March 27, 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: Parker Elementary, Principal Liz Murphy

4)B) Needs Assessment Update from PBK

4)C) Galveston Educational Foundation Annual Report

4)D) Student Outcome Goal
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.
Superintendent Constraints:
C1: The Superintendent shall not allow any campuses to forego implementation the District’s initiatives to meet Student Progress Measures. 
Constraint Progress Measures:
1.1: All district elementary campuses will have 56% percent or greater of third grade students reading on grade level by 2020. (Baseline established in the 2016-2017 school year)
2.1: Ninety percent GISD graduates will leave high school college ready, career ready and military ready by 2020.

4)E) Board Committee Reports

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

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

4)E)3) Finance and Facilities Committee Chair- Mr. Johnny Smecca

4)F) Austin Middle School: Increase in seats and staff member students.

4)G) Request for Agenda Items:

4)G)1) Facilities Committee Meeting Dates

4)G)2) Time Change for Regular School Board Meeting

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) Discuss Resolution to declare a program change/reorganization and attendant subsequent actions.

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on February 20, 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 December 19th Board Meeting.

6)F) Consider approval of the recommendations for Chapter 21 Administrator contracts for Principals and Assistant principals for the 2019-2020 school year as presented.

6)G) Consider approval of the Instructional Material Allotment and TEKS Certification for the 2019-2020 school year.

6)H) Consider applying for Staff Development Minutes Waiver.

6)I) Consider approval of tuition for PK-3 and PK-4 students who are 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 their children do not qualify.

6)J) Consider Year four of five for renewal of wind, flood, property, and fleet liability insurance.

6)K) Consider Child Nutrition Services (CNS) budget amendment 2019-A, reducing fund balance to comply with recent audit recommendations. Funds are being transferred to appropriations to allow the purchase of various CNS equipment and facility upgrades, totaling $779,969.

6)L) Consider Authorization to purchase equipment, tables, and design work not to excessed $779,969 (the amount of the CNS budget amendment 2019-A).

6)M) Consider approval of General Fund budget amendment 2019-C.

6)N) Consider adoption of Local District Update 112 affecting the policies listed.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss, consider, and potentially take action upon a Board Resolution that calls for a program change/reorganization pursuant to Board Policy DFFB (LOCAL) for the following:

7)A)1) Elimination of two positions as follows

7)A)1)a) Athletic Director/Head Football Coach

7)A)1)b) Assistant Athletic Director/ Head Basketball Coach

7)B) Discuss and consider the approval of the following improvements to Crenshaw School of Environmental Studies (BOND 2018 Project): ADA ramp, insulation, exterior painting, and soft sealant replacement.

7)C) Discuss and consider administrators' participation in the Relay National Principals Academy Fellowship in an amount not to exceed $55,000.

7)D) Discuss and consider approval of the recommendation to terminate a probationary contract teacher at Central Middle School at the end of the 2018-2019 contract year, in the best interests of the District.

7)E) Discuss and consider adoption of the Local District Policy DEC.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment