August 21, 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) Superintendent Constraints:
C3: The Superintendent shall not allow inequities in co-curricular activities at the campus level.
Constraint Progress Measures:
3.1: The percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities will increase at secondary campuses.

4)B) Bon Temps Cajun Throwdown Presentation

4)C) MECC Quarterly Report 

4)D) Accountability Results for 2018-2019

4)E) Board Committee Reports

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

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

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

4)F) 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.

5)A) Real Property

5)B) Personnel

6) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

6)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on July 17, 2019 and the Special Meeting July 29, 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 May 15, 2019

6)F) Consider approval of the purchase of three security vehicles (Bond Fund).

6)G) Consider approval of Board Quarterly Progress Tracker

6)H) Consider approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Galveston County Community Action Council Head Start to partner with Galveston Independent School District to provide PK4 services to eligible students.

6)I) Consider authorization to award the contract for the District Wide Site Improvements, to TBD, the lowest/most responsive bidder (RFCSP #2018-105). This purchase is a bond-funded project.

6)J) Consider submission of the 2019-2020 System of Great Schools Further, Faster, Funding Opportunity.

6)K) Consider approval of the purchases of Imagine Learning Software license for an amount not to exceed $75,000 to be paid IMA and Grant Funds.

6)L) Consider approval of pursuing IMA Funding to purchase Edgenuity online instruction for credit recovery and academic acceleration for Ball High School and AIM College and Career Prep.

6)M) Consider approval for professional services from Kickstart Kids during the 2019-2020 school year in an amount not to exceed $65,000 to be funded using Title funds.

6)N) Consider approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Galveston ISD and the City of Galveston Police Department. 

6)O) Consider approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Galveston ISD and Galveston County Sheriff's Department. 

6)P) Consider support of the H.R. 3665, the School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019.

6)Q) Consider approval of the GISD Texas Educators Excellence Model (TEEM) Guide for the 2019-2020 School Year.

6)R) Consider approval of the GISD Human Capital Management System (HCMS) annual appraisal timeline for the 2019-2020 school year.

6)S) Consider approval of the Texas Student Data System and PEIMS Support Services Agreement between Galveston Independent School District and Region 4.

7) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

7)A) Discuss and consider approval of the 2019-2020 General Operating Budget, Child Nutrition, and Debit Service Budgets.

7)B) Discuss and consider adoption of the 2019-2020 Tax Rate. 

7)C) Discuss and consider approval of the final 2018-2019 budget amendments.

7)D) Discuss and Consider approval of the Superintendent's Contract Amendment Number Three.

8) Suggested Future Agenda Items

9) Board Comments

10) Adjournment