March 18, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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

2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

2.A. Board Discussion of Personnel Matters under § 551.074: 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), Job Abandonment, Proposed Extension of Probationary Contract(s), Proposed Suspension Without Pay, Administrator Contract Recommendations, Non-Administrator Contract Recommendations

2.B. Discussion of Real Property under § 551.072.

2.C. Consultation with legal counsel regarding and/or involving pending or contemplated litigation or a settlement offer or on a matter which the School District's legal counsel determines should be confidential including contract negotiations in accordance with Government Code, § 551.082, § 551.0821, § 551.087, and § 551.071, respectively; Hawkland v. GPISD No. 3-19-cv-01822-B

3. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

3.A. Action as a Result of Closed Session

4. INVOCATION

4.A. Joshua Ward - Student Pastor
Fielder Church - Grand Prairie

5. PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG

6. RECOGNITION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

6.A. 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest Review

6.B. National Merit Student

6.C. TEPSA Assistant Principal of the Year 

6.D. GPISD Council of PTAs - Angel Membership Program 

6.E. Leadership Spotlight - Honoring Child Nutrition 

6.F. Leadership Spotlight - Honoring Auxiliary Services (Transportation, M&O, Logistics)

6.G. Campus Teachers of the Year

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 and individual/specific students. Any personnel concern should be brought directly to the Superintendent prior to the meeting. 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. ADOPT AGENDA

9. CONSENT AGENDA

9.A. Minutes from Previous Meetings

9.B. Personnel: Routine Action

9.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

9.C. Regular Reports of the Superintendent

9.C.1. Purchasing Contracts

9.C.2. Tax Collection Report

9.C.3. Revenue Expenditure Report

9.C.4. Budget Transfers/Amendments - General Fund #7

9.D. OMNIA Intergovernmental Cooperative

9.E. Consider Approval to Request Waiver for Missed School Days Due to Inclement Weather 

9.F. Consider Approval to Request Waiver for Remote Instruction During Inclement Weather for Uplift Delmas Morton 

9.G. Consider Approval to Request CPR Waiver for 2021 Seniors

9.H. Proclamation 2021 Instructional Materials Adoption

10. ACTION ITEMS

10.A. Consider Approval of Phase 1 Network Upgrades

10.B. Consider Declaring the Election of Trustee in Single Member District 1 Canceled/Unopposed Candidate Elected 

10.C. Consider Taking Action on Employee Contracts

10.D. Consider Teacher Resignations/Contract Abandonment

11. INFORMATION ITEMS

11.A. Budget Planning 

11.B. HB 3 TIA Update 

11.C. Spring Demographic Update 

11.D. Career and Technology Education Overview

11.E. Request for Proposal (RFP) Process and Timeline for Food Service Management Company 

11.F. 2021-2022 Calendar for Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute 

11.G. Dickinson Montessori Update 

11.H. Review Board Agenda Calendar 

12. OPEN FORUM FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS

12.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 and individual/specific students.  Any personnel concern 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.

13. COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS

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

14. ADJOURNMENT