September 18, 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) Superintendent's Report

3)A) 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)
1.2 Ninety percent GISD graduates will leave high school college ready, career ready and military ready by 2020.
Board Constraints:
C1: The Board shall not allow membership to request information from staff without considering time required to prepare data.
Board Constraint Progress Measures:
1.1: Cabinet and Assistant to the Superintendent will spend no more than 10% of their work schedule attending to Board requests, including preparation for board meetings, as evidenced by a monthly tracker.
1.2: The Superintendent will spend no more than 50% of the work schedule attending to Board requests, as evidenced by a monthly tracker.

3)B) Check Presentation from Excel Energy Group and Clearesults

3)C) Recognize Morgan Elementary for being named Magnet School of America Nation Demonstration School.

3)D) Board Committee Reports

3)D)1) Policy Committee Chair- Mr. David O'Neal

3)D)2) Curriculum Committee Chair- Mrs. Monica Wagner

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

3)E) Previously Requested Information by the Board

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) Real Property

4)B) Personnel

5) CONSENT AGENDA - Action Items

5)A) Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on July 17, 2019 and the Special Meeting July 29, 2019.

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

5)C) Attorney Fees

5)D) Finance Reports

5)E) Consider approval of the Board's Time Use Tracker for June 19, 2019

5)F) 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.

5)G) Consider approval of Administrative Appraisers for 2019-2020 school year.

5)H) Consider approval of Certification of Unopposed Candidate for the Regular School Trustee Election for District 2B.

5)I) Consider approval to cancel the Regular School Trustee Election for District 2B for the November 5, 2019 School Board Election.

5)J) Consider approval for the campus goals and performance objectives as presented in the campus plans.

5)K) Consider approval for the District Goals and Performance Objectives for 2019-2020.

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

5)N) Consider approval of continuation of Purchasing Cooperative Arrangements and Fees.

5)O) Consider approval of Change order for Spoor Field and track Project

5)P) Consider approval of Attendance Committees for all campuses as per FEC (LEGAL).

6) REGULAR AGENDA- Action Items

6)A) Discuss and consider an application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.0822 for AIM College and Career Preparatory Academy.

6)B) Discuss and consider an application for Optional Flexible School Day Program according to Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.0822 for Ball High School.

7) Suggested Future Agenda Items

8) Board Comments

9) Adjournment