April 17, 2013 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) Superintendent's Report:

3)A) Best Communities for Music Education - Dr. Stephen Duncan

3)B) Ball High Speech and Debate Team Updates - Michael Merritte and Chad Flisowski

4) 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

4)A) Discuss and consider approval of the Superintendent's recommendation of Chapter 21 Professional Employee contracts for the 2013-2014 school year

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting on March 27, 2013

5)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations

5)C) Discuss and consider approval of the recommendations for Chapter 21 Professional contracts for the 2013-2014 school  year

5)D) Consider and approve request to renew RFP#2011-05, Office Supplies YR 3 of 3

5)E) Discuss and consider approval of State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program Membership and Resolution

5)F) Discuss and consider awarding RFP#2013-2, for Grant Evaluation Services to Third Coast R&D, Inc. and to Wexford, Inc. for twelve months with options to renew for two additional one-year options, upon mutual agreement between parties and approve expenditures for said services not to exceed 10% of each grant award with services to be funded solely through grant funds

5)G) Discuss and consider approval of a change order to the contract with Kathy Curran for TTIPS grant consulting services at Ball High School for an additional amount of $20,000

5)H) Attorney Fees

5)I) Financial Reports

6) REGULAR AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider approval of the Instructional Agreement for Dual Credit/Early Admissions Enrollment Classes between Galveston College and the Galveston Independent School District for the 2013-2014 school year

6)B) Discuss and consider increasing the number of freshman students admitted into Ball TSTEM Academy

6)C) Discuss and consider approval to submit a pre-application for an I3 (Investing in Innovation) grant through the U.S. Department of Education

6)D) Discuss and consider approval of purchases over $50,000

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment