December 15, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES 

5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS - (Invitation to address the Board  - Time allocation to be specified by the Board President)

6. REPORTS

6.A. Board President's report

6.B. Curriculum Director's report

6.C. Business Manager’s report

6.D. Superintendent’s report

6.E. Principal Reports

7. CONSENT AGENDA - Action Item

7.A. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on Monday, November 17, 2014.

7.B. Consider Approval of November/December 2014 Disbursements as Paid

7.C. Consider Action to Accept a Donation from the PTC Intended for the Elementary School.

7.D. Consider Action to Accept a Budget Amendment.

8. REGULAR AGENDA

8.A. Consider Action to Accept the Financial Audit for the Fiscal Year that Ended on August 31, 2014-=-Wayne Barr, CPA--Action Item

8.B. Consider the Recommendation from Administration to Accept the No Child Left Behind--Highly Qualified Teacher Report for 2014-2015.--Action Item

8.C. Consider Action to Accept the TAPR (Texas Academic Performance Report) Report from TEA for the 2013-2014 School Year.--Action Item

8.D. Consider Action to Open and Discuss Sealed Bids for the Purchase of Electricity for the Biennium that Begins in February, 2015.  The Board Has the Prerogative to Decide to Accept the "BEST" Bid or Decline ALL Bids and Re-Address the Bid Process.--Action Item 

8.E. Consider Discussion on FAST Report from the Comptroller's Office for the 2013-2014 School Year.--Information Only

8.F. Consider Action to Participate in the TASB Media Honor Roll Program.-Action Item

9. CLOSED SESSION - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter §551, Subchapters D and E or Government Code section §418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

9.A. Personnel Matters-551.074

9.A.1) Review Resignations-(If Any)

9.A.2) New Hires to Fill Vacancies-(If Any)

9.A.3) Other Personnel Matters as May be Presented-(If Any)

9.A.4) Student Discipline Issues(If Any)

9.A.5) Consider Superintendent's Performance Goals and Evaluation Instrument.

9.B. Action Items Pursuant to Discussions in Closed Session-(If Any) 

10. FUTURE BUSINESS

10.A. Consider the Early ISD Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to be on January 19, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. - Action Item

11. ADJOURNMENT - Action Item