March 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM - Regular

Call to Order

Roll Call (Establishment of Quorum)

Pledge of Allegiance

Moment of Silence

Board President Opening Remarks

Open Forum

Everyday Greatness

Consent Agenda (Items may be considered individually if so requested by Board)

Approve minutes from the meeting dated February 20, 2008

Approve bills for the month of February in the amount of $654,451.22

Approve Campus Activity Accounts for the month of February 2008

Consider and accept donations and amend the budget as necessary to reflect donations

Reports

Special Revenue Funds

Correspondence

Action Items

Discuss and consider MISD hosting an annual Trustee Candidate Forum to be sponsored by the Marion Community Library, and take action as necessary

Review and consider request for waiver of facility rental fees for PEIMS.INFO for middle school cafeteria usage on April 27, 2008, and take action as necessary

Discuss and consider naming of the community walking track as the "Dennis Dreyer Community Walking Track and Nature Trail," and take action as necessary

Review and consider request for district participation in the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) Grant program through TEA, and take action as necessary

Discuss and consider approval of general and expedited waivers to TEA for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, and take action as necessary

Review and consider resolutions supporting membership in the Comal, Guadalupe, and Kendall Counties Adult Basic Education Cooperative, and take action as necessary

Discuss and consider adoption of updated 403(b) regulations, and inclusion of 457 and 457 Life components in those regulations, and take action as necessary

Review and consider TASB Policy Service Update 82, and take action as necessary

Receive and consider report from Counseling Advisory Committee and take action as necessary

Discuss and consider refinancing of current bonded debt and take action as necessary

Review and consider facility survey results and take action as necessary

Discuss and consider appointment of one trustee to the Marion Education Foundation Board of Directors, and take action as necessary

Consider and discuss nomination of local media for inclusion in TASB's 2008 Media Honor Roll, and take action as necessary

Personnel: employment, assignment, reassignment, resignation, termination, non-renewal, and related issues.

Consult with the District's attorney regarding legal issues concerning teacher contract

Consider, discuss, and take action on contracts of: professional teaching staff and professional, non-administrative, support staff

Consider and discuss proposal of non-renewal to term contract teacher, and take action as necessary

Superintendent appraisal, goals, directives, contract and compensation.

Goals added to the appraisal or clarified for the appraisal

Directives to the Superintendent

Items for inclusion on the April 16, 2008 Board meeting agenda