.4. Legal issues dealing with other agenda items brought into Closed Session.

4. Call Meeting to Order for March 24, 2009 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: Gus Garcia Middle School

5. 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.

6. Presentation(s) and Discussions:

6.A. District Fine Arts Academy and Programs

6.B. Closing of Truman Middle School

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. Approval of statement from the Law Firm of Escamilla & Poneck, Inc. in the amount of $33,993.69 for Professional Services Rendered using local funds.

9.B. Approval of the Budget Amendments for March 2009.

9.C. Approval to proclaim April 19-25, 2009, as Administrative Professionals Week and April 22, 2009 as Administrative Professionals Day in the Edgewood Independent School District.

9.D. Approval to proclaim April 2009 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the Edgewood Independent School District.

10. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

10.A. Recommendation regarding the closing of Truman Middle School by the District Long Range Facility Committee and Administration.

10.B. Approval to accept the Citi Foundation Grant funds for Edgewood ISD in support of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) College Preparation Study Project in the amount of $20,000.

10.C. Approval to accept 2008-2009 Texas Educator Excellence Grant for Brentwood Middle School in the amount of $90,000.

10.D. Approval to submit the Texas Education Agency eGrant application amendment (SAS#: SPEDAA09) to fund the remaining Special Education salaries and program support personnel until the end of June 2009.

10.E. Approval of promotions, transfers, new hires, resignations, retirements and re-assignments for professional contract personnel where Board Action is 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.F. Approval of Quarterly Investment Report (December 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009).

10.G. Approval of Individual Expenditures Equal to or Exceeding $25,000 to wit:

10.G.1. Schoolwires Public Information/software for the approximate amount of $36,782 -- per Interlocal agreement

10.G.2. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Instruction/Training DVD's for the approximate amount of $32,000 -- Sole Source Item.

10.H. Approval to dispose of surplus/scrap/broken/obsolete property as per CI (Local) school properties disposal via on-line auction disposal April 17th through April 27th or until property is disposed.

10.I. Approval of Certified Tax Roll for 2008.

10.J. Approval of bid for new marquee for the Edgewood Theatre of Performing Arts.

10.K. Approval to use Johnson Control, Inc. as the contractor for the Kennedy High School air-cooled chiller installation project in the amount of $183,500 from Bond contingency funds -- Pre-approved Buy Board Vendor.

10.L. Approval to use Slay Engineering Inc., for various COSA required civil issues in support of the Science Building at Kennedy and Memorial High School in the amount not to exceed $38,950 from fund balance.

10.M. Receipt of TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 83 (Presented for Second Reading).

10.N. Approval of Professional Services and independent contractor for Intergovernmental Relations Liaison/Facilitator not to exceed $55,000.

10.O. Approval to increase the original amount of the consultant contract for Holda Minerva Saldana for Speech Therapy from $21,000 up to $49,800 using Special Education funds.

10.P. Approval to increase the original amount of the consultant contract for Diana C. Montemayor for Speech Therapy from $20,300 up to $38,860 using Special Education funds.

10.Q. Approval to increase the original amount of the consultant contract for Joann Gonzales for Speech Therapy from $22,750 up to $50,050 using Special Education funds.

10.R. Approval to increase the original amount of the consultant contract for Nora Jaloway for occupational therapy from $17,500 up to $38,500 using Special Education Funds.

March 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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