October 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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

2) Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag. 

3) 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.

4) Superintendent's Report

4)A) Campus Highlights: Austin Middle School, Matthew Neighbors, Principal

4)B) Principals' Month

4)C) Recognitions of Maintenance Hurricane Team, Paul Byers

4)D) Student Outcome Goals:
G1: The percentage of students in 3rd grade reading, scoring MEETS grade level, as measured by the State Assessment (STAAR) will be 56% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year.  
Goal Progress Measures:     
1.1: Increase the percentage of Kindergarten students reading on grade level as measured by the EOY NSGRA Next Step Guided Reading Assessment from 51% to 62% by 2022.
1.2: Increase the percentage of 1st grade students mastering reading on grade level as measured by the EOY NSGRA Next Step Guided Reading Assessment from 53% to 62% by 2022.
1.3: Increase the percentage of 2nd grade students At/Above Benchmark reading on grade level as measured by the EOY Staar Reading Renaissance from 58% to 64% by 2022.
Superintendent Constraints:
Board Constraints:
C2: The Board shall not allow the board to adopt the final terms of a grant without signing a written acknowledgement that they understand anticipated benefits, impacts on District staff, and anticipated impact on Student Outcome Goals.
CPM: All grant request will be provided to Board members in the board packet
CPM: All grants will be addressed as full items

4)E) Update on the Innovation Management Organization (IMO)

4)F) Mr. Tony Brown, President, will announce Board Members Training Hours

4)G) Board Committee Reports

4)G)1) Policy Committee Chair- Mr. David O'Neal

4)G)2) Curriculum Committee Chair- Ms. Monica Wagner

4)G)3) Facilities/Finance Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

4)H) Previously Requested Information by the Board:

4)H)1) Skyward System availability for the beginning of each school year, and the issues causing the delay for the 2019-2020 school year.

4)H)2) Lights Installed for the Tennis Courts

4)H)3) Increasing pay rate for Substitute Teachers

4)H)4) HB3 Pre-K additional funding

4)H)5) CAC recommendation for possible Bond in May

5) The Board may recess into Closed Executive Session in the Library as permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act Government Code Sections 551.071- 551.090 Subchapter D and E.

Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the School Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting then the final action, final decision, or final vote shall be either:
A) in the open meeting covered by the Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting; or
B) at a subsequent public meeting of the School Board upon notice thereof; as the School Board shall determine.

5)A) Personnel 

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on September 18, 2019 and the Special Board Meeting on September 26, 2019.

6)B) Consider approval of personnel resignations and recommendations with contracts.

6)C) Attorney Fees

6)D) Finance Reports

6)E) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for 

6)F) Consider a contract with Family Service Center for an amount not to exceed $361,000 to provide mental health counseling funded by the Moody Foundation Causeway Galveston Grant for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

6)G) Consider the adoption of Local District Update 113 affecting the policies listed below.

6)H) Consider the adoption of Local District Policy FMG- Student Activities Travel.

6)I) Consider approval the Youth Career Connect Grant Memorandum of Understanding between Galveston College and Galveston ISD for the 2019-2020 school year. 

6)J) Consider approval to contract with Julie Schmid to provide professional services of recruiting and the development of community partnerships in the amount not to exceed $65,000.

6)K) Consider authorization to procure, through the TIPS purchasing cooperative contract #180702, for Roofing (Austin Lighting Strike Area D-3 Re-Roof). This purchase is an insurance funded project. at the following location: Austin Middle School.

6)L) Consider authorization to procure, through the Choice Partners purchasing cooperative, replacement and/or repair services-mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems (MEP package 6). This purchase is a bond funded project, for MEP renovations at the following locations: Ball High and Rosenberg.

6)M) Consider an out of state trip to New York, New York for eligible 7th and 8th grade students at Austin Middle School June 1-6, 2021.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Consider approval for the Targeted Improvement Plan for AIM College & Career Preparatory Academy. 

7)B) Consider approval for the Targeted Improvement Plan for Collegiate Academy.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment