February 19, 2020 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 Highlight: AIM College and Career Preparatory, Cheryl Rutledge, Principal. 

4)B) Galveston Educational Foundation Audit, Director Brittany Viegas

4)C) MECC Quarterly Report

4)D) Collegiate Academy Scoreboard 

4)E) Student Outcome Goals: 
G2: Percent of students who score MEETS grade level or MASTERS grade level in Algebra I and English I will increase from 18% to 50% by the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
Goal Progress Measures:
2.1 Increase the percentage of 8th grade students mastering reading on grade level as measured by he Star Reading Renaissance from 25% to 55% by 2022.
2.2 Increase the percentage of 8th grade students mastering mathematics / algebraic reasoning on grade level as measured by the Star Mathematics Renaissance from 51% to 62% by 2022.
Superintendent Constraints:
C3: The Superintendent shall not allow inequities in co-curricular activities at the campus level.
Constraint progress Measure: 
3.1  The percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities will increase at secondary campuses.

4)F) Present the Board Budget Workshop Calendar

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:

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.

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on January 22, 2020 and the Special Board Meeting on February 5, 2020 and February 11, 2020.

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 November 20, 2019.

6)F) Consider approval of of the Board Quarterly Progress Tracker

6)G) Consider approval of an out of state trip for the Austin Middle School Robotics team to Council Bluffs, Iowa to compete in the US Open Robotics Tournament on March 29, 2020-April 4, 2020 and excused absence for the school days missed.

6)H) Consider approval of an of out state trip for the Ball High School Robotics team to Council Bluffs, Iowa to compete in the US Open Robotics Tournament on April 1, 2020- April 5, 2020 and excused absences for the school days missed

6)I) Consider approval of an out of state trip to Indianapolis, Indiana by the Ball High Percussion Section to attend the 2020 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.

6)J) Consider approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Galveston Independent School District and City of Galveston for the use of property located at the intersection of 83rd Street and Terminal Drive.

6)K) Consider approval to apply to the Moody Foundation for the CreaTor Program located at Ball High School in the amount of $250,000.

6)L) Consider adoption of Local District Update 114 Modifying various School Board Policies. 

6)M) Consider approval of tuition for PK-3 and PK-4 students who are not eligible for the PK-3 and PK-4 program as presented, and provide GISD employees a 25% discount for PK-3 and PK-4 if children do not qualify for other subsidies for the 2020-2021 school year.

6)N) Consider adoption of revised Student Outcome Goals and Superintendent Constraints as presented.

6)O) Consider authorization to award "Property, windstorm, and flood coverage- RFP #2019-1220" to the most responsive proposer. 

6)P) Consider approval of a change order reducing the original Crenshaw improvement project budget by $18,551.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and Consider approval of the Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2019.

7)B) Discuss and consider approval to authorize the Superintendent to enter into a future electricity contract at $0.03904 per kWh or below. ($0.03904 is our current rate ending June 30, 2022)

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment