October 15, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call Meeting to Order for October 15, 2013.

1.A. Roll Call

1.B. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance

1.C. Academic Spotlight for Hosting Campus:  Perales Elementary

2. PRESENTATION:

2.A. Public Hearing of the Edgewood ISD Annual Financial Management Report and its State Financial Accountability Rating.

2.B. Improvement Required Campus Report

2.C. Accountability Report for Edgewood ISD

2.D. Campus Plan Goals & Objectives

3. Time for Public Comment:

4. Motion to go into Closed Session:

4.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:

4.A.1. Proposed Board resolution on Domestic and Dating Violence.

4.A.2. Board policies and law dealing with public participation at Board meetings.

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

4.B. [Section 551.074, Texas Government Code - Personnel Matters:] To deliberate the, appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to wit:

4.B.1. Personnel actions and proposed actions under Agenda item VI (3).

5. Discussion/Action on matters taken up in Closed Session and/or matters listed in Section IV, whether or not items listed therein were taken into Closed Session; and matters listed under Section VI and VII, if any, taken into Closed Session under Section IV.  The board may also go into Closed Session at this time or any time during the meeting on any agenda item listed in this Notice of Regular Meeting, as may be authorized by law.

6. Consent Agenda Items:

6.A. Approval of minutes for board meetings:  Regular Board Meeting on September 17, 2013 and Special Board Meeting on September 23, 2013.

6.B. Approval of Budget Amendments for the period ending October 7, 2013.

6.C. 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.]

6.D. Approval of the use of the Edgewood Theatre of Performing Arts by the U.S. District Court for Naturalization Ceremonies with a waiver of rental fees as permitted by Board Policy GKD (Local). 

6.E. Approval for Proclamation to recognize National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 16-24, 2013, in Edgewood ISD.

6.F. Approval for Proclamation proclaiming November 18-22, 2013, as American Education Week in Edgewood ISD.

6.G. Approval for Proclamation to designate November 21, 2013, as National Parental Involvement Day in Edgewood ISD.

6.H. A proposed amendment (second reading) to Board policy DNA (Local) Performance Appraisal Evaluation of Teachers whereby the Board may authorize the creation of an alternative appraisal process for subsequent Board approval.

7. Individual Items for Consideration and Approval:

7.A. An order authorizing the issuance of Edgewood Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2013; levying a tax and providing for the security and payment thereof; providing for the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of a purchase contract, a paying agent/registrar agreement and an escrow agreement relating to such bonds; approving the preparation of an official statement; and enacting other provisions related thereto.

7.B. Report on the Edgewood ISD 2013 School FIRST Rating and its Financial Management Report of "Superior Achievement".

7.C. Approval to accept the recommendations to the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) for a 2 year term.

7.D. Approval of contracted services by Sylvan Learning Center to provide Gus Garcia Middle School students with the ACE IT! and Sylvansync Tutoring Programs for a total of $87,500.00, to be funded by the Texas Title I Priority Schools (TTIPS) Grant.

7.E. Approval to enter into a Shared Services Agreement with Education Services Center Region 20 to provide support to Edgewood ISD students attending private non-profit schools for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, to be funded with Title I Part A funds.

7.F. Approval of newly elected District-Wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) Members for the 2012-2013 school year.

7.G. Approval to contract with Agile Minds to provide the School Year Academic Youth Development (SYAYD) curriculum to the current eighth grade students, to also include professional development and advisor services in the Educator's Course in Academic Youth Development (E-AYD) for approximately $103,525.00, to be funded out of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funds.

7.H. Approval of the renewal of Accelerated Reading Licensing, Hosting and Support from Renaissance Learning for all District students, K-12.

7.I. Proposed amendment to Position Stipends for 2013-2014 school year.

7.J. Proposed adoption of an alternate appraisal process for all Instructional Facilitators employed by the District in accordance with Board Policy DNA (Local) Performance Appraisal Evaluation of Teachers.

8. Information:

8.A. Human Resources Report

8.B. Consultant Monthly Report

8.C. Overtime Report

8.D. Financial Statements

8.E. Active Investment Report

8.F. Tax Report

8.G. Report of purchases made in the amount of $50,000.00 or more.

9. New Business:

10. Announcement(s):

11. Adjournment: