November 12, 2015 at 5:50 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. EXECUTIVE SESSION may be called for the purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 through 551.146. Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, Section 551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property (Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value), Section 551.074, Personnel Matters (Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal, Complaint)

3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION

4. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS

5.A. Academic Interventions

5.B. Parkview Elementary and Heritage Elementary

6. AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS/RECOGNITIONS

6.A. October Heart at Work Winner

6.B. NCTASPA President Recognition

6.C. October ROCKstar of the Month

6.D. TETA Founders' Award Recognition

6.E. November Innovative Teachers Inspiring Students (IT’S) Award Recognition

7. AUDIENCE WITH INDIVIDUALS

8. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE

8.A. Benchmarking Consortium

8.B. Mansfield Visit

8.C. Health Fair

8.D. College Fair

9. CONSENT AGENDA

9.A. Approval of Minutes

9.B. Approval of Employment Recommendations

9.C. Approval of Authorization for Superintendent to Execute Education Service Center Contracts for Administrative Services

9.D. Approval of Authorization for Superintendent to Execute Education Service Center Contract for the Technology Resources Education Consortium (TREC)

9.E. Approval of Election of Members of Board of Directors for the Tarrant Appraisal District

9.F. Approval of Budget Amendments

9.G. Approval of Purchases Exceeding $50,000

10. ACTION

10.A. Approval of District and Campus Goals

10.B. Approval of Targeted Improvement Plans - Parkview Elementary and Heritage Elementary

10.C. Approval of Resolution Concerning Commissioner of Education

10.D. Approval of Maximum Class Size Exemption - Friendship Elementary

10.E. Approval of Medical Plan Stop Loss Vendor

10.F. Approval of Resolution to Participate in TexasTERM Investment Pool

10.G. Approval of Design Development for the New Middle School

10.H. Approval of Construction Manager at Risk for the New Middle School

10.I. Consideration of Items Pulled from Consent Agenda (if applicable)

11. REPORTS

11.A. Employee Retention and Survey Data

11.B. NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers

12. WORK SESSION/DISCUSSION

12.A. Discussion Topics

12.A.1. Preliminary Instructional Hours/Calendar

12.B. Scheduling and Upcoming Events

12.B.1. November 16, 2015 - Community Ambassadors

12.B.2. December 14, 2015 - Community Ambassadors

12.B.3. December 17, 2015 - Regular Board Meeting

12.B.4. Special Board Meeting - Work Session - Date TBD

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION may be called for the purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 through 551.146. Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, Section 551.072, Deliberation Regarding Real Property (Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value), Section 551.073, Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift/Donation, Section 551.074     Personnel Matters (Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal, Complaint), Section 551.076 Deliberation Regarding Security Devices (Deployment, Implementation of Security Personnel or Devices), Section 551.082 School Children: School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint, Section 551.0821 Personally Identifiable Information about Public School Student, Section 551.083, Regarding Consultation With Representative of Employee Group, Section 551.084 Investigation; Exclusion of Witness From Hearing, Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations 

14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION

15. ADJOURNMENT