September 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM - Regular

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

V.A. Welcome and Public Comments

V.B. Recognitions

V.B.1. Recognition of Former School Board Member John P. Nail

V.B.2. National Merit Semifinalists

V.B.3. National Merit Commended Students

V.B.4. Mississippi State-Level Finalist for the 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching -- Tupelo High School Science Teacher Teresa Ware

V.B.5. TPSD Summer Curriculum Professional Development

V.B.6. Perfect Scores on State Assessment

V.B.7. Officer Annie Gates and Bus Driver Cynthia Ray

VI. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

VI.A. Superintendent Search

VI.B. Early Childhood Education Center Longitudinal Study 1996-1997 to Fall, 2011

VI.C. Parent Involvement in Education Title I Programs Tupelo Public School District Board Policy KBA

VI.D. TPSD Policy IKF Graduation Requirements, IKF-E1 Graduation Requiements:  Occupational Diploma; IKF-E2 Graduation Requirements:  MDE Appendix A-3; and IKF-E3 Graduation Requirements:  MDE Appendix A-2

VI.E. Proposed Performance Targets:  2011-2012 District Board Goals To Increase Student Achievement

VI.F. Professional Development Goals and Tasks -- Early Release Day No. 2, Wednesday, September 28, 2011

VII. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

VII.A. Consent Agenda

VII.A.1. Contractual Agreements

VII.A.1.a. Contracts #CO1231 and #CO1232

VII.A.1.b. Rental of School Facility #SFR1203

VII.A.1.c. Charter Bus Service Contract #BC11-12-001

VII.A.2. Single Source Purchases #SS1212 and #SS1213

VII.A.3. Donation #2011-2012-005 through #2011-2012-007

VII.A.4. Request Permission to Apply for TPSD Grant #1202

VII.A.5. Consideration to Acknowledge and Accept TPSD Grant #920

VII.A.6. Request Permission to Advertise the Sale of School Buses and Vehicles

VII.A.7. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution to Sell Buses and Vehicles

VII.A.8. Permission to Delete One (1) Item from the TPSD Capital Assets Listing

VII.A.9. Consideration for Payment of 2011-2012 Program for Research and Education of Public Schools (PREPS) Dues

VII.B. Student Transfer Report

VII.C. Personnel Report

VII.C.1. Licensed Staff Recommendations

VII.C.2. 2011-2012 TPSD Staffing Statistics

VII.D. Docket of Claims for August 31, through September 16, 2011, Docket of Claims #95714 through #96128; Tupelo High School Activity Check Register for August, 2011; and Athletic Activity Check Register for August, 2011. 

VII.E. Financial Statement for Month Ending July 31, 2011

VII.F. TPSD Policy Changes -- Consideration for Approval of TPSD Policy JH Student Absences and Excuses and TPSD Policy JQ Student Fees, Fines and Charges

VII.F.1. TPSD Policy JH Student Absences and Excuses

VII.F.2. TPSD Policy JQ Student Fees, Fines and Charges

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

IX. NEW BUSINESS

IX.A. Consideration for Approval FY12 Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Local Education Agency's Neglected or Delinquent Facilities Application

X. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.A. Future Agenda Topics

X.B. Consideration of Executive Session

XI. ADJOURNMENT