January 16, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to Order (6:00 P.M.)

2. Prayer

3. Pledge-Quanecia Green, Fifth Grade Student

4. Roll Call (Board Members and Administrators)

5. Audience (Special Guests and Visitors)

6. Student and Staff Recognition

6.A. Employee of the Month

6.B. Student of the Month

7. Open Forum

8. Reports

8.A. Financial Report (Laronda Graf)

8.B. Superintendent Report (Ben Carson)

8.B.1. Attendance Report

9. Consent Agenda Items

9.A. Consider Minutes from December 19, 2013 Regular Board Meeting 

9.B. Consider Expenditures for December, 2013

9.C. Consider Investment Report

9.D. Consider Transfer Students for 2013-2014

10. Regular Business

10.A. Review and Consider Budget Amendment (Laronda Graf, Presenter)

10.B. Review and Consider Second Reading FMF (local) regarding student activities contests and competitions (Ben Carson, Presenter)

10.C. Review and Consider Technology Infrastructure Upgrade (Ben Carson, Presenter)

11. Adjournment to Closed or Executive Session Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.00 et.seq.

11.A. Discussing or deliberating appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee (551.074)

11.B. Personnel Recommendations

12. Reconvene in Open Meeting

12.A. Review and Consider Personnel Items (Ben Carson, Presenter)

13. Information Items

13.A. MLK Banquet, January 19, Texarkana Country Club, 6:30pm

13.B. Chamber of Commerce Banquet, January 31, 7pm

13.C. Letter from Express Employment

13.D. Twin City Black History Banquet, February 1, 6pm

14. Adjourn