August 15, 2012 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1) Call to order Open Session in the Board Room of the Lovenberg Administration Building, 3904 Avenue T, Galveston, Texas.

2) Citizen's Request to Address the Board on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items.  Please complete sign-up sheets available in the lobby prior to the start of the meeting.

3) The Board will recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act Government Code Subchapter D551.074 - Personnel and Subchapter D551.071 - Consultation with Attorney.  The Board and Superintendent will discuss:

3)A) Superintendent's Evaluation

3)B) Superintendent's Contract

4) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

4)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on July 25, 2012

4)B) Consider personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts

4)C) Consider approval of GISD PDAS & RAVE appraisal timeline for the 2012 - 2013 school year

4)D) Consider approval of the following administrators to appraise Galveston ISD personnel during the 2012 - 2013 school year

4)E) Consider approval of continuation of Purchasing Cooperative Arrangements and Fees

4)F) Attorney Fees

4)G) Financial Reports

5) REGULAR AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Discuss and consider extension of the Superintendent's Contract for 2014/2015

5)B) Discuss and consider approval of the revised GISD RAVE Teacher Appraisal Process and Scoring Guide for 2012-2013

5)C) Discuss and consider approval of the Payoff of the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) Loan of $1,930,470 and to approve a General Operating Fund Budget Amendment of $1,748,000 for the Payoff

5)D) Discuss and consider approval of modifying the CareHere Clinic Employee Benefit Program to a Voluntary Employee Participation Program

5)E) Discuss and consider approval of Purchases Over $25,000

5)F) Suggested Future Agenda Items

5)G) Board Comments

6) Adjournment