October 25, 2017 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) 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) Campus Highlights: Austin Middle School- Cathy VanNess

3)B) GISD Strategic Plan Highlights: 2.1.1 Create a virtual and on-site resource center that has the ability to meet specific student (birth-graduate) and family needs.

3)C) Nursing Program partnership agreement with UTMB 

3)D) Head Start Program

3)E) Gulf Coast Big Brothers and Big Sisters

3)F) 2016-2017 Community and Student Engagement Report

3)G) National Principal's Month

3)H) Discuss progress on Student Outcome Goals and Goal Progress Measures

4) 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) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Special Meeting on September 6, 2017 and the Regular Meeting on September 20, 2017.

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

5)C) Attorney Fees

5)D) Finance Reports

5)E) Consider approval of Purchases over $50,000.

5)F) Consider the adoption of a Resolution regarding annual review of the District investment policies and strategies.

5)G) Consider the approval of Administrations request to apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Grant: Research in Service to Practice project.

5)H) Consider approval for the campus performance objectives as presented in the campus plans.

5)I) Consider approval of a contract with Gaye Lyon TVI COMS Inc. for contract services for a Teacher of the Visually Impaired.

5)J) Consider a resolution and amendment for lease/purchase of Instruments from Woodwind Brasswind Band Instruments in the amount of $112,500.09 to include Fee's and Interest.

5)K) Consider Board Designation of Disciplinary Hearing Offices 2017-2018.

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and Consider approval for the Targeted Improvement Plan for Coastal Village Elementary.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment