January 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Opening Items

1.A. Call to Order

1.B. Announcement by the President that a Quorum is present and that the notice has been posted in the time and manner required by law.

1.C. Pledges to the United States Flag and Texas Flag - County Line Elementary students

2. Non-Action Items

2.A. Proclamations

2.B. Outstanding Students and Educators

2.C. NBHS Students of the Month - William Hodo and Kristin Biehn

2.D. NBISD School Board Recognition Month

2.E. Donation of books from the Wurstfest Association

2.F. Open Forum

3. Consent Agenda - All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board of Trustees and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as an item on the Regular Agenda.

3.A. Consider Approval of Minutes to the Regular Board Meeting held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.

4. Action Items - All items on the Regular Agenda will be considered in Open Meeting. The Regular Agenda includes reports and action items that may require discussion by the Board of Trustees.

4.A. Consider Approval of Order of Trustee Election for District #3 and District #5 positions

4.B. Act on Resolution and Letter to Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts affirming New Braunfels ISD's Eminent Domain authority as required by Texas Government Code Sections 2206.101(b).

4.C. Consider Approval of Extension of Superintendent's Contract

4.D. Consideration and Approval an Order by the Board of Trustees of the New Braunfels Independent School District authorizing the issuance of “New Braunfels Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building and Refunding Bonds, Series 2011”; levying a continuing direct annual Ad Valorem Tax for the payment of the bonds; prescribing the form, terms, conditions, and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds; including the approval and distribution of an official statement pertaining thereto; authorizing the execution of a paying agent/registrar agreement, an escrow and trust agreement, and a purchase contract; complying with the letter of representations on file with the depository trust company; delegating the authority to certain members of the Board of Trustees and District Staff to execute certain documents relating to the sale of the bonds; and providing an effective date

5. Discussion and Possible Action

5.A. Discussion and Possible Action on 9th Grade One to One iPad Initiative

6. Informational Items

6.A. Report on Highly Qualified

6.B. Review of TASB Policy Update 92 (First Reading)

6.C. Report on 2010 Bond Project

7. Executive Session

7.A. Personnel   Govt. Code §551.074

7.B. Annual Evaluation of Superintendent   Govt. Code §551.074

8. Announcement and Adjournment

8.A. Regular Board Meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the NBISD Education Center Board Room

8.B. Regular Board Meeting to be held on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the NBISD Education Center Board Room

8.C. Regular Board Meeting to be held on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm the NBISD Education Center Board Room