May 17, 2006 at 6:30 PM - Regular

I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible.

III. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

IV. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act:

IV.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney

IV.B. 551.074 Discussion/Action of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

IV.B.1. Consider Appointment of Principal for Charles Borchers Elementary School

IV.B.2. Consider Appointment of Director for Gifted and Talented/Advanced Academics

IV.B.3. Consider Appointment of Director for Bilingual/ESL/Dual Lang/Foreign Lang. Department

V. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session.

V.A. Appointment of Principal for Charles Borchers Elementary School

V.B. Appointment of Director for Gifted and Talented/Advanced Academics

V.C. Appointment of Director for Bilingual/ESL/Dual Lang/Foreign Lang. Department

VI. Superintendent's Report

VI.A. Presentation of Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

VII. Consent Agenda Items

VII.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

VII.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

VII.C. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

VII.D. Board Travel for June 2006

VII.E. Second Reading of Policy CDA (LOCAL): Other Revenues: Investments

VII.F. Approval of Policy DH (REGULATION): Employee Standards of Conduct

VII.G. Approval of Policy FD (REGULATION): Admissions

VII.H. Second Reading of Policy FL (LOCAL): Student Records

VII.I. Revision of School Calendar for 2006-2007 School Year

VII.J. Approval of 2006-2007 Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook

VII.K. Governor's Educator Excellence Award Grant Program

VII.L. First Reading of Policy FNF (LOCAL): Student Rights and Responsibilities: Interrogations and Searches

VIII. Items for Individual Consideration

VIII.A. Board Minutes

VIII.B. Donations

VIII.C. Second Reading of Policy CHE (LOCAL): Purchasing and Acquisition: Vendor Relations

VIII.D. Approval of Sale of Salvage Equipment

IX. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments on policy or agenda items will be heard in open session. Complaints and concerns against employees or regarding students shall be directed through the appropriate channels. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific formal information.

X. Adjournment