July 28, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION

II.A.  Rev. Ron Ward, A Church Without Walls

III. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

IV.A. Approval of Minutes:  August 11, 2014 (Work Session), August 11, 2014 (Regular) and August 11, 2014 (Public Hearing), Monthly Financial Report, Monthly Tax Report, Tax Roll Amendments

IV.B. Action - Approve Resignations and Elect Replacements

V. AUDIENCES

VI. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

VI.A. INSTRUCTION

VI.A.1. Action - Approve Class Size Waiver

VI.A.2. Report - Summer Academic Programs Including Accelerated Instruction Report

VI.A.3. Action - Conduct Public Hearing to Evaluate EOC Accelerated Instruction Effectiveness

VI.B. BUSINESS

VI.B.1. Action - Adopt Order Setting the Ad Valorem Tax Rate to Fund the 2014-2015 Budget

VI.B.2. Action - 2014 Annual Financial Management Report

VI.B.3. Action - Conduct Public Hearing on 2014 Financial Management Report

VI.C. ADMINISTRATION

VI.C.1. Action - Adopt Positions on TASB Resolutions and Instruct Delegates to TASB Delegate Assembly

VI.C.2. Action - Approve Policy Update 100, affecting local policies CKE, CPC, CRD, DCC, FDA, FL and GKB

VI.C.3. Action - Approve Local District Policy Revisions, affecting local policies DC, DCB, DCD and DCE

VI.C.4. Action - Approve Designation of Local Government Records Management Officer

VI.D. CONSTRUCTION

VI.D.1. Action - Approve Schematic Design for Range Elementary Rebuild

VI.D.2. Report - Update on Facilities

VI.D.3. Action - Approve Proposed Certified Appraisers

VI.D.4. *Action - Approve Administrative/Term Contracts

VII. AUDIENCES

VIII. Reconvene from Executive Session for Action Relative to items Considered During Executive Session

IX. Action Relative to Items Considered in Executive Session

X. Questions Concerning any Item in Exhibits/Information

XI. INVOCATION

XI.A.  Rev. Chad Flowers - Emmanuel Pentecostal Church

XII. STUDENT AND STAFF GUESTS

XIII. CONSENT AGENDA

XIII.A. Approval of Minutes:  June 9, 2014 (Work Session) and June 9, 2014 (Regular), Monthly Financial Report, Monthly Tax Report, Tax Roll Amendments

XIII.B. Action - Approve Resignations and Elect Replacements

XIV. AUDIENCES

XV. REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

XV.A. INSTRUCTION

XV.A.1. Action - Approve Evaluation of Local Programs

XV.A.2. Action - Approve Student Code of Conduct

XV.A.3. Action - Approve Credit by Exam (CBE) Assessments

XV.B. BUSINESS

XV.B.1. Action - Approve Quarterly Report on Investments

XV.B.2. Action - Approve Preliminary Budget for 2014-15

XV.B.3. Action - Approve Proposed Tax Rate for 2014-15

XV.B.4. *Action - Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Authorization of the Proposed Settlement of Cause No. 11-09131-F; Mendoza v. Mesquite ISD

XV.C. ADMINISTRATION

XV.C.1. Action - Select Delegate to 2014 TASB Delegate Assembly

XV.D. PERSONNEL

XV.D.1. Action - Approve Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) Local Policies