December 17, 2014 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. Board Announcements

III.A. Report on Completion of the Required Continuing Education Training for School Board Members

IV. Recognitions

IV.A. EAGLE FORD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

IV.B. 2014 AP SCHOLARS - ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

IV.B.1. AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

IV.B.2. AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR

IV.B.3. AP SCHOLARS

IV.C. 2014 AP SCHOLARS - UNITED HIGH SCHOOL

IV.C.1. AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

IV.C.2. AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR

IV.C.3. NATIONAL AP SCHOLAR

IV.C.4. AP SCHOLARS

IV.D. 2014 AP SCHOLARS - UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

IV.D.1. AP SCHOLARS

IV.E. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM – B.E.S.T. COMPETITION – 1ST PLACE

IV.F. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM – DISTRICT 29-6A CHAMPIONS AND AREA FINALIST

IV.G. UNITED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM – DISTRICT 29-6A CO-CHAMPIONS AND REGIONAL FINALIST

IV.H. LYNDON B. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM – DISTRICT 29-6A CO-CHAMPIONS

IV.I. UNITED SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM – REGIONAL QUALIFIER

IV.J. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM – REGIONAL QUALIFIER

IV.K. CROSS COUNTRY – INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS

IV.L. ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM – DISTRICT 29-6A CHAMPIONS AND AREA CHAMPIONS

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Independent Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2014

V.C. Approval of Tax Refunds

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

V.E. Action to modify Phase I of the Bond Program to include the installation of the V-Brick Project for remaining 32 campuses

V.F. Action to Adopt Resolution Adopting Employee Separation from Employment Incentive to Full Time District Employees for the 2014-2015 School Year

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

V.H. Appoint Members for the Textbook Adoption Committee for Elementary, Middle School and High School

VI. Items for Individual Consideration

VI.A. Approval of Board Minutes for the Month of November 2014

VI.B. Approval of Donations

VI.C. Action to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Webb County, through its Head Start Program, to designate various UISD campuses as "relocation campuses" where Head Start Children can be picked up by parents in case the Head Start Centers are closed due to an emergency

VI.D. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price for Design/Construction of 9th Grade Prototype for United High School and United South High School

VI.E. Renew/Extent/Amend the Delinquent Tax Contract with the Law Firm of Alarcon & Saenz

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. Discussion re:  Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities

VII.B. 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.B.1. Student Activity Fund Elementary Schools – Matias De Llano, Fasken, Juarez-Lincoln and Prada

VII.B.2. Student Activity Funds Middle and High Schools – Washington Middle, Gonzalez Middle, United South Middle, Salvador Garcia Middle, Alexander High, LB Johnson High,  United South High and United High

VII.B.3. Athletic Gate Receipts

VII.B.4. Webb County and City of Laredo Utility Billings

VII.B.5. Vendor Membership Cards

VII.B.6. Facilities Overtime Audit

VII.B.7. Status of on-going Audits

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

IX. Adjournment