December 9, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.A. U.S. Flag- Caleb Wall, 8th Grade - Bear Branch Jr. High

4.B. Texas Flag - Brooklyn Hardin, 5th - Magnolia Elementary School

5. BREAK

6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – Participants must have turned in a request form, and must have followed Administrative channels before addressing the board. Participation is limited to five (5) minutes. Any complaint or charge brought against an employee, by name opposition, must be addressed through the proper administrative channels and will not be addressed directly through this agenda item. Please note the Board of Trustees shall not deliberate, respond, or make decisions regarding any subject that is not included on the agenda that is posted.

7. REPORT (S)

7.A. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

7.A.1. Announcement of School Board Training credit hours

7.B. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

7.B.1. Artwork - All campuses

7.B.2. Flowers - Magnolia High School Floral Dept.

7.B.3. ESC Annual Christmas Open House

7.B.4. Magnolia Education Foundation New Year's Eve Bash

7.B.5. Curriculum Report

7.B.5.a. Mathematics Update 

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.A. Approve monthly minutes for workshop and regular session of November 11, 2013

8.B. Approve monthly financials

8.C. Approve personnel recommendations

8.D. Approve TASB Policy Update 98 affecting local policies:
    BBE(LOCAL): Authority
    DBA(LOCAL): Employment Requirements and Restrictions-Credentials and Records
    DFFA(LOCAL): Reduction in Force-Financial Exigency
    DFFB(LOCAL): Reduction in Force-Program Change
    DGBA(LOCAL): Personnel-Management Relations - Employee Complaints/Grievances
    DH(LOCAL): Employee Standards of Conduct
    DNA(LOCAL): Performance Appraisal - Evaluation of Teachers 
    EC(LOCAL): School Day
    EIA(LOCAL): Academic Achievement - Grading/Progress Reports to Parents
    FEA(LOCAL): Attendance - Compulsory Attendance
   FEC(LOCAL): Attendance - Attendance for Credit

9. RECESS

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

10.A. Personnel Discussion(s) /Recommendations (s), Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code 551.074

10.B. Discussion of Purchase, Sale, Exchange, or Value of Real Property, Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code 551.072

11. POSSIBLE ACTION ARISING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

12. ADJOURN