September 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Regular

I. Pledge of Allegiance

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

II. 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.

III. 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 must address items listed on the agenda. 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 factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) - Region One Administrators of the Year

IV.B. United ISD ITV Department - National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Video Awards

IV.C. JB Alexander High School - Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition - Gold and Silver Medal Winners

IV.D. JB Alexander High School - Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition - Outstanding Soloist

IV.E. JB Alexander High School - Texas Music Educators Association - Texas State Area Honor Band Contest - Region 14 Honor Band

IV.F. United High School Chess Club - U.S. Junior Open Chess Tournament

IV.G. United High School - Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition - Gold and Silver Medal Winners

IV.H. United High School - Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition - Outstanding Soloist

IV.I. United High School - Texas Music Educators Association - Texas State Area Honor Band Contest - Region 14 Honor Band

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Tax Roll Adjustments for 2011-2012

V.C. Resolution to Approve the 2012 Appraisal Roll as the 2012 UISD Tax Roll

V.D. Approval of Cooperative Program Contract Related Fees Report for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year

V.E. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

V.F. Approval of Requests from Board Members re:  Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

V.G. Approval of Maximum Class Size Waivers for 2012-13 School Year

V.H. Approval of MOU for School District/Private Partnership Consortium to Pursue the Race to the Top - District Grant Application from the US Department of Education

V.I. Second Reading of Policy DC (LOCAL) - Employment Practices

V.J. Second Reading of Policy FFB (LOCAL) – Student Welfare:  Crisis Intervention

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Board Minutes for the Month of August 2012

VI.B. Donations

VI.C. First Reading of Policy DEC (LOCAL) - Compensation and Benefits:  Leaves and Absences

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

VII.A. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney

VII.A.1. Consultation with legal counsel re: approval of attorney fee agreement with Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, LLP to increase Webb County School Lands revenue.

VII.B. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney
551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel

VII.B.1. Discussion, including Consultation with Legal Counsel, re:  Superintendent's Evaluation

VII.C. 551.074 Discussion of Personnel or to Hear Complaints against Personnel
551.076 Considering the deployment, specific occasions for, or implementation of, security personnel or devices

VII.C.1. Trautmann Middle School 6^th Grade Student Activity Fund Audit

VII.C.2. Gutierrez Elementary Student Activity Fund Audit

VII.C.3. Textbook Inventory Procedures

VII.C.4. Delinquent Tax Attorney’s Office Procedures

VII.C.5. Status of on-going Audits

VII.D. 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney
551.082  School Children/Disciplinary Matter or Complaints
551.0821 Personally Identifiable Student Information

VII.D.1. Level III Grievance of Parent-Student Complaint of M.M.

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

VIII.A. Approval of Internal Audit Plan for 2012-2013

VIII.B. Action Re:  Level III Grievance of Parent-Student Complaint of M. M. 

VIII.C. Action re:  Approval of Superintendent's Annual Evaluation

VIII.D.

Action re: approval of attorney fee agreement with the Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, LLP to increase Webb County School Lands revenue.

VIII.E. Adopt Resolution Authorizing an Expenditure for the Protection and Advancement of Interests Pertaining to the County School Lands.

IX. Adjournment