November 14, 2018 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: AIM College and Preparatory Academy, Cheryl Rutledge

3)B) Needs Assessment Update from PBK

3)C) Student Outcome Goals: 
Goal 2: Percent of students at the completion of grade 9 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: The percentage of 8th grade students who score MEETS grade level on the first administration of the Algebra I EOC will increase from 74% to 80% by the end of the 2020 school year.
2.2: The percentage of 3-8 grade English Language Learners (ELL) scoring APPROACHING, MEETS or MASTERS on Reading or Writing STAAR will increase from   54% to 60% by the end of the 2020
school year.
2.3: The percentage of students in all grades who (are on track to) MEET or MASTER both reading and math STARR will increase from 43% to 50% by the end of the 2020 school year.

3)D) Strategic Plan Year 2:
6.1.1: Increase student enrollment and build community loyalty and involvement in GISD by creating a district-wide communication plan that maximizes transparency, resolves negative perceptions of GISD and promotes positive communication with parents and community.

3)E) MECC Quarterly Report

3)F) Request for Agenda Items:

3)F)1) Board Retreat February 8th-9th, 2019.

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.

4)A) Discuss Real Property 

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on October 24, 2018.

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

5)C) Finance Reports

5)D) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for September 19th .

5)E) Consider approval of the Interagency Agreement between Upward Hope Academy and GISD to provide educational services to students in a Drop-Out Prevention/Recovery Program.

5)F) Consider approval of Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP #2018-13) District-Wide Harvey Repairs.

5)G) Consider approval purchase order to MAYA Consulting, on behalf of MECC (TEA awarded the "SB 1882" grant to GISD, so to enable invoices to be processed using these grant funds, a district-issued purchase order is necessary). The grant's budget included up to $200,000 for consulting services (over a two-year period).

5)H) Consider approval of purchase of a New Bus Wash for Transportation Department (Bond Project).

5)I) Consider approval of REF#2018-14, Annual Contract for Maintenance & Operations Supplies, Materials, and Equipment for one year with options to renew annually for three additional years in the Categories listed below. 

5)J) Consider approval of RFP#2018-15, Annual contract for HVAC Supplies & Services for one year with options to renew annually for three additional years.

5)K) Consider approval to purchase synthetic turf for the baseball and softball infields at the District's complex on 83rd street, through the "NJPA/Sourcewell" Cooperative. This project was included in the Bond 2018 project list.

5)L) Consider approval to request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP #2018-12 ) Roof Repairs Package 1. Roof repairs to Austin Middle School, Central Middle School, Ball High School, and Scott Building (included in the Bond 2018 project list).

5)M) Consider approval of the purchases of 7 new school buses (four 77-seat buses, one 30-seat wheelchair compatible bus, and two 14-seat Type A buses) at a cost not exceed $640,000.

5)N) Consider removal of the August 17, 2016 commitment of fund balance.

5)O) Consider approval of General Fund budget amendment 2019-A.

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Administer Oath of Office to Single-Member Districts 1-A, 3-C,and 4-D.

6)B) Discuss reorganization of Officers of the GISD Board of Trustees.

6)C) Discuss and consider adopting a resolution for Galveston County School District Legislative Priorities.

6)D) Discuss and consider Board's Quarterly Progress Tracker.

6)E) Discuss and consider approval to sale Real Property: tract of land being approximately 10 acres (or 435,600 SF), more or less, being North 1/2 of Lot 416 (416-1) and North 1/2 of Lot 407 (407-1) out of the Trimble & Lindsey Survey, Section 1, Abstract 121, City of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas 77554.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment